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TODAY FINISHES SECOND! I # •Warren- Wrights Nellie Flag Easily Defeats Whitney Colt. » Futurity Eligibles Compete in Biloxi Purse at Arlington Park — Fair Image Disqualified. ARLINGTON .HEIGHTS, 111., July 25.— An impressive victory by Nellie Flag from Warren Wrights Calumet Farm Stable, in the Biloxi Purse, feature of todays Arlington Park program, indicates that Chicago will have a strong representative in the rich Arlington Futurity to be run Saturday. Leading from start to finish and running the six furlongs over a dull track in 1:12, Nellie Flag scored by two lengths over Cornelius VanderbHt Whitneys Today, widely heralded eastern colt making his first start in many weeks. Hal Price Headleys Fort Springs, a third Futurity eligible, landed the show award, five lengths back of Today, which had been installed a heavy favorite. Nellie Flag, a daughter of American Flag and the Preakness winner, Nellie Morse, which owner Wright bred at his Kentucky farm, was well ridden by Eddie Arcaro as she held her rivals safe throughout the running of the Biloxi Purse. Today began slowly and Workman sent him after the leader slowly, not asking the Whichone colt for his best until near the turn into the stretch. The Calumet filly had been well rated, however, in doing the quarter in 23 seconds and half mile in 46 seconds and when Today challenged, Arcaro asked Nellie Flag for her best by bringing his whip into play. She responded gallantly and drew away again, but Arcaro took no chances and rode her out to the finish. When Workman saw that Today could not overtake the Calumet filly he took him in hand. The effort probably will do him good. RAIN DULLS TRACK. The race was run during a hard shower, which materially lowered the temperature i and the fast edge was taken off the track. An average crowd was in attendance. Sprinters of the inferior type made the contest in the opening race, which resulted in a mild surprise when M. S. Skaggs Wayward Lad led for the most part and won under mild pressure by one length and one-half. The Superior Stables Well Heeled followed the winner over the line of finish in second place with a decisive margin of three lengths, while Le Miserable closed in third place, with the minor award going to Hula, which came from last place. Well Heeled was the favorite for this and gave a good performance in setting the pace to the final eighth, where the winner overhauled him and drew out in the closing strides. The second, a division of the first, brought out another band of the lower grade speedsters for a test of three-quarters and, incidentally, the winner of the second registered the time of 1:12%, the same as was made in the opening dash. Tar Water, which shared favoritism with Infinity, scored in handy fashion when he raced to the end with one length and one-half separating him from Infinity, while Panic Blues, which was compelled to overcome early interference, closed in third place. The successful trio had the race between them after the opening half, when Princess Ivory tired after displaying good speed for three-eighths. Apprentice Dublin Taylor rode the winner and handled him cleverly. SPANISH BABE GRADUATES. The third race, fashioned for maiden fillies, two years old, resulted in a hollow victory for Mrs. F. M. Grabners Spanish Babe and in gaining her conquest and graduation, the victress vindicated the judgment of the public, which backed her with confidence, so much so that she paid slightly better than even money. The alert Herb Fisher got Evening Gown away in motion and it only required a few strides after the start when she took the lead, but the winner was right after her and it was difficult for her to keep in front of the Grabner filly. On the turn Arcaro sent Spanish Babe to the front and from then on it was just a Continued on twenty-sixth page. TODAY FINISHES SECOND Continued from first page. gallop for the speedy daughter of Spanish Prince II. and she won by five lengths. The struggle for second money was a thriller with Fair Perdita, a rank outsider, getting up in the final stride to nose out Evening Gown, which tired slightly in the final stages. Royal Duchess came in for considerable support but after racing prominently to the stretch, tired. Another disqualification, the fourth at the meeting, occurred in the fourth race when Mrs. W. E. Schmidts Fair Image was set back for impeding the favored Wise Ways, which was forced almost to the outside fence during the stretch racing. Fair Image, away in motion, was sent to the front with a rush. Maintaining a clear lead to the stretch, she appeared a certain winner, but as Wise Ways moved up to her apprentice J. King seemed to take a weaving course and swerved sharply in front of the latter. Corbett, on Wise Ways, elected to continue on the outside and when he got on even terms with Fair Image, was forced out gradually with the pair finishing in close proximity of the judges stand. The officials were prompt in their action and had the numbers changed before the riders returned to the scales. The foul was so palpable that it was not necessary for Corbett to file a claim. Through the disqualification Mar-tie Flynn was second and Belle Grier third. Tiny Kitty, a winner last out, duplicated her performance when she proved much the best in the sixth race, which engaged seven of the useful type platers in a test of one mile. As in her last race, she found the track to her liking and sped over the couise, which was slightly dulled by the rain which fell during the fourth and fifth races, negotiating the distance in the splendid time of 1:384,5. This was the second winner for Dublin Taylor, he having previously scored on Tar Water, winner of the second race. Four lengths behind the victress came Royal Leon to account for second money, while third went to Cloud DOr which was three lengths in the wake of the Grossman representative. Unkie Tom will perform for Mrs. Paul Kelley in his next engagement, she having claimed him for ,000. »
