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WILLIAM H BISHOP The Illinois turf ¬ man saddled Bodens Pal yesterday for the letters first success of the Chicago land season risen Victorious in Wilmette Purse Fugit Drives to Narrow Accounting fr Indicates Readiness For Modesty Stakes StakesNyberg Nyberg Campaigner Holds HalfLength Margin Over Gala Revue at Arlington ArlingtonARLINGTON ARLINGTON PARK Arlington Heights 111 June 24 Mrs O L Nybergs filly Irisen who is priming for the Modesty Stakes at this track turned in an excellent performnace to account for the Wilmetta Purse before approximately 11000 patrons here this afternoon Under a welljudged ride by the clever apprentice Eldon Nelson the fouryearold scored by half a length over the Walmac Farms Gala Revue whila Hal Price Headleys Pelure showed a good effort to finish third thirdIrisen Irisen carried 114 pounds over the sis furlongs distance in 111 3 over a track of ¬ ficially designated good She was up with the pace throughout and put up a gam performance to gain the victory victoryGala Gala Revue another who is priming for the rich filly and mare stakes at this track was making her first start since last July She displayed a good turn of speed but ob ¬ viously wasnt quite sharp enough With to ¬ days race under her it is likely that sh should improve several lengths in the fu ¬ ture turePelure Pelure was still another who had been on the sidelines having been inactive since April She moved menancingly at the top of the stretch but shortened stride nearing the end endRaced Raced in East EastIrisen Irisen who benefited from seasoning in the East showed a grand effort for her Dundalk Maryland owner The fouryear old daughter of Sweep Like Black Plane was steadied along nicely while Gala Revue set a fast pace Nelson didnt appear to be ¬ come annoyed when Pelure moved past him to make a bid but waited until well straigh ened in the stretch before asking for further speed speedGala Gala Revue maintained onlya slight mar ¬ gin over Pelure an eighth of a mile from the line while just a few inches further back came Irisen IrisenThe The ensuing struggle found the Mary ¬ landowned fillys superior conditioning pave the way to victory victoryCalumet Calumet Farm which was generally ex ¬ pected to sweep everything in front of it during the current meeting was still seek ¬ ing its first winner at the end of the third race today Whirl Awhile represented th stable in that fivefurlong race and al ¬ though the colt had shown little in a pre ¬ vious race at Belmont Park he was backed down to even money favoritism N Leroy Pierson managed to keep him out of trou ¬ ble throughout but he simply wasnt thera theraContinued Continued on Page Three Irisen Victorious In Wilmette Purse PurseDefeats Defeats Gala Revue by Half Length to Show Readiness For Modesty Engagement EngagementContinued Continued from Page One Onein in the important question of speed al ¬ though he annexed the show end Winner of the dash was William E Schmitts Pan cho Supreme a chestnut son of Pilate Supreme Sweet The latter mare was an exceedingly fleet sprinter several years back and her offspring obviously has in ¬ herited much of her dash He was up with the pace most of the way gained com ¬ mand after settling for the stretch dash then began to draw away to win by three quarters of a length He raced the dis ¬ tance in 100 over a good track and was riden by M N Gonzalez GonzalezWily Wily Bob showed much early speed in the sprint but was pressed first by Black Lulu and then Inspiring He put them away with a degree of authority but had nothing left when Pancho Supreme came along alongTony Tony Skoronski nursed the sprinter Dusty along the early part of the opener then called on the veteran for speed in the stretch and won the mile and one eighth opener The eightyearold was favorite with the crowd returning 660 When Fancy Answer at precisely the same price won the second race the Daily Double payoff was 2320 2320William William Hal Bishop Anna HI horse ¬ man dropped Bodens Pal down several notches for the running of the sixth race and the capable thoroughbred came through with a smart victory outgaming Mrs J L Oglesbys Late Thread in a hard drive while Mrs L H Thompsons Cloy finished third Bodens Pal running with a 12500 claiming tag after previous ¬ ly having engaged in a pair of stakes events during the Lincoln Fields meeting moved along nicely in back of the early pace fashioned by Spirsilla until halfway around the final turn There he reached contention but at the top of the stretch he found himself on the heels of both Cloy and Spirsilla When they opened a gap Bodens Pal drove through assumed com ¬ mand then held on gamely to withstand Late Threads characteristic closing bid The Bishop colorbearer raced the mile and oneeighth in 152 over a track that was rapidly drying out outRise Rise Light Fortunate FortunateMiss Miss Billie Roses Rose Light was a fortu ¬ nate winner of the fourth event which brought together a field of 55006000 sprinters when she availed herself of an opening along the rail in the stretch then drove up to annex the decision by half a length over Clyde Troutts Busy Dream with Maidal Ranchs Kilayr third It marked Rose Lights initial score of the year and it was R L Baird who handled the reins She plodded the seven furlongs in 126 and was moderately backed re ¬ turning 1760 1760Mrs Mrs O H Marshalls Good Turn a story book horse won his second consecutive race when he drove up to score over M J Dants Southern Pride in the fifth at six furlongs with Jacob Shers Magnolia third in the capacity field of 12 The 10 yearold son of Ariel Girl Scout under the skillful handling of Robert Norman charged up through the final stages to win by a half length lengthGood Good Turn was formerly the property of the Maryland sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt He won stakes but when he went wrong Vanderbilt gave the horse away with the stipulation that he would never again be raced Good Turn drifted amout the country and before he was re ¬ turned to competition on a recognized track he engaged in quarter horse races in Florida Mrs Marshall managed to ob ¬ tain his papers from The Jockey Club of New York then raced him during the win ¬ ter in Florida In spite of his age he has maintained excellent form having won four races in 12 starts and 12400 in purses
