The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
PUBLIC is HARD HIT
Four FaVOrites DisappOint
BettOrs at Benning.
BERKELEY WINS THE FEATURE
Has World of Speed ana Finishes
Three Lengths in Front OF smoker,
the Choice-WnIie Shields and
james Mclaughlin Each Land Two
Raees-Shaw Wins on Jubilee.


-Four favorites were defeated at Benning
yesterday afternoon. The weather was
just right and the attendance was un-
usually large
The feature was a handicap at seven
and a half furlongs, which was easy for
Berkeley, who carried top weight Us
pounds. Mcdaniel rode him and the geld
ing was literally played at 8 to 1, f. r
Hitcheock's Smoker. ruling the choice
went from to 1S 10 s.
Berkeley broke in front with a world
of speed and though Smoker followed
-gamely all the way. the former breezed
home with three lengths to spare. Smoker
weakened near the end, but withstood
hard drive from Shaw, and kept the
place from Animus by three parts of a
length.
Willie Shields and James Mclaughlin
each won two races.
SeFvile Wins First.
Shields took the first race for platers
with Servile, a to shot. Bergen had
the leg up and to the far turn Servile
was outrun. but after thar ne began 10
close, and finally taking the lead, he drew
away and won ridden out by two lengths.
Kempton, who made the bulk of the
pace. hung on gamely and took the place
from Al. H. Woods. The latter dropped
from the clouds in the home stretch and
beat Waterbridge by the same margin.
Azure Maid the favorite. could not raise
a gallop.
Shields also put Reidmoore over the
plate IN the fifth race. The Ornament
horse was pounds the best. and should
have won In gallop. but Burns handled
him poorly, with the result that he just
managed to win by head from Billy B.
Van, who ran his best race.
McLaughlin's first success was with his
speedy flly Personal who receded to i 10
!. She started in the second race for
two-year-oids. and simply tin-canned all
the way in front, TO win In a gallop, Nc
Cahey looking back as he reached the
wire
Al Busch Gets Place.
Shields Al Busch backed down to 8
nailed the place from Balbek by a head.
Dan De Noyles. 9-to-5-favorite, quit, while
the Madden pair. Court Lady and Miss
Granville. we're always in the ruck.
McLaughlin's other triumph was with
Nanno, a 6-tO-1-shot. who took the fourth
race for fllies and mares by a head from
Laura A., backed from so 10 10. The lat
ter came from the Tuck in the stretch
and beat Javotte head for the place.
Willie Shaw, whose suspension was
raised yesterday, rode a fine race on
Jubilee In the third event, at six furi0ngs.
Jubilee was heavily backed al Is TO %.
Shaw kept him under restraint. while
Pantoufe and Giles We're out in front, but
NJ ra foE &c
the best three-year-old at the track. gal
Hoped off an easy winner by a length and
half PantOuf1e handled 1l5 pounds well,
and beat Giles a head for the place. Nc
Cahey rode TWO winners.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-SeTen furiongs. serTile IS Der
gen 90 I, won; Kempton, l0l u. ]. Walsh, 10 10
J. second Al II. Woods l0I (BrusselD 10 J.
third. Time 80. Waterhridge, Workman, Ferry
landing. Batueaxe, Azure Maid, Orfano. and Atm
SECOND RACE-Four fuFlongs Personal ia
CdcCaheg 2 90 ], won; Al Busch. no IT. Burnsl,
8 70 J. secondi Balbek. 10 i3lCCarthyl, TO l.
third Time, 0a8, Dan De Noyies Court Lady,
and Miss Granville also ran
THIRD RACE-SiK furi0ngs. Jubilee 100 (Shawl
Is 70 p. won; Pant0uhe lis lAicDansll. 70 2 sec
ond; Giles. JOS lFairbrotherl, to l. third. Time
l;l5A. Richmond Duke Coincident Goes Fast and
Miss Cateshy also ran.
FOURTH RACE-FiTe flTlongs. Nanno 90 tAlc-
Caheyl. 10 J. won; Laura A., III ~. J. Walsh Is
70 I, second JaTotte, lo2 IT, Burns, 4 10 J. third.
Tine. los So Lady Isabel. Laughing Ewes Tea
Leaf. Lizzie Flat. n NImp1rte. Ballad Easter Belle
Marg0t and D0ttie s. also ran
FIFTH RACE-One mile. Reidmoore 100 CT.
Burns. TO 2. won Billy b. Van. 81 AIcCarthyl.
TO ], second Umbrella IS YoTkel. 30 to !. third.
Time IA Lay and Littleton Maid also ran.
SIXTH RACE - Seven and One-half furlongs
BeTkeley us tAlcDaniel). 5 t5 l. won: smoker. III
SHAW Is TO s. second; ABiuus. 10 OIcCarthy). 8
20 /, third. Time, l35 35 KiIliecgankie, Cam
paiEner Howard shesn St Joseph and Weirdsome
also ran.