Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Good Weather Drew Out a
Large Crowd Yesterday.
HANDICAP FOR H0LSCHER
shields Horse Beats Littleton Maid
in Feature Event.
FAv0RITEs
SUCCEED
Topeka Trimmed Nationals Colts.
Regulars Work in ,sun-Golf
on Southern Links.

There was marked increase III VIC
attendance at the Benning races yester-
iay. probably $1,000 persons passing the
jurnstiles The weather was sun ciouuS
and the track was slow, but the sport. all
things considered. was above the usuai
standard Two favorites. one at pro-
aibitive odds. were successful. While an
ef the other winners received some sort
ef backing. During the afternoon the
huge canvas screens hung up to obstruc'
the view of the poolroom agents s'a-
Toned outside the track were set on rre
md totally destroyed The P1nker'ohs
Insisted that the poolroom men SOL the
ire in a desperate attempt TO secure the
Necessary information for the rooms IN
the various cities. New screens Will be
but I'D today and the racetrack detec-
lives will exercise increasing vigilance.
Willie Shields Holscher. who closed an
EQUAL favorite with Littleton Maid at III
10 :. won the handicap at mile ana
iorty Yards Peter knight, to :, with
Shaw up led for nearly six furlongs,
where he began to stop. Then L. Burns
lent Holscher to the front. and. ridden
put. the latter outgamed Littleton Maid
md beat her length in Las 1-3. Cam
oaigner was third. length and hall
back.
Madden Fails.
John E. Madden provided>two losers III
The first two events. He told his friends
that Queen Lead would win the opening
race. for FLIES and mares, at six fur-
longs. and she was backed from down
10 5. only to run last all the way. Goes
Fast. a daughter of old Bitten. the Iron
Horse" of Gutenberg and Gloucester
days. who was well played at 8 to D. made
all the pace in this event and galloped
home three lengths in front OF George
Odom's Coincidence, a receding favorite
at to 5. Helen B.. 20 to 1, was poor
third The time was LIS.
Madden started Takahira and Tiana In
the'second race. for maiden two-year,olds.
at half mile. ard the pair ruled the
rhoice at 0 to >; but neither of them
Laughlin s Personal 2)-to-1 shot. shove
an easy winner by three lengths in O.52.
w. II. Mosby's Balbek. backed from 10
10 6, made gallant rush through the
homestretch and beat Hubby, 80 to l
William Garths Cheek Is to 1. ran a
good race and was just out of the money.
Frank Herold's Progressing. 13-to-O
race. for platers. at six and a half fur
longs. Mccarthy. who had the leg up.
waited on Firebrand. 8 to l. who showed
the way to the head of the stretch and
then drew away with Progressing. who
won in gallop by a couple of lengths in
LA % Firebrand under a hard drive
lasted long enough to take the place from
Glaucus. played down couple Of points
10 ), by a head.
A "Good Thing"
The Chelsea stable put over one of its
periodical good things in Beggarman
who captured the fifth race. for platers,
at six furlOngs There was a large field
in this event. Higginbotham being a hot
favorite, backed from 9 to down to .
to 10 At the start kempton. 2O-to-1
| shot. cut out the pace. closely followed
by the favorite. but when Mccarthy went
to work with Beggarman. reduced from
2' TO !. the son of Albert. at home in
the going. rushed to the front and breeze
kempton hung on gamely and managed
to beat Workman. to 1. head for the
place. Workman. hard ridden by Shaw,
closed fast in the last quarter. Higgin-
botham finished in the ruck.
Azure Maid, daughter of Blues. was
The medium of a successful coup in the
fourth race. for maiden three-year-olds.
hut Wss she dean at
.. With Mcdaniel in the saddle she made
a runaway Of 1t and rOmped past the
Judges with plenty to spare in 1.33 Ten
mis-. we'll handled by T. Burns and liberailv
played at 8 three ways. finished in the
place half a length before Billy B. Van.
as favorite who opened at odds on, but
went up to to ).
There was no interference with the
hool:nakers on the part of the District
authorities. Mccarthy who has greatly
improved since last fall, rode three win
ners second and third In five mounts.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE.
For Niles and mares. three-yesr-olds and up