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GALA DAY AT ARLINGTON DOWNS DESPITE WEATHER . . City of Electra and American Legion-Share Honors of Afternoon 1 Prince Fox Makes Amends for Recent Defeat by Recounting for Blue Bonnet Handicap, Big Feature of Splendid Program. 1 ARLINGTON, Texas, April 10 Despite inclement weather, Wednesday was another gaja day at Arlington Downs, where the Texas Jockey Club staged eight races, dividing dedication honors between the American Legion and the city of Electra, which city was represented by a large and enthusiastic delegation which came down by special train, arriving at the Downs a few minutes before the start of the afternoons racing. Electra, the former home of the late W. T. Waggoner, is strong for anything with a 8 Waggoner flavor and members of the large party added much color to Wednesdays big crowd. An augmented brass band was a big feature of the Electra program, and spirited renditions during the afternoon made a big hit with the homelings. The Legion, too, came in for its share of attention, and the stewards stand was almost filled by. the mass of flowers forming the eight floral presentations, in addition the winning owner of the fourth race took down a sterling silver trophy, given by the Disabled Veterans of the World War. An immense stars and stripes, awarded by the United States government, was presented to the winner of the final event, programmed as the Stars and Stripes Purse. Fort Worths Blackstone Post was honored in the opening race, and J. E. Payne represented the United Confederate Veterans second race. James Nevitt was on hand for the Spanish American War Veterans in the next race, and Commander Lawrence R. Melton did the honors for the Disabled Veterans. State Commander Miller Ainsworth and party from Luling occupied the stewards stand during the running of the Blue Bonnet Handicap, and ladies in his party presented the winning owner with a pretty floral trophy. Mrs. Dave Gray, Electra, represented the jockey club and presented the Blue Bonnet trophy to the successful .owner. Tom Owen sponsored the Dallas Legion Purse, with C. W. Hatcher bestowing the garland to the winner of the Foreign Wars race. Division Commander Jerome McKin-ney, Denison, made the flag presentation which concluded the Legions program. Prince Fox, William C. Weants sterling Prince Pal gelding, made amends for his defeat in his first effort here in accounting for the Blue Bonnet Handicap, which headlined the attractive program. Better suited to the six furlongs than the Waggoner course sprint, and nobly handled by George Woolf, the six-year-old gelding reached the finish a length before the Tranquility Farms Rock X., which led the Corsicana Stables Blessed Event by four lengths for second. The latter just got up to head Golden Fate for minor honors, which held the same advantage over the tiring Wise Daughter. Cant Remember, Money Getter, Marooned and Bien Fait reached the finish in the named order. While Blessed Event shared in the ,000 Continued on eleventh page. GALA DAY AT ARLINGTON DOWNS DESPITE WEATHER .Continued from first page. added purse which was worth ,580 to owner Weant, Bien Fait was the big disappointment. Due to his impressive victory in his first start of the year here he was largely responsible for the Corsicana entry being favored at 23 to 10. Like Marooned, the second choice, he quit rapidly after holding a contending position for nearly a half mile. Unable to reach the lead and appearing to be laboring under his top burden of 123 pounds, two more than Bien Faits assignment, Marooned gave way fast during the run to the stretch, and had not Keester eased Bien Fait in the last sixteenth he would have been the trailer. Although it did not receive the heavy drenching that fell in Dallas and Fort Worth during the early morning hours, the course came in for a good downpour and the racing strip was slow for the program. With a warm sun breaking through the clouds and fog shortly before noon, overhead conditions were ideal for the sport. With both the city of Electra, the home of the late Gol. W. T. Waggoner, and the American Legion sharing in the program, the largest weekday gathering of the meeting attended. Two bands, one of which accompanied the Electra delegation, entertained the large crowd before the start of the program and between races. A. B. Gordon furnished another two-year-old winner which proved one of the outstanding surprises of the meeting when Pretty Patricia, a home-bred daughter of Justice F. and Ladyship, experienced little trouble in leading Lotofus, Bonnie Dream and six others to the finish of the four and a half furlongs dash which opened the program. The winner, which returned 6.60 for each straight, and was making her initial start, had the services .of Hilton Dab-son. After racing the heavily supported Marchline into defeat, she reached the finish four lengths before Lotofus, a strong second choice. The latter drove through on the inside to be a nose before Bonnie Dream, which, but for being shuffled back at the stretch turn, probably would have been closer at the end. Caleb, Mrs. C. Hollands three-year-old, made the first winner for the choices when he led Valise, Sassenach and eight others of his age to the finish of the Waggoner course sprint, which served as the second race. The winner, which was so heavily supported that he paid off at odds-on, worked his way forward on the outside of his field and, wearing Valise down in the last sixteenth, was three parts of a length before him at the end. Unable to draw clear of Earth Shaker, Sassenach gave way to Valise when the latter challenged in the final furlong, and the finish found him two lengths back of Valise and four lengths before Contrast. Drombo, which was making his first start in nearly two months, provided another surprise when he was a driving winner of the third race. Kapena was second a half of a length back of the winner and two lengths before Black Peter, which beat the tiring Dornoch a head for minor honors. After forcing the pace of Dornoch to the stretch, the winner took command, but was under strong urging in withstanding Kapena, which worked his way forward through the middle of the field.
