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J U D G E S SJ A N D *y CHARLES HATT0N ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 23.— The Arlington clubs richest summer meet continues on its stakes-strewn way to the 5,000 Artful tomorrow, when Calumets wasp-waisted Bubbley carries Eddie Arcaro, topweight of 120 pounds, and the hopes of most of the patrons against 11 other three-year- old fillies. Cerise Reine is conspicuously in absentia, but such as Arab Actress,. Mimi Mine, Emardee and Task Fleet should make it interesting for Real Delights sister. The meeting already has produced some evidence there is truth in the ancient adage that nothing succeeds like success, for the leading money-winning stables Hill Gail, by the leading money-winning sire, Bull Lea, played the leading role in the 0,000 North Western yesterday. Indeed, he became a rival for Tom FooLia the Arlington in track record time of 1:08%. And he carried 128, the same impost he has been appended for Saturdays Equipoise Mile. The Primer winner, Company B., and the crowd also" contributed to a record-breaking send-off of the summer season here, Company B. reducing Bewitchs five and a half furlongs mark from 1:04 to 1:03%, and the attendance sending ,026,007 through the "tote" for a new opening-day mark. The racing strip is, of course, fast and light as a moonbeam, for the filly. Princess Lygia, was trying to stare down Hill Gail in his record run, and Company B. did not win off. Company B. is a gelding by Valdina Lamar, who is "unfashionable," whatever that is, and he is out of a mare by Forty Winks, who has never led the list of broodmare sires. He was not nominated for the Arlington Futurity, but he still maybe named for the 0,000 Hyde Park. AAA ~ The largest racing trophy we know about — that C. V. Whitney donated the Equipoise Mile— may be retired this Track and Tote Records Fall at Arlington Park Calumet May Retire Whitney Cup on Saturday Ascot Results Pertinent to United States Sport Lassie Standards, Like Stakes, Are High week end. This trinket was constructed of silver by Car-ii »_ j fnt-o if ronrfmpnfe t.hp statue of Liberty Islcl S ctiiu, we uao». "i * ~- ■ — superimposed on the Empire State Building. Mrs. Gene Markey, who is a collector, may add this bauble to the glittering array in the trophy room at Calumet. One must win the Equipoise three times to obtain permanent possession. The Calumets have won it with Sun Again and Fervent, and have a formidable candidate for the upcoming renewal in Hill Gail. Opposing the 1952 Derby winner is the good gray, Oil Capitol, who also has aspirations concerning the trophy. Oil Capitol won the 1950 renewal. But he has changed hands and according to the terms of the race, an individual owner must win this event three times to retire the Whitney Challenge Cup. This brings up rather a piquant question of what happens if an individual horse wins it three Jimes, possibly for different owners. Apparently the chances are so remote this never occurred to anybody. It is a bridge the club can wait to cross, one imagines, and, of course, shall never have to cross under the present wording of the conditions. At the same time, OiL Capitol just missed a second Equipoise last summer and if eventually he, or some other horse can bring off three of them, he certainly would . seem deserving of all the honors the race affords. A A A Royal Ascot, where the sport began at a course of matchless beauty in 1711, and where all the races are stakes, produced two results of interest to Americans when The Pie King won the Coventry and Souepi the Gold Cup. It is understood The Pie Kong, who races for Ray Bell and Ellwood Johnston, will be brought here for the 00,000 Garden State. And that Souepi may be invited for the Laurel International. The" Pie King won his race over a strip a bit like the Widener chute laid up the side of Bear Mountain and had some very estimable colts behind him. Bell shipped Windy City here and had the satisfaction of seeing him reproduce his form within a month or five weeks. It will be interesting to note if The jrie jmg can as reaauy Decome accustomea to me snower of sandand clods, and escape the enervating processes of acclimatization. "The race of the season" across the Atlantic may once again be developed in the King George VI. and Queen Elizabeth Stakes of a mile and a half at Ascot on July 18. This event annually brings together the best three-year-olds and upward in Europe and possibilities this summer are the Epsom Derby winner, Pinza, and those stalwart campaigners, Wilwyn and the obstreperous Zucchero. AAA Arlington patrons seem assured of seeing most of Americas leading two-year-old fillies in action, what with the 5,000 added Pollyanna on July 3 and the 0,000 added Lassie July 15. The Lassie may be the richest of all two- -year-old filly events for it is expected to gross approximately 00,000. The winner will net some 2,000, with 0,000 to second, 2,000 third, and ,000 fourth. There will be companion pieces of these events during the Wash-ingtonPark meet.in the 0,000 Mademoiselle and -.he 0,-000 Princess Pat. Up to now the season does notappear to have produced a likelier prospect than is Mrs. Elizabeth Grahams charming Incidentally, who has been performing as you would expect a niece of Bushers to perform, being unbeaten in four starts. She was not nominated for the early closing events, but in all probality will oppose the Midwestern fillies in the new 0,000 Mademoiselle at Continued on -Page Thirty-Nine JUDGES STAND ~ I By CHAKLES HATTON Continued from Page Forty-Eight Homewood. It is questionable, if we have seen the best of the latter. In late years the Arlington season has turned up such as Princess Lygia, Bewitch, Twilight Tear and Blue Delight, and the standards, like the stakes, are high. An outstanding filly can earn about 50,000 in four starts at Lind-heimers combined meets. AAA Turf ana: Harry Trotsek is training seven Michigan Mile candidates in Pomace, Ca-jun, Ruhe, Seaward, Inseparable, Oil Capitol and Big Stretch. . . . Ronnie Krancer calls attention to it that four of a recent Cranwood field of seven were by Challenger H. and three of them were in the money, Pictoric, Paddock Acres and Daralet. . . . Michigan commissioner Inglis found the NASRC convention "most constructive." . . . MRA stewards, Catlett, Pichon and Walter, suspended three riders, fined another and two trainers for being too casual about-observing the rules on June 18. . . . Virginias Harvey Shaffer has bred himself two shifty allowance performers from the mare, Sherwood Lass, in Sherwood Girl and Black Coffee, placed in consecutive races the other day at Detroit. . . . Eddie Arcaro handles Jamie K. again in the Classic. . . . Allie Reuben phoned from Toledo to say that he has acquired the English three-year-old, Stan, by Royal Vales sire. Kings-way, expressly for turf course racing and the colt is to make his U. S debut at Arlington. ,
