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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS III July 27 The field for the Arlington Futurity with post positions weights jockeys owners and probable odds follows followsProb Prob PP Horse Wt Jockey Owner Odds 1 fFprt Springs 117 C Landolt H P Headley 121 i 2 Toro Nancy 112 R Jones N W Church 201 1 3 Albuquerque 117 C Corbett Rookwood Farm Stable 31 4 Prince Splendor 117 J Westrope T C Worden 101 5 Luminosa 114 J Kacala Brownell Combs 301 6 fPreeminent 117 E Steffen H P Headley 121 7 JGallaclay 117 H W Fisher Milky Way Farms Stable 301 8 Good Gamble 114 L Humphries M L Schwartz 301 9 JBIue Armor 115 A Richard Milky Way Farms Stable 301 10 Special Agent 117 M Garner JBrookmeade Stable 201 11 Today 117 R Workman CVWhitney 51 12 St Bernard 119 DMeade EDShaffer 31 13 Nellie Flag 114 EArcaro Calumet Farm Stable 51 fH P Headley entry JMilky Way Farms Stable entry SPEEDY JUVENILES TO MEET IN ARLINGTON FUTURITY 60000 Closing Day Feature Ex ¬ pected to Be Real Thriller St Bernard and Albuquerque Share Overnight Favorit ¬ ism Nellie Flag and Today Also Well Fancied Look for Largest Crowd of Meeting ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 July 27 With the running of the Arlington Futurity tomorrow afternoon the 1934 meeting of the Arlington Park Jockey Club will be brought to an end and the public may have revealed to them the colt or filly likely to develop into the twoyearold champion Thirteen speedy youngsters were entered this morning for the 25000 added race of six furlongs and if owners of all pay the starting fee of 1000 the event will have a gross value of 60820 making it the richest race run in America so far this season The Futurity field lacks a standout and with several twoyearolds that have qualified in brilliant fashion among the entries the race may de ¬ velop into one of the most keenly contested affairs of its kind ever seen on a Chicago track trackSt St Bernard owned by Elmer Dale Shaffer youthful Chicago sportsman and Albuquer ¬ que from Jack Howards Rookwood Farm Stable shared favoritism among veteran racing fans today but strong support was given both Nellie Flag and Today The former is also Chicagoowned being in Warren Wrights Calumet Farm Stable while the latter is the leading representative of the East which furnished the winner of the first Arlington Futurity in W R Coes Ladysman two years ago Par Star in Charles T Fishers Dixiana establishment was victorious last year yearHal Hal Price Headley of Kentucky and Mrs Frank C Mars Milky Way Farm an ¬ other Chicagoowned stable each have two horses entered in the Futurity Fort Springs and Preeminent are the hopes of the Kentucky sportsman and Gallaclay and Blue Armor are the Milky Way Farm candidates Supporting candidatesSupporting Today in the effort for an eastern victory are Morton L Schwartz filly Good Gamble and Special Agent prop ¬ erty of Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloanes Brook meade Stable Californias hopes are cen ¬ tered in Norman Churchs Toro Nancy Ken ¬ tucky has another prospect in Brownell Combs Luminosa and Prince Splendor Continued on thirteenth page SPEEDY JUEVNILES TO MEET IN ARLINGTON FUTURITY Continued from first pagei owned by Thomas C Wprden gives Chicago still another strong candidate candidateAlbuquerque Albuquerque and St Bernard conic by their favoritism by the manner in which they have performed during the meeting The former has won twice at Arlington in fast time as well as having finished third in the Hyde Park Stakes He indicated his readiness this morning when he stepped a quarter mile in 22 the fastest noted by the dockers this season seasonSt St Bernard had the most speed of any of the Futurity candidates in a race having run the five and a half furlongs in 104 to come within onefifth of the track record He will be called upon to carry top weight of 119 pounds by virtue of his Bashford Manor Stakes triumph in May but he will give only two pounds to those of his op ¬ ponents which have won excepting fillies The latter get an additional allowance of three pounds and maidens are allowed two pounds poundsNellie Nellie Flag victorious in both her starts beating Today in the last one is sure to command extensive support She is a rug ¬ ged miss which many observers believe wil be benefited by the fast early pace expected to be inade by Albuquerque and St Bernard Todays race was his first in a month and a half and much improvement is expected of hirh tomorrow tomorrowOutside Outside of Nellie Flag the fillies in 4he overnight field are Toro Nancy which ran second to Motto in the Arlington Lassie Stakes Luminosa and Good Gamble Toro Nancy and Blue Armor are the only maid ¬ ens among the candidates candidatesWith With a gross value of 60820 the Futurity will have 43735 net for the winner Sec ¬ ond money will be 7000 thijrd 3000 and fourth 1500 while the breeder of the win ¬ ner receives 2000 of the second horse 1000 and of the third 500 500In In support of the Futurity racing secre ¬ tary John B Campbell has arranged a strong program and with prospects for fair weather the Arlington management is pre ¬ paring to accommodate one of the largest crowds of the meeting
