Arlington Matron Handicap Attracts Fifteen; Your Chance And Fenelon Top Brooklyn Field: Proud One May Rule Choice In Open Race; Woolford Entry, Shine ONight and Blue Delight Also to Have Support in Local Mile Feature, Daily Racing Form, 1941-06-28

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BLUE DELIGHT Mrs John Marschs hofle for honors in the Matron Handicap The Blue Larkspur filly won the Joliet and Lassie Stakes last season ARLINGTON MATRON HANDICAP ATTRACTS FIFTEEN YOUR CHANCE AND FENElON TOP BROOKLYN FIELD PROUD ONE MAY RULE CHOICE IN OPEN RACE RACEWoolford Woolford Entry Shine ONight and Blue Delight Also to Have Support in Local Mile Feature FeatureArlington Arlington Matron Handicap 7500 added addedthreeyearolds threeyearolds and upward fillies and mares one mile mileHorse Horse Jockey VVt Unerring VVtUnerring K McCombs 116 Silvestra 116Silvestra K McCombs 106 Pink 106Pink Gal R L Vedder 112 Montsin 112Montsin T Meloche 112 Proud 112Proud One W Eads 110 Shine 110Shine ONight S Brooks 110 Blue 110Blue Delight W Garner 107 Yaldina 107Yaldina Myth J Adams 106 Miss 106Miss Discovery No boy 106 106O O Play L Haskell 104 104Dog Dog House J G Wilson 104 104Challene Challene B Cruickshank 102 102Sun Sun Ginger H O Lemmons 102 102Jezebel Jezebel II W Borton 100 100June June Bee J Berger 100 100Woolford Woolford Farm entry Unerring and Silvestra SilvestraNote Note Post positions will be drawn Saturday morning morningARLINGTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 June 27 Tht horsemen are prepared to take ad ¬ vantage of the increased opportunities for competition for fillies and mares in added money events is evident in the size of the field which was named through the entry box this morning for the eighth running of the 7500 added Matron Handicap Surpass ¬ ing even the most optimistic advance ap ¬ praisal of the number of acceptances no less than fifteen outstanding members of their sex were named for this one mile event for fillies and mares which will feature the weekend card at this course courseVirtually Virtually every filly or mare on the nom ¬ ination list with as much as a remote chance to win the race and remaining in training were named for the Matron While it is dif ¬ ficult to name the prerace favorite because of the size and quality of the field it is probable that the public following along with a winning stable will make the Calumet Farms Proud One the public choice choiceThat That miss however can stand on her own because among her accomplishments this year is a victory in the Acorn Stakes at Bel mont Park and also two victories over Tan ¬ gled before that miss who has been whip ¬ ping everything in her sex division in the East of late had reached her best form Wendell Eads will ride the daughter of Blen ¬ heim II Some Pomp who is asked to carry 110 pounds poundsOthers Others named for the important fixture are the Woolford Farms Unerring and Sil SilContinued Continued on fifth page TRAINER D E STEWART Who has fourteen of the Joseph E and Mrs P A B Widener horses in his care at Arlington Park FIFTEEN NAMED OVERNIGHT FOR ARLINGTON MATRON MATRONGalumet Galumet Farms Proud One Looms PreRace Favorite FavoriteContinued Continued from first page pagevestra vestra Arcturus Stables Pink Gal Hyman Friedbergs Montsin W C Hobsons Shine ONight Mrs John Marschs Blue Delight Valdina Farms Valdina Myth Milky Way Farms Miss Discovery Huntley and Shers Dog House J H Alexanders Challenge S I Crews O Play M E Ryans Sun Gin ¬ ger J E Wideners Jezebel H and the Bomar Stables June Bee BeeAbout About the only candidate who was pointed for the race and who isnt in the starting field is Joseph E Wideners Misty Isle That speedy daughter of Sickle was shipped here from Delaware but developed a cough en route and was not named Instead the Widener Stable entered Jezebel II That filly arrived this morning with the remainder of the Widener horses horsesWhile While the field is large it appears that there will be several scratches before race time The Woolford Farms stable has en ¬ tered both Unerring and Silvestra but trainer Ross Higdon may elect to let Sil ¬ vestra carry the hopes of the Kansas City establishment Sun Ginger is in another race on the card cardWhile While Proud One will probably be made the favorite the Woolford Farm entry W C Hobsons Shine ONight and Mrs John Marschs Blue Delight will not lack for support supportUnerring Unerring in the event she goes to the post will have to carry top weight of 116 pounds while the younger Silvestra has to should 106 pounds Ken McCombs will ride one of the Woolford Farms horses horsesShine Shine ONight will be attempting to an ¬ nex her second straight victory in this race something never accomplished before The Man ONight miss will carry 110 pounds and will be ridden by Steve Brooks BrooksWillie Willie Garner will have the mount on Blue Delight This filly will perform under a 107pound burden burdenPink Pink Gal Montsin and Valdina Myth must be given better than outside chances of wining Both Pink Gal and Montsin will carry 112 pounds while Valdina Myth is in with 106 pounds Bobby Vedder is riding Pink Gal Ty Meloche Monstin and Johnny Adams will be up on Valdina Myth MythMiss Miss Discovery Challene O Play Dog House and June Bee are all assigned light burdens and could surprise surpriseIn In addition to the Matron there are two other races on the card for fillies Which makes the first Saturday of the meeting Ladies Day for the equine campaigners campaignersNotwithstanding Notwithstanding the fact that next week is one of the biggest of the meeting reser ¬ vations for the first Saturday are numer ¬ ous Provided the weather holds pleasant and the track remains fast a near holiday turnout is expected


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