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MAJ. FREDERIC MCLAUGHLIN ARLINGTON PARK OPENING MOND A Y » . € Chicago Racing Season to Begin at Beautiful Northwest Side Track • Alluring Program of Quality and Quantity Offered for Initial Days Sport-Society to Aid in the Inaugural Festivities-Everything in Readiness » The Chicago racing season of 1928 will be inaugurated Monday. It was predicted last year, after the Lager racing law was enacted, which legalized the use of the pari-mutuels in Illinois, that Chicago would shortly become the greatest racing center in America. That forecast apparently is about to be realized, judging by the unusual interest being manifested in the Chicago meetings, beginning with the first one at Arlington Park, which opens Monday. With the most alluring prospects and the liveliest of expectations, beautiful Arlington Park, one of the most extensive racing plants in the country, will enter upon its initial spring and summer meeting under the direction of the American National Jockey Club, Monday, June 4. The season will run for twenty-four days a ARLINGTONS PRESIDENT § __ _ g and terminate June 30. Opened for its first meeting last October, at a time when the plant was not in a thorough state of completion and without sufficient time for the work of beautifying the grounds and adding the finishing touches to the great undertaking, Arlington Park sprang into immediate popular favor, and the citizens of Chicago and surrounding cities placed their stamp of approval on the venture by according it a most generous and highly gratifying patronage. With the completion of the plant, and everything arranged for the comfort and convenience of its patrons, there is every reason for the belief that the impending season will attract even greater and more representative patronage. This belief is shared by Major Frederic McLaughlin, president of the club, and all of the officials associated with him in the herculean task of preparing for the opening of the meeting. The founders of the track have built with a view to permanency and, while nothing has been wasted in the cost of construction, no expense has been spared in bringing it to the magnificent standard it occupies. The great interest that is being manifested in the opening of the meeting should find reflection in a banner attendance, but regardless of the throng the spacious plant will be able to care for the crowd without subjecting its patrons to inconvenience. Arlington Park is expected to be the mecca for the smart set during the course of the meeting, as it was during the October season. The spacious club house, located at the north end of the grandstand, promises to be the scene of much social activity. Everything in the enclosure has been arranged for the comfort of the club members. Ample transportation arrangements for the accommodation of the big crowds expected daily have been completed. The frequent special trains over the Chicago and North Western Railroad will leave the Madison Street station and after a quick run will land their passengers right on the grounds. The trains will leave immediately after the last race for the trip back to the city. The Northwestern Highway, running from the northwest limits of Chicago and passing right by the Arlington Park front gates, will be available for motorists. The immense parking space in the grounds will be found fully adequate to care for all automobiles. Among the jockeys who will ride at the meeting are : J. Chalmers, H. Richards P. Continued on twenty-fourth page. H. D. Brown, directing manager, and Frank J. Bruen, general manager of the American National Jockey Clnb, which operates Arlington Park. ARLINGTON PARK OPENS j _ — __ — Here are the prospective starters in the American National Premier Handicap, ,000 added, for three-year-olds and upward, at one mile, the stake feature of Arlington Parks inaugural program: P.P. Horse. Wt. Jockey. Owner. Trainer. l_Deyon 110 R. Jones J. J. Greely J. J. Greely 2— Billy Cuioertson. 95 W. Bowden. . .Valley Lake Stable.. J. B. Partridge 8— Moonraher 100 A. Snider La Brae Stable F. W. Forsting 4 — Rolls Royc? 112 L. Pichon Seagram Stable W. H. Bringloe 5_S?raievo 95 R. Doggett. . .Sanola Stk. Fm. Sta. .T. J. Shannon 6— Reigh Olga 107 C. Lang 0. Lehmann B. S. Michell 7— Sankari 118 L. Hardy R. C. Stable E. Linnell 8 — Chicago 126 L.McDermott . F. M. Grabner J. Lowenstein 9— Flat Iron 124 W. Fronk S. Peabody R. McGarvey 10— Hot Tim- 100 J. Majestic. . . Joliet Stable T. M. Doyle 11— Dark Phantom . . 