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— — -Official Chaand !j— Racing ■ V. Arlington Park — — — — C«uyrLrht. 1953. by Trianek Fablicati«Hs. Ibc. ■ ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1953-ARLINGTON PARK 1 1-8 MILES. Second day of thirty-six-day meeting June 22 to August 1. Arlington Park Jockey Club, Inc. American TotaKsator. Bahr Starting Gate. Weather clear. Stewards representing Illinois Racing Board, Keene Daingerfield, C. J. Gormley and Aidan Roark. Associate Stewards, A. L. Copland and J. F. Kennedy. Placing Judges, W. A. Reagan, L. H. Eilken and Vasco Parke. Paddock Judge, W. A. Reagan. Clerk of Scales, Frederic Crafton. Starter, Roy Dickerson. Timer, William Cunningham. Racing Secretary and Handicapper, F. E. Kilroe. Assistant Racing Secretary, F. G. Farrell. Assistant Handicapper, L. H. Eilken. Racing starts at 2:00 p. m. Central Daylight Time. Saturdays and holidays, 1:30 p. m. Percentage of winning favorites corresponding meeting 1952, .32; current meeting, .25. Percentage of favorites in the money, .62. Daily Double, first and second races. Entries run as one; no field horses. Mutuel take, 14 per cent State 6, track 8. § Three lbs. apprentice allowance claimed. * Five lbs. claimed. • Seven lbs. claimed. WWhip. S Spurs. B Blinkers. In claiming races price appears after name of jockey. Complete finish .of each race confirmed by Kuprion Kamera FIRST RACE 7 FURLONGS out of chute. Clang, July 19, 1535—1:22--105. Purse ,500. Q A 7 /L Tr 3-year-blds. Claiming. Weight, 120 lbs. Non-winners of two races since May 16 allowed s u / o / 3 |bs.; one race since then, 6 lbs.; two races in 1953, 9 lbs. Claiming price, ,500. June 23-53— A.P Net value to winner ,500; second, 00: third, 35; fourth, 65. Mutuel Pool, 4,123. Index Horses EgtAWtPPSt and % % StrFin Jockeys Clg Pr. Owners Odds to 69976 F0XIE FISH w 108i 8 4 1J 14 35 2f 1J J Heckmann 3500 Mrs Fishback and Fogarty 3.50 90102 MEAN WOMAN wb 103 9 8 64 61 1h 35 24 J R Adams* 3500 E C Roth Jr 13.50 89411 BENTONS LUCY w 11113 5 4 J 2J 21 HJ 32J S Brooks 3500 Martha, Jayne 6.00 87387 HIGH DRIFT w 112 7 6 72 74 64 5h 4" D Erb 3500 S E Wilson Jr 13.90 90103 TAR0M wb 115 1 12 104 82 72 62 53 E Arcaro 3500 Mrs E M Hanson 4.80 901022 GOLDEN DOLL wb 112 10 9 9h 101 82 8« 6h P J Bailey 3500 W H Bishop , 2.30 90238 HIGH HOPES w 106 "6 3 51 51 5J 4i 71 W M Cook 3500 S A Alexander 13.80 90102 SOCIAL LADY wb109 11 2 12 12 W 95 821 A Popara 3500 W J McClure 118.40 90373 FEUDING wb 111 5 7 31 44 44 94 A Skoronski 3500 Mr and Mrs H I Greathse 13.80 89411* NICELY NICELY wb111 4 10 84 9 9410410* 0 Grohs 3500 M Resseguet 11.00 S0102 KARMEN KAY w 1091 2 11 111 111 12 115 1115 s Armstrng 3500 K G Rbdine 83.60 89909 FITOFLY w 112 12 1 21 3h KM 12 12 J Contreras 3500 C Wacker III 74.60 Time, :22 /5, :46%, 1:11%, 1:25. Track fast t—VL Mutuels Paid— Odds to n • f FOXIE FISH 9.00 5.40 4.20 3.50 1.70 1.10 Ml Utuel Prices! MEAN WOMAN 11.80 6.90 4.90 2.40 I BENTONS LUCY - 5.40 1.70 Winner— Ch. f, by Equifox— Flag Ring, by American Flag, trained by H.