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Van Crosby Makes Good Under Duntreath Banner Whips Blaze,- Berseem With Fast Six Furlongs at Arlington Park ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 26. — Van Crosby, a fleet three-year-old gelding who was purchased during the winter by Perne L. Grissom, owner of Duntreath Farm, paid his first dividend to his hew owner when he was an easy winner of the Your Host Purse here this afternoon. The fast-running son of Broke Even reeled off six furlongs in 1:11% on a track that was somewhat removed from fast, and led from soon after the start until the finish to score by three and one-half lengths over Louis B. Mayers Blaze, with Dixianas Berseem finishing third. Dean Cavy, who was highly regarded" following a score over Blaze at the Lincoln Fields meeting, wound up last in the field of seven. Van Crosby, a double stakes winner as a two-year-old last season, was making his first appearance of the year, but that did not prevent him being installed the favorite Continued on Page Fifty Van Crosby Makes Good Under Duntreafh Banner Whips Blaze, Berseem With Fast Six Furlongs at Arlington Park Continued from Page One by the good week-day crowd of 11,781. The young gelding, piloted by Eddie Arcaro, was never seriously threatened and was widening on Blaze at the end. His score was most impressive. The racing strip today was muddy during the morning hours, slow when the program got under way, and had dried out to good when half the program had been completed. Moot, a six-year-old mare owned by P. T. Cheff, of Holland, Mich., led all the way to win the annual Arlington Park Hurdle Stakes. Moot was excellently handled by Mr. C. W. Brown, who sent her to the front early, and rating her nicely had her well in advance of the others all the way. The mare was one of the outsiders and paid 7.60. Second place was taken by Rarity, owned by Byron Hillard, and ridden by Mr. A. A. Brown, brother of the winning jockey, while Jarrin John, owned by J. W. Deaton and ridden by Mr. Howard Tilson, was third. The only casualty in the race was Ginny Bug, ridden by J. Hobales, who stumbled over the last jump and lost her rider. The race was over 10 hurdles and the distance was about two miles. The ,000 purse was worth ,910 to the winner. Form players suffered a blow when the odds-on choice Jana, from Calumet Farm, failed to finish in the money in the Geneva Purse sixth race on the bill. Hill Gails little half-sister was outrun by Honey Please and did an "el foldo" in the stretch to finish sixth. After she had disposed of Jana, Honey Please ran away from the others in the stretch to win by six lengths from Diane B., with Belle Rebelle third. Honey Please, ridden by John Heckmann, paid 4.80. Heckmann also won the fifth race. In that event, which was for maidens, he was aboard Centenaire, a three-year-old filly who just arrived at the course yesterday. Centenaire led all the way in the race in the silks of Mrs. E. Kendall Weil. Charco, the favorite, who was steered by Arcaro, was unplaced. Centenaire was an outsider. The first disqualification of the meeting came about with the running of the first race when the veteran sprinter, Greytown, was set back after having finished a nose in advance of Marcy N. Greytown bore out nearing the end to bother her rival, and after viewing the photographs the stewards ordered the placing switched. Marcy N. was awarded first money and Greytown second position.
