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BUNNY MARTIN EARNS PURSE Provides First Popular Score of Afternoon at Arlington Downs. Neal Handles Winner in Faultless Fashion to Beat Trlnchera by a Neck Huskie Boy Graduates In Opener. ARLINGTON, Texas, April 1. With a heavy track prevailing at the time when todays entries closed, it was impossible to card a feature, but a well-balanced program was offered for the second day of the Arlington Downs meeting. With sunny skies prevailing another large crowd was present. The racing strip dried out considerably since yesterday and was classified as "slow." The best race, a six furlongs sprint for older topnotch platers, served as the fifth event, and it resulted in the first popular score of the afternoon when Bunny Martin, furnished by Mrs. R. O. Burns, Dallas patron, was the winner. Woolford Farms Trinchera was second, a neck back of the winner and a length before B. Hernandez Combahee, which finished third. All Devil, Lunsford, Walter Morton and Lady Char-mian, which completed the field, finished back of the leaders in the order named. NEAL RIDES WELL. Neal handled the winner in faultless fashion. Taking her back when Trinchera was hustled into command, Neal steadied her along during the run to the far turn. Lunsford and Walter Morton, which were chasing the pacemaker, gave Way at that stage and Neal had the winner in second place approaching the final quarter. During the run through the stretch Bunny Martin shortened Trincheras lead in steady style and the finish found her drawing away. All Devil moved into third position a furlong out, but Combahee, which had raced far back, drove past to lead him by three lengths at the close. Lady Charmian was never a factor, and Lunsford and Walter Morton quit badly after racing a half mile. Under 104 pounds, two of which were overweight. Bunny Martin ran the distance in the creditable time of 1:15. Benny Creech, who led the trainers at Epsom Downs, saddled his first winner of the meeting when Bright Land accounted for the fourth race, which attracted eight better grade plater three-year-olds. Royal Countess was second and West Wichita third. Under Jack Richard, the son of Bright Knight was the first in motion, but he was unable to keep up with Blacksod and Monon Lad, which alternated at pacemaking during Continued on fifteenth page. BUNNY MARTIN EARNS PURSE Continued from first nage.J the opening five-eighths. Inside the final furlong. Bright Land drove up on the outside of the leaders and, wearing them down in rapid order,-reached the finish a length before Royal Countess, which held third position the greater part of the trip. Driven to the inside at the stretch turn. West Wichita improved his position rapidly but he tired in the last stages and only beat Blacksod by a nose for minor honors. Huskie Boy made his debut In auspicious fashion when he carried W. Stroubes colors to an easy victory over a limit field of maiden two-year-olds that met at four furlongs of the first race. Buck-On, the choice was second, and Mad Shirley third. Lawrence McDermott rushed the brown son of Bull Dog and Fire Lass into a clear lead during the run to the stretch and, increasing his advantage steadily, came to the end four lengths before Buck-On, which followed in closest pursuit throughout. Miss Darling, which saved ground throughout, was some three lengths back of Buck-On and a length before Ianthe, which caused the delay before the start. Caleb won his fourth race of the year when he turned back Witson, Miss Dallas and six others, including Lugen Luggage, the favorite, in the second race over the Waggoner- course. HAUGHTON WINNER. Flaunting the colors of Mrs. E. Haugh-ton and ridden by Hank Manifold, the winner worked his way forward on the outside and, subduing Witson entering the stretch came to the finish slightly more than a length before him. After relinquishing the lead Witson dropped back but came again in the final sixteenth, to lead Miss Dallas by a length and one-half for second. Lugen Luggage began well but he soon dropped out of contention and had only The Darb, which also showed a dull effort, beaten at the end. Another favorite was defeated when La-dino finished fourth to San Lu, Parva Stella, Rosy Doon and seven others in the third race. Although Parva Stella was rushed into a clear lead during the run to the far turn, San Lu was under light restraint and, once called upon, the winner moved up alongside the pacemaker to take command approaching the final furlong. Roberts kept San Lu under pressure to the end, where his margin was slightly more than a length over Parva Stella, which led Rosy Doon by two lengths for second. Bonnie Pan quit badly after reaching contention, and Ladino came from far back to beat Wax for fourth laurels
