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► JOHN A. KINARD — The Arkansas sportsman sent out his five-year-old Johns Joy to registerd his fourth victory of the season yesterday at Arlington. Johns Johns Joy Joy Equals Equals Arlington Arlington Record; Record; Tahitian Tahitian Charges Charges to to Belmont Belmont Score Score Wins Myrtlewood Handicap By Two Over Roman Bath Total of 11,460 Patrons Are Present to Witness First of Fifteen Stakes at Meeting By J. J. MURPHY Staff Correspondent ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 18.— The 36-day meeting at Arlington Park was ushered in today under perfect weather conditions and with the 5,000 Myrtlewood Handicap as the feature. The total gate count for the afternoon was 11,460. It was an increase of approximately 1,000 over that of last years meeting, which also got under way on a Monday. A field of 12 went to the post in the Myrtlewood, with the Hasty House entry of Roman Bath, Crete Handicap winner, and Wine List, Fleming Memorial Handicap winner, as short-priced favorites. The net value to the winner was 1,925. It grossed 7,350. The racing strip was at its best. Johns Joy, owned by J. A. Kinard, of Arkansas, was .winner of the Myrtlewood when he trimmed Roman Bath by over one length and "equaled Carra Marbles track record of 1:09% for the six-furlong distance. Roman Bath made the pace with Johns Joy racing close up and the latter taking over in the last sixteenth to draw out, although under pressure at the end. Third money went to Prop. Big Story unseated his rider after going a quarter. Johns Joy paid-.60 to win and it was his best .race since he set a track record in Kentucky. Wine List, the other half of the Hasty House entry, was never in the hunt. Challenges on Outside Although Johns Joy was second choice in the wagering, few believed him capable of defeating Roman Bath, who had taken his measure in both the Crete and Fleming Handicaps at Washington Park. The five-year-old failed to be in the money in either race. However, a recent fast three-quarter workout indicated he was in good condition. Unlike his two efforts across .town, Johns Joy had speed from the start and never permitted Roman Bath to get far away. After entering the stretch, t«Tohns Joy challenged on the outside and Roman Bath, although packing 126 pounds to his rivals. 118, strived valiantly to hold him off. Nearing the finish line it was apparent that it was Johns Joy day, and he was going away with Dodson pushing at the end. The winner went out the seven-eighths in. 1:22.%, presumably as a trial for the Equipoise Mile to be run Saturday. Jockey Palmer Domenico, who was thrown from Big Story during the running, suffered an elbow bruise that will not keep him out of the saddle Tuesday. Of the other contestants. Unbridled, racing for Mrs. Frances Center, had early speed, Wine List was badly outrun, and Prop, winner of the event last year, was off slowly and made up much ground. The patrons began to arrive at the track early and the clubhouse luncheon tables were filled and a small waiting line formed a good half hour before the first race. The Post and Paddock club was especially popular with a great majority of the members being out. Laurance Armour, president of the club, was receiving congratulations on entering his twentieth year as head of the exclusive coterie. Mrs. Warren Wright, owner of the Calumet Farm stable, and who was recently appointed a member of Continued on Page Forty-Two Johns Joy Equals Mark | In Winning Myrtlewood Turns Back Roman Bath by Two Before 1 1,460 Arlington Patrons Continued from Page One the club, motored up from Kentucky and " was welcomed to the ranks. The track and surroundings never looked more beautiful, and executive director, Benjamin F. Lind-heimer, was highly pleased with the turnout. Vincent X. F. won his third victory in succession in four starts this year when he squeezed out a narrow win in the fifth. He was the third favorite of the afternoon to get the money. The pace in the race, which was known as the Silver Jubilee Purse, was set by Robust, starting for the first time since Churchill Downs, and Sunshine Nell, who was likewise making her first effort since the Kentucky meeting. They raced head and head almost to the wire, where Vincent X. F. came on the outside and nipped them. The winner races for Ada L. Rice, whose horses recently arrived from Belmont Park. Logan Batcheller was the winning rider. The Well played Black Douglas . was off slowly, was in close quarters on the far turn, and went wide in the stretch. Following a shortage of -winning favorites at .the Lincoln Fields meeting, the backers of public choices got off to a good start when their horses won the first two races on the bill. The successful racers were Catsmeow in the first and Glance, in the second, and each was all out to win. In fact, Glance just made it in the closing strides. Catsmeow, who would have won his last start but for being away poorly, was closer to the pace in todays opener and overcame a lengthy advantage obtained by Auto Message in the early running to win over First Night, with Adams up, by three-quarters of a length. Glance, racing for Mrs. Jake Lowenstein, was forced wide in the second race, but made it in the middle of the. track in the closing stages to best Hoopla, with Brown Pirate a good third. Church rode Catsmeow and Keene was on Glance. The Daily Double paid 6.80. Jockey Melvin Duhon, who had been grounded for many weeks due to injuries received at Sportsmans Park, staged a good comeback in the third event. He was accepting his second mount since his accident when he rode Nugget Gold in the affair and booted the colt to a nose decision over Mr. Nealie, of the favored Dene-mark entry. Nugget Gold, who had been ridden by three different jockeys without much success at the last meeting, put on a strong finish on the outside. The Reverie Knoll Stable, of Freeman Keyes, of Los Angeles and Chicago, won its first race of the Chicago season when the two-year-old Fighting Fox colt, Le Monde, edged out a narrow victory over Quick Solution, with Down de Lane a good going third. It was the third straight photo finish and jockey Logan Batcheller, on Down de Lane, claimed foul against Quick Solution, ridden by William A. Miller, Ellsworth Stable jockey, who was having his first mount of the meeting. The claim was allowed and Down de Lane was placed second and Quick Solution third. It was the second start for Le Monde, who in his only previous outing was beaten off at Washington Park. «
