The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-31
NEW YORK PLUNGER
AND TIAOREANS
STRIKE RICH VEIN
Benning Bookies Saved
From Heavy Losses
by Light Play.

Tom Costigan, the New York plunger,
had field day at Benning yesterday.
He put an awful crimp in some OF the
pencilers' bank rolls. AS a curtain
raiser he put $1,000 on Nanno in the first
race, and for most Of this he got to
/. In the handicap he had 5000 down on
Giles at 10 10 1, and he wound up the
day with sweller on Progressing. He
touched up Bob Turner'S book for 5000.
and left deep scars all over the ring.
Costigan bet Rod Mcmahon $50 at 10 to 1
on Giles. Rod, who has but one eye,
was bemoaning his loss after the race.
''Confound that fellow" he said, he
got on on my blind side
The bookmakers generally lost heavily
on the days play. their losses being
limited only by the fact that the play
was light.
Out -of Town Delegation.
The Baltimore crowd. which has been
pulling of good things every day at the
meeting. put another good one over
Yesterday and won a barrel when the
Hghtweighted Giles galloped away with
the handicap, beating such cracks as
Smoker and Berkeley. The talent con-
sidered Giles outclassed and only few
wise ones gave him any consideration
in the betting. The Fatherless gelding
IS a little horse and weight bothers him,
but he has a fine turn of speed, and
with the feather of ninety pounds on
his back ne is dangerous in most any
sort OF company
At present Giles IS 1T and ready, as he
showed on the opening day. when he
ran Sugar Pine to a nose, and again
Thursday, when he ran a good third
10 the cracks Jubilee and Bellwether-
Giles is trained by Carter Han, whose
horses are all in a forward condition
and TT to race.
Classy Two-Year-0lds.
It is the general opinion that the two
year-olds at this meeting are pretty
fair bunch. Two races for youngsters
were on the card yesterday. Captain
Mosby's Aralia- an odds on favorite.
won the race for maiden FLIES and geld
ings. running around her field and com
ing away in the SueICn, ateT gelunB
a bad start
AraIa was number I3 on the card. and
this kept some Of the supersdtous nom
betting on the good thing. John Mad
den, who has a harmful of two-year-
ODDS started two in the race and ran
second with Chaperone, a bay FLY, BY
Galore, who viii show much better the
next time out.
very uncertain, but here Madden again
came to the front and won with High
Range a black colt by Ga'ore- George
Odom started Puddin in this race, and
ran second with him. Puddsn is named
for "Puddin" Mcdaniel, and was ridden
IN this race by that lively yeunSster.
Mccarthy Stars.
Jockey Mccarthy was very much in
the lime light yesterday. riding four
winners. The talent at Renning have
dubbed the youngster Miller II, and he
deserves the title. He is the find Of the
meeting. At the post he IS not 50 alert
as could be wished. but he is the strong
est kind of a finisheT. and gets every
ounce out OF his mounts IN the stretch
Burns and Shaw are not setting the
world on fire with their riding hotter
IS expected here in a few days. His con-
tract with Charlie Ellison expires April
! and after that he VIII be free TO
come 10 Washington.
Never Had a Look in.
LADY Isabel was making her flrst start
of me season in the opening race yes
terday, and was made a favorits on her
last seasons showing. The FLY evil
IDENTIFY was not ready, and never had
look-in. Jimmy McLaughhn's Nanno
won this race. Everything that Nc
Laughlin starts seems 70 be ht and
worth bet JaNotIe; a TICK from -N.sW
Orleans. was well thought Of in this
race but failed to materialize- The
New orleans horses in general can be
passed up
Last Easy for Progressing.
Frank HeroId's Progressing IS pretty
shtfty animal nowadays. He won the
last race yesterday about as he pleased.
9oIscher started in this race, but his
chances were ruined at the start. When
he got mixed up in the webbing Of the
barrier. Old Delphio came 10 lie here.
and under Shaw's vigorous handling ran
into the place.