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►j Arlington Notebook I By J. J. MURPHY Equipoise Always Interesting Race Cup MayGo toCalumet Permanently Arlington Directors Enjoying Races ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 24. — The Equipoise Mile, coming up at this track Saturday, has always been one of the most interesting .affairs in the Arlington Park pattern since its inaugural running in 1941. That year it was won by Equifox, a son of the grand race horse for whom the race was named. Equifox earned ,190 in victory, and with its increasing importance the monetary valiip nf t.V»p rof»p -aiast raised until it is now worth 0,000 added. Equifox not only won it as a three-year-, old, but took it again as an eight-year-old, and this time took down 8,550. Arthur Craig, who was an exercise boy during the recent Lincoln Fields session, rode Equifox the first time, and, with the exception of Best Seller, who took the honors in 1942 and 1943, Equifox is the only horse to score twice in the affair. Numbered among the early winners was Sun Again, who was sent to Calumet Farm to become a successful stallion, and Witch Sir, who ended up running in ordinary races hereabouts. For the last three seasons, horses owned or partly owned by Hasty House Farm have been prominent in the race. Oil Capitol won it in 1950, Inseparable was third in 1951, and Ruhe was second last year. They will have Oil Capitol and Ruhe going for them again this year. And before we get off the subject of Hasty House, we must mention that they seem to have acquired another good stakes runner in the imported Stan, whom they purchased at very private treaty in New Jersey recently. Eddie Arcaro won his first Equipoise Mile last season aboard Woodchuck, and Eddie, will be favored to make it two in succession, come Saturday, when he rides Hill Gail, the topweight and almost certainly the favorite. Frank Butzow, who suggested the carding of the Equipoise Mile Handicap and later induced C. V. Whitney to donate the Whitney challenge cup for the race, has told us some of the history of that magnificent trophy. The cup is really a vase, 26 inches high, done in silver in England in 1838 as an adaptation of a stone vase found in the ruins of the I viua or tne Jtcoman umperor naanan, who reigned during the years 117-138. The original vase was taken to England by Sir William Hamilton, envoy to Naples, whose wife, Lady Emma Hamilton, was the mistress of Britains greatest admiral, Viscount Nelson, hero of Trafalgar. It later became known as the Warwick Vase. Mr. Whitney purchased the silver replica and presented it as a challenge cup in memory of his great horse, Equipoise. To obtain permanent possession of the trophy the same owner must win it three times. This year it will go to Mrs. Gene Markey of Calumet Farm, if Hill Gail wins, as Sun Again and Fervent, both flying the Calumet silks, triumphed previously. The following Arlington Park directors and their wives have been enjoying the early days of the sport at Arlington: William- J. Sinek, J. B. Gallagher, Dan Rice, John Cuneo, Jerome Bowes and A. G. Cox Atwater. Atwater recently became a father-in-law, his daughter, Clara Blanche, having been married. Atwater was accompanied by his wife, daughter, and sister, Mrs. George Getz, Jr.. . .Mrs. B. I. Atwater, who never misses an opening, was here with her sister, Mrs. Olive Sleeper, and her friend, Mrs. Mary Holmes. The ladies were schoolmates together many years ago. Mrs. Sleeper was handicapped in having her leg in a cast as the result of a recent accident . . .Judge John F. OConnell and banker Walter Cummings, two popular Post and Paddock Club members, celebrated birthdays on Wednesday. . .Mitchell McKeown viewing the races from the Pi and P. with his daughter, Ann. Trainer Charlie Sanborn, who has the good handicap runner, Coffee Money here, also brought Judge J. B. Chartrist and Miss OMara from Detroit. . .Ed Goe-mans, who owns the stakes running three-year-old Curragh King, winner of the Arkansas Derby, was an arrival from bis Milwaukee home for a few days visit ...C. T. Bowles bought Sky Tiger and Whirl Dancer from Emil Denemark and Continued on Page Thirty-Nine **j*Cr iftrinf * By J. j; MURPHY Continued from Page Three will ship the pair to River Downs . . . Perne Grissom, owner of Duntreath Stable, was an arrival from Detroit . . . The folks are still talking about that Hill Gail-Princess Lygia race, some are calling it the best stretch battle they ever witnessed. . .August Muckler, Jr., who has some horses here, is in from St. Louis to look them over... Mr. and Mrs. Merle Mitchell, who have a tidy string here, arrived from Brush, Colo., and will remain for the duration of the session . .- Owner Louis Lee Haggin II. got in from Lexington. Jockey Herb Litzenberger arrived from Fairmount Park and will ride free lance here Jockey Lois Cook, who came from Detroit to ride« Task Fleet in the. Artful, will return to the Motor City this evening ...Clayton Moore, part owner of the Golden. Maxim Farm, is on a fishing trip in Canada, but is expected to arrive shortly . . . Ground breaking for the new turf training track is well under way . . .The furniture men who are in convention here are expected to turn out in large numbers before departing for home. The boys who sell tables and chairsJike the horses. . .Ronnie Baldwin returned to the saddle after having served a 10-day suspension. . .Jamie K. panied by Dr. Stanley, a Warren Wright Handicap eligible . .Mrs. H. J. Damm arrived from Indianapolis to view the Artful, in which her Arab Actress was a starter.
