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FAVORITES ENJOY GOOD DAY Choicer Score in First Four Eaces at Arlington Downs. i "i - Fridays Sport Conducted Under Most Adverse Conditions Motion Picture ; In Decisive Fashion. ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct 24. The success of betting choices was a feature as the second program of the Texas Jockey Club was run off under the most unfavorable conditions experienced in several seasons here at Arlington Downs this afternoon. Racing over a track deep in mud through a cold, driving rain and before only a. small crowd, favorites inaugurated a series of successive triumphs when Pansys First romped home in the curtain-raiser. Motion Picture won the Everett Marshall Claiming Purse, which closed the first half of the card of eight events. Like the winners of the preceding contests, Motion Picture registered in decisive fashion, but there developed some consternation among his backers when W. Ray, rider of Blaze DOr, which finished second, lodged a claim of foul against the Wolfe racer. Ray evidently charged McDermott with permitting his mount to brush Blaze DOr as Motion Picture drove to the lead in the stretch, but the stewards saw it differently and the result stood. At the finish Motion Picture held a margin of two and one-half lengths over the runner-up, while Donnacona Kid, which accounted for minor honors, was six lengths farther back. Nellie Mc and Ruth Scout were the only other starters. The winner raced the distance in 1:17. ANN ORULEY FAILS. Ann ORuley, installed a strong favorite to account for the Winning Wire Purse, the fifth and featured race, in which only four engaged her over one mile, and a sixteenth, brought the choices string of victories to a close when she not only failed to win but could finish no better than third. Wood-lander, furnished by the B. Hernandez stable, was the; successful one, with Marynell carrying the colors of the Long Run Stable into second place. Favored by a duel between the favorite and Marynell for pace-making honors and running the distance in 1:50, Woodlander scored by a length, with Marynell two lengths before Ann ORuley at the finish. The Three Ds Stock Farms Pansys First, a daughter .of Phalarbs ;and Pansy Walker, administered a very sound trouncing to a small field opposing her over the five and one-half furlongs in the opening race, for juvenile maidens. The successful bearer of the Waggoner Brothers red, white and blue silks took the lead at the start and performing smartly in the mud went on to win by six lengths over Kingshighway. Legion Girl, which raced in nearest pursuit, of the flying winner for about five-eighths, and then weakened badly, managed to reach the finish in third place. The winner, a 3 to -5-chance in the betting, was ridden by A. Craig. BARANCA EASILY. Patrons also centered support on the right one in the second as J. F. Burkels Baranca was so strongly favored that he went to the post at 13 to 10. He easily accounted for the race, in which nine threery ear-olds met over six furlongs. Ridden by C. Parke, the winner took the race by two lengths as Epinel drove home the runner-up a length and one-half before Greybroom. Able Abe was fourth. After rating the winner in close attendance of the leaders for the first three and one-half furlongs, Parke hustled him to the front and opening up a long margin before the last eighth was reached took things easy thereafter. It was three straight for the public choices when the six-year-old Fitkin, owned by Mrs. F. Wert and trained by E. Haughton, splashed his way to a decisive score over Exchange Club, Time Ball, Oswego Princess and four others in. the third race at six furlongs. With the starting gate stuck fast in "the mud of the short Waggoner course chute, starter Roy Dickerson sent the third race field away by dropping a flag and, catching the contestants in good alignment, effected an excellent start. Fitkin, the first to show in front, was not long in opening a lead of four lengths as Time Ball and Anne L. followed nearest in pursuit to the turn; On the turn, where Fitkin continued on his merry way, Exchange Club overtook Anne L. and Time Ball to reach second, but could do nothing to the winners .commanding advantage. Aminate, second choice in the betting, gave a poor account of herself. J. Longden was astride the winner. Michael Hawkins, track announcer, arrived from River Downs to supervise a final tuning up of the public speaker system which he has handled here for several years. The unit of the William C. Stroube stable, trained by M. M. Harrison, former jockey, comprises five head, headed by the good sprinter Croon.
