The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
MCCARTHY WINS TWO
Jockey Also Rides Pair OF
Seconds and a Third.
THREE FAvORITES IN FRONT
Choices Land Half Races over Heavy
Track at Benning-BerkeIey Beats
Sam ii. Harris, an Equal FavOrite,
I'm the Handicap-Obdurate Makes
show of Other Horses In Second.

Little Mccarthy again distinguished
himself at Benning yesterday, by riding
two winners. two seconds. and third.
He had the leg up on Madden's Obdu-
rate. a 1-to-2 favorite. in the second race
for two-year-olds at four and half fur
longs Obdura.e made a show of the
Others at all stages. and galloped home
the easiest kind Of a winner Nutmeg.
10 l, beat Gerald D.. a 5o-to-I shot. a
head for the place. Mccarthy also rode
Jubilee. a prohibitive favorite. in the
fourth race for three -year-olds. The Com
pute colt was pounds the best. and rolled
past the judges with plenty in reserve.
Gilvedear. backed from 20 TO 10. had a lot
OF early speed, and took the place by a
half length
Giles, y to ;, made all the pace in the
first race. handicap at five and a half
furlongs. but he had to be hard ridden
70 win. by head. from F. r. Hitch
cocks Smoker. S-to-5 favorite. The lat
ter swerved at the sixteenth pole. which
probably caused his defeat. AS It was. he
beat Banyah by three parts of a length
for the place.
GOO0 IhtnR,
Willie Shields Servile, to l, under
good ride from Bergen, managed to win
the third race: by a head. from Azure
Maid D'Arkle was a poor third. with no
excuses. The latter was ridden by Nc
Carthy
Paddy Sullivan's Billy B. Van. TO 5.
showed the way in the fifth race for
maidens. at a mile, and swung home two
lengths IN front Of McCarthy's mount
Call Boy hot 6-to-5 favorite. who had
a cinch on the place
Sullivan's horse Sam II. Harris. an
equal favorite with Berkeley. was beaten
rather easily by the latter In the last
race, handicap, al a mile and 100 yards.
Harris. with Mccarthy up, led TO the last
furlong pole, where Berkeley caught him.
and won easily in 1:56 Harris had no
trouble in disposing of Ivanhoe. ) to !,
for the place
Three favorites were successful The
track was heavy
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-FiTe and cue-half fIrlonr, Giles
9g tt armoiherl. L 70 5. Won; Smoker. ia CBrus-
sell. 70 ,. second. BanyGh. l0j OICCahey) 9 70
third Time, l.2 Only three starters.
SECOND RACE-FOur and One-hah furlcngs
Obdurate. l02 l1lcCarthyl. TO p won: Nutmeg g
tMccaheyl. 4 70 ]. second; Gerald D.. l02 Haynes)
o. 10 !, tiird Time. l9l. Bennie Kelso and Col
den Inquiry also ran
THIRD RACE-Seven f1rlongs Seryile. 81 Der
gen. 20 / won; Azure Maid l0i AlcDanien, Is
70 . second: d Arkle. l0l Mccarthy II 10 5
third Time. I:32 81 Neoskaiceta. Helen II and
Bobbin Around also ran
FOURTH RACE-Scron furlongs. Jubilee. III
INC, ,arth2i. 70 3. won Gilvedcar l0J lStcc!e} 10
70 /. second; The Shaughraun l06 Mcdaniel %
20 l. third. Time 81 Glaucgls- ana Richmond
Duke also ran
FIFTH RACE-One mile. Billy s. Van. 81 Nic-
Caheyl. % D. won; Can Boy. 81 NIcCarthy) s
% o. s-cond; Prisoner. ll3 tBrusse) 80 TO L third
Tine. I:i9 ID Hartford Boz. Lachesia. and Poin
cicna also ran.
SIXTH EACE-One mile and 10 yards Berkeley
rs ,hcOaneh. Ii 10 s. won Sam H. Harris. 100
tMeCarih5!. to ,. second: Iranhoe l0j DIcCaheyl
to I. third. Time. % Anirus. Peter KnigBf
and Denial also ran