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► mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWmmmmmBmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. ■L.,, Mm mmmmWandlF: _-# . fl mmj H I t f mmW BmJISS™™" --alii Field of Thirteen in Princess Doreen Whirlaway Runs Third Behind4 Kings Abbey in His 43 Bow Calumet Champion Closes * Little Ground in Stretch As Stablemate Gets Honors HOMEWOOD, 111., June 22. — Calumet Farms Whirlaway, the worlds richest race horse, made his first start of 1943 in the mile War Admiral Purse at Washington Park today and was found wanting as he finished third to his stablemate, the filly Mar-Kell. and Louis B. Mayers Kings Abbey. Whirlaway began one of his characteristic rallys on the stretch turn, but some of the zip was lacking and the best he could do was to add a paltry 50 to his worlds record earnings of 60,911, while Mar-Kell stepped to a decisive victory. Mar-Kell won by two and a half lengths after carrying her 105 pounds weight over the eight furlongs on a good track in 1:37%, while Kings Abbey beat Whirlaway, shouldering 122 pounds, three-quarters of a length for the place. Valdina Orphan, from the Valdina Farm stable, was fourth after having paced the field to the final furlong, while following in his wake were Miss Helen Hickmans Aon-barr, George Stempels Put In, and H. H. Haags Devalue. v Expected to Improve Whirlaway was making his first start since he won the Louisiana Handicap in New Orleans in mid-December and, while his defeat was a shock to the crowd of 10,000 persons who witnessed todays program, it can reasonably be supposed that he benefited from the effort and will be more effective in later and longer engagements. The 1941 Arlington Futurity winner, Sun Again, flying Warren Wrights Calumet ! Farm silks, decisively beat seven other rivals in the Tryster Purse, a sprint of j seven furlongs and one of the highlights on a program headlined by the War Admiral Purse. Sun Again, making only his second start since he dead-heated Requested for second honors in the 1942 Preakness, won by two and a half lengths after covering the seven panels on a "good" track in 1:26 5, but he scored even easier than that winning margin would suggest. Marion Collins, from the Donna -Ray Stable, proved herself best of the others, while C. N. Finchs Yar finished third, a neck farther back. Sun Again, confidently ridden by Wendell Eads, was permitted to loaf along well back of the leaders to the home stretch and then he made his charge. He worked his way forward between horses, bumping Yar as he advanced and just inside the furlong pole assumed command. Eads struck him once just to remind him what was expected of him and the Calumet colt responded by quickly drawing out. Odds-On Choice Now that he is successfully launched on his comeback campaign, Sun Again can be expected to tackle sterner opposition than j he was called upon to meet today. The little respect his opponents commanded can be seen by the degree of favoritism into which Sun Again was backed. He was a 1 to 2 chance in the wagering, i In finishing second, Marion Collins turned in a steady performance, while Yar | also held on gamely to account for his share of the purse. Parasang was fourth. Last to complete the distance was To a Tee, who flattered his connections by showing the way to the head of the home I stretch. Blue Serge also faded away badly after racing prominently for five-eighths of a mile. Seeing Eye, a homebred juvenile from the Continued on Page Twenty-Eight I WARREN WRIGHT— Mar-Kell and Sun Again carried his Devils red silks successfully yesterday at Homewood. Whirlaway Finishes Third AsMar-Kell Gains Honors Shifty Blenheim II. Filly Gives Calumet Double at Washington Continued from Page One Coldstream Stable, graduated from the maiden class in the opening event in which he whipped 11 other non-winners at five and a half furlongs. Maurice Peters got the son of Bull Dog away from the start first and kept him in front of his rivals all the way, though, it was not until he reached the final quarter that he was able to draw slightly away and win by a length. Until then he had never been in front by more than a head. What a Play accounted for second money, with third going to Quaker. Midwesterner forfeited all chance he had I for victory when he tried to bolt soon after ■ the start. By the time he was straightened I out it was too late for him to make his I presence felt. Tommy Root saddled the winner of the » six-furlongs second race in Crimson Tide, . whom he claimed recently for C. W. Per-shall. • With Carroll Bierman at the reins. - Crimson Tide came from behind in the ; home stretch and won going away by three ; lengths for his third straight triumph. Distant Isle, who was fighting for the lead i 1 much of the way was second and Elbasan, who came from far back, was third. Sonny r Casey, who made the pace until Crimson 1 Tide came along, weakened in the drive, but managed to save fourth money. The third race was another event for maidens, but this one was for three-year-olds and in it Last Chick, representing Lt. Col. C. V. Whitney, proved herself the best. Before drawing out to win by three lengths, however, she ran into Romulus, virtually eliminating that challenger at a time when it appeared he would prove troublesome. That was inside the final furlong. Romulus . wound up fourth, second honors going to Big Boy.
