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ARLINGTON INAUGURAL Expected to Attract One of Largest Fields in History of Local Racing Fastest Sprinters of Country Among AmongProspective Prospective Contestants in Next NextMondays Mondays Opening Feature One of the largest fields ever seen in ac ¬ tion at an Illinois race track may be brought out for the Arlington Inaugural Handicap sprint of six furlongs featuring Arlington Parks opening program Monday afternoon More than a score of the fiftysix nomina ¬ tions to the 2500 added event shape up as likely starters and if the field numbers that many it will equal the turnout for last years running of the event eventBecause Because of the presence of so many fast horses among the Inaugural probabilities the race is expected to determine whether the Arlington course has been speeded up by the addition of fortyeight carloads of sand last fall The drying qualities of the track have been increased a hundred per cent as was demonstrated following the heavy rain Sunday night the course being muddy Mon ¬ day morning in slow condition that after ¬ noon and fast again Tuesday morning morningFast Fast horses from the East expected in the Inaugural include W R Coes Ladysman and Black Queen and S W Labrots Spring steel and Monel The West will be well rep ¬ resented in the event with its candidates coming from among Somp Pomp Dustina Bien Fait Gift of Roses Dartle Pairbypair Contessa Advising Anna Sun Captor Dog ¬ mata Ridgeview Wise Daughter Patch pocket Ebony Lady Clarify Dust Girl and Isaiah Chance Line in Joseph E Wideners western prospectAlex stable also is a likely prospect Alex Gordon who has the horses of Elmer Dale Shaffer as well as some of his own thoroughbreds including Sir Thomas is due to arrive Thursday morning from Belmont Park with eleven horses St Bernard and Top Dog candidates for the Hyde Park Stakes are included in the shipment The first named won the Bashfor Manor Stakes StakesThree Three carloads of horses reached the north side course yesterday morning from Detroit Two contained the runners of Mrs John Hertz in charge of Frank Hackett and the other had Hal Price Headleys entire stable Pairbypair Contessa and Our Reigh are among the more prominent Hertz horses while Thomasville and Fraidy Cat head the Continued on thhtysecond page ARLINGTON INAUGURAL Continued from first xige Headley shipment which is looked after by Duval Headley HeadleyAnother Another shipment of horses due from Bel mont Park today is that of Katherine Elkins Hitt prominent eastern sportswoman whosl colors have annually played a prominent role in Arlington racing Thomas Rodrock is the trainer of this stable which has in Gimlet Sunned and Iwintoo three eligibles for the Hyde Park Stakes StakesStables Stables transferring from Washington Park to Arlington during the past few days have been those of Otto W Lehmann C C Van Meter Calumet Farm E erglade and Running W Ranch Others from Detroit embrace the horses of Charles Bacharachs Southland Stable and G W Ogle OgleThat That the greatest interest in the Arlington Classic since it was inaugurated in 1929 is being displayed in this years renewal sched ¬ uled for Saturday July 14 is indicated by the reservations for box seats which are running far ahead of any previous year ticket manager Bill Burke reports From Madison Wis alone has come reservations for seventytwo box seats