-Wells; bred by -Mrs. E. M. Fischback. REACHED P0ST-2:011. OFF AT 2:02 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won ridden out; second and third driving. FOXIE FISH dashed to the front early and drew out slightly, was then, headed on the stretch turn by both MEAN WOMAN and BENTONS LUCY, but continued gamely well out from the rail to again forge to the front and won drawing out under urging. MEAN WOMAN moved up fast on the outside nearing the stretch turn to take a short lead, but faltered near the end. BENTONS LUCY saved ground on the stretch turn and also weakened near the finish. HIGH DRIFT raced evenly. TAROM closed ground. GOLDEN DOLL was unable to keep up. Scratched— 87719 Junius, 111; 90238 Hap Glaudi, 111; 903732 Jims Town, 104; 894102 Blue Rogue, 111; 902382 Sly Wink, 106; 889572 Gus Fan, 112. Overweight— Foxie Fish, 21 pounds; Mean Woman, 2; Bentons Lucy, 21; High Drift, 1; Tarom, 1; Golden Doll, 3; Social Lady, 3; Karmen Kay, 31; Fitofly, 3. Foxie Fish claimed by Mrs. W. J. Schmidt. SECOND RACE 5 FURLONGS. Citation, July 24, 1947— :58-2— 117. Purse ,500. 2-year-olds. -j s o Fillies. Claiming. Weight, 416 lbs. Winners of two races, 2 lbs. extra; two races since 9ft U / O O May 21, 4 lbs. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Claiming price, 56,000. June 23-53 — A.P Net value to winner ,500; second, 00; third, 35; fourth, 65. Mutuel Pool, 6,937. . Index Horses EgtAWtPPSt and 3a StrFin Jockeys Clg Pr. Owners Odds to 88959 DEEP MARGIE w 118 11 6 3fr 44 31 V P J Bailey 6000 A Graffagnini 1.20 89607 SECO GIRL wb 111 3 10 94 84 84 2nk R Zanelli* 6000 Mrs E Muckler 8.10 89408 BABYS PAL w 116 6 2 2h 21 2h 3 S Armstrng 6000 H C Drew 3.90 89854 PONDERING w111 5 8 7472 61 4» J Heckmann 6000 Locust Lawn Farm 22.80 90372 MISS WHO . w 111 10 7 6 1 64 51 54 S Brooks 6000 W C Tackett 95.10 89408 KAREN L. w 111. 11 5h 5Mi 6" A Popara 6000 E Lowrance 15.80 89354 FLY BY NIGHT w111 2 4 1h 11 11 74 D Erb 60C0 Midway Stable 26.40 89855 JETTS KISS w111 8 9 104 94 93 81 J Chestnut 6000 Dobson, Russo and Rehling 5Z80 89658 RED PRIMROSE wb113 7 5 42 31 7i 94 D Dodson 6000 L Cooper 4.00 89408 COLLETTE w113 9 11 11 11 104 108 W E Carroll 6000 Valley View Farm 44.80 82869 HEIFERETTE wb111 4 3 84101 11 11 W Cox 6000 M R Alexander 101.00 Time, :22%, :47%, 1:00%. Track fast. , — Mutuels Paid — , , Odds to - v . 4 . . - . DEEP MARGIE 4.40 3.40 2.60 1.20 .70 .30 Mutuel Prices? seco girl 5.80 3.60 1.90 m * BABYS PAL .... 3.00 .50 Winner— Ch. f, by Depth Charge— Marajen, by Biff, trained by A. Graffagnini; bred by T. G. Benson. REACHED POST— 2:301. OFF AT 2:301 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won driving; second and third the same. DEEP MARGIE dashed up on the outside soon, after the start and, although required to race rather wide, was always a solid contender and forged to the front near the finish to win under urging. SECO GIRL was badly outrun to the stretch, but finished fast and gamely. BABYS PAL was with the leaders from the start and held on, fairly well. PONDERING closed fast. KAREN L. and RED PRIMROSE were prominent to the stretch, then tired. Overweight— Red Primrose, 2 pounds; Collette, 2. * Daily Double on the First and Second Races Paid 2.00— Double Pool, 5,682. Official program numbers for Daily Double — 8 and 11. THIRD RACE 1 MILE out of chute. Equipoise, June 30, 1932— 1:34%— 4— 128. Purse ,000. -j s 