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CONDITIONS AGAINST SPORTj Raw Weather and Bad Footing Prel vail at Arlington Downs. Daniel Purse, Chief Ev ent on Program, Fang" to Pansys First Winner Odds-on Choice. ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 27. Still operating under unfavorable conditions, the Texas Jockey Club entertained with a mediocre program at Arlington Downs today. Braving raw weather, a crowd largely made up of regulars, horsemen and stable followers witnessed the sp6rt which was staged over a stiff, heavy track, yet form was well maintained. Small fields competed in a majority of the eight races. The sport, featuring the Daniel Purse, named in celebration of the passing of another year by Trav Daniel, popular general manager of the track, took on more of a family affair appearance, in the victory of Pansys First over five other two-year-olds in the fourth race. Carrying the red, white and blue silks of the Waggoner brothers, owners of Arlington Downs, the trim daughter of Phalaros Pansy Walker gained the victory, her second of the meeting, by half a length over Bedford Stock Farms Robert L., and Luteen, furnished by the stable of Mrs. N. W. Burkhart, finished third. Having the benefit of condition on Robert L., which was filling his first engagement in two months, the Three Ds miss outran him, though she. did not appear to relish the footing. They had the others well In their wake throughout, Craig rushed the winner out of the starting stalls in front, but it was not long before Robert L. was showing the way and something of a duel ensued in the final quarter as the Bedford colt finally succumbed. Both youngsters tired badly but were not endangered by Luteen, which gave something of an even performance as. he led Countess Mario, Take Me and Up to Snuff the entire distance. The winner, a three to four chance in the betting, ran the distance in 1:23H. F. G. Orrs three-year-old Griddle Cake, which four days before gave a dismal performance under the inexperienced B. L. Wright, came back with a sharply improved effort under H. Simmons to take the opening race in a pretty finish, with Sorcery and Free Advice. As they broke the line before the placing judges, Griddle Cake held only a nose margin over Sorcery, with Free Advice only a neck farther back. A complete rout of the favorite. Sister Jean, took place. Meeting slight interef erence when racing in close quarters on the stretch turn, the choice never fully recovered, though she did rally near the close.
