Brilliant Texas Card: Twenty Thousand See Roman Soldier and Our Count Win, Daily Racing Form, 1935-04-08

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BRILLIANT TEXAS CARD 1 Twenty Thousand See Roman Soldier and Our Count Win. Dallas Handicap and Dallas Cotton Exchange Purse Head Half-Holiday Program Track Fast. ARLINGTON DOWNS, Texas, April 6. Before a crowd estimated at 20,000, Our Count and Roman Soldier carried off major honors in the Dallas Handicap and Dallas Cotton Exchange Purse, the headliners of another brilliant program offered by the Texas Jockey Club at its Arlington Downs course this afternoon. Unlike his triumph in the Fort Worth Handicap last Saturday, Our Count did not get through in easy fashion. He reached the end of the nine furlongs a little more than a length before the Eskay Stables Sweeping Light, which lasted to head the Brentwood Stables Late Date for second honors. The latter was four lengths before Rip Van Winkle, which saved fourth from Sazerac, Noahs Pride and Glynson, which finished in the order named. The four-year-old Reigh Count gelding carried 115 pounds, three less than Sweeping Light, the top weight of the field of seven, and ran the distance in 1:494, which was four-fifths of a second off the track record. In addition to the ,020, owner Rumage, an Arlington sportsman, received a handsome silver trophy which was presented by Miss Jane Waggoner, a seyen-year-old great grand-daughter of the late Col. W. T. Waggoner. He was a strong second choice to Sweeping Light, which was held at 2.15 to .00. SHORT DELAY AT POST. After a short delay the field got away in splendid order, with Sweeping Light first to show. During the run to the back stretch Noahs Pride drove through on the inside to take command, but Sweeping Light again forged to the front. He was unable to draw clear of his opponents. In the final three-eighths Howard Hughes drove the winner up on the outside of the pacemaker, and the winner was a head in front near the final furlong. Drawing away steadily he attained his .winning advantage under Hughes strong handling. Unable to keep up with the flying leaders, Late Date was shuffled back entering the stretch, but L. Balaski found room for the drive, and once clear Late Date gained rapidly on the leaders. For nearly a mile Sazerac held third place but tired rapidly in the last eighth, and Noahs Pride was through after five furlongs, while Rip Van Winkle made up ground to beat the tiring Sazerac for fourth laurels. Glynson was never a factor. The Dallas Cotton Exchange Purse was merely a romp for Roman Soldier. He was kept on the outside of his field from the start, and when Lester Balaski called on him he forged to the front with consummate ease. After" attaining the lead entering the stretch, he drew away rapidly to be three lengths before Morrison and Keatings McCarthy at the end. The latter was a length before the Milky Way Farms Galla-. clay, which beat Eddie J. a nose for minor honors. Only six opposed the son of Cohort, and he was held at 17 to 20. There was a little anxiety among the big throng when he raced far back, while the speedy Hasty Glance and McCarthy were showing the way, but he dispelled the fear when Balaski went to the whip. Moving around his field in fine style he had attained his winning advantage a furlong from the finish, and Balaski merely let him canter along thereafter. After setting a thrilling pace, which carried her the quarter in :23, the half in :46, and the three-quarters, in 1:12, Hasty Glance gave way rapidly and the finish found her a distant trailer. While Gallaclay turned in a splendid effort in reaching third place after trailing the field for five-eighths, Eddie J. met with bad racing luck. In close quarters while racing on the rail, Eddie J. was blocked entering the stretch, but finding clear sailing shortly afterwards, he closed with a rush. By far the most pleasant weather of the meeting prevailed for the sport. A refreshing breeze swept the spacious lawns and clubhouse enclosure and overhead conditions were all that could be desired. Although the program was dedicated to Dallas, Fort Worth sent its usual large quota and Grand Prairie, Arlington, Cleburne and other adjacent cities were well represented. There was a shrinking of representatives from faraway San Antonio and Houston, while many Corsicanians also mingled with the throng. OUTSTANDING PROGRAM. It was one of, if not the most brilliant programs to be offered since the sport was revived in the Lone Star State, and although well matched fields met in the eight races, choices came in for their share of the triumphs. Running the four and a half furlongs in :52, which equalled the record made by Billie Bane, in his Juvenile Stakes triumph, Kingsbury, C. A. Pecks Jean Valjean gelding, was an easy winner of the first race. At the end of the dash, which attracted a small field of six under allowance conditions, the well backed Richstrike was second, four lengths back of the winner and a neck before Imperial Bill, which led Caliban by three lengths for minor honors. Sprinting into a clear lead in the first three-sixteenths, Kingsbury drew away under urging, but Haber had him in hand when the finish was reached. With the exception of The Flankman, which quit badly after holding third place for a quarter, the others were never factors. The Six Bar Stable of W. T. Johnson and Son furnished the winner of the second race for three-year-olds when My Surprise led Blue Cat, Bonnie Pan and nine others to the finish of the Waggoner course sprint. Co-favorite with Bonnie Pan, which tired after forcing Magentas pace to the final three-sixteenths, My Surprise was forced to race around his field and after attaining a clear lead ncaring the last eighth reached the fin ish only three parts of a length before Blue Cat. The latter worked her way through the field to be four lengths before Bonnie Pan, which beat Just Imperial two lengths for minor honors. The third race for better grade sprinting platers and also at the Waggoner course distance, provided a popular victory when A. G. Tarns Hueu, a lukewarm choice, lasted to beat Metaurus by a half length at the close. Bedight, a strong factor from the start, was third, two lengths back of the winner and a head before Genteel Lady. Well up with the pace but forced to come around Lord Tournament and Bedight in reaching the lead, the winner headed Bedight midway of the stretch but after drawing clear was put to strong urging in withstanding Metaurus, which worked his way forward through the middle of the field. The first of the three major events was, the Station WRR Handicap, a Waggoner course sprint that served as the fourth race, and it was productive of an extremely popular and easy score when the Three Ds Stock Farms Money Getter reached the finish five lengths before the Corsicana Stables Blessed Event, which got up to beat the Six Bar Stables Back Fence a half length for second. Well handled by Paul Keester, the four-year-old home-bred sprinted into a good lead during the run to the stretch and after drawing away under light urging was well in hand at the end.


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