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Princess Doreen Brings Out Bewitch Fighting Frank Equals Track Record Timed Six Furlongs Distance in l092s l092sLightweighted Lightweighted Donovan Ace Leads Preoccupy Home in Arlingtons Palatine Purse PurseARLINGTON ARLINGTON PARK Arlington Heights 111 June 22 Mrs Louise Donovans Fighting Frank was awarded a premature Christmas gift here this afternoon Under the allowance conditions of the Palatine Purse the exceedingly fleet fiveyearold was allowed in the sixfurlong dash under a mere 105 pounds and to the surprise of no one he skimmed along the lightning fast track to score smartly by a pair of lengths He further to attested the speed of the course when he tied the track rec ¬ ord running the distance in 109 the same figure established by the brilliant Myrtlewood back in 1935 1935Pressing Pressing the pace once the field settled on the turn but unable to seriously men ¬ ace the winner came John Marschs Pre ¬ occupy while Mrs Ada L Rices Danada Red finished third in the eighthorse field Because of his extremely low weight Fighting Frank was backed into 280for 2 favoritism but there was surprisingly enough no minus pool for the place and show The apprentice Donal Bowcut was astride the son of Fighting Fox Stony Stare and never at any time was forced to apply pressure although he did allow him to move right along to the end endGets Gets in Under 105 Pounds PoundsFighting Fighting Frank was one of the ranking sprinters of the nation in 1946 but last year was unable to sustain his best speed However he invariably drew high weights and when he competed today with 105 pounds many of the lay patrons not knowing the conditions of the race thought a mistake had been made madeAlways Always a fast breaker Fighting Frank stepped out of the gate in the van and moved along smoothly going the quarter in 22 the threeeighths in 334 the half in 44 and the fiveeighths in 57 It was one of the finest demonstrations of raw speed ever witnessed over this course courseContinued Continued on Page Three Fighting Frank Ties Arlington Record RecordSpeeds Speeds ThreeQuarters in l092s to Equal Mark Set By Myrtlewood Back in 7935 7935Continued Continued from Page One Onebut but was not in the least surprising in view of the weight weightKing King Bay was the early contender but soon wilted badly from the hot pace Pre ¬ occupy picked up the cudgel and while clearly best of the others he never proved troublesome troublesomeA A goodly crowd of some 11000 attended the sport Most of the turfites were aston ¬ ished many flabbergasted when they saw that the track was at its best in spite of the heavy overnight rains The skies played tricks during most of the afternoon dark clouds hovering over the course in ¬ termittent rains driving the patrons to cover and for the feature the sun shone brightly The slight amount of rain how ¬ ever only served to pack the racing strip as Fighting Franks speedy journey indi ¬ cated catedWilliam William M Ingrains smart competitor Carrara Marble proved the second consec ¬ utive oddson favorite to score when he rather authoritatively conquered his foes in the Glencoe Purse six furlongs dash that shared the spotlight with the Pala ¬ tine Mel Peterson had the colt in the lead early but eased him along when Istan moved up to take over Carrara Marble re ¬ gained command early in the stretch and came on to win by a pair of lengths over J A Goodwins Papa Redbird while Calu ¬ met Farms Beau Dandy was third Carrara Marble raced the distance in 110 110Steve Steve Brooks the McCook Neb veteran who found the winners circle quite elusive during the latter phases of the Lincoln Fields meeting looked like his real self in the fourth when he drove Dixianas Provi ¬ dent to a stirring victory Three horses Provident Slamaranth and Yesnow came down to the line battling furiously and the Dixiana geldings nose proved the most photogenic while the other two finished in the order named Brooks had Provi ¬ dent up with the pace throughout but wisely allowed Yesnow and Slamaranth to engage in a killing early pace The hard riding veteran took the outside at the top of the stretch charged up abreast of the embattled leaders and from there to the line it was a hot melee with first one and then the other bobbing to the fore In the final analysis it was probably Brooks su ¬ perior finishing ability that gained the nose decision decisionProvident Provident Earns Purse PurseProvident Provident who has proven one of the most consistent horses in training showed one of the finest performances of his ca ¬ reer He carried 122 pounds and raced the seven furlongs in 123 only one second off of Clangs brilliant track record dock ¬ ers here however say the course is faster this season than at any other time in the history of the track trackBrooks Brooks had shown good form to get Mrs E Kendall Weils Tige down in front of the other maiden twoyearold colts in the third He broke the youngster well had him on top 70 yards out then kept him going to win by a length and onequarter onequarterA A band of rather ordinary routers com ¬ peted in the fifth over the mile and one eighth distance and the winner turned up in Mrs E Oros Nictor chestnut gelded son of Transmut The Cherokee II With R L Baird displaying excellent form in the saddle Nictor was kept close up while Florizan Ace and Paulas Star raced head andhead for the lead Baird went to the outside for his bid and Nictor went to the top readily then drew off to win by four lengths Paulas Star lasted to beat Flori ¬ zan Ace by a nose noseOne One of the disappointments in the race was the effort turned in by Old Kentuck a veteran stakes performer who finished second in the American Derby of 1944 The sevenyearold came out on the track wearing four heavy bandages and it is possible that the extra equipment was re ¬ sponsible for his defeat Both of his front bandages slipped during the running and when he pulled up his right front bandage was loose under his feet It appeared that he was unable to stride freely at any time H H BATTLE Saddled Fighting Frank Frankfor for his winning effort in the Palatine PalatinePurse Purse at Arlington Park
