The Washington herald., 1908-03-25
Public Has Another Bad Day
at Benning Track.
HoLscHER LANDS IN FRONT
Willie Shields Horse, Which Closed
an Equal Favorite with LIttIeton
Maid, Wins the Handicap, with
LittIeton Maid Second, and Peter
knight Third-Bad Day for Madden.

tendance at the Benning races yesterday,
probably 5000 persons passing the turn
stiles. The weather was still cloudy and
the track was slow, but the sport, all
things considered. was above the usual
standard. Two favorites. at prohibitive
odds, were successful, while ali Of the
other winners received some sort of back
ing During the afternoon the huge can
vas screens hung up TO o5struct the view
of the p0olroom agents stationed outside
the track, were set on fire and totally de-
stroyed The Pinkertons insisted that the
poolroom mep set them afire in a desper-
ate attempt to obtain the desired informa-
ton for the rooms in various cities New
screens will be put UP to-day. and the
race-track detectives viii exercise in
creased vigilance.
Willie Shields Holscher, that closed an
equal favorite with Littletoa Maid. at II
to >, won the handicap. at mile and
forty yards. Peter knight. with Shaw
up, led for nearly six furlongs. where
he began 10 stop. Then Burns sent
Holscher TO the front and, ridden out.
the latter outgamed Littleton Maid. and
beat her a length. in las 1-5. Peter
knight was third, a length and a half
back.
John E. Madden provided two big losers
in the first TWO races. He told his friends
that Queen Lead would win the opening
race. for FLIES and mares. and she was
backed from down to 5, only to run last
all the way. Goes Fast, daughter OF old
Bitten, the iron horse of Guttenburg and
Gloucester days, who was we'll played at
to 5 made all the pace IN this race and
galloped home three lengths in front of
Coincidence, a receding favorite at G 10 ).
Helen B. was poor third
Favorifes Badly Beaten.
Madden started Takahira and Tiana in
the second race. for maiden two-year-
olds at half mi.e and the pair ruled
the choice at TO .. but neither Of them
could get up a decent gallop. James Me
Laughlins Personal. a 2-to-1 shot. showed
the way from the barrier and rolled home
an easy winner by three lengths. Balbek.
backed from 10 10 s. made a gallant rush
through the home stretch and beat Huldy.
a 50-to-l shot, length and half for the
} place Billy Garths Cheek ran good
race. and was just out of the money.
Frank Herold's Poquessing. a 13-to-2O
favorite, was much the best in the third
race. for plateTs Mccarthy. who had the
leg up, waited on Firebrand, who showed
Ine way TO the head OF the stretch. and
then drew away with POquezsing. who
won in a gallop by couple of lengths.
FirebTand. under a hard drive. lasted
long enough 10 take the place from Glau-
Gus, played down a couple Of points to 5.
by a head.
The Chelsea stable put over one Of its
periodically good things, in Beggarman
who captured the fifth race for platers.
There was a large field in this race
Higginbotham being a hot favorite.
backed from 9 to down TO to 10
At the start Kempton, % to l shot. cut
out the pace. closely followed by the ia
vorite. but when Mccarthy went to work
with BeggsTman. reduced from 20 10 / 70
10 TO ]. at home in the going, rushed
To the front and breezed home a
winner by two lengths in lis %. Kemp
ton hung on gamely and managed to beat
Workman a head for the place Work
man. hard ridden by Shaw. closed fast
in the last quarter Higginbotham fin
ished in the ruck.
Azure Maid, a daughter Of Blues. was
the medium for a successful coup in the
fourth race for maiden -year-Olds at
seven furlOngs. She opened at s 10 !. but
was quickly hammered down to 13 10 5
With Mcdonald in the saddle she made
a runaway of IT, and romped past the
judges with plenty to spare. in 1:s3. Ten
MIS- well handled by Tommy Burns and
literally played at s finished in the place
a half length before Billy B. Van. a
favorite. who opened at odds on. but went
VI 20 10 5
There was no interference with the
bookmakers on the part Of the District
authorities
Mccarthy, who has greatly improved
since last fall. rode three winners. a sec
ond. and third in i've mounts.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Six furlongs Goes Fast. 81 NC
Carthyl. 10 5. won; Coincidence rs lAIcDaneD
6 70 ). second; Helen B.. "a lAicCahey). % TO ].
third. Time. lis. Queen Lead also ran
SECOND RACE-Four furlongs Personal lOi
tBrlsselll, 20 % l, won; Balbek, lO7 Mccarthy
to J. second: Hubby lOi CW. Walsh % TO /
third. Time 052 Cheek, Takahira Taua Jack
Gleen. Trappe. Won Laer. Great Jubilee. Sir Can
also ran.
THIRD RACE-Six and one-half furlonrs. Po-
guessing l8 Mccarthy l3 to 90 won; Firebrand
III tNcDanicD. to !. second; Gla0ss. IS. Nfc-
gaheyl. 5 10 ! third. Time, Ia SS Denial. List
less. and shackle also ran
FOURTH RACE-seven furiongS Azure Maid
los CIoDanieD Il 70 3. won: Tennis. lOi IT. Burns
TO I. second: Billy b Van. lO3 (Quarrinston) 6
TO 3. third. Time Is COppers and Sirongheart
alsq ran.
FIFTH RACE-six furlongs Beeunrman % NC
Carthyl, 10 70 l. won KCmptOn. lg5 walsh %
% l, second Workman. L0 Shaw 8 to l. third
Time. ] is IS Battle Axe Right and True Paul
Ply, Higginbothan. Fiat NeOskaleeta Bobtin
Around and Little Woods also ran
SlATH RACE-One mile and forty Yards Hol-
scher, ii5 IT, Bunsl. Il to s. won: Littleton Maid
q Mccarthy u to 5. second; Campaigner IS wv
Walsh 70 J. third Time las Is Peter KNIGHT