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Ended Captures Myrtlewood Handicap; West Coast I n vader DefeatsThumbsUp Crowd of 1 5,000 Turns Out For Arlingtons Inaugural Card at Washington Park HOMEWOOD, 111., June 21.— The Mill B Stables Ended, an invader from the West Coast, outsprinted seven other three-year-olds and older horses over the six furlongs of the Myrtlewood Handicap as the Arlington Park Jockey Clubs 36-day meeting got under way before 15,000 persons at Washington Park this afternoon. Ended, ridden by Frank Chojnacki, broke in front and stayed there to win by a length and a quarter, after running the distance under his 110 pounds impost in 1:1225 on a track that was good. Earlier the racing strip was slow. Closest to the Mill B Stable four-year-old at the wire was Louis B. Mayers Thumbs Up, toiling under top weight of 122 pounds, while Mrs. A. M. Creechs Sales Talk was next. Best of the others was Harvard Square who led home Some Chance, Signator, Overdrawn and Suncap. Endeds victory was worth ,425 to his owner, while those who supported him in the mutuels were rewarded to the extent of 1.20 for . Dear Judy Outgames Dr. Rush Dear Judy, flying the popular French blue and pink silks of Louis B. Mayer, gave a rare exhibition of gameness in racing-to victory in the six-furlong Broomstick Purse. The race, a six-furlong test for three-year-olds, was one of the principal supporting attractions on a program headlined by the Myrtlewood Handicap and its running helped contribute to the success of the opening of this important summer meeting. Todays program was the first of 67 days of racing which will be conducted at this popular Southside course, fqr following the Arlington meeting the Washington Park Jockey Club will operate a season of its own for 31 racing days. During the period of these coordinated meetings Chicago racegoers will see some of the nations outstanding thoroughbreds meeting in some of the worlds richest turf events. Among them are the Arlington Futurity, Classic and Arlington Handicap and the Washington Park Futurity, American Derby and Washington Park Handicap. In racing to her smart triumph Dear Judy, handled by Otto Grohs, outgamed the Continued on Page Thirty-Two I i j j Ended Races to Big Myrtlewood Upset Leads Throughout to Beat Thumbs Up as Arlingtons Meet Opens at Washington Continued from Page One River Divide Farms Dr. Rush to score by a half length as H. H. Haags Burgoolette finished a good eight lengths farther back in third position. King Leroy was fourth and Crest, who was installed the favorite, was out of the picture after a dull exhibition. Dear Judy, scoring her first victory of the year, made her own pace and after a quarter widened on her nearest rival, Dr. Rush. She swung into the homestretch with a length and a half to spare, but Dr. Rush made his challenge about this time and a furlong from the wire passed her. It now looked as though the River Divide gelding might be returned the winner, but Dear Judy came on again and near the end once more forged to the front. After the first half mile it was a two-horse race as far as first money was concerned, for the leaders left their rivals steadily behind. In finishing third Bur-goolette was far off the leaders and just a half length in front of King Leroy. Crest let her followers down badly. She was never in the hunt. The Calumet Farm stable had the honor of sending postward the first winner of the meeting in the two-year-old filly, Miss Keeneland, who led 11 maiden juveniles of her sex over five and a half furlongs in the opening event. Wendell Eads put the daughter of Blenheim II. and Lady Peace in the lead at the break and she was never headed, reaching the wire six lengths in advance of her nearest rival, Day and Night. The latter was always closest to the winner and, in taking second honors, beat the third horse, Little Minx, three lengths. Danger beat the others. Miss Keeneland was making the first start of her career. Miss Brideaux Takes Second Miss Brideaux, owned by Mrs. G. B. Clark and ridden by Nick Jemas, proved herself best in the second race in which seven dis-! tance running platers met at a mile and a furlong. Miss Brideaux, who, like Miss Keeneland, was the public choice, raced prominently and in hand to the second turn and then forged to the front, there to stay to the end. She won decisively, her winning margin being four lengths. Escolar moved into second position as Miss Brideaux took the lead and remained there while Supreme Ideal finished third. The latter made the pace until the winner came along and then faded, being beaten a length and a quarter for place. Hot Iron finished fourth. Clyde Troutts K. Rounder became the third straight favorite to get home in front. Ridden by Carroll Bierman, the Troutt colt led over the entire mile and a furlong of the third race and won by five lengths as His Highness ran second and Song Spinner third. His Highness was always the winners most persistent challenger, but he wearied in the drive and had to be content with second money, a length before Soog Spinner, who came from a good way back to be next. Yank Bomber was well placed here to the head of the stretch, but then he had enough and dropped back steadily thereafter. High Harp, claimed at Hawthorne for ,500, made good in his first try under new colors by winning the fourth race, a dash of five and a half furlongs for two-year-olds. The son of High Strung, guided by C. L. Martin, was in hand until he reached the home stretch and then he made his bid for victory. He wore down the pace-making Gay Franka about a sixteenth out and then drew clear to score with two and a half lengths to spare. Gay Franka wound up in second place, and Doggone third.
