The sun., 1908-04-01
ORACUJUM TWICE DEFEATED
ODOMrS COLT STARTS ~ TUO
RACES At BENNINGS

Mccarthy Keeps Up ills Good Work by
Riding Right and True and POquesslnE
10 Victory, Also Finishing second
TMIce-Three FaNOrites Are successful.
WASHINGTON. March 3l-tcorge Odom
started his colt Oraculum In two races at
BenninRs to-day and IN each instance crush-
ing defeat was recorded. OraCulum was hot
even money fayorite In the first race on the
card. handicap at i've furlongs, but Shaw
could never yet him 10 extend himself and
the best the SorCerer colt could get vas third
place. Firebrand. TO +. led 10 the head OF
the stretch where he quit cold, and James
Mclaughlin veteran Oxford, overlooked at
~ 10 1, then forged 10 the front With all OF
hls old speed 70 win handiy by length and
"a half Oxford revelled IN the heavy going,
Simple flonours, backed down To 3 10 T. ran
good race and heat Oraculum three paris OF
a length for the place. The time was y %.
Oraculum also went 10 the barrier IN the
fourth race. a selling anair Al seven furlongs
He receded In the odds from TO 10 4. and
Mcdaniel had the leg up instead Of shaw
But this time Oraculum acted badly al the
post after which he ran dull race aud nm
lshed an Indifferent third Park How, re-
duced from 10 3 10 ? led TO the last furlong
pole, where Mccarthy challenged with Po-
guessing, even money fayorlte, the latter
drawing away easily and winning by two
lengths IN i.3l Us. Park Row had the same
margin over OdonI's, colt -,-
In addition 10 winning With Poqnesslng
and running second with Simple HOnours
Mccarthy also won the third race with Right
and I rue. ] bis was A selling event, Tor lout-
year-olds and upward, a. six and hall Iqr-
longs, and Right and True met a poor LOT
and simply rolled home With ten lengths to
spare in l75 as. Wilton IAckaye, backed
from 50 10 90 was SECOND coming from away
hack and beating Moodline " 10 !, by
couple OF lengths BrookdalP, 3 to I, vas a
head back. BILL nalys Umbrella, 10 /, Quit
ea[!yl,-,,nA,d,,o,.,n, oD s,.rco, wo,.
to 10 favorite in the second event for two
year-oldH at four ard a half iurOngs. but
John > Madden. who hsd three starters in
the race, got the. coin With obdurate. who
coupled With Clef and Abandon and backed
nom 10 to 5, rushed to the front a. The head
OF the stretch and won RallOpinR by two
lengths I'm 0H rs, spencer Wells was in the
place. Ave lengths before before s6oo, II 70 T.
had lots Of early speed, but stopped
" T. ToWnes 5 Aiken, II TO 10 favOrite, won
the steeplechase for maiden four-year-olds
and upward. Ma gan. when ready, took hin
breeZed home ten lengths IN front Of Pct"
Dailey, backed down 20 / Bessie kiser. 10 5,
was a moor third. The time was i2?
Paddy SullivanS Al a. Woods. well SUP.
ported at 10 I. was victorious IN the las, race.
for platers. ut a nile. lie galloped TO IN"
Judges two lengths before Azure Maid, 70 !.
Obert, ii 10 I, was two lengths back. Little
ton Maid, - to favorits, was caught in
Jam at the start and never got clear,
Three favorltes and second choice re-.
varded the form players. Mccarthy again
carried on the honors In the sIddle. After
the first event Willie Shaw was called before
the stewards and vas suspended for three
days for "ungentlemanly conduct in the Jock
eys room and disobedience al the post, The
weather was anything but pleas sqnt for racing
and the attendance was limited to the regu-
hu. The summaries:
FRsr RAcr,
Handicap: for three year olds aad upward 500
Horse and AGE w. Jockey B,ttns Frr.
simple IHioniours s. 100 Mccarthy. 81 - y
WIuninT Stsr g.. - SorEs :o-l 81
Good start: won handlly: oxford. Er. h., a, by
FSrsdAy-Aunt BELL owned by James Mclaughlin.
