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STORM AT ARLINGTON ■ ■ ♦ Terrific Downpour Occurs Immediately After Fourth Race. • , Fannie J. Captures Best Race on Ladies Day Program — Patux- ant Outstays Chairman. 0 I ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., June 22 — One of the worst storms that ever visited these parts caused momentary panic among . the large attendance of women who availed themselves of the managements invitation to witness todays racing without cost ; con- verted both tracks into veritable quagmires and had the adjoining territory of the plant in a flooded state. The storm raged for about twenty minutes immediately after the : running of the fourth race and subsided as abruptly as it began while the field was on its way to the post for the fifth race. The fifth race was the best one scheduled and it brought nine starters to the post. Fannie J., carrying J. Spencers colors, was greatly faored by the changed track conditions and was backed to the exclusion of the others, ruling a big favorite. She benefited by the poor start that gave her an advantage and raced in the lead, or close to the leaders, for the entire race, holding on well in the stretch to beat home General Diskin. The latter, also away prominently, finished gamely to outstay Flagstaff, with Alexander Pantages and Dan Burnham following. The last named was probably best, but the combination of almost being left at the barrier and an inexperienced rider was his undoing. Alexander Pantages was another that suffered at the start and showed a winning effort. SPECTACULAR CONTEST. The fourth race, bringing out some of the higher grade platers at the course, furnished the most spectacular contest of the afternoon, with Patuxant just managing to defeat Chairman. The latter displayed suddenly improved form and, racing well from the start, was pressing the winner hard in the stretch and would have reversed the decision with the winner in a few more strides. Color ■ Blind, which finished third, was the victim i of a poor ride, Snider racing him through the deeper part of the course and allowing him to drop out of it after attaining a prominent . position. Machete, owned by T. E. Mueller, recently appointed Kentucky racing commissioner, tarnished an upset in the initial race, which brought two-year-olds to the post to race . five and a half furlongs, when he headed I the favorite Blewaway in the last few strides to win. Blewaway was a short margin before Haymaker, with Clovorfield in third place. Elstons superior ride gained the purse for Machete. Fourteen ordinary ones met in the second race and again an upset resulted when Little Guinea, displaying sudd?n improvement, won from the favorite Wildrake, with Rolling Star, an extreme outsider, third. Wildrake had been the leader up to the last seventy yards, where Little Guinea slipped through on the inside and won going away. SURPRISE IX SIXTH RACE. Another surprise came in the sixth race. Which also brought to the post some Rood platers to race seven-eighths. Magic Wand, making-his initial -appearance this year at the track, was winner after a hard drive with Gibbons in the last seventy yards. Magic Wand was fully at home in the going and finished resolutely through the stretch to wear down Gibbons. The rain come down hard during the race and continued for the remainder of the afternoon. Jockey Leyland showed decided more activity on Oddfellow II. in the closing race than he did in his preceding start of the day before, when he followed home Big Bill Thompson. Oddfellow II. on this occasion was the easiest kind of a winner and under stout restraint at the finish. Ten lengths in back came Samaron, the favorite, which just managed to outstay Kanduit. C. N. Freeman, represented in the race by Xtra. claimed Oddfellow II. at a cost of ,000. R. S. Clarks Wisdom, J. O. Keenes Don Diego. K. B. McLeans Greenock and Howard Oots Illegitimate arrived this morning from Latonia to start in the Rush Handicap tomorrow. Greenock will remain here, but the others will be returned to Kentucky Sunday night. In the same car trainer Walter Taylor will ship Country Boy and Big Chief to the division of H. P. Headleys stable in charge of John Daniels, and Roscoe Goose will send the two-year-old Princeton to J. N. Cam Jens Hartland Stud to be turned put until next spring.
