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AL SABATH After whom Alsab winner winnerof of the Primer Stakes at Arlington Park Parkyesterday yesterday was named The speedy son sonof of Good Goods races in the silks of Mrs MrsAlbert Albert Sabath ALSAB WINS PRIMER MIS BY SEVEN LENGTHS GAZELLE FALLS TO TANGLED IN EASY FASHION LEADS VALDINA ORPHAN AND MEMPHIS TO WIRE Son of Good Goods Runs Five and Half Furlongs in Fast Time of 10415 for Fifth Score of Yean YeanARLINGTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 June 25 Alsab a speedy bay son of Good Goods Winds Chant who won the Joliet Stakes at Lincoln Fields came right back today to demonstrate his superiority over the large band of juveniles who contested the first running of the 2500 added Primer Stakes five and onehalf furlong feature of the midweek program programRacing Racing in the blue and pink silks of Mrs Al Sabath wife of the former vicepresident of Hawthorne Alsab cut loose with a ter rific burst of speed down the stretch to win in easy fashion seven lengths beyond the Valdina farms Valdina Orphan as he com ¬ pleted the five and onehalf furlongs in 104 over a racing strip which has not reached meetingWhile its fastest as yet this meeting While there was no doubt about the con clusiveness of Alsabs victory Valdina Or ¬ phan was under pressure to lead the King Farms Memphis a length and a half for the place award while the rangy Bold Chance was only a nose away in fourth place placeBacked Backed down to favoritism in a race which was marked by heavy wagering Alsab returned 440 for 2 to those who had confidence that he could come back after his sensational fiveeighths workout in 57 on Monday and whip this field today The Good Goods colt handled his assignment in fine style with plenty to spare while carrying top weight of 122 poundsFAST pounds FAST EARLY PACE PACEThe The race aroused considerable interest and a large crowd was in the stand to witness the event when starter Boots Dickerson sent the field away with his usual dispatch Little Red Fox had the early speed of the field but Memphis and Bold Chance were right with him as he stepped off the first quarter in 22 as Putitthere and Zig Zag came rushing up at that point pointMemphis Memphis and the Covington colt hooked up in a duel for the lead which saw them reach the half in 46 and click off the fiveeighths in 58 before they began to shorten stride without either having been able to dispose of the other in this blistering display speedAll of early speed All this while Alsab was being rated along nicely by Vedder who took him to the out ¬ side on the turn to give him plenty of rac ¬ ing room Memphis hung on a little longer than did Zig Zag in the front lane and it was that colt past whom Alsab sped when he went into the lead Once he took over there was no doubt about his score however as asContinued Continued on fifth page ALSAB FLASHES HIGH SPEED TO WIN PRIMER PRIMERCovers Covers Five and Half Furlongs in 1 0445 to Lead Valdina Orphan Home by Seven Lengths LengthsContinued Continued from first page pageVcdder Vcdder merely touched him with his whip and then only because he desired to make him aware of his assignment assignmentBehind Behind the winner Valdina Orphan turned in a nice effort coming from behind the pace although he was punished stoutly through the stretch That colt also made capital of the fact that Marinelli saved ground with him all the way wayFollowing Following his victorious effort Alsab can ¬ tered back to the winners circle with hardly a wet spot on him to show for the speed he displayed While being unsaddled in the enclosure he was hardly puffing The 2660 which was his end of the purse brought his earnings for the year to 10905 10905James James George Cincinnati boy who rode his first winning race in Kentucky the past spring and yesterday was astride the suc ¬ cessful Sharpshell who scored at 155 to 1 record odds for the track guided Rosedale Stables Anxiety to a driving victory over a small but fast field of toprank platers in the Crusader Claiming Purse The distance was six furlongs and in traveling it in ill the Rosedale mare defeated Forfend by about threequarters of a length A head back and only narrowly before the others in the field of six Talked About who was the choice saved minor honors The latter led by a wide margin going into the final fur ¬ long but tired and bowed to the winner and runnerup in quick succession within a short distance of the wire wireDRAEH DRAEH EARNS DIPLOMA DIPLOMAMaking Making the second start of her career Thomas Heard Jrs Draeh graduated before a band of twoyearold fillies who opposed her in the five and onehalf furlongs of the first event The brown daughter of Bull Dog was the young Texans third winner at the meeting and she was being sent along at a good clip by the veteran J G Wilson as she led Mrs William Crumps My Myri to the wire by a length in completing the distance in 107 Gold Coin Miss moved around horses under punishment in picking up the show money while Old Rose saved ground in fin ¬ ishing fourth half a length in the wake of that one oneMrs Mrs James F Waters Patrol Flight re ¬ warded those who backed him down to favor ¬ itism with a 5 return afterhe withstood the challenge of Mrs Emil Denemarks Kilocycle to win the second race a sixfurlong claim ¬ ing affair for threeyearolds Patrol Flight was timed in 112 as he accounted for his first victory of the year in a race which was marked by the sharp early pace While Kilo ¬ cycle was only threequarters of a length away from the winner Razor Sharp hung on stubbornly through the stretch to be third only half a length away from the Denemark filly The Daily Double was worth 60 to holders of tickets on the winning combina ¬ tion of Draeh and Patrol Flight FlightFAVORITE FAVORITE MAKES GOOD GOODAssuming Assuming the lead soon after the start Midkiff Wells Flying Jane became the second favorite to score during the after ¬ noon when she disposed of the field of 1500 platers who contested the six furlongs of the third race in easy fashion The Flying Heels filly shook off the early threat offered by Sir L and then opened up on her field as she turned the six furlongs in 112 The Midkiff Wells representative returned 740 to those who made her the public choice The stretch duel behind the winner was close with Winkle and Kosse closing ground under a drive to pick up second and third money respectively respectivelySaving Saving a world of ground by skimming along the rail all the way and disposing of Three Percent and Shut Eye M B Cohens Bayou Cook accounted for her first victory of the year in the fourth race The bay daughter of Time Maker sped the six fur ¬ longs in the good time of 111 and al ¬ though she only won by a half a length apprentice Don MacAndrew took hold of his mount in the stretch when it was ap ¬ parent that she could handle Mrs Thelma Otts Shut Eye Bayou Cook paid 840 for 2 After carrying the battle to the winner to the head of the stretch Three Percent dropped back rapidly in the drive but still finished third
