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LASSIE STAKES COUNTRYS RICHEST FILLY PRIZE East vs West Today at Arlington Park Even Dozen Named IField Evenly Divided Numerically According to Sec ¬ tions Net Value 20820 If All Overnight Entries J Start Keene Entry Probable Public Choice ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 July 14 Its East versus West tomorrow at Ar ¬ lington Park when probably the twelve best juvenile fillies in the land meet in the Lassie Stakes The field is evenly divided six from the East six from the West If the entire dozen start the prize will be 20820 from a gross of 31900 accumu ¬ lated through 10000 in added money starting entrance and supplementary fees Following are the probable starters their post positions weights probable riders trainers and owners ownersPP PP Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Owner OwnerA 1 Now What 122 B Workman A Holberg A G Vanderbilt 2 fValdina Gold 117 T P Martin J J Flanigan Valdina Farms 3 fValdina Nymphll J E Oros J J Flanigan Yaldina Farms 4 Winter Sea 117 A Robertson J Serio Jr E K Bryson 5 JWar Beauty 117 J Longden J W Murphy J O Keene 6 Burning Bright117 I Anderson X T Ruff C V Whitney 7 Piquet 117 EArcaro J M Gaverv 8 t Jeanne dArc 117 P Roberts J W Murphy J O Keene 9 Pimlico Queen 117 MBerg H Wells F Garrett GarrettShandon 10 Annie Alone 117 WYarberry J J Greely Shandon Farm 11 Cutter 117 M Peters D A Headley H p Headley 12 Millgal 114 J E Oros JB Parke Millsdale Stable fValdina Farms entry JJ O Keene entry ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 July 14 The leading lights among the countrys twoyearold fillies are scheduled to match speed in the eleventh running of the Arlington Lassie Stakes richest event in America for horses of their type at Arlington Park tomorrow afternoon Twelve of the youngsters have been entered in the six furlongs test which tops a pro ¬ gram that also includes the Classic Trial a mile race that will serve as an important test for six candidates for the rich race for threeyearolds to be run here July 22 The Lassie Stakes will see the juvenile fillies bat ¬ tling for honors in a race that will have a gross value of 31900 if all twelve start and that will be worth 20820 to the winner East and West will vie on numerically equal terms with the pride of the West opposing six highly regarded invaders which have been shipped from their eastern easternracing racing grounds for the big filly fixture TWO MAN O WAR FELLIES FELLIESJeanne Jeanne dArc and War Beauty two daugh ¬ ters of Man o War bred and owned by J O Keene of Kentucky are the probable favor ¬ ites while next in popular favor at this time is A G Vanderbilts Now What leading eastern hope and winner of the Demoiselle Stakes at Empire City Jeanne dArc and War Beauty made immediate and deep im ¬ pressions on Arlington Park fans when each of them won her only engagement Since then they have trained in spectacular fash ¬ ion to make them almost sure to go to the post favorites tomorrow tomorrowBesides Besides Now What hailed along the At ¬ lantic seaboard as the best of her age and sex in that section other eastern contestants in the Lassie are the Greentree Stables Continued on thirtyfifth page LASSIE STAKES COUNTRYS COUNTRYSRICHEST RICHEST FILLY PRIZE PRIZEContinued Continued from first page Piquet C V Whitneys Burning Bright E K Brysons Winter Sea H P Headleys Cutter and Frank Garretts Pimlico Queen All of them have shown in public or private trials that they have the qualities that stamp them among the peers of their division divisionALL ALL IN FINE CONDITION CONDITIONThe The remaining western contenders in the stake are Shandon Farms Annie Alone the Valdina Farms Valdina Gold and Valdina Nymph and the Millsdale Stables Millgal all of them also primed and ready for tomor ¬ rows test testUnder Under the conditions of the Lassie Stakes Now What will shoulder the top weight or 122 pounds Millgal a maiden gets in with 114 pounds and the rest pick up 117 each eachAlthough Although the Lassie Stakes will be the principal attraction on the weekend pro ¬ gram considerable interest will attach to the Classic Trial in which seven threeyear olds all of them eligible for the Arlington Classic are to meet at one mile Those scheduled to come to grips here are Wool ford Farms Technician and Unerring Mills dale Stables Sun Lover W H Whitehouses American Byrd E W Duffys Chief Ona way Walmac Farms Chi and French Lick Springs Stables Yale o Nine
