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i 1 ; t - - 2 3 I ; l , i t . . : : : : . : j . ; i i : j j j J j f HVACOCHE WINS BY A HEAD Defeats Tittle Guy in Rio Ran-chito Purse at Arlington Downs. Runs Mile and an Eighth in 1:51 j, Fastest Time of Meeting for the Distance Good Crowd Attends. ARLINGTON, Texas, April 17. Wacoche, five-year-old High Cloud gelding, that races for the Corsicana Stable, chalked up his first j victory of the meeting when he lasted to head Hynes and Beezleys Thistle Guy at the end of the mile and a furlong of the Rio Ranchito Claiming Purse that featured the pre-Derby offering of the Texas Jockey Club at its Arlington Downs course this afternoon. Third honors went to Z. E. McGregors In-, dian Salute, which tired after leading the field of five for the opening mile. Amazing and Jay Vee finished in fourth and fifth positions. Swelled by the advance guard of Texas Derby visitors, the crowd was the largest of the week. Ideal spring time weather pre-l vailed for the sport, which was decided over a fast strip. There was little delay before the start of the feature, which held the fifth position on the program, and the quintet went away as a team. Although Jay Vee showed in front, Leroy Pierson lost little time in sending Indian Salute to the front of him and he held a clear lead as they entered the back stretch. Wacoche, which had the services of Johnny Longden, was in closest pursuit with Amazing showing the way to Jay Vee and Thistle Guy. Nearing the final half mile, Thistle Guy moved into fourth position and the leaders held their places to the final furlong, where Longden drove the winner to the front and Thistle Guy began to pick up his faltering opponents. Although Wacoche was able to draw clear of his field, it was only momentarily for Brammer had Thistle Guy alongside of him during the last seventy yards and in another stride past the finish, Thistle Guy was in front. Under 113 pounds, the top weight of the field, Wacoche ran the nine furlongs in 1:51, the fastest time of the meeting for the distance. He was second choice to Indian Salute and returned .70 for each straight. John Doe, which came in for heavy support after the field of twelve older maidens had reached the track, made good for his admirers when he lasted to beat Lassies Son L by a nose at the end of the Waggoner course sprint that served as the introductory dash. Flo X. was third, a neck back of Lassies ; Son and two lengths before Harry Rich-man, " which enjoyed favoritism over the winner. Albino, daughter of Jack High, earned her first purse for Mrs. A. M. Creech when she ! led Erb, Merry Peggy and five other plater juveniles to the finish of the second race : over four furlongs. In scoring the second victory of her career Albino ran the half ; ; mile in :48. Capably ridden by Paul Keester and always in closest pursuit of the pacemaking Evilo, the winner forged to the front entering the stretch to reach the end two lengths before Erb, which beat Merry Peggy by a half a length for second. While Evilo quit badly after relinquishing the lead, and Mindalo, which finished fourth, showed an , even effort, Merry Peggy was forced to come from a good distance back to earn 1 third honors. The winner and Erb shared . favoritism. i The Old Fox Stables Playsickle, a Joseph E. Widener castoff, won her first race out of five starts this year when she triumphed 1 over a band of better grade platers in the 1 third race over the Waggoner course dis- 3 tance. Prince Heather was second, and Unkie Tom, which was making his 1936 1 debut, third. Never far back of the pacemaking La Junta White, which finished fourth, and Greenstone, which quit after forcing the pace to the stretch, Playsickle, which was ridden by Frank Grill, forged to the front in the last sixteenth to be a length before Prince Heather at the end. While As Always made up ground during 1 the run through the stretch and pulled up lame, Baldy, which also came in for good I support, trailed the field of twelve at the end. Paul Keester, whose mounts have been few and far between, due to his increasing weight, was astride his second winner when ? Polyphote carried Clarence Davisons colors I is to a driving victory in the fourth, also over 1 the Waggoner course. Inscription, which , enjoyed favoritism over the winner, was sec- j ond and Sweepogan third.
