The sun., 1908-03-25
HOLSCHER WINS HHE HANDICAP
SBIELDSS HORSE BEATS LITTLE
TON MAID AT BENNINGS.

Gees Fast, Personal, POquesSing, BeggaF'
man and Azure Maid Capture the Other
Fyents-Madden Provides Two LOStng
PropOsitlOns-TW FAyOTites Succeed.
WARRINGTON, March 7L-There was z
marked increase In the attendance at the
BennIpgs races to-day, probably 5000 persons
nassing the tnrnstiles. The weather was
sill cloudy and the track was slow, but the
sport all things considered, was above the
usual standard. Two favorites, one at pro-
bibitve odds, we're successful, while all OF the
other winners received some sort Of backing.
During the afternoon the huge canvas screens
hung up 10 obstrtct the view OF the poolroom
agents stationed outside the track we're set
on FIRE and totally destroyed. The Pinker-
tons insisted that the poolroom men set the
fire in a desperate attempt to secure the neces-
sary information for the rooms In various
cities. Now screens will be put up tomorrow
and the Tacetrack detectives will exercise
increased vigilance.
Willie sheldss Holscher, who closed an
equal favorts with IAttleton Maid At II 10 o.
won the handicap at a mile and forty yaros'
Peter Knight, TO ?, with Shaw up LED Tor
nearly six furongs, where he began TO STOP
Then T. Burns sent Holscher TO the 'front.'
ton Maid and beat her a length In iHs 10.
Peter knight was third, length and hall
back
John Z. Madden provided two losers in
the Arst two events. He told bis friends
that Queen Lead would win the opening race,
for aes and mares, at six furlongs, and she
was backed from down to S. only TO run last
ali the way. Goes Fast, q daughter OF old
Bitten. the Iron Horse OF Guttenburg and
Gloucester days. who was well played at
Sto5 made all the pace in this event and
Raloped home three lengths In front oi
George Odom's Coincidence, receding
favorite at to 5. Helen b., 20 to /, was
poor third. The time was las. nj. f.,
Madden started TakahiTa and llama IN
the second race, for maiden tWo-yeaT;olds,
at half a mile and the pair ruled the choice
at 0 to 8. but neither OF them could get up
a decent gallop. James McLauGhlin.s Per-
sonal 20 to shqI sho%e1 bs ,ne osv way yyinSsr iro
by three lengths In 0:S2. ". H. Moebys
Balbek, backed from 10 TO ., made gallant
rush through the homestretch and beat
Tor the place, William Gsrth's Cheek, is
70 I, ran good race and was Just out oil the
Frank Herold Progressing. ls to 20 favor
tie, was much the best 10 the third race, Tor
platers. az six and one-hali furlongs. Nc
Iarthy, who had the leg up, waited on tlre.
brand stO T. who showed the way 70 the mead
of the stretch and then drew away with Po.
guessing, who won In a gallop by a couple Of
lengths in "a rs. Flrebrand. under hard
drive, lasted long enough TO take the place
from Glaucus played down couple OF points
10 s, by head.
The Chelsea Stable put over one Of Us
periodical good things IN Beggarman, who
captured the fifth race, for platers. at six
event Higginbotham being hot favorite,
backed from to down TO q to 10. Al the
start kempton, a 20 TO / shot, cut out the
pace, closely followed by the favorite, but
when Mccarthy went to work with Beggar-
man. reduced from 20 to |, the son Of Albert,
al home In the going. rushed to the front
and breeZed home q winner by two lengths ~
IIs 2-5 kempton hung on gamely and
managed 10 beat Workman, TO I, a head for
the place Workman, hard ridden by shaw
closed fast In the last quarter Higgin-
botham finished IN the ruck.
Azure Maid a daughter OF Blues, was the
medium Of a successful coup In the fourth
race for maiden three -year-ods, az seven
.furlOnRs She opened At to !, but was
quickly hammered down TO i3 10 5. With
Mcdaniel in the saddle she made runaway
of II and romped past the judges With plenty
10 spare in | 90. Tennis, wei handed oy
T. Burns and literally played a. three
ways, finished " the place hall a length
before Billy Il. Van, fayorite who opened
at odds on bur went up 10 q TO 5.
There was no interference with the DOCK
makers on the part of the District authorities.
Mccarthy, who has greatly improved since
last fall, rode three winners, second ana
third In FIVE mounts. The summaries