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CANT REMEMBER SCORES Creech Racer Triumphs in Thriller at Arlington Downs. First Full Week of Racing Begins at Texas Major Track Good Crowd and Excellent Weather. ARLINGTON, Texas, April 1. In the most thrilling finish since Arlington Downs opened its spring season, Mrs. A. M. Creechs Cant Remember was the winner of the Waco Claiming Handicap, that was the principal race of an off day card this afternoon. The four-year-old Canter gelding reached the end of the Waggoner course sprint only a nose before the Six Bar Stables Back Fence, which enjoyed the same margin over Edward Sachsenmaiers Golden Fate. Some three lengths separated the latter and Fan-fern, with The Pelican far back from the start. Summerlike weather prevailed for the opening of the first full week of the meeting, and this no doubt attracted the large crowd. Favorites and outsiders struggled for honors all during the afternoon and, when Cant Remember scored his narrow success, it marked the second in as many races for the choices. The Creech gelding was the first of the five in motion, and Charles Parvin, who was riding his first winner of the meeting, drove him into a clear lead during the run to the far turn. However, Back Fence, the only three-year-old of the field, carried his ninety-eight pounds into the lead on the outside of the pacemaker. He was unable to draw clear of the winner, and they raced head and head during the final quarter. Dropping back when unable to keep up in the early stages, Golden Fate responded in fine style after reaching the stretch and, with long sweeping strides, shortened the leaders margin. Fanfern, which reached third place when Golden Fate dropped back, gave way in the drive. Despite the high price of ,000, Golden Fate found a new owner after the race, the San Antonio-owned Apache Stable claiming him for that amount. Cant Renumber carried 113 pounds, two less than the top-weighted Golden Fate, and ran the distance in 1:084,S. BLIND PIG BY A NECK. Twelve maidens, two-year-olds, which met under claiming conditions, furnished the sport for the opening dash, and it resulted in a mild surprise when H. J. Molays Blind Pig lasted to beat Minnie Greenock a neck at the end of the four and a half furlongs. Grandmas Boy was third, two lengths back of Minnie Greenock, and three lengths before Topeka. Ridden by Paul Keester and hustled into a long lead during the run to the final furlong, the winner, son of Bulldog and Beauty Slave, tired in the last stages, but managed to withstand Minnie Greenocks belated threat. Holding fourth position for the first five-sixteenths, Johnny Bane tired rapidly, to be well beaten at the close. Lamporte,W. C. Reicherts four-year-old Porte Drapeau gelding, scored his third straight victory and provided another surprise when he led the lightly-regarded Moon-san, Maeantic and seven others to the finish of the Waggoner course sprint, that served as the second race. Polyphote, for which there was the greatest support, quit badly after reaching the final three-eighths. Never far back of Flag Bearers pace, the winner, which was lucky to get through on the inside on the stretch turn, reached the lead soon afterwards to attain a length and one-half advantage at the end. While Moon-san held on in fine style, Inflate tired after losing ground throughout, giving way to Maeantic during the run through the stretch. The consistent Renaissance, which races for Mrs. J. L. Wilson, Dallas owner, chalked up his third victory of the year in accounting for the third race, also decided over the Waggoner course. The six-year-old Master Charlie horse reached the finish slightly more than a length before Odd Blue, which led Silk Flag by a length and a half. A popular victory came with the fourth race, also over the short three-quarters of the Waggoner course when Mrs. C. R Sco-villes Dark Seeker got up to beat Lady Federal a neck. Whizz James was third.
