Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
Three Favorites Split the Card
at Benning Yesterday.
GOOD DAY FOR BETT0RS
Long Shots Were Played as Well as
First Choices.
WORKMAN IN SOFT SPOT
Nationals Batted Out Victory at
Dallas-Sullivan Whipped Palmer
Big Bowling Tourney.

At the rate that long shots are winning
al Benning thus far the ranks of the layers
will show an increase before many days.
For yesterdays unexpected results in three
instances brought large returns TO the
'ramblers" that mcander round and round.
accommodating all patrons to the extent of
their rolls.
In the closing event in particular, layers
retained heavy dividends. three heavily
played horses all being beaten by an out
slider, whose owner had not the courage to
intrust her with dollar on a fast track,
whatever he might have done on a slow
one
In fact, the days proceedings illustrated
afresh what is fully demonstrated every
season that winners are harder to locate IN
the spring OF the year than at any o'her
time. Horses come together that are not
entirely fit and they meet others VINO nave
been racing at the winter tracks. Oonse-
Quently form is unreliable.
While on Monday Benning trained horses
more than held their own with these all
winter racers yesterday these campaigners
fairly wore down the home talent FROM
now on the horses from Los Angeles, New
Orleans and Hot Springs Will be treated
with more respect by spectators. And the
financial hattie will wax fercer than ever
Jockey Miller began the day by such a
hollow victory on Garth 5 lilly Lazy vera,
that his followers made up their minus
that here was where they would sweep the
card. and unbelted to their subsequent
sorrow.
either as the layers held her at very
short odds. But she won with such rldicu-
lous ease that it was no race at an 10Y
her This filly has grown since last IAN
and is bound to be very useful to her
owner if properly placed
A Long-Priced Souvenir.
In the second event, however, Miller
could do no better than second And as
few accepted the very short place odds
against his mount his followers got their
first black eye of the day.
Another Garth-trained candidate. the Dig
geldng Trey of Spades, owned by WOODS
Stockton. was the supposed good thihs.
and Mller's admirers loaded up TO their
limit Then came plunge ON the colt
Giles, and the latter. heavily supported
went to the post the favorite. A small
black colt by Fatherlcss, Giles has worked
as well as any two-year-old at Bennins
But August Belmont's black flly Queen
Souvenir beat them both in such game
fashion that she wiz be held in great nef ha re7
so good as Trainer Whalen could nave
wished. but she improved greatly In yes
terday's race, taking the whip gamely and
taking the lead from Trey OF spades after
the latter seemed to hold the race safe.
Giles Sweet Fame and Blifil ali met with
hard racing luck.
The winner. a daughter of Dinna Forget
and Queens Bower. was bred in England
and imported in utero She is a sister IN
blood TO last years winner. Yorkshire Lad
whom she greatly resembles. II Is d pity
Queens Souvenir is not in the Dinner stake
Saturday, for If Trey of Spades can beat
Billie Hibbs as claimed. she would pretty
nearly have mortgage on that race.
MilIer's followers scored on the third
race with Workman Bk again the price
was short and few laid by great deal
on the black horses easy success. lie was
in decidedly soft spot and showing none
of his soreness of last fall he held his field
safe at all stages.
None OF the others, very moderate lot,
offered any very serious contention
Thomond kicked everything he could reach
at the post and Azelina got away slowly.
finally securing the place after a long and
game stern chase. This left Miller and
Workman practically a bloodless victory.
Miller's Followers Go Down.
Flushed with success followers of the
favorite jockey now went to his fourth
mount. Sally X, with confidence. But the
Madden horses so far do not seem to be in
condition and in spite of public support
Sally ks price heightened both Black
Mate and Campaigner being preferred by
the layers.
had beaten Goldsifter in their work and
the California delegation went to the son of
First Mate with a confidence that speedily
became infectious. Some few early birds
got TO /, and one layer who offered
q to 1 was almost mobbed until he made
break and got away from his tormentors
before an anxious Pinkerton could find out
what was the trouble.
Campaigner warmed up like race horse,
and he was also well played in spite of the
fact that he carried three pounds over to
secure the services of Mountain the capa-
BILE New Orleans jockey. And the support
given him and Black Mate, as well as
Sally X, enabled conservative layers 10
round up on the three favorites and
have Merrill. the outsider, running for
them. The latter, however, ran very poor
race.
The race was like jug handle-all on one
side-for after Campaigner had given Black
Mate tussle for the first quarter the
latter drew out in front, and that was the
end OF II as far any doubt of the issue
concerned. Campaigner always held
Madden's hlly safe. and the race was a
procession in the hOmeStretch.
IL was McDaniel's second win of the
day. and the lad, who is descended from a
long line Of turfmen, seems to have i'm
proved during the winter. He fairly divided
honors with Miller yesterday, and will have
public following from now on.
The largest field of the day in the fifth
event gave spectators a hard problem to
tackle. And the wise ones made no at
tempt in that direction, but went in the
stand. where they would not be tempted
10 invest
Sonoma Bellies Victory.
Again Miller's mount selected to car
~ the dollars and hopes of the majority, as
the old horse had shown Well In his work.
Beldemo also had support and also warmed
up in taking fashion. He was always sec
ond choice. Jerry c. from New Orleans
Sandy Creeker on work here. and the odd
~ named HoOt Mon also had more or less
following.
Parkville warmed up the best of any of
the bunch and few of the rail birds ac-
cepted the long odds against him, while
Akbar, winter performer at New Or
leans was also backed. Altogether the
race looked open enough for any layer to
take q chance.
After Hoot Mon, Nellie Racine and
Brookdale had hattered their hackers for
half the trip, all three faded away in the
shuttle up the homestretch. where Parkvlle
went TO the front, followed by Akbar and
Jerry c., the latter well back, however