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Happy Happy Issue Issue Captures Captures Genoa Genoa Purse; Purse; Magic Magic Mirror Mirror Lasts Lasts for for Neck Neck Score Score Woodstock Just Fails to Get Up Atkinson Pilots Greentree Filly in Blue Water Purse And llluminable in Frigate AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 28. Greentree Stables Magic Mirror responded gamely to the rhythmic sting of Ted Atkinsons whip to take the Blue Water purse, first of two moderate features, by a neck from Harry LaMontagnes Woodstock, the odds-on choice. Phantom Farms Word of Honor finished fast after losing ground to be less than a length back of the runner-up and a little more than a length before W. S. Homes pacemaking Cougar. The latter was coupled with Woodstock. Sidney S. Schuppers Black Prince completed the small field. Magic Mirror, who had won her last start, fs a chestnut daughter of Questionnaire Rare Bloom, and paid .20 as second choice. The six furlongs were run in a passable 1:12 over a track that was sloppy in the morning and fast but dead in the afternoon. A crowd of 19,719 turned out in midsummer weather that was hazy and muggy early in the day, but cleared as the favorites fell by the wayside. Cougar Opens Up Lead Cougar opened up a daylight lead at the start of the Blue Water, with Magic Mirror in closest pursuit, followed by Woodstock, Black Prince and Word of Honor, who was slow to settle into stride. Magic Mirror drew level with Cougar nearing the stretch turn, but didnt appear to have much enthusiasm for the task at hand until Atkinson reached back "with his whip and began a steady tattoo on her quarter. Magic Mirror responded by putting Cougar away. Woodstock and Word of Honor moved up with belated rushes, but Magic Mirror just lasted. Atkinson also took the other feature, hustling E. P. Taylors Uluminable to the wire three parts of a length before B. F. Whitakers Prince Quest. King Ranchs Swap Out finished a little more than a length and a quarter back and two and a half lengths before Louis Cherys Lands End. Uluminable paid .90 and ran the five and a half furlongs in an official 1:06. Daily Racing Form dockers caught the N Continued on Page Three Happy Issue Back In Winning Form Pinon Campaigner Defeats Demure and Bogle in Genoa Purse on Arlington Program Continued from Page One flying Dixiana colt. Mrs. H. J. Damms Reigns Comet annexed the show. Shy Guy raced the mile in 1:38, an indication that the racing strip Had more bottom under it than appeared from the surface. The Brookfield Farms Istan, a colt who has been quite successful on the eastern tracks but who was unable to finish close up in his local bow, hit his best stride in the fifth, a dash that brought out a good field of 5,000 platers. Steve Brooks hustled the son of Heliopolis Army Colors, by Man a War, to the front shortly after the start and there he remained, widening out to four lengths at the head of the stretch and protecting that margin to the finish. He was mildly backed in the open betting race, paying 5.00. Helen S. Reinemans First Whirl gained the place by three-quarters of a length over Bomar Stables Slamaranth. High Shine Tires Badly The sprint marked the seasonal local bow of Calumet Farms High Shine, a former stakes campaigner who is reported to be something of a "roarer." He showed his usual early speed but tired badly through the last three-eighths. The Murlogg Farms Admired, a chestnut daughter of War Admiral Stepin-anna, who set some of the pace in the Miss America during the Lincoln Fields meeting, was backed into odds-on favoritism for the third, a dash of five furlongs for maiden juvenile fillies. She sped to the front immediately after the start and never during the remainder of the journey did her backers have any reason for concern. At the line Tony Skoronski had her three and one-half lengths in front, but was hustling her right along. Thomas Piatts Blue Molly made a slight threatening gesture at the top of the stretch but it fell far short of the desired goal. Still she was best of the others, beating Augustus Nahms Scapagal by five lengths. Admired splashed through the mud in 1:00 and carried 119 pounds. Prior to the opening race, a cloudburst hit the strip and transformed a rapidly drying out track to a slow condition. As the rain settled into the surface the latter became muddy. Mrs. G. Fittge and Mrs. F. Scotts Ganado proved best in the initial offering and was a popular winner, paying .60. Robins Pet, owned by William H. Bishop, came back to win the second to complete a Daily Double that paid 36.40. H. C. Dreschlers Impatience, a colt whose form left much to be desired this year, suddenly found his racing legs in the fourth and at the end of the six furlongs he was four lengths to the good, beating C. U. Yaegers Dewey H. and Lexbrook Stables Mud Guard. A last minute jockey switch from R. Bendinelli to the popular reinsman, Harold "Red" Keene undoubtedly had much to do with Impatiences handy score. Keene allowed the colt to step along nicely in the middle of the pack during the early part, moved out slightly for the drive, then drew clear as if much the best. Impatience recorded 1:13 for the distance and paid 7.60.