3-year-olds. Claiming. Weight, 122 lbs. Non-winners at one mile or over since May 16 fx q 9 U / O y allowed 3 lbs.; one suclTrace or two races at any distance since April 21, 6 lbs. Claim-June 23-53 A.P ing price, ,000; if for less, 3 lbs. allowed for each 00 to ,000. Races for a claiming price of ,000 or less not considered. Net value to winner ,400; second, 00; third, 35; fourth, 65. Mutuel Pool, 8,178. ■ Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St Va. Vz % Str Fin Jockeys Clg Pr. Owners Odds to 886004 GERRY FRANK wb116 6 1 21 24 21 21 14 E Arcaro 8000 Mrs Herbert Herff 3.20 89856 BROOKSHIRE wb 122 3 3 14 V V 1h 21 D Dodson 8000 Mrs G H Emick 4.70 898562 WARAVID w 116 1 6 4h 4h 4h 42 31 J Adams 8000, Mrs R L Reineman 1.90 905274 FLIGHT CAPTAIN wb 110 4 5 6 6 6 51 42 W M Cook 7000 Fiveway Farm 12.40 89259 BREADWINNER wb 111 2 2 3« 3h 31 32 52 S Brooks 8000 F M Jayne 5.10 898563 SIX-THREE-FOUR wb 113 5 4 5 4 53 53 6 6 D Erb 7500 G A Cavanaugh 4.70 Time, :23%, :48, 1:12%, 1:38%. Track fast. ,r- Mutuels Paid— N , Odds to — - n . — r GERRY FRANK 8.40 4.40 2.80 3.20 120 .40 M, utuel Prices? brookshire 5.40 3.00 1.70 .50 I WARAVID ...... 2.40 .20. Winner— Ch. g, by Alsab— Miss Snug, by Man o War, trained by J. Lowenstein; bred by H. L. Wells. REACHED POST-2:57. OFF AT 2:57 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won ridden out; second and third driving. GERRY FRANK outbroke the others and was eased back to permit BROOKSHIRE to make the pace, then moved up on the outside of the latter in the stretch to take command, after entering the final eighth and win going away. BROOKSHIRE showed good form in pacemaking and responded fairly well to the drive. WARAVID lacked much early speed and failed to threaten, although coming steadily through the stretch. FLIGHT CAPTAIN trailed to the stretch,-then passed tiring horses. BREADWINNER moved up on the inside through the stretch but was unable to find clear sailing and weakened. SIX-THREE-FOUR had some early speed. FOURTH RACE 5 FURLONGS. Citation, July 24, 1947— :58— 2— 117. Purse ,500. 2-year-olds. -7 Maidens. Fillies. Special weights. Weight, 115 lbs. *7 ft . 9ft U / „/ U Net value to winner ,100; second, 00; third, 70; fourth, 30. June 23-53 — A.P Mutuel Pool, 4,190. Index Horses EgtAWtPPSt % StrFin Jockeys Owners Odds to LADYKIN w115 2 1 ih ih -ih m e Arcaro Dixiana ilo 896193 NATCHEZ GIRL w 115 5 2 21 33 33 24 W M Cook Davis Jr and Nims £30 80885 BROOK FLOWER w115 3 3 51 51 64 32 A Popara L L Haggin II 14.70 HOOP MOOD w 115 8 9 93 6" 51 4J D Dodson F W Hooper * 21.00 899754 SPOTLIGHT STAR wb 115 10 6 4h 2« 2h 51 0 Grohs Mrs H J Damm 8.30 89975 OUR LOVE w 115 12 8 7* 7h 74 6i S Brooks Hill-N-Dale Farm £80 89661 EVEN KEY wb115 14 3« 4 4h 72 W E Carroll F M Jayne 53.70 GARB w 115 7 7 84 83 8* 8* D Scurlock H P Headfey 9.10 87737 LOVIN LADY w 110 6 5 6h 92 9* 931 G Vorous* Aaron and Leavitt 49.90 88490 ADMIRALS PET w115 9 10 104 102 1041031 J Heckmann S E Wilson Jr 76.10 ROYAL BEAUTY w 115 4 12 12 112 111111 P J Bailey E E Kaiser 45.30 81146 GAMEST wb 115 11 11 11M2 12 12 D Erb E M Goemans 31.50 Time, :22%, :46, :59%. Track fast I » • f LADYKIN 10.60 5.60 5.00 4.30 1.80 1.50 Mm. utuel Prices? natchez girl 3.80 3.20 .90, .w l BROOK FLOWER !. 