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MR. JAMES IN THRILLER] 9 ! Scores His Third Straight Success in . Lake Zurich Purse. Finishes First After Hard Fought Struggle With Thomasville and Wacoche — Arcaro Stars. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. 111., July 23.— | Mr. James, Mrs. Roy Carruthers St. James three-year-old, left the claiming ranks to extend his winning streak with a victory in | the Lake Zurich Purse, which featured a I program top heavy with races 6*ver the J • shorter distances at Arlington Park here | today. Finishing in front in a thrilling, driv- 1 1 ing finish in which H. P. Headleys Thomas- I ville was second and Wacoche, racing for the Corsicana Stable, was third, Mr. James completed a double score for his delighted Kentucky owner. Nine, all of the winners age, comprised the field, with the winner choice at 9 to 5. Eddie Arcaro, Newport, Ky., boy, who is making a whirlwind finish in a tight race for riding honors for the meeting, was astride the Carruthera gelding, his third winner of the humid afternoon. Leaving the starting point with the leaders the winner was eased a trifle to have the benefit of a pacemaking duel between Wacoche and Giggling, and moved along easily and in third place to the final quarter mile. Here he skirted the leaders like a rifle shot, but after gaining a clear advantage faltered and it was all he could do to retain the leaders place over Thomasvilles j belated rally. But for sulking momentarily | soon after Earl Steffen had straightened him up for the stretch run, the Headley representative might have reversed the final order with the victor. SURPRISING GAMENESS. Despite great effort required to race the light-footed Giggling into defeat, Wacoche held to his task with surprising gameness, a mere head costing him second honors. Dust Girl came through in her usual good style to finish fourth, with Chance Line, which was knocked about during the early racing and sharply blocked on the stretch turn, next. Boy Valet, also racing under the Corsicana silks, Anarchy and Rhadaman- 1 thus, completed the field of three-year-olds. The victor carried his impost of 109 pounds over the hard, dry course in 1:11. It was his third win in straight engagements and fourth in six appearances during the meeting. Bye Lo, Mrs. Roy Carruthers home-bred Last Reveille filly, which made such an auspicious debut at Churchill Downs, exhibited her best form in winning the North Brook Purse, exclusively for two-year-old fillies and the secondary feature. For this Tophorn, E. D. Shaffers daughter of Bull Dog and a double winner during the present meeting, was an overwhelming choice. She went down decisively but managed to account for second honors, a short head entitling her to second place over Listening. Listening, along with Sage Girl, was clos- I i est in pursuit of the favorite in the early furlongs. Bye Lo, despite a weak ride at the hands of Eddie Arcaro, raced from behind three of her four rivals with a surprising burst of speed in the stretch. Top-horn, Listening and Sage Girl shortened strides as the finish neared, thus aiding the winner in rolling up a final advantage of two lengths and a half. The winner is eligible for Saturdays renewal of the Arlington Futurity. Her success gave her rider a double. SKIP IT IMPRESSES. Skip It, strapping son of Diavolo and Wiggle Waggle, racing in the colors of the Calumet Stable, maintained by Warren Wright of Chicago, gave evidence of being a rather capable performer when he gave one of the most courageous efforts put forth by a two-year-old this year to win the fourth race, for colts and geldings. Favorite in the betting, the victor gave his admirers some concern when he raced far out of contention for three-eighths, and with Western Lad leading the others by a big margin, it appeared as if Skip It was due to graduate from the maiden ranks some other day. But during the lute stages of the struggle, he gained ground rapidly and raced past his rivals one by one until he got on even terms with Western Lad. Then one of the bitterest duels of the meeting ensued, and the winner came through with flying colors in the final strides ,to earn a neck decision. After submitting to the win- Continued on twenty-sixth page. i [ t P I Jj n ti to a u h ii in 5 in ii a at i: i: in I t 1 s a s | s a I i j I 1 i I I j 1 j 1 « I 1 • ! ] i l 1 I I I j I i I 1 j j ! I j j MR. JAMES IN THRILLER Continued from first page. ner, Western Lad held on with good courage take second place, with four lengths separating him from Blue Armor, which finished third. Malolo, a consistent winner throughout his long career, raced to his sixth triumph eight starts in this his eighth year When he defeated a small band over three-quarters the opening race. He went to the post 1 to 5, the odds being the smallest during the meeting and the win was his third successive starts here. Ridden by Otto Harbort in J. Dines colors, he won handily with Polly Diskin second and Bibbies Choice third. The aged victor jumped into an early lead, which was easily retained to the stretch turn where, after adding to his advantage, he came on to win by two lengths as Polly Diskin outstayed Bibbies Choice by length and one-half for secondary honors. Aside from mild, early speed exhibited by Nepesta, the others were badly outrun. Gallaclay, a son of Sir Gallahad III. and Nancy Clay, from Mrs. Frank C. Mars Milky Way Farms, gained his first win when he outgamed Show Boy, Blackmail and six other juvenile maiden colts and geldings in a bristling finish that closed the five and one-half furlongs second race. Jack Westrope brought the winner from a good distance back in the stretch and his finish forced Show Boy out of the leaders place within a few strides of the winning post, the Milky Way colt winning by a neck. Show Boy had dashed from behind Xantes fast pace to reach the front entering the final furlong before the fast-finishing victor loomed up on the outside. Blackmail, a prominent factor at all stages, finished within a length and one-half of Show Boy, leading Conte, which tired badly by a like margin for third. Pryor, favorite and ridden by Dublin Taylor, was unlucky to lose the three-quarters third race, in which J. J. Coughlins lightly held George Maypole, with Paul Keester in the saddle, got up to defeat him in the closing strides. The choice was forced back by Frisco, which finished third, as the latter went to the front on the far turn and it was enough to cost him the race. After showing the way in commanding fashion for more than five furlongs, Frisco tired and Pryor was the first to head him. Pryor, however, was unequal to the task on successfully withstanding the winners challenge. Grand Prince was fourth. «
