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Arlington Set for Monday Inaugural Three of 16 Stakes Run Opening Week Primer to Head First Card; Offer Artful on Wednesday And Equipoise on Saturday ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., June 19.— A star-studded colony of thoroughbreds, jockeys and stables is poised at Arlington Park today, ready to spring the gates Monday on the richest racing season in Illinois history. When the 27th Arlington meeting gets under way for its first race at 2 p. m., it will launch a literal gold rush for approximately ,560,000 in stakes and purses. That lucrative pace will be set for 36 days at Arlington Park and will be maintained for the ensuing 31 days when Washington Park picks, up the coordinated meeting at Homewood, 111. When horsemen are through competing for the 67 days at Arlington-Washington, they will have pocketed nearly ,000,000 in awards, a record distribution total designed by executive director Benjamin F. Lindheimer to produce Americas richest summer racing. Among those attending the inaugural racing Monday will be Governor and Mrs. William G. Stratton and Illinois Racing Board chairman Paul Serdar and Mrs. Serdar, who will be guests of former Congressman James G. Simpson, Jr. Everett Jr. to Start on Monday Three of the 16 stakes scheduled at Arlington will headline opening week. The curtain-raiser on Monday, the 5,000 Primer Stakes, has attracted all of the Midwests most promising two-year-olds, including Everett Lowrances Everett, Jr., winner of six races, three of which were stakes. One of the best, duels of the summer is in the offing on Wednesday, when the ranking three-year-old fillies contend for the" 5,000 ArtfuKStakes. The big match sends Mrs. Ada L. Rices Cerise Reine against Mrs. Gene Markeys Calumet ace, ■ Bubbley, with strong opposition seen from ■ Sweet Patootie, owned by Mrs. E. E. Dale : Shaffer, and Mrs. H. J. Damms Arab ■ Actress. Capping Arlingtons opening week is one of Americas most coveted events, the 0,- • 000 Equipoise Mile on Saturday. Among • the potential starters are Hill Gail, 1952 1 Kentucky Derby winner; Jampol, a leading three-year-old last year; Squared Away, First Glance and Sub Fleet, i The roster of horses, rideis and owners ! already stabled at Arlington or headed this . way from all parts of the country reads like ! a racing Whos Who. i Already on the grounds, prepping for the . first of 16 stakes events carded at the » northwest suburban plant, are Calumet r Farms "big four"— Hill Gail, Mark-Ye-r Well, Real Delight and Bubbley. Before the . season runs its course on August 1, Arling-. ton Park fans will see Native Dancer and Jamie K. renew their sparkling duel for t three-year-old honors in the 55,000 . Arlington Classic, July 18. ; Last Years Champions Named Four of last years thoroughbred cham-. pions are nominated for stakes appearances at Arlingtbn— Tom Fool, voted the most [ versatile horse of 1952; Crafty Admiral, L last seasons handicap king; Real Delight, , champion of the fillies and mares, and ; Sweet Patootie, voted the best of the two-[ year-old fillies in 1952. Among the two-year-olds preparing for their initial racing season are 12 of the highest-priced yearlings of 1952, all eligible • for the 45,000 Arlington Futurity on July • 25. All of the royally-bred two-year-old fillies are named for the 00,000 Arlington [ Lassie, richest race of its kind in the world, on July 15. 1 For the second straight summer, famed jockey Eddie Arcaro will do his riding at [ Arlington-Washington, where he broke all ■ records for first money in one season ; in 1952. ; Americas most famous stables all win ; flash their colors at one time or another • during the big meeting. The list includes Calumet Farm, Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Darby ; Dan Farm, C. V. Whitney, Hal Price Head- ley, Greetree, Dixiana, Brookmeade, Maine ! Chance, Charfran Stable, Mrs. Ada L. Rice, ; F. W. Hooper and virtually every other major stable in the nation. [ New facilities and improvements also will greet both racing fans and the public. Most | notable of the new facilities will be the ! daily double machines, ready to operate on the maja floor and mezzanine. Arlington | will introduce the .00 daily double to 1 Illinois racing on Monday with the new ; machines also handling daily double com-; binations of .00 and 0.00. A new parking area, accomodating an additional 2,400 autos, is ready alongside the stands, which increases Arlingtons parking space to 14,000 cars. A new 76-stall barn also is ready for use Continued on Page Forty-Two Arlington Set for Inaugural Of 36-Day Meeting on Monday Continued from Page Three and will increase Arlingtons on-the -grounds, thoroughbred population to over 1,550 horses. Roads have been re-surfaced, box-seats increased, and stable personnel will find a remodeled, up-to-date track kitchen and recreation rooms. Post-time on Monday and all other weekdays has been set at 2 p. m., with a 1:30 start on Saturdays and July 4th. ~"
