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INDIAN SALUTE JN UPSET Durbar II. Gelding Furnishes Mild Surprise at Arlington Downs. : Amazing Stumbles in Close Quarters and Throws Jockey Grill Boy Escapes Serious Injury. ARLINGTON, Texas, April 9. Despite his previous sparkling winning effort, Indian Salute, Z. E. McGregors Durbar II. gelding, furnished a mild surprise in winning the Daniel Boone Claiming Purse, fifth event, and the first of two stellar numbers offered by the Texas Jockey Club at its Arlington Downs course this afternoon. He reached the end of the mile and seventy yards, which he ran in the sparkling time of 1:43, a length and a half before Clarence Davisons Garden Message, which lasted to beat Wa-coche by a nose for second. Jay Vee was fourth, Impeach fifth, and Fairsickle sixth. Amazing, the other starter, tossed jockey Frank Grill when he stumbled when in close quarters near the lower turn. The boy escaped uninjured, but Amazing, which ran with his field, bothered Impeach and Wa-coche as they entered the stretch. There was little delay before the start and although Jay Vee was first under -way, he failed to withstand Wacoche and the winner. Turning into the back stretch, Wacoche had a big advantage, but soon afterwards Indian Salute began to wear him down and the winner was in front near the final half mile and Garden Message, was showing the way to Impeach and the others. After reaching the lead, Indian Salute drew away rapidly and he was three lengths before Garden Message, approaching the final half mile. Thereafter, Pierson took him in hand but Amazing, which had impeded the other opponents, drove up on the outside of the winner and Pierson was forced to rouse him in the last stages. As the field reached the final quarter, Impeach drove into third position but Amazing bumped into him and Impeach tired thereafter. Indian Salute, the light weight of the field under 105 pounds, was held at odds better than a 5 to 1 choice. Impeach enjoyed favoritism. A moderation in the weather and sunny skies was responsible for attracting the largest crowd of the week. The track was at its best. Running the mile and seventy yards in 1:43 and within three-fifths of a second of the track record, Savernake, Anthony Pel-leteris three-year-old son of Blandford, turned back Lolschen, B. Hernandez hope for Texas Derby honors, Milky Way Farms-Caliban and five others of his age, including Bereit, another Derby eligible, in the Coleman Purse, sixth event and co-feature. Lolschen had no excuses. He was always a strong factor arid when the winner charged on the outside of him, he was unable to withstand his determined challenge. With the exception of Witson, which quit in the drive, and Continuity, which made up ground to reap fourth laurels, the others were never prominent. Planetoid, well made daughter of Ariel and La Chica, made her debut in auspicious fashion when she was an easy and popular winner of the first race that was fashioned for maiden two-year-old fillies. She reached the end of the four furlongs eight lengths before Three Ds Pansys First with Ruth Scout carrying Joseph Brooks silks into third place. The winner, which represented J. Tommy Taylor, signalled C. Kurtsingers return to competition, and the "flying Dutchman" of Twenty Grand fame demonstrated that his fall failed to rob him of his superior horsemanship. The sprightly miss was slow to begin, but she sprinted into a commanding lead early with Pansys First next in pursuit. Once , roused in the stretch she drew away rapidly, ! and her time of :47Vs for the half-mile and within three-fifths of a second of the track record, was one of the best of the meeting. Miss Gravity, one of the choices, was the first under way, but she dropped back soon afterwards and although she made up ground, was well beaten for fourth laurels. The second biggest surprise of the meeting came with the second race, which attracted twelve older maidens, when the Fish-burn Stables Wardell Ormont lasted to beat Denver Lad by a head at the end of the Waggoner course distance. Lassies Son was third, two lengths back of Denver Lad and a length before London Blaze, which weakened after reaching the lead approaching the final furlong. The winner paid 5.50 for each ticket. Ridden by Johnny Nolan, j the winner, a three-year-old Ormont gelding, was never far back of the pacemaking Gal-lerne, Playmay and Lassies Son. Brammer made his first appearance of the , day a winning one when he brought Mrs. Raymond Pollards Quasimodo to the finish of the six furlongs third race an easy winner over Sarahmond, Otra Vez and seven others. Going into a long lead early the five-year-old Leonardo II. gelding made every post a . winning one, to reach the finish five lengths ; before Sarahmond, which was up in the final strides to beat Otra Vez by a head for second. The latter was a half length before Flight of Gold, which tired after forcing the pace to the final furlong. The others of the 1 field were never factors. Taking advantage of his last day with the apprentice allowance, D. Brammer was astride his second winner in as many efforts : when he guided Mrs. E. B. Carpenters Gay Bubble to an easy and popular score in the : fourth race, which engaged seven three- year-old sprinting platers. The daughter of Bubbling Over reached the end of the Waggoner course four lengths before Someone Else, which led Runamuck by a length for second. Sprinting into a big lead during the first three-sixteenths, the winner gradually in-: creased her advantage to be well in hand at the end. During the opening three-sixteenths Supreme Maiden drove through the field to reach second place, but she gave 1 way fast in the drive. Imperial Maryan fin-. ished fourth and the others were never factors.
