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► -i.;h.!.;.i.ii.i.,.i i m. l . . . .. , , . , , , ;,::::::- | H B SI IfflllBf Jwl ► Sabaean Drives to Clean-Cut St. Charles Purse Accounting Granger Sprinter Hangs Out* 1:11 Flat for Three-Quarters On Good Track at Arlington By CHARLES HATTON ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 17. — The second day of any meet is notoriously unbusinesslike, so to speak, but an enthusiastic crowd of 11,140 saw Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Grangers consistent Sabaean dust off seven other clever sprinters with six furlongs in 1:11 "flat" in the St. Charles, feature event on todays card at Arlington Park. Anthony Ferraiuolo hustled this Dixiana cast-off to the stand a length and a half in advance of R. R. Thomas challenging Joe Graves, while W. M. Wick-hams Winning Fleet was a thoroughly beaten third, four lengths farther back and the highly fancied Two Rainbows finished a limber fourth. The last named Brook -meade filly, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, was the public preference, but could never reach the lead. Holf-Brorher to Star Reward The successful Sabaen had been placed without winning in each of his six last previous engagements and returned a rather handsome 4.40 while adding ,925 to earlier winnings. The Seattle-owned gelding, incidentally is a half-brother of the former Chicago stakes winner, Star Reward. His time marked a smart effort over the track, which was termed "good" after last evenings rain. The quarter was clocked in :22% and the half in :45% and he was setting all the pace. Perfect racing weather aided todays turnstile count and the play, with the St. Continued on Page Three J. D. MIKEL— President of the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders Association, whose Illinois-bred, Possess, carried off honors in yesterdays third race at the Arlington Park course. 1 « Sabaean in Driving St. Charles Score Sprints Home at Arlington Clear of Joe Graves With Six Furlongs in 7:7 7 Flat Continued from Page One Charles bringing out the only field of the day having much pretensions to class. It was a sizzling contest from the outset. With little or no delay, "Boots" Dickerson caught them straight in the gate, and they came out on the same stride. The gray Screemin Jack showed in front for perhaps a half dozen strides, then Sabaean, breaking from down on the rail, displaced him. In the run to the far turn, Winning Fleet and Two Rainbows were prompting his pace, about a length away. Both these had dead aim around the long curve for home but were simply outrun, Sabaean opening up almost two lengths on them though they were being asked for their best. As they collapsed through the long run home, Joe Graves, the second choice, was placed to pressure along the rail. With apprentice William Cox driving him to the utmost, he got to within a half length of Sabaean. But Ferraiuolo was alert to the challenge and kept the Granger gelding about his work, drawing off a bit the last yards for a clean cut accounting. Gummow Astride Bienville Apprentice Billy Gummow, who had visited the winners circle but few times previously, registered his first success of the local meeting when he "hung it on" Arcaro in the second race to complete a Daily Double worth 87.20. Gummow was aboard the gray colt Bienville in the five-furlong maiden two-year-old race and sent his charge through a narrow opening in the last sixteenth to catch the favored Fast Buck, which was ridden by Arcaro. Bienvilles margin at the end was a neck, and Invigorator finished third. Lumena, trying for her fourth triumph in 23 starts this year, was successful in the opener. With jockey Don Scurlock permitting her to race freely, she made all the pace to shake off the challenge of Fair Porter in the stretch. Legs nosed out Fair Porter for second place. Slumberland was the public choice, but weakened near the end. The Illinois-bred two-year-old Possess annexed his second straight purse when he easily defeated seven of his own age in the third race. Apprentice Willie Cox had the Mikel youngster off in front, but he dropped back to permit Palace-Circles to make the pace, then took command again on the stretch turn and won by six lengths. Ashes was second and Speedy Jet finished third. Jockey Johnny Adams landed his first winner of the meeting when he had the well-backed Roman Vulcan up in time to make the fourth race, which was at six furlongs. Roman Vulcan was next to last for half the distance and closed quite a gap to register his second consecutive victory.
