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RIDERS TO VIE FOR RICH AWARDS AT ARLINGTON JOCKEYS APPRENTICES COMPETE FOR 3500 3500Two Two Groups Will Share Equally in Monetary Prizes Pair of Separate Contests Arranged ArrangedWhen When Arlington Park opens its big meet ¬ ing on June 23 a week from next Monday it will be something more than just another opening day for the jockeys and apprentices who will ride the thoroughbreds in the Arlington races racesFor For them it will mean the opening day in a rich prize contest Arlington Park this year is offering a total of 7000 in prizes for the riders arid trainers making the best showing at the thirtyfourday meeting The sum will be divided equally between them themMore More and more the men who direct the destinies of the countrys race tracks are recognizing the contribution of the riders to the sport Not only is the proper combina ¬ tion of horse and rider vital to the success of the thoroughbred owner but from the point of view of the racing spectator the jockey is the principal human actor in the racing spectacle spectacleSeveral Several tracks now offer special piizes to stimulate the interest of the riders at their meetings but the scale of awards in the con ¬ tests arranged in the coordinated racing programs of Arlington and Washington Parks following its successful operation at the latter track last summer far eclipses the prizes of 7000 to the riders during the sixty six days of racing at the two tracks divid ¬ ing the prizes equally between fullfledged jockeys and apprentice riders ridersTWO TWO SEPARATE CONTESTS CONTESTSThis This means that at Arlington Park each class of riders will be competing for a total of 1750 each To insure an opportunity for all including those whose engagements pre ¬ vent their riding at Arlington through the entire duration of the meeting the awards are being distributed in two separate con ¬ tests one covering the first seventeen days of the meeting from June 23 to July 11 inclusive and the other the last half begin ¬ ning July 12 12In In each of these contests 500 each will go to the jockey and the apprentice rider accumulating the largest number of points on a basis of five points for a first two for a second and one for a third The runner up in each division will receive 250 and the third rider 125 In addition the Arlington Park Jockey Club will present gold trophies to the two leaders with the highest score for the entire thirtyfour days of the meeting meetingRacing Racing fans are almost as interested in these contests as the jockeys themselves The romantic annals of racing are full of stories of the courage and skill of the little men of iron who guide the great thorough ¬ breds each day at the track and at every race meeting each jockey has his vociferous champions in the stands Their cheers are sweet music to these boys and the fans will be glad to know that their favorites also are competing for more tangible re ¬ wards than the glory and thrill of winning winningPRIZES PRIZES FOR TRAINERS TRAINERSSimilar Similar interest attaches to the contest for trainers where the prize in each section of the contest is 1000 Second prize will be 500 and the third award 250 With the leading trainers of the country coming to Arlington Park for the 1941 meeting it is very likely that the leading trainer of the year will with one or more of these prizes during Chicagos big racing summer summerThe The jockey awards are not the only exem ¬ plifications of Arlington Parks interest in the men and boys who ride there each day The Jockey Club provides a blanket insur ¬ ance policy that covers every rider in every race at the track The modern jockey room at the track provides many comforts and conveniences for the riders and every pos ¬ sible cooperation is extended to the young apprentice riders to help advance themselves in the turf careers which they have chosen