108 C. Hawkins. . . J. N. Camden D. E. Stewart 12— Flaherty 100 C. Yates 0. Viau 0. Viau 18— Blackwood 104 P. Hebert Bloomf ield Stable B. B. Williams 14— Crystal Pennant. 116 G. Hnntamer.R. C. Stable E. Linnell 15— Gaffsman 114 W. Lauscher. Seagram Stable W. H. Bringloe 16— Florence Mills. . . 105 C. E. Allen . . .0. Vian 0. Vian 17— Banton 106 R. De Prema . E. H. Morehouse H. G. Bedwell 18— Sir Harry 115 R, Peternel.. .Seagram Stable W. H. Bringloe I S Continued from first page. Hebert, F. Chiavetta, L. McDermott, R. Jackson, C. E. Allen, W. Lauscher, C. Meyer, L. Pichon, R. Doggett, C. Yates, J. R. Kelly, A. Fermin, S. Cooper, L. Hardy, W. Dellow, W. Bowden, J. Leyland and R. Finnerty. There are eight good races programed for the opening day, with the American National Premier Handicap serving as the stellar attraction. This ,000 added money event, at one mile, has attracted a notable field of eighteen entries and conspicuous among the number are Chicago, with 12G pounds up ; Flat Iron, with 124 ; and Sankari, 118 pounds. This will signalize Sankaris first start in the West. Crystal Pennant is another formidable contestant. He will be r aking his first essay since his victory in the Coffroth Handicap, and will be coupled with Sankari. The Canadian stable of J. E. Seagram has a trio of starters in Sir Harry, Gaffsman and Rolls Royce. Reigh Olga, owned by Otto Lehmann, is another good one named. Flaherty and Florence Mills will be coupled as the O. Viau entry. Others in the list of carded starters include Devon, Billy Culbertson, Moon Baker, Serajevo, Hot Time, Dark Phantom, Blackwood and Banton. Both Blackwood and Billy Culbertson are cligibles to the fifth race and are doubtful starters in the stake. The latter will be run as the sixth race. The first race will be called at 2 oclock each afternoon. The racing officials are : presiding steward, Maj. T. C. McDowell : associate stewards, H. D. Brown, John I. Day, William Cahalan and Francis P. Dunne. Presieling judge, J. G. Reeder. Racing secretary and associate judge, William Dondas. Associate judge and clerk of scales, H. D. Brown, Jr. Paddock judge and timer, Dr. F. W. Ashe. Assistant paddock judge and timer, L. R. Boyle. Starter, Lester Dean. The following stables arrived Saturday from Aurora, and other racing points: E. J. Lehman, W. R. Armstrong, Derby Stable, J. II. Buschcr, G. H. Neal, L. O. Lee, Chet Kelly, George J. Miller, J. J. Holtman, J. J. Russell, A. A. Barroni, C. A. Bernhardt, Ij. T. Whitehill, II. E. Crist, A. Castin, H. C. McConnell, W. H. Blanton, J. W. Lewin and F. C. Moshier. The veteran Pat Dunn, who saddled many a good horse at the famous Washington Park course in Chicago twenty-five years ago, is a recent arrival with a stable of four horses. They include Widely Known, Club House and Little Helen, which will race in the colors of M. P. Murnan, and Sweet Recollection, which is the joint property of Mr. Dunn and W. C. Goodloe, Lexington breeder. Barney Berman, South Side business man, has only two horses in training at present, these being Royal Ruby and Mint Toddy. They are in charge of G. II. Morton, who is also handling the horses Tribal and Honi Soit for Lew M. Goldberg, also a resident of the South Side. The horses that J. Nicholson recently brought here from Maryland include Short Price, Complication, Baby Gar, Union Jack, Class, Dunreigh and Fred Whitham. Jake Holtman, who used to serve as starter at the old Washington Park track, is now engaged as a trainer and is at Arlington Park with a stable of three horses. Thoy are Rip Tide, Bill Harrah and Happy New Year. The Pueblo Stable of R. C. Thatcher, Colorado banker, in charge of H. W. "Frisco" Hoag, has been reduced since last season, and now comprises only seven horses. They are Grand Dad, Super Frank, Heed, Rocko, Lillian T., Tobus and Black on White. Trainer Hoag has taken a call on the clever apprentice, C. E. Allen, for the Arlington Park meeting. C. H. "Pat" Knebelkamp has arrived from Louisville with a stable that gives promise of garnering many purses during the Arlington Park meeting. The band is made up of Georgia Rose, Bun, Gera B., Right of Way, Little Leo, Bashful Beau. Helen E., Captain J. S., Jean Navel, White Way and McGonigle. C. E. Dale is making the riding engagements for jockey R. Doggett, who is under contract to R. B. Allen. P. Hebert is a recent arrival from Louisville, and will ride for the Bloomfield Stable, which is being trained by Bert Williams. The division of the P. T. Chinn stable that had been racing at Louisville is a recent arrival from that city.
