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FEATURE RACE MARRED % Prince Splendor Disqualified After Finishing First at Arlington. • Set Back After Bumping Match With Fraidy Cat, for Which L. Haas Was Suspended. — ♦ ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., July 11.— Thomas C. Wordens Prince Splendor, one . of the favorites in the Kenilworth Purse, feature of todays Arlington Park program, was disqualified after finishing first in the dash of five and one-half furlongs, and vie- ■ tory was awarded Hal Price Headleys | Fraidy Cat. Countess Bina, owned by Run- ning W. Ranch, was moved into second place and E. D. Shaffers St. Bernard into third position. The disqualification resulted from a bumping match which occurred just as the field turned into the stretch. Jockey Alfred Robertson was trying to send Fraidy Cat up on the outside of the leading Prince Splendor when the latter bumped the Headley gelding twice, knocking him off his stride. Thereafter Prince Splendor drew away and led home Fraidy Cat by two lengths. The remainder of the field of eight was well spread out. Robertson claimed foul and, after L. Haas, rider of the Worden youngster, was questioned, the stewards ordered the change. Fraidy Cat was stoutly supported and he was moving up stoutly when the interference occurred. The disqualification was the second of the meeting, Seth Polante having been set back after finishing second. Haas was suspended for ten days for the foul. SETS PACE ALL THE WAY. Prince Splendor, breaking from the inside position, i et the pace all the way, but could never get far away from the Headley gelding. As they approached the final turn Fraidy Cat began to gain and then the bumping match took place. The other starters could not threaten the two leaders. The days program was offered over a heavy track, which dried out steadily during the afternoon. The attendance was up to average. The filth race was no exception to the bristling finishes which prevailed for the first five races when Mrs. Roy Carruthers Mr. James turned in a sterling performance under the strong handling of Eddie Arcaro to gain a half length decision over G. W. Ogles Merrily On, while Fanfern wound up in third place, leading home Bright Shadow, Sir Ten and Willet, which completed the three-quarters in the named order. After a slight delay at the post starter Dickerson had the field off in perfect alignment, and Mr. James showed in front, but Merrily On was right after him and followed in close pursuit while racing restrained. The winner increased his margin slightly as they came to the half-mile ground, and it was not until they were midway of the stretch that Merrily On was able to make an appreciable gain, and his gradual advance cut the winners advantage down to half a length at the end. The first two dominated the running in their respective positions and were never seriously threatened by Fanfern, which finished third. TORO BANG BY A NOSE. Maiden two-year-old fillies met in the first race, and seven started at five furlongs. Norman W. Church furnished the winner in Toro Bang, which ruled a strong favorite, but the daughter of Toro had an exacting task in gaining her conquest, and it was not until the late stages in the race that she was able to reach Slim Rosie and wear her down in the last few strides to obtain a nose decision. The latter cut out a good pace from .a fast beginning and piled up a commanding lead, which she maintained to the final eighth, but from there on she tired gradually and could not repulse the strong bid of the victress, Joybird raced to third place with a five-length margin separating her from Lisa Belle. Rapere. which worked so sensationally, failed to keep pace after the opening three-eighths. Another favorite scored when T. C. Wordens Playmore turned back six other juveniles that tested their speed over the five and one-half furlongs course, but Don Meade was forced to subject him to severe pressure before he overhauled Brilliant Duke inside the final sixteenth. After getting on even terms the latter offered strong resistance, but this availed nothing as the winner gradually increased his margin, which was half a length when they closed the engagement. Grey Pal, away in full stride, immediately Continued on eighteenth page. FEATURE RACE MARRED Continued from first page. dropped out of contention and was outrun for three-eighths before making any gain. However, he was decisively beaten by the first two. Miss Boss again turned in a disappointing performance when she failed to share in the purse. The third produced another rousing finish when Benbow and Clays Lillian Z. earned the honors by three parts of a length, leading home Polly E., Golden Words and seven others that matched strides at three-quarters. The winner, cleverly handled by apprentice Willie Hanka, remained back of the pace until reaching the stretch and once straightened was sent up with a rush. Polly E. did not submit without resistance and fought it out gamely to the seventy-yard post, where she gave way. Nick Burger had the latter away in motion, but she was soon supplanted in the pacemaking by Polvos Pride, but he only lasted until they were midway of the turn. Burger sent Polly E. to the front with a rush and she continued well to gain the second award, after giving way to the winner. Inches separated Snaplock and Try King at the end of the one mile journey in the fourth race and so closely were they aligned that only the judges were in position to place them accurately. Snaplock, odds-on favorite, earned the verdict in the hard and gruelling drive which ensued in the stretch and after the race, jockey Laidley, who rode Try King, lodged a claim of foul which was not allowed. It was one of the keenest contests of the meeting and after setting the pace almost from the start, the Gorbet representative was good enough to withstand the bold challenge of Try King and get the decision. There was not much to the race outside of the first two as Temple Dancer, which was widely outrun during the early stages, came from a rearward position to take the third award. Platinum Blonde, which had some supporters, raced well for three-quarters, then tired. »
