Riot Easily Beats Foes In Arlington Park Event: Catsmeow and Hasty Sun Next To Whirlaway Gelding at Wire, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-26

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Riot Easily Beats Foes In Arlington Park Event EventCatsmeow Catsmeow and Hasty Sun Next To Whirlaway Gelding at Wire WireARLINGTON ARLINGTON PARK Arlington Heights 111 June 25 Brownell Combs royally bred gelding Riot displayed the type of form expected of him as a juvenile when he easily turned back a f airto middlin field of threeyearolds in the Kenilworth Purse before approximately 10000 turfites here this afternoon The son of Whirl away Miss Dogwood dashed to the front shortly after the start of the one mile jaunt and held his foes safe the remainder of the distance to greet the judges with three lengths to spare Hal Price Headleys Cats meow closed some ground through the final stakes to down the Woolford Farms Hasty Sun for the place placei i Diminutive Freddie Smith continuing to show good form in the saddle at this track had the mount on Riot who raced the distance in 138 Vs He was one of the outsiders in the wagering returning 1780 1780Starter Starter Roy Boots Dickerson sent the field away in good style and Kaslick was the first to gain the lead but Riot was right there and quickly took over Hasty Sun who was favored in the field of six pressed the issue along the backstretch and for a brief spell it seemed that the French invader Bir Acheim would prove dangerous but the foreigner tired badly after making a strong bid going into the turn and it was evident that he needs fur ¬ ther seasoning over American courses Much improvement however can be ex ¬ pected of him the next time he starts startsRiot Riot continued to maintain his lead banking around the turn and after with ¬ standing a brisk bid by Hasty Sun found the race at his mercy Catsmeow showed strong closing power and probably will go better as the distances are stretched out outThe The early races on the program indicated indicatedContinued Continued on Page Thret JOHN M GOODE Saddled Brownell Combs Riot for his score in the Kenil worth Purse yesterday at Arlington Park Riot Easily Beats Foes In Arlington Park Event EventCatsmeow Catsmeow and Hasty Sun Next To Whirlaway Gelding at Wire WireContinued Continued from Page One Onethat that the racing strip while designated as fast was much on the dull side but by the time the program settled with the running of the fourth race it began to assume live lyness that marked it earlier in the week The latter number was a dash for 10000 juveniles and the winner was Mrs K Niles D D Schreibers Bonrilla second choice Ridden by C Swain the gelded son of Bonanza Banderilla scored by three and onehalf lengths while Mrs H J Damms Roimdeleer finished second over J Wolfs Flo Lassie Bonrilla raced the five furlongs in 59 with 115 pounds up upCount Count Quick a three year old who has been finishing far back in races at virtual ¬ ly all distances regained his best form in the fifth and under a rousing ride by ap ¬ prentice Robert Norman lasted to defeat the Lexbrook Stables Town Guy another who had finished far back in recent ef ¬ forts Four lengths in back of the leaders came Sandy Strand Stables Duffle The mile and oneeighth was run in 154 Ys and the winner paid 4680 4680Norman Norman hustled Count Quick into a con ¬ tending position then assumed command on the backstretch He withstood strong opposition from Dizzy Gal and Hartley R and when Town Guy came along with his late challenge it seemed that Counfc Quick would necessarily quit But under Nor ¬ mans fine riding he stuck gamely to his task and managed to last


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