Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-26
Percentage and Animus the
Lucky Horses.
ORACULUM Defeated AGAIN
Poquessing Easily 0utruns the
Odom Colt.
ATTENDANCE CONTINUES GOOD
Nationals Colts Again Lose to
Topeka-Chess Masters Tourney
Bowling Battles.

me weather served to draw a large
and enthusiastic crowd to the Benning
track yesterday afternoon. Form, how
ever. was still delusion. and the books
Gays business. Four favorites were de-
ieated over a good track The smart
players suffered a hard fall when George
Odom's Oraculum was beaten in the third
this event. which was a selling affair at
seven furiones. Frank Herolds Poques-
sing opened the choice at to TO- while
Oraculum's first quotation was to g.
Odom's colt in punches Oraculum was
soon backed down to o to 10, while Po-
guessing receded to evens
MCDANIEL took Oraculum to the front
when the gate went up and set such
fast pace that the race looked to be all
over when Odom's colt reached the far
turn. But the effort was perhaps too
much for him. as he began to falter when
Mccarthy moved up on the outside at the
head of the stretch. 1t was a drive to the
wne after that and Progressing won
rather easily by a length in 1.S1. Oracu-
lum having big margin over Work
maid.
Double Triumph for Colt.
]. W. Colt scored a double triumph in
the steeplechase, for maiden four-year-
olds and upward, at about two miles,
when Percentage and Penarris, bearing
hammered down to 3 to 8. with the rest
of the play on Finn McCool. Percentage.
splendid Jumper. made all the running
and won in a gallop by five lengths. Pc
McCool at the last jump and beat him
easily for the place. The time was Ais.
On the way to the post for the first race,
for three year-olds and upward. at five
backed to favorite. ran away for near
ly nile, which killed his chances. James
McLauEhlin's Nanno. a Is to shot, cut
out a fast pace after leaving the barrier
by head from the rapidly closing Tea
Leaf. 5 to 1. LArmour. from Joseph Mar
rone's stable, backed from 10 to s, was
third. The time was Ill.
Again the smart players struck a snag
in the second race. for maiden two-year-
olds. at four and half fprlongs. They
made Willie Shields AL Busch a to s
favorite. and also backed j. E. Madden's
entry, Ragman and Footloose, for the
place. But the winner turned up in the
Aptongreen stables Potentate FLY. Ia
boo. neglected at to 1, who, after a slow
oesinning. ran over her field and won in
a gallop by four lengths. Turf sharps
said after the race that Taboo was the
best two-year-old yet shown here. There
was good play on George Odom's Bon
ME Kelso, backed from 6 to 4, but the son
OF Waterboy, after beating the barrier,
just managed to finish in the place half q
length In front of Ragman, by Plaundes-
Raglan. The latter was leading at the
last furlong pole. but tired. being evident
~ short Of work. The time was 0:5S. T..
Burns made too much Use of the favorite.
Easy for DR.. Lee.
DR.. Lee, who ran In J. L. McGinnis' COL
ors last year, but now owned by T. VIII
con, graduated from the maiden three
year-oid class when he won the fourth
race. at six furlongs in spread-eagle style.
He went UP in the betting to to l, but
T. Burns took him away from the post
like a shot out Of q gun. and the son Of
Mesmerist fairly rolled home with plenty
to spare In III 2-5. J. E. Madden's Call
Boy. well backed across the boards, held
the others safe for the place. Ferry Land
Ing, to l, beat Richmond Duke. lowered
from 80 to 10. half a length for third
money Alloy. II to s favorite. was out
run all the way.
Madden won his first race of the year
when Animus. whom he bought out of a
selling race from Albert Simons Monday.
took the last event. at a mile and forty
yards. Animus, ridden by Shaw, receded
in the odds to to 5. as Willie Shields
!. But T. Burns. who handled the latter,
was outridden by Shaw. who took AMI
mus to the front on the far turn. the son
Of Lord Esterling breezing home with
three lengths to spare in 1.45 rs. Reid
moore beat Lally, to 1, a length for the
place.
Mccarthy again distinguished himself by
which were burned by poolroom agents
Tuesday were replaced yesterday. and the
Pinkertons were on the alert to keep away
information from leaking outside the
track There were about forty layers do
ing business.