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ARLINGTONS _ JUVENILE FEATURE TO VOLTEAR 1« . WINS IMPRESSIVELY . « Beats Vermajo by Safe Margin — The Okah in Third Place. » Tremendous Crowd Takes Advantage of Ideal Weather and High Class Racing Offered. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., June 16— The inaugural running of the American National Juvenile Stakes furnished a victory for the Nevada Stock Farms Voltear over Vermajo, carrying the Three Ds Stables colors, with E. B. McLeans The Okah in third place. The stakes had a net value of 2,895 to the winner. The gross value amounted to 6,125. Voltear was one of the choices in the race and had an extensive backing. There were seventeen starters and the start found them all in good alignment. Protection being first to show, but she was succeeded into the lead immediately by Double Heart, which was grouped with Vermajo and Yam Toy as representatives of the Three Ds Stable. Double Heart dominated in tne lead to the stretch turn, where he was easily passed by his stablemate Vermajo, which in turn succumbed when Voltear challenged for the lead. Clyde Van Dusen was a prominent factor in the early sioges, but his heavier impost, coupled with the interference he suffered, proved his undoing long before the final struggle began. The Okah was another that met some interference in the early part of the race but, continuing fast in the stretch came steadily to wear down Protection in the last sixteenth for third place. Most of the big field raced closely grouped for the major part of the journey and it was a spectacular race and had the big crowd cheering lustily at the finish. PERFECT RACING CONDITIONS. Perfect racing conditions prevailed this afternoon, resulting in a tremendous crowd being at the course to witness the program of eight races, featured by the Juvenile Stakes and an allowance race in which some of the stars in this section took part. The wagering was again heavy, by far the largest daily amount at the track, excepting on Derby Day. Favorites were defeated in most of the races. In the mile allowance race Stuyvesant Peabodys Flat Iron triumphed handily, Flattery finished in second place, and Sir Harry headed the others. Flat Iron had opportunity in this instance to get in with the liht impost of 116 pounds and he simply smothered his opponents when called on for his best effort and, moving into the lead beginning the stretch racing, was well in hand to the finish. Flattery made a bold attempt to overhaul him, but she tired badly near the end. Sir Harry also gave way after a brief attempt to wrest the lead from Flat Iron. The Peabody representative was one of the outstanding favorites to succeed during the afternoon. Blewaway furnished an upset when she accounted for the opening number over the extreme outsider, My Vernon, which finished second, and Otilla. Christie Flanagan was an overwhelming favorite and probably would have won-but for De PremaS action in taking him back sharply when he was going the fastest and almost causing him to fall. The incident prevented him from getting a part of the purse. Blewaway raced in improved form and had to race wide to secure clear going. She finished with a rush through the stretch to wear down My Vernon in the last seventy yards. ODDFELLOW II. MAKES GOOD. After three efforts in which he was decisively beaten, Oddfellow II. suddenly recovered his best form and made a runaway victory of the second race. Fair Catch landed in second place and Sandy Lady was in advance of the others. The winner raced into the lead when his rider pleased and, assuming a five lengths margin beginning the last quarter, was only at a handy canter to keep in advance of the others. Fair "atch took second place by virtue of R. Poggotts superior riding skiil over Pondergrass on Sandy Lady. The three-quarters mill race Which brought out a good band of platen resulted in a victory for Virginia Beauty, which I h1 for the entire distance under hustling ride by H. Philpot Blushing Maiden finished in second place, coming from f.ir out of it to land that portion r t the puis.-, Memory c i-ting up in the last fen strides to down Paddy Flaherty. l;iir OoM was the favorite in the race, but M. Meyer gave her one of his w. ud rides, taking her completely out f II In the first quarter and kept her fir ! .»,!. thereafter. Her showing was a decided contrast to when she was ridden t 12, Woolfo iq » preceding winning effort,
