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Equipoise Equipoise Mile Mile to to Speedy Speedy Best Best Seller; Seller; Mighty Mighty Whirlaway Whirlaway Captures Captures Brooklyn Brooklyn Requires Only 136 For Eight Furlongs Invader From Detroit Beats Woof Woof by Two Lengths In Arlington Park Feature ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., June 27. Best Seller, owned by John Gailbreath and Robert Jr Dienst, of Columbus, Ohio, engraved his name into the records as the winner of "the second running of the Equipoise Mile when he defeated 11 other three-year-olds and older horses in that ,500 sprint of eight furlongs before a tremendous crowd at Arlington Park this afternoon. Winner last Saturday of the Motor City Handicap at Detroit, the four-year-old son of Blue Larkspur and the good race mare, Bazaar, came here and turned back some of the best handicap horses on the grounds, and in so doing earned ,265 and increased his years winnings to 5,965. Shouldering 118 pounds, which included Herb Litzenberger, Best Seller ran the distance in 1:36, just a second and three-fifths off the worlds record, which the great horse for whom todays feature was named, set here in 1932. Robinson Entry Favorite Second to Best Seller was B. B. Robin- sons Woof Woof, who, with his stablemate, No Competition, ruled the favorite, while Jake Lowensteins Heartman was third, and the Lexbrook Stables Potranco fourth. Among others which took part in the week-end feature were Calumet Farms Some Chance, last years Belmont Futurity winnef; J. W. Bells Steel Heels; the Woolford Farms Technician, and the R. C. Stables Royal Crusader, all of them, like the winner, being pointed for the Stars and Stripes Handicap next Saturday. Best Seller, winner of six previous engagements this year, was never a great distance back as Potranco, making the pace, Woof Woof, No Competition and Technician dominated the early running. The Blue Larkspur colt held his position while in. hand, and while also racing wide. It was on the turn that Litzenberger called upon his mount and the horse responded willingly. Best Seller moved into third place behind Woof Woof, who now had taken command, and Potranco entering the home stretch, and then a little farther forged past them into the lead. Once in the van, Continued on Page Four Best Seller Wins In Fast-Run Race Annexes Equipoise Mile by Running Distance in 1 :36 Woof Woof Finishes Second Continued from Page One the Galbreath and Dienst . runner had things to "himself, and he reached the end two lengths in advance of his nearest rival. Woof Woof held on well after giving up the lead, and in taking second honors beat Heartman, who had come from a good way back to present his bid three lengths. A head farther back came the faltering Potranco. After their displays of- early speed No Competition and Technician gave way badly, being far back at the end of the eight furlongs. As for Some Chance, the only three-year-old in the field, he made up some ground while racing wide all the way, but he did not seriously threaten the leaders. He finished sixth, fifth place going to Boss Hoss, who turned in a steady enough performance. Todays running of the Equipoise Mile added another colorful chapter to this race, which is to become a permanent memorial to the great horse who bore that name. The event, however, did lose a little of its glamour when Equifox, a son of Equipoise, was withdrawn from the stake. It was Equifox who won the inaugural running of this feature a year ago. Careless Shows Class Another gruelling finish developed out of the fifth race, a run of a mile and a furlong. The River Divide Farms High Fidelity, ridden by Lester Balaski, won the race, but lapped on him as he reached the end were The Rage, He Man and Wee Scot. Outrun early, High Fidelity moved up on the outside on the second turn and then swung to the inside when Wee Scot carried out The Rage and He Man entering thand home stretch. There he ..responded to strong handling and reached the end a half length in front of The Rage who, in turn, was inches ahead of He Man and Wee Scot. The half holiday crowd probably saw one of the better two-year-olds now at Arlington Park when Calumet Farm sent Careless, a colt by Ladysman and Headless One, out to win the first race, a Hash of five and a half furlongs for maiden juvenile colts and geldings. The Calumet youngster, who is being pointed for the Arlington Futurity, showed speed from the beginning, took command on the stretch turn, and then left his rivals behind to win as his rider, Leon Haas, pleased. His winning margin was four lengths. Captain Zac was second to complete the dash, and Busyridge third. Two-year-old fillies met in the fourth, also over five and a half furlongs, and this contest produced a rousing finish in which Dixianas Head Start beat the heavily supported Roman Sox a nose. Even Stitch, was partly responsible for Roman Sox defeat, for she forced the favorite to make a sizzling pace and, after reaching the stretch, Roman Sox had little left with which to meet the challenge of Head Start. Even Stitch, an eligible for the Arlington Lassie Stakes, was third. The winner here was handled by Willie Garner. The second and third races were six-furlong sprints. The second went to Mrs. E. V. Jenkinsons Just Beans, ridden by Stephen Murphy, and the next was captured by Mrs. Victor Sovinskis Mexicana, handled by Steve Brooks.
