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NEW TRACK RECORD __ _« . Crystal Pennant Gallops Seven-Eighths in 1 :23%. • j Mike Hall Finishes Nose in Back of Coffroth Handicap Winner — Large Crowd Attends. i • v ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IM., June 12.— Hal t Price Headley was deprived of a double at Arlington Turk today as a result of the poorly judged ride that Richards gave Mike *. * Hall in the feature race, which brought out six stars to race over seven-eighths in the handicap. Mike Hall was beaten by a nose, c rystal Pennant, victor in this years rich Coffroth Handicap, being his conqueror. Crystal Pennants success was in the main due to his staying close to the inner rail , for the entire race, whereas Mike Hall, over-confidently ridden, was allowed to race wide at the stretch turn and also suffered some interference when Richards became confused. When he did straighten out Crystal Pennant was several lengths in advance of him, but the Headley representative raced after the leader in game fashion, but missed wearing him down by a margin of inches. Sir Harry also showed a fine effort to gain steadily in the stretch and land a neck in back of the leaders. The time, 1:23%, marks a new track record for the distance. . Florence Mills, victress in the Premier Handicap on the opening day, was an outstanding favorite in the race and backed with rare confidence. She flattered extensively by maintaining a good lead until reaching the stretch turn, where she suddenly began tiring. GOOD WEATHER. i Fine weather, the best program offered to . date and the prospect of viewing spectacular sport were magnets that attracted another big crowd. The improved card also served for an increase in the mutuel wagering. Favorites were downed in many instances, but all the winners found considerable support. Poor riding cost Henry Horner the purse in the fourth race, which brought a fairly good band of platers to the post, with Gibbons ruling a big favorite. Henry Horner was the leader by more than five lengths when he was straightened out for the stretch drive, but at this stage his rider started applying the whip lustily and Henry Horner, sulking, began shortening his stride and near the end refused to extend himself, with the result that Geo. Groom, which was closest in pursuit, pass?d him in the last-ten yards, Geo. Groom outstaying Arno by a nose with a short distance separating the Canadian owned racer from Henry Horner. With a good ride Henry Horner would have won off. Gibbons raced prominently for half a mile, but thereafter he gave way completely and finished far out of it. The one mile race brought the closest finish of the meeting, with Mimi getting the verdict by a nose from Master Ace, with Force only a nose back. The trio fought it out in the last sixteenth, with the victory in doubt until the very last stride. Mimis success was in the main due to being kept back of the early pace, which brought about the undoing of Pun. a well-backed on?. The trying new track of the inner course is exhausting on those under pressure and pacemakers not kept in restraint ieach an exhaustive stage long before the stretch is reached. In this instance Bun and Spanish Princess raced each other into defeat in an effort to wear the other down and Mimi. Master Ace and Force, coming from far back, had the race to themselves in the last sixteenth. BKDYVEI.L COLORS TO FORK. • H. G. Bedwella Fair Gold was victress In the first race, which brought fifteen to the post to race three-quarters. The start here was bad; Laska being left, Juliette Fsquin almost left and several others away so poorly that their chances were seemingly destroyed. Domesticated was the favorite in the race and she attained a prominent position early and appeared the winner when beginning the stretch racing, but Fair Gold, though swerving out in the last eighth, beat him home handily. Superfrank, after a slow beginning, came fast to land in third place, outlasting Oley for that part of the purse. Oley would have been troublesome with a good beginning. Juliette E.squin only cantered around, many lengths in the wake of the others. The second race, bringing out fourteen two-year-olds, had an added interest when the favorite, Voltear, ifnseated his rider and raced riderless at top speed for three-quarters mile before being caught again. He again threw his rider after he had remounted just before reaching the barrier, but this time did not run away. When the start came it found him in the forward flight with Coal Black and Peggy Lee the leaders. Coal Blade soon took a big lead, but in the stretch began tiring ami Just lasted long enough to outstay the fast finishing favorite. Royal Ruby finished in third place. But for his bad behavior and subsequent runaway Voltear probably would have won. The start in this CimliuutU ou twenty -fourth page. NEW TRACK RECORD Continued from first page. race was also bad, Marcella wheeling at the start and several others failing to get away with the others. Stuyvesant Peabodys Mino, racing kindly under a gcod ride, won the sixth race by a nose from Flagstaff with Fannie J., the favorite, in thir place. Flagstaff might have won but for being raced wide in the last three-eighths which entailed a big loss of ground. Fannie J. tired slightly in the last seventy yards. Fire Chief, extensively backed in the final race, won from Know-Me-Gnome and Turquoise. Jack H organ was the favorite here but he followed far back for half a mile and could not close the gap separating him from the leaders in the stretch.
