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I ARLINGTON PARK NOTES t Harry C. Hatch, ranking Canadian owner, has applied for Arlington Park stalls for the following horses: Ariel Cross, Kandahar, Uppermost, Toneyone, Faru, Hermone, On-cave, Monsweep, Black Sleeve, Cleanup, Goldlure and Sweepden. They will come here from Chicago. Included in the string of nine horses that trainer Phil Reilly will race at Arlington Park is the four-year-old Distractible, which will run under the colors of Otto W. Lehman, president of the Arlington Park Jockey Club. Mort Shaw, director of mutuels at Arlington Park, was a visitor Saturday to inspect the modern American totalizator, which will handle the play at the northside course. He reports that several additional windows are being constructed in the mezzanine division. Shaw is mutuels director at Santa Anita, Narragansett Park, Washington Park and Arlington Park. Jimmy Jones, developer of the "Lightning Eye" finish camera which will be introduced at Arlington Park, at the coming meeting will arrive from New York Monday to superintend the installation of the ultra- modern speed device. General manager Roy Carruthers reports an unprecendented demand for box reservations for Arlington Parks opening day on June 28. Though Arlington Park has the largest stand in American racing, indications are that the large box allotment will be spoken for before the end of the week. Box reservations also are being received for "Classic Day" on July 24. Stalls have been reserved at Arlington Park for the twenty horses comprising the establishment of John J. Coughlin, alderman of Chicagos first ward. Thirty-eight horses of the Woolford Farm, owned by H. M. Woolf, of Kansas City, will be raced during Arlingtons thirty-day meeting. Stalls have been reserved for this string which will arrive at the northside course within a few days. Arlington Parks excellent training facilities three separate running strips are ready for horses, reports superintendent Clarence Brinkman. The main track of a mile and one-eighth has been brought back into racing condition with a promise of the best footing since it was built. The special mile training course is in fine shape and the mile turf course is an ellipse of rich, springy sod. Horses will begin work over the main strip and training track Sunday.
