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r BLUE TRAIN SURPRISES Carries Mrs. Louis J. Remnfs Silks to Hawthorne Victory. First Three to Finish in Marquette Park Purse Owned by Chicago- ans Choices Score. Pitted against the fastest opponents he has been asked to meet since the winter season, when he campaigned with the better three-year-olds at Santa Anita, Blue Train, three-year-old son of Blue Larkspur and Flora May, scored his most important triumph and provided the biggest surprise of the day when he accounted for the Marquette Park Purse, Wednesdays principal race at Hawthorne. Performing under the colors of Mrs. Louis J. Remm, a local owner, and with Lester Balaski in the saddle, Blue Train raced over the six furlongs in 1:12. This good bit of running brought him to the finish line half a length before another local entry, J. J. Coughlins Roguish Girl, with still another Chicago-owned contestant, Jake Lowen-steins Lady Montrose, taking third in the field of ten. . Such others as Lady Thatcher, Bootless, Bamboo, Inscona, Sandstone, Double Kerry and Hose also answered for the featured sprint. They finished in that order and, with Inscona, as the favorite, finishing so far back, the result held no joy for the form players. Carrying top weight of 118 pounds, Inscona was never better than fifth, which position ho held entering the stretch, where he tired. FAST EARLY PACE. A strong factor from the outset, and with Lady Luck with him, Blue Train plunged through next to the rail as Balaski drove him into the lead in a stirring stretch drive. In the drive he overtook Lady Thatcher about a sixteenth out, - and Roguish Girl, within a few strides of the finish. Lady Thatcher was t"e early pacemaker, and she travelled fast, as the quarter was reeled off yi :23 and the half mile in :47YS. Faltering badly near the end, she also failed to withstand Lady Montrose, which had trailed far back as the field streamed out of the back stretch. Until Blue Train finished -in front, favorites and, second choices had monopolized the limelight. He paid off at 14 to 1 straight. Staged under pleasant conditions, the midweek program brought out a large crowd. The Clarendon Hills Purse, an allowance affair for juvenile colts and geldings, was the secondary feature. Testing only seven over five and one-half furlongs, it resulted in a victory for Thomas C. Wordens High Polish, which was the public choice. Carrying 116 pounds and receiving four from the Bomar Stables Little Shaver, the locally-owned victor defeated the latter by a head. Palan, an entry under Valdina Farm colors with Calculator, finished third four lengths back and three lengths before his stable companion. Warfellow, Grey Simon and Quincy completed the field. After bumping as they swung wide into the stretch, the winner and Little Shaver sped past the early pacemaker, Calculator, and for more than a furlong staged as nifty a stretch duel as marked the days sport. Meanwhile, Calculator also succumbed to his stablemate. L. Haas was astride the winner, and the Missouri-bred son of Cotlogomor raced the distance in 1:07. GREY STREAK LUCKY. As badly judged rides probably injured the chances of some of his stronger rivals, Grey Streak, racing under Mrs. John Marschs popular colors and ridden by L. Haas, appeared somewhat lucky to get away with the first race. This brought nine of the cheaper and consequently less dependable performers together at six furlongs and Grey Streaks victory, a success for the favorites, came by a neck over Fire Star with Bonnie Dream a like margin farther back. Rubans Choice finished fourth. Fire Stars rally after the winner had raced away from her and into a good lead in the stretch was a determined one, though too late to place her in front and ground lost by Bonnie Continued on tiventy-Jifth page.. BLUE TRAIN SURPRISES Continued from first page. Dream and Rubans Choice took much from their chances. As strong a race as E. Arcaro ever rode was not enough to save Calumet Farms Princess Bull, a 13 to 10 chance in the betting, from defeat in the five and one-half furlongs second race for maiden two-year-old fillies. Phalasan, a daughter of Phal-aros, owned by the Waggoner Brothers Three Ds Stock Farm, stood between the favorite and victory at the wire, but it va.s no easy-gained win for the Waggoner filly as she only collared and headed Princess Bull within a few strides of the finish. Solar Maid, coupled as an entry with Countess Reign, finished third. The third race, under the same conditions as the first, and engaging nine, resulted in victory for Playmaster, with Pompous Genie second and Our Patty third to complete the six furlongs. Beating his rivals out of the starting stalls, the winner quickly opened up a good lead, then easily held them safe to win by four lengths. The contest for second place was more spirited, Pompous Genie leading Our Patty by a nose for the runner-up award. Pompous Genie was the favorite, with Playmaster a strong second choice. Lisa Belle, improved four-year-old daughter of Upset and Lisa, scored her fourth triumph of the meeting when she easily turned back The Darb, Bushmaster, Captain Joy and five others, included among which was the favored Garden Message, in the fifth race. Traveling the six and one-half furlongs in 1:18, the winner won by two and one-half lengths and although his margin over Bushmaster was not as great, The Darb had far too much for those behind him. Garden Message was outrun all the way. Bushmaster and Jinnee were in front of the successful N. G. Gibbons filly during the early st ges, where J. Nolan had her under a restraining hold and when permitted she promptly demonstrated her superiority. Finishing fast The Darb overtook Bushmaster in the last eighth. The stable of J. L. Roberts, headed by the three-year-old, Tugboat Frank, pulled out of Hawthorne for Suffolk Downs. Prince Sudor, Linlace, Continuity, Cablegram, Lee Laffoon, Mars Palatine, Hokuao and Sea Fox completed the shipment. Jockey J. Deer-ing reports to Roberts at the Massachusetts track. According to advices received here, Richard B. Georges Hilltop Stable, now at Riverside Park, will invade Ohio for the coming meeting at Thistle Downs, near Cleveland. Trainer Tommy Carroll is racing eight for George, who as the owner of Fair Park, Dallas, has played an important part in the revival of racing in Texas. Julius G. Reeder, Hawthornes racing secretary and steward, remains for several days following the close of the meeting to clean up the numerous details of his important posts. t