6.00 2.00 Winner— B. f, by Spy Song— The Knitter, by High Time, trained by J. C Hodgins; bred by C T. Fisher. REACHED POST— 3:25. OFF AT 3:25 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won driving; second and third the samel LADYKIN, away quickly, saved ground throughout, but was never able to draw clear and was forced to withstand several challenges and be hard ridden to win narrowly. NATCHEZ GIRL was a good contender from the start and raced with exceptional courage to the end. BROOK FLOWER, never far away, went a trifle wide in the stretch, but finished well. HOOP MOOD was also going fairly well at the end. SPOTLIGHT STAR, racing on the outside, moved up even with the leaders on the stretch turn, but faltered in the last eighth. OUR LOVE raced wide and was unable to threaten seriously. EVEN. KEY had early speed. Scratched— Miz Clementine, 115; 898552 Canary Island, 115; 87281 Fancy Deer, 115. Continued on Page Forty-Three 4 Arlington park Continued from Page Six FIFTH RACE 6 FURLONGS. Hill Gail, June 22, 1953-1;06t4-4-128. Purse ,500. 3-yw- 7 7 1 °5 Maidens- Special weights. Weight, 118 lbs. 9ft U / / I Net value to winner ,100; second, 00; thW, 70; fourth, 30. Jane 23-53—A.P Mutuel Pooh 4,245. • Index Horses, EqtAWtPPSt V* Vi StrFin Jockeys " Owners Odds to 880473 ETERNAL QUEST WH8 3 4 V 14 14 1nk A Popara Ada L Rice 1.50 89858 KING wb118 1 3 41 34 22 23 D Dodson H Wells 9.40 898582 DR. MILTON H, wb118 4 7 5« 5* 32 32 S Armstrng E C Roth 5.00 DEVILMENT w118 5 5 2h 2h 5J 42 D Erb Dixiana 21.70 58319* CHARCO wb 118 2 10 8h 7i V 52 E Arcaro Charfran Stable 6.20 CLOSE ATTACK w118 6 2 31 44 4h 61 J Heckmann V Di Grazia 11.40 89858 PICK AND PLAY w118 9 11 9h 8h 8 721 S Brooks S E Wilson Jr 8.50 878204 DARBY CREEK w 118 7 8 6h 63 6h 83 J Contreras Ten Hills Farm 20.90 89412 MAHMETTE w 113 11 1 104 93 91 91J-D Grohs Mrs J H Damm 126.10 89662 ARGUFY w 118 12 6 11 * 12 11h 10H W E Carroll C Swan 151.30 884883 GRAND DEGREE w 118 10 12 12 10J W 112 J Adams L C and C A Becker 11.10 69558 BAHIA w 113 8 9 7i 1HJ12 12 R Howell H N Eads 121.10 Time, :23, -MYs, 1:11%. Track fast. Muluels Paid— , Odds to , 1 j . in* /ETERNAL QUEST 5.00 4.40 3.40 1.50 1.20 .70 Mutuel Prices? king 8.20 5.20 3.10 i.m l DR. MILTON H. ..: 4.20 1.10 Winner— B. g, by Requested— Tenacity, by Bull Dog, trained by H. Hoffman; bred by Danada Farm. REACHED POST— 3:52. OFF AT 3:52 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won driving; second and third the same. ETERNAL QUEST got to the front early and, setting a good pace, drew clear after going a quarter, but had to be hard urged near the end to hold KING. The latter was a strong factor from the start ahd finished in resolute fashion. DR. MILTON H. was never too far away and finished steadily. DEVILMENT was a.fairly strong contender to the stretch, then weakened. CHARCO was unable to keep up. CLOSE ATTACK had early speed. Scratched— 87834 Bright Imp, 118; 73873 Skiputation, 113; 89469 Volute, 118; 85114* Prince Mike, 118; 89858 Le Coq Hardi, 118; 66917 What Sir, 118. SIXTH RACE 6 FURLONGS. Hill Gail, June 22, 1953-1:0814-4—128. Cinderella Purse. Purse e -i -f *% ,500. 