Whirlaway Joins Calumet Farm Contingent at Homewood Today: Leading Money Gleaner Has Many Engagements During 67-Day Season, Daily Racing Form, 1943-06-16

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C F WAGNER His DonnaRay Stable silks were seen in a double triumph on yesterdays Lincoln Fields program when Azimuth and Unknown Reward scored in the second and fourth races Whirlaway Joins Calumet Farm Contingent at Homewood Today Leading Money Gleaner Has Many Engagements During 67Day Season SeasonHOMEWOOD HOMEWOOD 111 June 15 Prepara ¬ tions were being made today at Wash ¬ ington Park for the arrival of Whirlaway leading moneywinning thoroughbred of all time who is due tomorrow from New York for the 67day season which will get under way at the local course next Monday MondayThe The bushytailed champion from Calumet will head a string of 15 horses in the second shipment of Warren Wrights string from New York the advance contingent of two carloads having unloaded here this morning When the entire stable is assembled it is expected to number 33 head headAthough Athough he has not raced since last December at the Fair Grounds the big horse is reported to be in first class shape Trainer Ben Jones may send him postward for the first time in the 50000 Stars and Stripes Handicap July 5 5Ocean Ocean Wave in Quarters QuartersCalumets Calumets consignment that arrived to ¬ day included the Classic and American Derby candidate Ocean Wave and the star fillies of the stable the two sisters Mar Kell and Nellie L the former a fouryear old and the latter a threeyearold Mar Kell recently annexed the Top Flight Handicap at Belmont Park while her younger sister has the Kentucky Oaks and Acorn Stakes to her credit creditAlso Also checking in today from New York were the 21 horses belonging to Louis B Mayer Hollywood motion picture producer Included in the group that trainer Carl Roles bedded down were Thumbs Up and Kings Abbey both of whom are expected to give a good account of themselves in the handicap events that will be offered during the Arlington and Washington meetings meetingsMeanwhile Meanwhile racing secretary Webb Everett is busy accepting registration of incoming horses and nominations for the first four stakes of the Arlington meeting Thees are the Myrtlewood Handicap in ¬ augural feature which closed today and the Princess Doreen Primer and Equipoise Mile entries for the latter three features are due Saturday SaturdayWeights Weights for the Myrtlewood will be as ¬ signed by Everett on Thursday


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