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Arlington Classic Stakes Favorite JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWNJohnstown Johnstown winner of the Kentucky Derby Wood Memorial Belmont Withers and Dwyer Stakes arrived at Arlington Park Monday to prepare for next Saturdays Classic renewal The son of Jamestown is William Woodwards hope for a fourth Classic triumph for the Belair Stud silks Only a muddy track will prevent the colt from going to the post a prohibitive favorite to win JOHNSTOWN AND CHALLEDON ON SCENE OF CLASSIC RRIVEHEREFROMEAST Belair Star Prohibitive Favorite for Rich Arlington Stake trainer J Fitzsimmons and Jockey J Stout Due Today Lesser Eligibles Work Out ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 July 17 William Woodwards Johnstown hero of the Kentucky Derby and four other major stakes or threeyearolds arrived this morning at Arlington Park from Aqueduct to complete reparations for his engagement in the 30 100 added Classic Stakes here Saturday Fohnstown came off the car at the Arling on Park siding a prohibitive favorite to win he Classic a mile and a quarter test for hreeyearolds which is the most important ace for horses of that age during midsum ner and which may attract a crowd of 50000 ir more persons personsThe The Belair crack was led to his stall in lumber one barn and hardly glanced to vards the other end of the stall block where W L Branns Challedon was peering curi usly over a half door Challedon which ad ninistered a sound beating to Johnstown in he mud of the Preakness at Pimlico shipped in from Suffolk Downs yesterday in harge of trainer Lou Schaefer SchaeferDRISCOLL DRISCOLL WITH STAR STARTrainer Trainer James Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons ind jockey Jimmy StoutK Johnstowns rider vill get in from New York Tuesday said Tom Driscoll veteran Fitzsimmons attache vho brought out the Belair star starJohnstown Johnstown brought with him a brilliant ecord of victories in the Kentucky Derby iVood Memorial Belmont Withers and Dwyer Stakes Further Johnstown indi ¬ cated that reports he was suffering from vind trouble were not true when he worked i sensational mile in l3543 several days ago it AqueductJohnstown Aqueduct Johnstown probably will be on the track Tuesday morning for a slow gallop around he mile and a furlong course that he will ace over for Saturdays rich prize the Clas ¬ sic Gold Cup and Wm Woodwards fourth Classic score in eleven runnings of the big nidwest race Trainer Fitzsimmons will lecide about his colts serious training rou ¬ tine upon his arrival here tomorrow tomorrowSHIPS SHIPS WELL WELLTrainer Trainer Schaefer reported that Challedon jhipped excellently from Suffolk Downs The nudrunning son of Challenger H finished ourth against older horses in the Massa ihusetts Handicap last Wednesday and ar ¬ rived here in top racing condition conditionJockey Jockey Harry Richards veteran eastern stake rider will come out to Arlington later m the week to ride Challedon in the Classic ClassicWith With Johnstown installed a strong favo ite Challedon still is the second favorite fter their impressive races in Saturdays Classic trial at one mile here the Woolford farms Unerring and Technician first and iccond in the preliminary found many riends This pair stands as third choice in he early odds with Millsdales Sun Lover Continued on thirtyninth page JOHNSTOWN AND CHALLEDON ON SCENE OF CLASSIC STAKES Continued from first page winner of Delawares Kent Handicap and third to the Woolford pair in the Classic trial as the fourth choice in the field which is expected to number about eight contes ¬ tants tantsClassic Classic eligibles on the grounds had an easy weekend Only Mrs John Hertz Book Plate and John Marschs Lightspur two doubtful starters were asked for speed Book Plate breezed a brisk threequarters in 114 and Lightspur went three furlongs in 35 handily Both worked this morn ¬ ing Lightspur on the training track before the rain affected the course and Book Plate later on the sloppy main track