4-year-olds and upward. Fillies and mares. Allowances. Non-winners of 9" U / / Z ,900 since June 1 or ,500 in 1953. Weight, 120 lbs. Non-winners of ,900 in June 23-53— A.P 1953 or ,500 since July 1 allowed 4 lbs.; ,500 in 1952, 7 lbs.; ,900 in 1952, 9 lbs. Net value to winner S2,700; second, 00; third, 00; fourth, 00. Mutuel Pool, 2,359. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 1A *h Str Fin Jockeys Owners Odds to1 884922 BELLA FIGURA w 4 113 1 5 6 54 32 1J J Adams B Combs 1.00 88244 GALA FETE w4120 3 2 14 13 13 23 D Dodson Walmac Farm 2.30 817473 JACODEMA w 5 120 4 3 4h 2* 21 33J E Arcaro Apheim Stable 4.50 88492 FREE FOR ME w 4 116 6 1 2« 32 42 44 S Brooks Mt and Mrs T M Daniel 16.50 895033 ELAINE RUTH wb4113 5 6 52 42 5« 5" W M Cook P Youkilis 20.20 89528 SKY MAID wb4111 2 4 ~- 31 6 6 6 A Popara Martha J Milani 10.80 Time, :22y5, :45%, 1:10. Track fast. r-%1 Mutuels Paid- , Odds to , in* BELLA FIGURA 4.00 2.60 2.20 1.00 .30 .10 Mm. UtUel PriCeS? GALA FETE 3.00 2.40 .50 .20 1 JACODEMA 2.40 .20 Winner— Dk. b. f, by Count Fleet— Miss Dogwood, by Bull Dog, trained by H. Trotsek; bred "by B. Combs. REACHED POST— 4:19. OFF AT 4:19 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won ridden out; second and third driving. BELLA FIGURA, as usual, was slow to get in stride and trailed for half the distance, but responded when called upon and, coming with a rush in the last sixteenth, passed GALA FETE to win going away. GALA FETE went to the front soon after the start and opened up a good advantage after going a quarter, then saved ground to race well to the end, but was no match for the winner. JACODEMA saved ground nearing the stretch turn to reach second place, but at no time threatened for the leadership. FREE FOR ME dropped back in the stretch. The others were unable to keep up. SEVENTH RACE 6 FURLONGS. Hill Gail, June 22, 1953— 1:08%-4— 128. Purse ,000. 3-year- 7 7 O °c"s Claiming. Weight, 122 lbs. Non-winners of three races in 1953 allowed 4 lbs.; 9A U / / j one race since May 16 or two races in 1953, 8 lbs. Claiming price, ,000; if for less, June 23-53 — A.P 2 lbs. allowed for each 50 to ,500. Net value to winner ,800; second, 00; third, 00; fourth, 00. Mutuel Pool, 6,592. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 1A Vz Str Fin Jockeys Clg Pr. Owners Odds to 90040 CLEAR SWEEP w 114 7 9 6h 4" 21 121 J Contreras 6000 C Walker II 6.60 , 88600 SPEEDRITE w 114 10 1 12 H 15 2"" S Armstrg 6000 Chiles and Kislin 4.00 895292 VIRGINIA OAKS wb 115 6 10 10 72 5h 33 A Popara 5750 Mitchell and Tracey 8.40 90105 MR. BLUE SKY w118 9 8 81 81 8* 4n D Erb 60CO Marv-Arnie Stable 3.00 892794 SON ROCK w 114 8 4 41 24 34 5" J Adams 6000 Duntreath Farm 3.90 880922 SAETTA w 1101 3 6 7h 94 7h 64 O Grohs 6000 H Rbsset 6.90 82363 GRECIA wb 109 2 5_ » 5» 62 71 R Zanelli* 6000 Mrs E Muckler 47.50 90529 POSSESS wb112 4 2 51 3h 4h 85 S Brooks 5750 M H VanBerg 18.10 905293 PARKLEA w 109 1 3 3" 6J 9« 9« W M Cook 6000 H R Penney 12.90 90102 NEDRA w 104 5 7 91 10 10 10 T LatruloS 6000 E Denemark 126.40 Time, :22%, :45%, "1;11J4. Track fast. , — S2 Mutuels Paid — x , Odds to v r» • /CLEAR SWEEP 15.20 7.80 5.40 6.60 2.90 1.70 Ml utuel Prices? SPEEDRITE .... ■ 5.40 3.80 uo .90 l VIRGINIA OAKS 5.20 1.60 Winner— B. g, by Tiger— Dorothy J., by Sweep