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INTERNATIONAL OFF Arlington Parks Proposed 100 000 Feature Not to Be Run Failure of Foreign Sportsmen to toSupport Support Venture Results in inIts Its Abandonment Arlington Parks proposed International race of one mile and a half with an added money value of 100000 is off Instead there will be run at Chicagos beautiful northwest side course on August 2 the last day of a meeting of thirty days a 25000 event I at one mile and a quarter for threeyear olds and over which probably will attract only American thoroughbred talent talentThe The racing committee of the Arlington Park Jockey Club cancelled the projected Inter ¬ national yesterday to the keen regret of Otto Lehmann president and Charles Mc Culloch chairman of the board on receipt of cabled advice from Christopher J Fitzgerald their plenipotentiary in Europe that it would not be possible ot get horses of the right sort to Americafor the race Naturally for such a race only stars of undisputed rating were wanted wantedThe The advertised conditions stipulated that three horses of firstrate qualifications must come overseas by July 1 and that at least one acceptable to the racing committee must start Fitzgerald reached the conclusion that this would not be the year for an Arlington International after a canvass of the possi Vilities of England Ireland and France The failure of the International is poignantly regretted by the Arlington directorate be ¬ cause it believes firmly in the superiority of the American horse and is anxious to give the best of this seasons crop of three yearolds and over a chance to demonstrate that superiority superiorityNo No horse of any country of eligible age will be barred from the race that will be substituted for the International which may become a permanent feature of Arlington midsummer racing It will close May 28 the same date nominations for the Arlington Classic the Arlington Handicap and other valuable Arlington features are due With a normal entry list and a field of average size competing it should gross all of 35000 and pay its winner about 30000 With Diavolo Distraction Sun Beau Misstep Blue Larkspur Victorian African Curate Jack High PeteeWrack Display Toro High Strung The Nut Battleship Gray Lativicn Gypsy King Double Pay Clyde Van Dusen Dr Freeland Windy City and Twink and a band of such promising threeyearolds as Gallant Fox Whichone Desert Light Tan ¬ nery Gallant Knight Flying Heels Polyg ¬ amous War Saint Swinfield Woodcraft and others there should be enough high class talent available
