Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13
ONLY Two Fav0riteS Finished in
Front at Benning.
OXFORD IN GRAND SHAPE
Big Gray Horse Made Show of His
Company in Last Race.
J'AM0IIR NICE LONG SHOT
I'AMOUR A NICE LONG SHOT
Rain Knocked Out Nationals Game
With New York-Carrolls Won
Basket Ball HonorS.

The largest attendance of the week
marked the next to the last day at Ben
ming The card was better one than usual
and as it offered number of supposed
good things speculation of the furri-
cane order in certain races. Indeed, the
principal layers said that more mone- was
in evidence on the last race of the day
than on any other previous event of the
meeting.
Outsiders, however, came to the front so
regularly as to weary hackers to a degree,
while they made glad the 'earts of the
opposing faction that is willing to let others
try to pick them; and the general result of
the days transactions must have been
greatly IN favor of the layers.
A successful 3O-to-1 shot in he opening
event began the Waterloo of the so-calied
knowing ones The Italian combination
that hos done so well with betters here
sprung another one of their God things.
the three-year-old l. Amour, which they
have been saving for yesterdays coup since
last fall.
And the best part of it for L'Amour's
party was that neither at Ascot Park,Aos
Angeles, where the stable winters, nor
since the horse reached Benning, did the as
sidious raibirds get any line on the colts
work. SO yesterday no one but his own
party gave him second thought.
The uncertainty of racing was we'll Illus
trated by Right and Trues defeat In such
poor company after his recent good show
ing with better horses. Had the layers OF
fered even money they would have taken
in thousands. but the short odds ruling
kept many people off the horse.
From barrier rise Mcdaniel took the
dark one L'Amour, out in the light and
the astonished talent saw the long shot
gallop his field into the ground. While
the favorte was never a contender In the
first part of the race. although he was
closing at the end in a lively place battle
between him. Akbar and Blue Dale.
Accident Defeats Ben Cole.
Ben Cole however, offered hackers an
opportunity to recoup, and this consistent
youngster with Miller up. was supported
for thousands by the best judges on the
ground. Helen B. for the second time was
supported moderately. but she did not look
equal to the task of beating the colt who
had conquered Billie Hibbs. Nor did Mad
den'S Servie, in spite of his recent win
from Easter Belle and others.
But for broken stirrup form would have
been fully sustained by Ben Coles victory
Servile and the favorite set the pace from
the start and in the last furlong Miller
made his run with Ben Cole. getting up
even with Servile, when one of Miller's
stlrrups broke And under that handicap
he could not finish with the colt to ad-
vantage.
Servile beat Cole by half length. to the
0lSmdS OF plunSerS on the washington
owned colt. while Helen B. just got third
place from Glorious Betsy. after the former
had closed quite gap in the last furlong
Of the race.
The Madden stable won the third race
also. with Senator Barrett, making eight
for the Colors during the meeting The
Senator had shown 50 we'll in his last race
that his chances looked rosy, and hackers
accepted a short price with Miller up Cal
lahan was supported. while Marston and
Hartford Boy also had a following.
A humping match in the homestretch be-
tween Marston and Barrett marked the
last part of the race. After Hartford Boy
had refused to break the others went on
together TO the hOmestretch. where Bob
Callahan dropped back, leaving the other
two TO fight il out.
MarStOn was the first aggreSSor in the
interferenCes that followed. and in the up
per homcstretch bore to the outside, carry
ing Barrett with him. Then the latter in
the straight run home bore in toward the
rails. giving Marston bit the worst of il.
The two youngsters bumped" home but
Barrett in the last fifty yards drew out
and won by length. No claim of foul
was made. one colt looked as much to
blame as the other.
Oxford's Grand Race.
Millc~'s admirers, however. came to grief
in the fourth race for which his mount,
Laly. looked the b, ST and was always the
favoritc. Cobleskill. however, justified his
did on that occasion and never relinquishlng
the lead.
Lally, outrun in the earlier stages. came
with a rush at the end that would have
made him the winner had the race been a
bit longer. AS IL vas. Cobleskill's hackers
had some lively emotions until the finish
passed. The others were not much.
The maiden race suited in victory for
Robert Neville's little FLY Mammymoo,
against whom as much as 20 to l was laid
Very rarely have any successes for the
Oakley stable shown up and the victory
was very popular one TO District race
goerS.
The Virginia delegation was divided into
two factions, l-rge majority going to
Canvas, trained b. Theodore Cole, while
a smaller minority supported Mammyraoo.
When the latter beat Canvas after gal
liant stretch run tie demonstration Was
marked one, as many people landed big
money with little money on the race.
oxford looked in such grand shape when
he came out for rs ante-post gallop that
he was plunged on for the final. In spite
OF being kicked in he shoulder at the post.
Oxford made all his own running and land
ed his l26 pounds in gallant style
Buttons outran the others as easily as
oxford did him, tn. two beating the others
or. 1t was OXtoIL's public trial for the
$1,000 handicap at AQCeduct Monday, and
unless the kick shows adverse effects the
gray will have str Ag support. He seems
a much better hors- than he was this time
a year ago
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-For ,hree year-Oids and upward;
E Fin uor.. w, 1o,s.v I Betting;
II L'Amour ....... ss MCDANIEL. 80 S
2h Akhar ..-......1 o1 .Mountan.... SIS