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APPRENTICE E NELSON Was the theriding riding star on yesterdays Arlington Park Parkprogram program with three winners Miss Mommy Triumphs at Arlington Astoria Stakes Won by Eternal Flag Bewitch Runs Fifth In Princess Doreen DoreenSuccessful Successful Shaffer Filly Finishes Fast Over Muddy Track to Beat Silly Gyp GypARLINGTON ARLINGTON PARK Arlington Heights 111 June 23 The Calumet Farms Be ¬ witch who heretofore had never bowed to a filly met her Waterloo here this after ¬ noon The queen of last seasons twoyear old fillies was a floundering fifth in the seventh running of the 25000 added Princess Doreen Stakes with the winner being Mrs E E Dale Shaffers Miss Mom ¬ my She closed with a fine rush through the stretch and was up near the end to score by half a length from Frederick W Hoopers Silly Kyp while threequarters of a length farther away came Mrs A M Durschs Anns Lee LeeA A threeyearold daughter of Bull Dog Farmerette Miss Mommy displayed bril ¬ liant form in a recent race during the Lincoln Fields meeting but was overlooked by patrons who established the Calumet filly an oddson favorite Miss Mommy paying 3360 raced the six furlongs in 111 over the muddy racing strip She carried 121 pounds and the veteran reins man Willie Garner handled her in superb fashion fashionIn In spite of the holding condition of the track the entire original field of 13 faced the barrier Mrs Shaffers share of the gross purse of 28450 was 19450 19450No No Excuses for Favorite FavoriteBewitch Bewitch who was placed back in train ¬ ing after recovering from a leg ailment that bothered her earlier in the spring had absolutely no excuses She broke with her usual alertness but was unable to match strides with the pacemaking Silly Gyp She dropped back steadily and when N Leroy Pierson placed her under pressure there was no response responseMiss Miss Mommy had dead aim on the lead ¬ ers from the beginning Garner dropped her down in fourth place early allowed her to move up steadily around the turn and at the top of the stretch she set sail for Silly Gyp who was showing no signs of faltering in spite of the fast pace she had estab ¬ lished Miss Mommy however was not to be denied as she stubbornly inched her way towards the front Garner one of the old ¬ est riders on the grounds called on the filly for her utmost in the last 70 yards and she came on gallantly to win winEldon Eldon Nelson proved the riding star of the afternoon when he piloted a trio of winners in the first six races The Okla ¬ homa youths most important victory came in the Oak Park Purse which preceded the feature when he booted the Woolford Farms Approval to a surprising victory victoryContinued Continued on Page Three Miss Mommy Wins Princess Doreen DoreenBewitch Bewitch Floundering Fifth In Mud as Shaffer Filly Leads Silly Gyp to Wire WireContinued Continued from Page One Onein in many respects the colt is his favorite mount for it was on that thoroughbred that he won the initial race of his career at Tropical Park earlier in the year Ap ¬ proval rounding out a double for the Wool ford Farm arrived at the winning post two lengths clear of Mrs H J Damms Reigns Comet while the Walmac Farms Volcanic finished third The Calumet Farm still pursuing its first victory of the meeting sent Whirl Blast out for the Oak Park but after sternly contesting the is ¬ sue during the early phases flattened out in the stretch and finished fifth fifthNelson Nelson broke Approval nicely but al ¬ lowed him to settle in stride before making a move on the far turn where Reighs Comet was setting a fast pace He swung to the outside for the drive received im ¬ mediate response and took the lead The colt was hustled the remainder of the dis ¬ tance although no threatening gestures materialized from the others othersApproval Approval raced the mile in 137 over the muddy racing strip stripDaily Daily Dip Surprises SurprisesThe The silks of H Guy Bedwell who shipped a strong stable from the East here several days ago were seen in an upset in the Northbrook Purse when his Daily Dip scored at a 3500 mutuel The chestnut son of Mahmoud Dipsy Doodle with Freddie Smith in the saddle scored con ¬ vincingly by three lengths over Mrs Emil Denemarks Bullish while Mrs E McCuans Dimit garnered the show The big disap ¬ pointment of the sixfurlong dash was the effort shown by Mrs Ada L Rices Snow Boots The former track recordsmashing specialist seemed unable to handle the muddy footing He came on the track with heavy bandages on the front legs but was well backed backedDaily Daily Dip was hustled to the front at the break but met with strong resistance from Dimit Around the turn however the Bed well speedster opened a commanding ad ¬ vantage and was never threatened there ¬ after Smith having him well within him ¬ self in the final stages stagesDaily Daily Dip was purchased this year by Bedwell with the insurance money he re ¬ ceived as the result of the death of his former stakes campaigner Prognosis who succumbed to swamp fever in New England last fall The colt showed fine speed in his early races of the year but todays effort indicated that he may prove an ac ¬ ceptable substitute for Prognosis who won stakes for the Savage Md ownertrainer ownertrainerEldpn Eldpn Nelson the Ponca City Okla ap ¬ prentice who led the young riders during the Lincoln Fields meet was the star of the early races marked by the downfall of favorites The youngster guided Big Wig to victory for his contract employer the Woolford Farm over a band of platers in the opener and in the fourth race put up a clever ride astride Mrs J L Oglesbys Outsider who won at a mile and one quarter He also flashed fine skill on Sweet Comet who finished second to My Esther in the third race