SECOND hCT
For tNoysar olds; 500 added; four and half
.ieIi. and A~. VI ,;JosEg. 9egt.s ~.
sDsSN.I 0SSSTsSS S.; sS y MSSsT,SSy MSs2iSS 80 eeS s
Taboo, a.....'..,.. iO7. Kcatlng. ii-5 10 3'
Red Doe, s.......... 100 RrauSe,.... 50-l i2-l
JS.i H. .. ~ - FSrSrota,r iISrFSI,i % 'i si
'Gbsndou, s,....... lOs Brusse., o., 81 even
Madden entry Time, 05i -.
Good start Won easily; Obdurate, b. T., :, by
OHden--Undurdls. owned BY }. T. Madden
THIRD RACE.
Selling; for four year Olds and upward, 500
added: slI and bali furong% n... ,.,.
R!Tht and rrl. s..les Mccarthy 1910 :; 10
WWil!on L'csaye' 'iGs' ,as Z; Mar, SsT'ln'' 30 5
f3roosdsle, e., Ito. .iirussel..... al ii
Monte Carlo. s"... 70. hogg...".. ~ -
iTSE.Ia iAGSSsSgISt S.iils ias Hc6sHl. HIpssl 'O,-i 81
Jlm Nutwood, I,...lg gairhrO'her 81 81
Sheridan 4'''.,r - 10 10 'Gsnes '.'' So-i So-l
Good start: won easily: Right and True, biz. S.
s.Uy Tristan Ellsrdle; owned by X. AngSrola.
Selling; for three eI"i ear olds aud upward $500
'dasG 49,. 'STsn SSs Ace. iSi'O0 Joes.y Betting. Fin
PSfE Row. is'.,.,..,,,,.ii: D.,.,, EslESroIder -
Orsculum. 4"...... iOI. Mcdaniel. - l-5 $40
Radnette' I'...'....s %. +, Hartu" c-l lOl
Good start, WOO cleyery; Poquesslng, br. G.. S,
by Knight OF the Tnsue--oca Reed owned BY
E'A'herolo' WITH p.c,
Maiden st.sPleshss5 for toqr.year'old' and
upward 500 added; about ~ TWO miles e,,,,, ~,
Aiken ~" '.''..,''.''..,is7, .,'' Hsssn lilo Is iio
P:!: y oisy Ri::; siss Iss k.iifss, ksfSsGn = =
Wsysids. i...'.,..,,is7 sSnei.,.,., io-l 81 !
Rtldemo. g., ,........ 70. .Rowser.. - s. 5
Golden Glow, S. l5i Mr,DKerr ia-i III =
sttu. Twr. '.,2
Good start won easily; Aiken, ch. g.4. by Father
leA-Ninone: owned by " T. Townes.
sIXrH RACE.
Selling; for three. year olds and upward; $500
added: one mile:
Hof,s daf l0s w. JoccsE Brn!ro Fin.
Nh. Woods So. los. .brussel. Z. IS II
ASure Maid. 3d.. o. ,PAirbTolaer ~ s-a q
Oberi 5.,....,.,... los Rowan IL 9!
aember s.......... o .hergen,. io-i ~ !
Wes,ovtr, I.,.....lS, Mcdaniel l0-i ~ 8
Ilitleton Maid, H.. .i06 Mccarthy. l9-S even
Denial. g.. ...,...... ~ .Quargton" l5-l ~
Gncs Cameron, A"ioI Lyneh, @-i iG- .
'Left At the post Time i:462.S
Poor start; won easily; N II. Woods. ch. e.. 4, by
Sir Walter Llndula; owned by p. II. sullivan.
TO.D4H'S CARD FOR BENNINGS.
Handicap at a MIle and a SteeplechaSe
the Features.
WAsHiNGIoN, March 3i-The fSiture OF
tomorrow card for Bennings is a handicap
At mile in which Campaigner, neidmore.
HolScher and Killiecra nike seem best. In a
stesplechase. at about two and a half miles.
Grandpa, Prince OF Pilsen and Huddy should
20 well. In the first race. for platers, AT six
aud half furlongs, Greene. Ially and Battle
axe may be the best Maiden two-year. .olds
will run In the second race, at four and half
iurlougE, With Puddin, Van Lear and Chau-
CTone having good chances
Ip the third event, for pl1ter' At seven