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Vhirlaway Checks in at Arlington With Seven Stablemates from East Triple Crown Winner May Go in Stars and Stripes Handicap HandicapARLINGTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 June 25 Calumet Farms Whirlaway reigning mon ¬ arch of the turf arrived at Arlington Park today to begin preparation for his engage ¬ ment in the 10000 added Stars and Stripes Handicap here on the Fourth of July and the 40000 added Arlington Classic on July 26 26The The latter event is of course his most important objective as he will be attempt ¬ ing to become the first Calumet campaigner to win that threeyearold fixture of the Chicago season The son of Blenheim H Dustwhirl arrives here with an impressive record of stakes achievements behind him and earnings to his credit of over 200000 200000In In winning the Kentucky Derby Preak ness and the Belmont Whirlaway become the fifth horse to accomplish victory in those three stakes which are known as the American Triple Crown and which test a threeyearold at a mile and threesixteenths a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half within a period of a month during the early part of a racing season seasonWhirlaway Whirlaway however is not the first triple crown winner to attempt to win the Classic Gallant Fox and his good son Omaha suc ¬ cessfully accomplished that feat in 1930 and 1935MAY 1935 MAY UPSET PRECEDENT PRECEDENTShould Should he go to the post in the Stars and Stripes Handicap however as he is expected to do he will be attempting to become the first threeyearold to win that mile and oneeighth feature No less than twelve threeyearolds have failed of that objective before him but the fact that he will be the thirteenth threeyearold to attempt to win the race and that he will be seeking victory in the thirteenth renewal will have no effect on the opinions of those who look for holidayRacing him to whip older horses on the holiday Racing secretary Robert S Shelley will release the weights for the Stars and Stripes Handicap on Friday At that time it will be possible to ascertain what that official thinks of the colts chances of whipping the older horses in that race raceWhirlaway Whirlaway arrived along with seven other Calumet representatives including the good twoyearolds Some Chance and Sun Again an hour or so before noon He was greeted by a battery of photographers but this colt who caused so much concern as a twoyear old and early in his threeyearold season by his temperamental antics paraded to his stall in the Arlington Park stable area with ¬ out so much as a look in the direction of the picture boxes being pointed in his direction directionIn In charge of the Wright colt here until his dad arrives is Jimmy Jones young son of trainer Ben The latter is driving from New Yark and he is expected to be on hand tomorrow morning Upon the horses arri ¬ val Jimmy stated that he had apparently shipped well
