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WHIRLAWAY The Triple Crown winner who launched his racing career over overthe the Chicago tracks is due at Arlington Park this afternoon The Calumet Farm Farmchampions champions main objective is the Classic Stakes but he is also eligible to the theStars Stars and Stripes Handicap to be run July 4 GALLAHADION IN POPULAR SCORE AT ARLINGTON GENIE HANDICAP TO HAPPY HUNTING IN UPSET IIRST VICTORY OF YEAR FOR1940DERBYWINNER FOR1940DERBYWINNERSteel Steel Heels Second to Milky Way Colt in Main Race Sharpshell Returns Record PayOff at Track TrackARLINGTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS in June 24 Gallahadion the rangy bay son of Sir Gal lahad HI who stunned the turf world when he won the 1940 running of the Kentucky Derby entered the winners circle for the first time this year after the running of the Domino Purse sevenfurlong allowance face which was named after the gallant race horse known as The Black Whirlwind and which featured todays card at Arlington Park Racing in the familiar silks of the Milky Way Farm establishment of Mrs Ethel V Mars of River Forest Gallahadion was doing his best as he skimmed along the rail under Robert L Vedders urging to lead Junius W Bells Steel Heels a length and onequarter in completing the seven furlongs in 124 over a fast facing strip stripCalumet Calumet Farms Easy Mon finished deter ¬ minedly after setting the pace until the win ¬ ner took over and collected the show award a head in advance of Rodney C Groffs For ¬ ever Prince That Michiganowned son of Prince of Bourbon made his move on the outside through the stretch to receive credit for a good effort effortThe The large crowd on hand for the second days racing made Gallahadion the favorite The Sir Gallahad IH colt was the third pub ¬ ic selection to be returned victorious during the afternoon and paid 620 to those who made him the choice choiceCROWDING CROWDING ON FAR TURN TURNEasy Easy Mon went out to set the pace but was never able to open up sufficiently on Sky Ball and Steel Heels so that Wendell Eads could ease up on him at all in front of the field Close up to the leaders as the field jammed together going into the far turn was Sun Lover while Vedder took the winner between horses at that point to make him a contender rounding the final turn for home homeHeading Heading for home Sky Ball was dropping back out of the contention but Easy Mon hung on gamely and Steel Heels was a threat all the way down in front of the stand Not untiy they straightened away for the final drive aid Forever Prince make himself a factor The Milky Way star took over the lead leaving the eighth pole and Easy Mon might have been a little short as he was making his first appearance of the year The Millsdales Sun Lover who finished out of the money pre ¬ pared for his forthcoming engagement in the Stars and Stripes Handicap by working out a mile in 138 138Making Making the most of an opening at the head of the stretch the Woolford Farms Genial Guy graduated before the band of ofContinued Continued on fortyfourth page GALLAHADION WINS HIS FIRST PURSE OF YEAR AT ARLINGTON ARLINGTONTakes Takes Domino Purse Over Steel Heels Sharpshell in Big Upset UpsetContinued Continued from first pace pacemaidens maidens who contested the five and one half furlongs of the opening race in the sec ¬ ond start of his career The winning un sexed son of Insco Shasta Irish turned the distance in 106 accomplished his score in easy fashion and returned 580 for 2 to those who backed him down to favoritism Thomas Piatts Silk Yarn although unable o contest the issue with the winner after setting the pace had enough le ft to take down the place award by the narrow mar ¬ gin of a nose in advance of Mrs C E Dales safety Light Two lengths farther back E Asburys Foxport finished fourth fourthAlways Always close to the first flight W Aernies Best Quality quickly disposed of W S Paynes Hello Zac when called upon in the iinal sixteenth to win the second race The bay son of Byrd was an outsider in the wagering and returned 1480 to those who supported him in his third victory of the year after he had completed the six furlongs asked of this band of 1250 to 1000 platers in 113 Mrs D C Wilhelms Monon Lad was always a contender and held third money safe before the bid of Cannibal Jim mie Tom went to the post the favorite but acked speed to be a factor when clear clearSHARPSHELL SHARPSHELL AT LONG ODDS ODDSThe The winner of the third a special weights event for maiden threeyearolds turned up in Karl Mayers Sharpshell The Tetrarchal gelding was accounting for the first victory af his career as he led E E Chanocks Mi Secret to the wire with a length and one lalf to spare in this sixfurlong test Sharp shell returned 313 for 2 to the holders of tickets representing the 240 wagered on him across the board 109 to win 49 to place and 82 to show The payoff was a new record for this track the previous mark being the 307 returned to those who sup ¬ ported Hard Loser here July 15 1939 1939The The winner outbroke his field but James George took him back and let War Tower show the way until the front lane was reached There he sent the Mayer gelding to the front again and kept him going He was timed in 113 for the six furlongs as he accomplished his score MacAndrew kept War Tower under punishment but Mi Secret who moved with the winner wore him down in the final furlong to pick up the placo award as the Clock Tower gelding finished third after setting the pace Milky Way Farms Good Head moved around horses through the stretch to come from far back and finished fourth fourthVALDINA VALDINA VALET REPEATS REPEATSValdina Valdina Farms Valdina Valet chalked up his second straight victory when he was up to snatch the verdict over Mrs James F Waters Golden Goose at the end of the five and onehalf furlongs claiming event for two yearolds which was fourth on the program The chestnut son of Osculator had only a nose in his favor after completing the dis ¬ tance in 107 and paid 8 in the mutuels Thomas C Piatts Rangle was charging on the second horse through the stretch and was only half a length away at the wire after making a stout bid F P Letelliers Indian Sun wound up fourth after being an early contender The favored Ariel Bird made a run at the leaders going around the turn but had no speed to offer in the stretch Moving stretchMoving up on the outside of Commission and Sun Alexandria at the head of the stretch Mrs D C Wilhelms Moselem be ¬ came the second favorite to score during the program when he accounted for the fifth race in easy fashion as he turned the mile in 139 The Islam gelding paid 620 to those who made him the choice as he accounted for his first victory of the year
