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PRINCE FOX THREATENS AMERICAN TIME RECORD r - : - A : a Weant Racer Gallops One Mile and One-Sixteenth in 1:42 1-5 Twenty Thousand Witness Running of Three Ds Handicap at Arlington Downs Our Count Withdrawn From Handicap Because of Leg Injury . ARLINGTON, Texas, April 13. Prince Fox, gallant and consistent six-year-old Prince Pal gelding that races for W, C. Weant, Kentucky owner, scored his most important triumph and came within a fifth of a second of equalling the American record for a mile and a sixteenth in winning the Three Ds Handicap that featured an attractive program offered at Arlington Downs this afternoon. Under 116 pounds and ridden by the renowned George Woolf, Prince Fox ran the distance in 1:42 and reached the finish 9a length before the Corsicana Stables Bien 1 Fait, which lasted to beat Mrs. E. Haugh-tons Bold Lover by a nose for second. Chance Line saved fourth from Rip Van Winkle, Indian Salute, Sweeping Light, Rock X., Quatre Bras II. and Late Date, which finished in the order named. The handicap was robbed of some of its glamor when Our Count, winner of the Fort Worth and Dallas Handicaps, was withdrawn, due to a leg injury. No more favorable weather could have been provided for the half holiday program and that the citizens of this sector are great lovers of the thoroughbred was clearly shown when a crowd exceeding that of last Saturday attended to witness the sport. In addition to the large delegations- from Dallas, Fort Worth and nearby cities there was a sprinkling of fans from faraway San Antonio, Houston and Oklahoma points. LARGE REPRESENTATIONS. Corsicana, too, had a large representation. State officials, many of whom attended the political meeting in Fort Worth, and officers of the Texas Centennial Association mingled in the vast throng which filled every available part of the spacious plant. The track was again at its best. Although Prince Fox, a winner here Wednesday, was scoring his eighth victory out of his last nine starts, Bien Fait was glorious in defeat. The Bubbling Over colt, which shouldered 119 pounds, the top weight of the field, set the pace, held on gamely and pulled up very lame. Taking command at the start, Bien Fait was called upon to repulse the threats of Rock X. and Quatre Bras II. and, after disposing of them, Bold Lover moved up on the outside of him to contest the issue during the run through the stretch. The task proved too great and, when Prince Fox offered his belated and stirring charge, he was unable to withstand him. When reaching the lead Prince Fox bumped Bold Lover, and this probably prevented the latter from garnering second honors. OPENER TO WILLIAM C. William Weant furnished the winner of the opening number when William C. led from the start of the Waggoner course sprint to reach the finish a length before Seymour. Donna James, which enjoyed favoritism, was third. While the winner was pacemaking, Donna James and Brown Polly were nearest in pursuit, but after reaching the final furlong, where Brown Polly began to tire, Seymour, which had worked his way forward from last position, offered his belated challenge and the finish found him a neck before Donna James, which led Singing River by a length for minor honors. Showing improvement over his last two efforts, Claremont chalked up a popular victory when he led Jib Boom, Friend John and nine other lowly platers to the finish of the second race, also at the Waggoner course distance. Ridden by Jimmy King and always fn closest pursuit of the pacemaking Dominant Star and Jib Boom, the winner forged to the front in the final furlong to be a length, before Jib Boom, which lasted to beat Friend John a nose at the end. Butsy Hernandez Grattan made good for his legion of backers, who installed him an odds-on choice, when he was a driving win- Continued on twenty-second page. PRINCE FOX THREATENS AMERICAN TIME RECORD Continued from first page. ner of the third race, another Waggoner course sprint. He reached the finish a length before Ana X., which was half a length in the van of Wise Revue. Lucky to find room in the middle of the field, Grattan took command shortly after entering the stretch, but after drawing away from his field he was put to strong urging in maintaining his advantage. After showing the way for nearly half a mile, Gypsie Chief and Princess Zelda tired rapidly during the run through the stretch. Overconfidence on the part of the inexperienced Elmer Deperini nearly cost Mrs. Floyd Wests Miss Chicro the major portion of the purse in the fourth. Continually looking back on the outside of his through on the inside, to reach the lead field, Deperini failed to see No More steal midway in the stretch and, while Miss Chicro had been merely cantering along in the van, he was forced to put her to ex-before No More4 a well-backed choice.
