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THE FIGHTER MAKES AMENDS Mars Horse Scores Popular Triumph at Arlington Downs. Drives to Victory Over Miss Ginbar In Hand-ley Purse Grlmaldi Takes Third Race. ARLINGTON, Texas, April 12. Making amends for a disappointment in his previous outing. The Fighter, Texas Derby winner of 1936, carried Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Milky Way Farm colors to a driving and extremely popular victory in the Handley Purse, main offering of a well-balanced program offered for the opening of the second full "week of the sport at Arlington Downs this afternoon. Miss Ginbar, furnished by E. N. Thompson, was second, only a neck back of the winner, which was held at the prohibitive odds of 1 to 4, and three lengths before King Ranchs Moso. Highomar and Windshield completed the six furlongs a neck apart and two and one-half lengths back of Moso. Out of the twelve named overnight, only five lined up for starter Roy Dickerson, and the quintette got away in fine style. The Fighter was first in motion, but Moso was rushed to the front on the inside of him, and Alfred Robertson permitted the speedy King Ranch representative to show the way to the far turn. Shortly afterwards The Fighter moved into the lead and Miss Ginbar drove up on the outside to reach second position. The Fighter drew clear rapidly and increased his margin to two lengths during the run to the final furlong, but displaying his old disposition to loaf, Robertson was forced to use the whip, and he finished under strong pressure. Highomar and Windshield, the latter under the top impost of 118 pounds, were always far back. Under . 113 pounds, the same package assigned all but Miss Ginbar, which received her sex allowance, and Windshield, The Fighter ran the three-quarters in 1:11, the fastest time for the distance since the opening. THREATENING WEATID3R. Cloudy skies probably kept the attendance down, but a large crowd was present and favorites enjoyed their best day since the opening. The track was at its best. Running back to his previous sparkling efforts, Hi-Cliff, furnished by the Forest City Stable, continued the march of the favorites when he was an easy winner of the King Ranch Purse that served as the fourth and secondary feature. At the end of four furlongs, which he ran in :48, the winner was two lengths before King Ranchs Cometa, which lasted to beat Mrs. D. Hums Red Hay by a head for second. Although Pallo and Red Hay outbroke the son of Carlaris, and Cometa drove to the front before the end of a furlong, Turner had the winner in a clear lead approaching the final quarter. During the run for home, Hi-Cliff steadily increased his advantage, while Cometa gave way and only lasted to beat Red Hay which always was the best of the others. Hands Down came from far back to down the three others for fourth honors. Bulstrodc opened the program with a popular score when he lasted to beat Chil-nore by a neck at the end of one mile and a sixteenth. Irish Image was third, three lengths back of Chilnore and a neck before Jobioso, which tired near the end. Furnished by the Cactus Stable and ridden by R. L. Vedder, Bulstrodc drove to the front after reaching the back stretch and increased his advantage in the drive, but he tired rapidly in the last sixteenth and finished under strong urging. When improving his position in the stretch, Chilnore bore over, forcing Sad Knight into Count Cotton, and the latter pair dropped back steadily thereafter. Vale of Tears, a strongly supported second choice, was always far back and was the trailer at the end. BLAZE DOR EASH.Y. William Crump saddled his first winner of the meeting for King Ranch when Blaze DOr, which packed the feather impost of ninety-one pounds, triumphed in easy fashion over Miss Dallas, a "fielder," Over Rose and nine others at the end of six and one-half furlongs, in the second race. Under W. L. Johnson, the winner was the first in motion, but Raffles Lad raced with her to the far turn and the filly did not draw clear until near the final three furlongs. Responding in fine style to light urging, she came to the end five lengths before Miss Dallas, which got up to beat Over Rose by a neck for second.
