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FINANCE ALL THE WAY Mrs. Denemarks Standard Bearer " Breaks in Front and Stays There. J Never Seriously Threatened to Win the Principal Offering at Arlington Thursday Long Shots Prevail. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., July 27. In a slowly run race, Mrs. Emil Denemarks Finance broke in front, and stayed there, to win the fourth and best event on todays card at Arlington Park. The seven-year-old son of Bull Dog had to cover the six furlongs in no faster time than 1:12 to lead by a comfortable margin throughout and complete the distance three lengths in advance of his nearest rival. Second money went to Morris Vehons Opera Star, as Mrs. G. B. Scallons Joyride tan third, and A. G. Tarns Wise Fox fourth." J. A. Vickers Arcadian and Mrs. A. M. Creechs Reaping rounded out the field. finance, the choice of the public, won in race in which there was nothing to come up and seriously threaten him at any sbjge. Joyride was closest to him to the last eighth, and then Opera Star closed sufficiently well to pass him for the place, while Wise Fox was a forward factor for only a short time. OPERA STAR RESERVED. Opera Star was taken back approaching! the turn, and then offered little contention, even if she did close well enough to pass the tiring Joyride to get second money. Reaping and Arcadian were never close. The mutuel return on Finance, ridden by Alfred Robertson, was .40 for . There was a drop in attendance today, but there still was a good-sized crowd on the grounds. The weather was hot, and the track fast. " E. K. Brysons Winter Sea proved herself the best of a field of juvenile fillies which met over the five and one-half furlongs of the fifth race, another of the better ones. This daughter of Halcyon Thais withstood a sharp stretch drive to land home in front by a head at even money. Valdina Nymph was second and Arline third. The winner was ridden by Johnny Longden, who returned to the saddle today after having served a brief suspension for foul riding. A. G. Tarns Windshield registered his fourth straight triumph, and Johnny Longden his second of the day, when this combination accounted for the sixth race, a sprint of one mile. Never a great distance back, and restrained for more than a half-mile, Windshield moved up fast when called upon On the stretch turn. He raced past the tiring pacemaker, Greeny, after reaching the stretch and pulled away, to win by two and a half lengths. ISOLENE SURPRISES. - A long shot, another of the many which have been getting home in front here this week, scored in ii.o zzven furlongs opener, in which Joe Binstocks much raced Isolene turned back eleven other cheaper platers. With Chai-les Rollins at the reins, Isolene was never a great distance back and when called upon in the drive she responded readily. She forged to the front a furlong from the wire and then drew out to win with three lengths to spare. Boston Sound, which forced La Montes pace for f ive- Continucd on thirty-fifth page. FINANCE ALUHE WAY Continued from first page. j eighths, continued on wellenough to be second as Wild West finished third. I Chase, which shared favoritism with Wild West, was next, while the tiring La Monte was far back at the end. Isolenes mutuel return was 7.40 for . Another outsider got home in the second race, a dash of five and a half furlongs, which went to Howard Wells Equifox. Count Happy was second, Sundodger third and the favorite, Sustainer, out of the picture. This winner paid 8.20 for the "Daily Double," based on the combined efforts of Isolerie and Equifox, paid 39.80. Paul Ryan had the Wells colt away with the leaders, steadied him along to the stretch and then put him to a drive, to which he responded gamely. He wore down the pacemaking Sundodger inside the last sixteenth and then stalled off Count Happy to score by a head. Count Happys advantage over Sundodger was a half length. Sustainer was in hottest pursuit of the pacemaker to the last quarter and then steadily gave way. FAVORITE BEATEN. The favorite went down to defeat in the six furlonjs third race, too, the strongly supported Red War finishing out of the picture after racing well up to the stretch. The winner here was the Millsdale Stables Teddys Girl, handled by J. E. Oros. Broken Pieces was second and On Quest third. Broken Pieces had the most early speed here and held a comfortable advantage deep into the stretch, but she was no match for Teddys Girl, which passed her inside the last eighth and drew out to score by three and a half lengths.