All, trained by H. A. Luro; bred by F. E. Morancy. REACHED POST— 4:46. OFF AT 4:46 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won handily; second and third driving. CLEAR SWEEP gained gradually , while not being hard urged and, coming very fast through the last furlong when called upon, caught SPEEDRITE tiring near the finish to win going away. SPEEDRITE beat the others away and opened up a long lead after leaving the backstretch, but tired badly near the end and just lasted to hold VIRGJNIA OAKS. The latter moved well in the stretch, but was in close quarters, then continued gamely to finish strongly. MR. BLUE SKY was going fairly well at the end. SON ROCK and GRECIA had speed to the stretch, then tired. Scratched— 89976 Satisfied, 115. Overweight— Saetta, 11 pounds; Grecia, 5; Nedra, 2. Son Rock claimed by Mrs. M. Rayman. EIGHTH RACE 1 1-16 MILES turf course. Volcanic, June 30, 1951— 1:4214—6—122. Purse ,500. I 7 7 yl 3-year-olds. Claiming. Weight, 116 lbs. Winners at one mile or over since April 21, ! 9ft U / / *r 2 lbs. extra for each such race won. Non-winners "of one race atone mile or over or June 23-53 — A.P three races at any distance in 1953 allowed 3 lbs.; two races in 1953, 6 lbs. Claiming price, ,000. Net value to winner ,100; second, 00; third, 70; fourth, 30. Mutuel Pool, 02,918. Index Horses • EqtAWtPPSt % Vi % StrFin Jockeys Clg Pr. Owners Odds to 895294 FLOYD E w 110 3 7 51 52 41 42 4 0 Grohs 5000 J J Eckrosh 6.20 90103 SKY PRINCESS w113 5 3 1h 1h 1422 2"" J Adams 5000 J A Kinard 1.10 87936 LITTLE OPENER will 1 1 2h 2 2" 11 3* J Contreras 5000 Ten Hills Farm 67;70 89388 SAY-BELLE wb117 6 4 44 31 31 3h 42 E Arcaro 5000 L Jones Jr 2.90 90103 SOOCRU wb116 4 5 31 44 58 51258 W Cox 5000 S A Alexander 10.50 90105 MR. BOB wb 110 2 2 7 7 7 61 0 610 A Popara 5000 Bolser and Shadowens 11.00 90529 PRINCE ADARIS wb 118 7 6 62 63 61 7 7 S Brooks 5000 J J Gregory 6.80 Time, :23%, :47%, 1:12%, 1:39%, 1:46%. Track fast r— Mutuels Paid — , Odds to x . 1 . . n . /FLOYD E 14.40 4.80 3.40 6.20 1.40 .70 Mutuel Prices? sky princess 3.00 zeo .50 .30 LITTLE OPENER 7.40 2.70 Winner— B. c, by Aletern— Lady Cohort, by Cohort, trained by J. J. Eckrosh; bred by A. Moore and G. C. Jesse. REACHED POST-5:13. OFF AT 5:13 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won driving; second and third the same. FLOYD E. gained an advantageous position after going half the distance, and coming strongly on the outside through the stretch, wore down the early leaders to get up in a drive. SKY PRINCESS was bothered going to the first turn when MR. BOB came out, but was eased back to save ground rounding the turn and getting to the front on-the backstretch, held on fairly well. LITTLE OPENER was a good contender from the start and saved ground on the stretch turn to show in front, but faltered in the final drive. SAY-BELLE was forced very wide when MR. BOB bolted on the first turn, but raced well thereafter. MR. BOB bolted on the first turn and had to be taken in hand to be straightened out. PRINCE ADARIS also suffered on the first turn. Overweight— Little Opener, 1 pound. Corrected weight— Soocru, 116. Say-Belle chimed by-Park Deere Stable. Attendance, 10,355; Total Mutuel Pool, 15,224.
