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UNFAVORABLE WEATHE FOR ARLINGTON OPENING 9 , INTERMITTENT SHOWERS Dulls the Track and Adversely Affects the Attendance. Where Away Captures the Arlington Inaugural, With Pharosay Second and The Fighter Third, j - ... ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., June 29. Racing was resumed at Arlington Park for the tenth season this afternoon with a crowd of 7,500 persons cheering the victory of Anthony Pelleteris Where Away in the Arlington Inaugural Handicap. Conditions for the opening were against a program of brilliant racing, showers late this morning causing the track to be dull and undoubtedly had an influence on the attendance. . The weather improved during the afternoon and the sun shone for the feature while the track dried out until it was in good shape. Numerous withdrawals were made with the field in the feature being cut in half from the original number of twenty-two overnight candidates. Of this group the Calumet Farms unruly Pharosay finished second, and Milky Way Farms The Fighter was third. Where Away, four-year-old gelded son of Stimulus and Bobolink II. and a half-brother to St. James, carried 110 pounds and was ridden by the veteran Charles Cor-bett. He earned ,005 for the New Orleans horseman and his victory was a popular one, as Where Away was made the second choice to the Calumet entry of Pharosay and Nellie Flag. PHAROSAY UNSEATS RD3ER. Pharosay, which reared back at the post and unseated jockey Irving Anderson, behaved better after being placed in his stall and he had the speed to outrun The Fighter in taking comniand shortly after the field had been sent away to a good start. Preeminent was hustled up on the inside and then went to the outside to be well lapped on the Calumet three-year-old at the far turn, while Inf idox, Toro Nancy and Where Away were not far away. In the run around the turn Pharosay increased his lead until Preeminent was at his heels and Corbett took Where Away to the outside to give him plenty of room to make his run. As the field came to the stretch Infidox was in third place at Pre-eminents heels, with The Fighter alongside of him while Where Away was close by and running strongly. Preeminent had enough after reaching the stretch, and as he dropped back, The Fighter rushed up into second place, but by this time Where Away was going boldly on the outside, and inside the furlong pole he moved up to Pharosay and put him away after a short tussle. The Stimulus gelding quickly gained a length lead over the Calumet representative, but the latter came again slightly at the end to make the winning margin three-quarters of a length, while finishing two lengths ahead of The Fighter. Infidox was a length farther away and well before Born Happy and the others. Where Away ran the seven furlongs in 1:24, which is more than two seconds off the track record. CARVOLA WINS. Carvola, which carried the silks of E. K. Bryson into second place in the Chicago Derby, defeated five other good three-year-olds in the Arlington Heights Purse, the other supporting feature. Running the mile in 1:37, good time considering the dullness of the course, the daughter of Carlaris and Volga defeated E. R. Bradleys Bow and Arrow by three-quarters of a length as Mrs. H. H. Hectors Wise Duke was third, a half dozen lengths away. Dnieper was fourth. Despite an overweight of four pounds, which compelled her to carry 112 pounds, the Maryland-owned miss moved up readily when called upon on the far turn by Eddie Arcaro and reaching the stretch had only Bow and Arrow to overtake. Continuing to advance steadly under a strong hand ride, she caught the Bradley gelding shortly after passing the furlong post and drew away gradually under the same tactics, as Bow and Arrow was under severe pressure. Dnieper, close up from the start, tired during the final quarter and Wise Duke ran Continued on thirty-eighth page.l UNFAVORABLE WEATHER FOR ARLINGTON PARK Continued from first page. past him to get third honors without menacing the first two. Carvola had the bulk of the publics support. Count Arthur, one of the better three-year-olds of last season, scored his first victory of the season in leading all the way over the mile distance in the Barrington Purse, a supporting feature. Running the route in 1:38 over the dull track, the son of Reigh Count Abbatissa, from Mrs. John Hertz stable, defeated Mrs. Emil Denemarks Brown Feathers by two lengths, with Mrs. K. N. Gilpins Buck Langhorne taking third a head back and well before West Main, the only other starter and the favorite. The Hertz colt went to the front shortly after the start and, after settling into his stride, held sway without difficulty until after being straightened for the run home. Brown Feathers and Buck Langhorne made their bids at this point and Lester Balaski shook up Count Arthur, with the result that he held them safe to the end while being ridden out. West Main was under very strong restraint in the run down the back stretch and around the turn as he was pocketed along the rail. He was eased back at the stretch entrance to make his run on the outside, but failed to respond when called upon. A nose finish calling for use of the camera for the decision and an accident in which two horses went down marked the running of the opening event, which brought out ten two-year-old maiden fillies going five furlongs. Tootsiecake, sporting the silks of Miss Mary Fisher and the second choice to Princess Bull, won by a very narrow margin over A. R. Boms Busy Mae, with Mrs. William Crumps Amateur Girl taking third honors a length and one-half away. Solar Maid was fourth. Approaching the three furlongs post Mary Keen stumbled when in a contending position and fell with Jimmy Bryson. Legenda, ridden by Leon Haas, was just in back of her and fell over the Bomar Stable miss. Both lads were badly stunned and received face lacerations, but escaped serious injury. They were sent to Luthern Memorial Hospital in Chicago for observation. Van Dusen and Stevenson made it a double with Dixianas Leading Article, which led all the way in the second race, a dash of seven furlongs engaging a dozen ordinary platers. The Supremus gelding was hustled to the front right after the start and held sway all the way to defeat Onwentsia by three-fourths of a length, while Dandy Jay was a half length back in third place, with Manager Bill a close fourth. Dandy Jay attempted to go with Leading Article in the early stages, but tired in the final quarter, where the Dixiana gelding drew away to hold Onwentsia safe. Gaining steadily through the stretch on the outside, C. W. Pershalls Judge Leer gained principal honors in the third race over ten other middle grade plater sprinters. The Sweep On gelding defeated Mr. James by slightly more than a length, with Bartering Kate a neck back in third place and a half length before Grand Duke. C. Parke guided the winner. Bartering Kate was hustled to the front, with Mr. James in closest pursuit. This order was maintained until well into the stretch, where Judge Leer moved up steadily after being in a contending position from the start. Greenspring Lad was well up from the start until being slammed against the fence at the turn into the stretch, and he came out of the race badly lame. The record for the mile and one-sixteenth on the turf course was reduced one-fifth of a second to 1:45 by Mrs. Emil Dene-marks Dark Woman when she won the seventh in easy fashion, defeating Speedy Skippy, the favorite, by five lengths. U Demon was a well beaten third among the eight platers making up the field. Giving Charles Stevenson a triple, the four-year-old daughter of Bull Dog and Gentle Woman went to the front going to the first turn and quickly opened up a long lead to be under restraint for the entire journey.
