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GAY MONARCH AGAIN • Scores His Second Victory in Less Than a Week at Arlington Park. Defeats Isaiah and Blessed Event in Sloppy Going, Result of Early Mornings Heavy Rain. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, III., July 10.— | Gay Monarch, gray son of Royal Minstrel, • owned by A. Charles Schwartz, raced to his ! second victory in less than a week at Arlington Park when he defeated three smart sprinters in the Great Lakes Handicap, todays feature. Showing good speed in the | sloppy going brought about by a hard rain i during the early morning hours, Gay Mon- j arch scored by two and a half lengths over | E. Trotters Isaiah. The Corsicana Stables ; Blessed Event was a similar distance back ; in third place while Anarchy completed the field. The change in track conditions resulted in a number of scratches, one of which was | Clotho in the feature. The card was noj; ma- i terially weakened, however, and the small j crowd exhibited much enthusiasm in the " days sport. Gay Monarch was strongly supported and he made good in convincing fashion under i the heady riding of Wayne Wright. He was j away from the post in full stride and went i along for a* half mile accompanied by Isaiah. The latter was on the inside and j held the lead by a narrow margin, but Gay ; Monarch was under steady restraint. After reaching the stretch the Schwartz three-year-old drew away from his rival when called upon and he had considerable left at the finish, even though he completed the distance in the good time of 1:12%. Isaiah had no threat for the place award as Blessed Event and Anarchy fought it out for third place, the former getting it by a head. EASY FOR MALOLO. The first race resulted formfully when the aged Malolo, which was installed an odds-on favorite, won almost from flagfall to finish. There was not much to Malolos task after the opening quarter, when he increased his margin considerably, and the only threat he encountered during the running was the mild bid of Broomshot, which moved up slightly in the stretch, but he gave the Axton mare a sharp rebuke when he shook her off and was drawing out in the closing stages. Third went to Pollys Folly, which raced in that position after disposing of Marks Girl. The second race was productive of a mild surprise when E. R. Bradleys Beginners Bait won at liberal odds. My Blonde was the early pacemaker, but she never could attain a clear advantage over the Bradley gelding, which was kept on almost even terms under the persistent urging of Don Meade. The winner and My Blonde raced like a team to the stretch, where the victor began to draw away, and from there to the finish he increased his margin to win by two and one-half lengths, while five separated My Blonde from Synod, which closed in third place after displaying an even performance. LUNA BRIGHT DECISIVELY. Luna Bright splashed her way to an easy victory in the third race when she led from start to finish, winning by the decisive margin of five lengths, with apprentice Paul Keester in the saddle. Jay Vee followed in closest pursuit of the victress at the end, but his task was more exacting in obtaining his placing, whiLhe earned by a scant half length, whileWranscall came from a good distance backo take third. Durga was expected to offer strong contention and she did for half a mile, but from then on she gave way gradually and finished well beaten in fifth place. Among the applicants to withdraw this morning was a card for Oscillation, but the way she performed in the fourth race must have surprised her trainer, for the daughter of Blondin had no difficulty scoring an easy victory over seven others that raced over the turf. A clever ride by Jackie Westrope also aided materially in upsetting the calculations of the connections, and she led Lady Va Va, her nearest rivel, at the finish, by two lengths, winning with something to spare, while the latter was three lengths in advance of Hoosiers Pride, which finished third after a tardy beginning. Single Stripe, which came in for considerable support, flattered his backers when he led for half a mile, then tired. The fifth race engaged six colts and geld- Continued on twenty-second page. GAY MONARCH AGAIN Continued from first page. ings for a test of five and one-half furlongs. This resulted in a hollow victory for J. S. Wards Witan, which led almost from the start. His ability to run in the mud enabled him to pile up a long early lead and during the final stages he was only galloping, to reach the end five lengths to the good. After a bitter struggle for second honors, Advantage proved best and, after shaking off Shot Proof, had no trouble leading home Shining Jewell, which finished in resolute fashion to get away with third honors.
