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DUST GIRL IMPRESSIVELY Chicago-Owned Filly Scores Well Earned Victory in Lake View. Displays High Order of Speed to Beat Heavily Backed Carbina — Show Boy Disqualified. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., July 13.— Dust Girl, speedy filly from the Shandon Farm of P. J. and R. A. Nash of Chicago, was the winner of the Lakeview Purse, fifth and feature race at Arlington for Fridays racing, and the manner in which the daughter of Brooms performed would suggest she is going to be one of the topnotch-ers of the three-year-old filly division. Carrying 105 pounds, she raced the three-quarters distance in 1:11% and won by three parts of a length from the Audley Farms heavily played Carbina, while third fell to Fairsickle, and in her wake were Belle Grier, which raced coupled with the winner; Bedo, Boy Valet and Regardless, which completed the course in the order named. Dust Girl raced to the front soon after the start and was accompanied by Carbina, and they raced like a team for the opening half, which was reeled off in :46%. This fast pace seemed to take its tolLon Carbina, for Kacala went to the whip approaching the stretch and his subjection of severe punishment did keep the Audley Farm filly In the running, but she could not repulse the challenge of the victress when she was ready to take the lead and, as they neared the finish, was drawing away gradually. The first two named had the race between them from the start for, after racing in third place for a good part of the distance. Belle Grier dropped back, as did Bedo and Fairsickle, which had been outrun during the early stages, coming from behind to take the third award. The axioms of Friday the 13th did not Continued on fifteenth page. DUST GIRL IMPRESSIVELY Continued from first page. seem to have much effect on the form players, as they held their own and, while some of the choices disappointed, the ones that connected came in for stanch support. A threat of rain was prevalent before the first race, but the heavy-laden clouds held their cargo and the racing was conducted over a fast track and witnessed by one of the largest week-day crowds of the meeting. Another disqualification occurred in the first race when the Audley Farms Show Boy was set back for impeding the progress of In Chancery when he challenged strongly in the closing stages. There is no doubt that In Chancery was best in the race and, with clear passage, probably would have won without much difficulty, for he charged gallantly after the Audley representative, but Kacala resorted to unfair tactics when he formed In Chancery almost to the outside fence. The disqualification moved Gimlet into second place, while third was awarded to Good Harvest. Jockey J. Kacala was suspended for thirty days for rough riding. An extremely close finish came out of the running of the second race, which engaged sprinters of the lower class over a test of three-quarters. C. E. Davisons Captain Red, under a strong ride by apprentice Paul Keester, was awarded the decision when but a nose separated him from Strait Jacket, which finished second, while third went to Sun Boy. The start was almost perfect and Captain Red showed his head in front, but he was soon outrun by his speedier rivals and dropped back to fifth. However, he whs not far away from the pace and, as they rounded the turn, Keester sent him up on the inside, then took him out entering the stretch as they straightened for the drive. Strait Jacket came strongly at this stage and, while he failed to overhaul the victor, he might have been a stronger factor had the distance-been a little farther. A clever ride by apprentice Jimmy King proved an important factor in the victory of Mrs. Ray Pollards High Bottom, when he scored over ten others in the third race a dash of three-quarters. Taking his mount in hand while Monks First took the lead, King raced along in close attendance, but High Bottom was so eager to run that he had to allow him to go to the front rounding the turn where he increased his margin and from then on he was never seriously threatened, winning by two lengths and one-half. In second place was the rank outsider Portmanteau, which paid 2.04 for and his performance was a good one. while the highly regarded Hyman closed in third place after a slow beginning. The Crystal Lake Purse, among the feature offerings of the day and fourth on the program, brought together two-year-old fillies, and for this E. D. Shaffers Tophorn was held at prohibitive odds and paid the smallest return of the meeting, when the dividend for each ticket was redeemable at .58. The winner raced as if much the best throughout the journey of five-eighths, and while her margin at the end was but one length and a half, she could have won by a greater distance if her rider, Don Meade, had elected to do so, as she finished under a strong pull. Blue Lillian, which accounted for second money, raced in that position throughout, and while A. Robertson tried hard, his efforts were of no avail, as the winner simply toyed with the others. SSI
