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UNERRING Woolford Farms hope for honors in the Matron Handicap was assigned top weight of 116 pounds for that feature by racing secretary Robert RobertS S Shelley UNERRING RATED ON TOP FOR MATRON HANDICAP HANDICAPGets Gets Honor Impost of 116 Pounds for Saturdays Arlington Feature Shine ONight Allotted 110 110ARLINGTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 June 23 Woolford Farms fiveyearold Unerring as ¬ signed 116 pounds by racing secretary and handicapper Robert S Shelley is top weight for Saturdays eighth running of the 7500 added Matron Handicap at one mile and one of the big features of the Arlington Park meeting meetingNext Next on the list at 112 pounds are Pink Gal Montsin and Misty Isle In at 110 pounds are last years winner Shine ONight Livelyhood and Calumet Farms crack three yearold filly Proud One winner of the Acorn Light weights among the twentysix nominees at 100 pounds are Joseph E Wide ners Jezebel IL stablemate of Misty Isle last years winner of the Hyde Park Stakes and June Bee BeeUnerring Unerring barely missed winning the 1939 running of the Matron failing by a neck to be up to beat Flying Lill LillThe The Matron Handicap has become one of the important fixtures of the Amer an turf for fillies and mares This race at a mile was first run in 1930 Discontinued after 1932 it was revived by Arlington Park in 1937 to meet a growing demand for impor ¬ tant stakes for horses of the female sex sexMARICA MARICA WINNER IN 37 37The The race always has drawn the finest thoroughbreds of the sex in America as a victory in the Arlington Matron greatly en hanses a mares value for breeding purposes Its winners have included many of the out ¬ standing females of the last decade includ ¬ ing Tom Taggarts great mare Marica the winner in 1937 This famous daughter of Epinard bears the further distinction of hav ¬ ing run the best mile ever run by a mare carrying 122 pounds the distance in 135 135Other Other winners of the Matron include Valenciennes 1930 and Risque 1931 both from the stable of Mrs John D Hertz and Tred Avon 1932 This great mare later de ¬ feated Equipoise and Mate in the Washing ¬ ton Handicap HandicapIdle Idle Miss was the 1938 winner and in 1939 Flying Lill conquered Unerring in one of their several meetings that was climaxed by Unerrings final victory in the special match race at Washington Park Last years run ¬ ning of the Matron produced the greatest upset in the history of the stake when the threeyearold Shine ONight triumphed at 76 to 1 MANY GREAT MARES BEATEN BEATENMany Many mares beaten in the Arlington Ma ¬ tron won fame in other stakes and as brood mares Other important names on the roster of starters includes Alcibiades dam of Menow Easter Stockings Lady Broadcast first mare to run a mile in 136 or betters Evening Pansy Walker Dinah Did Upset Nellie Custis Molasses Jane Cousin Jo Con Amore Betty Deer and Fair Knightess KnightessThe The race is for 7500 added money and with ten starters the gross value will be 10000 10000Following Following are the eligibles with weights as announced today Horse Wt WtUnerring Unerring 116 116Pink Pink Gal 112 112Montsin Montsin 112 112Misty Misty Isle 112 112Shine Shine ONight 110 110Livelyhood Livelyhood 110 110Proud Proud One 110 110Baby Baby Sister 108 108Colorado Colorado Ore 108 108Coercion Coercion 108 108Laatokka Laatokka 108 108Blue Blue Delight 107 107Miss Miss Discovery 106 Horse Wt Valdina Myth 106 106Silvestra Silvestra 106 106Felissa Felissa 106 106O O Play 1D4 1D4Dog Dog House 104 104Cinder Cinder Maid 104 104Swift Swift Light 104 104Aureole Aureole 103 Mystery Marvel 103 103Challene Challene 102 102Sun Sun Ginger 102 102June June Bee 100 100Jezebel Jezebel II 100 APPRENTICE W STRICKLER Well regarded apprentice rider who is under contract to AVoolford Farm stable
