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- Arlington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Three Stakes in Two-Day Period Ruhe Now Superior Stretch Runner DuntreathCIaimsMilitantMissBack ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 29. A big week end is coming up at Arlington three stakes in two days the Pollyanna Friday and the Warren Wright and Stars and Stripes Saturday. Favorites will likely be Miz Clementine in the Pollyanna, Jamie K. in the Warren Wright, and Ruhe in the Stars and Stripes. Ruhe, who ran just about the best race of his career in the Equipoise Mile Saturday, is deemed to be even beter on the grass, and the Stars and Stripes is a grass race. Ruhe was second to the British Star Wilwyn in the Washington, D. C, International at Laurel last year. It may -well be that Ruhe, now five, is just coming into his own. As a three-year-old he was well liked in the Kentucky Derby and finished third. Later, it seemed as if his trainer at that time, the late Robert McGarvey, had difficulty finding the colts "hole card." On occasions Ruhe would be sent out with the pace and fail to last and he would be raced from behind and fail to get up. His record for 1951 shows four wins, four seconds, and five thirds in 19 starts. Last season he was even more reluctant to pass all the others as against two victories he was second nine times and became kown as the champion "second horse." Harry Trotsek, who took over the training of Ruhe when Mr. and Mrs. Allie Reuben, of Hasty House Farm, purchased the gelding decided to reserve his speed for stretch runs. That proved the right formula, as in four starts this year Ruhe has already won two stakes, which equals his added money winning triumphs in the two previous years. Ruhe is now one of the strongest finishers in thoroughbred ranks. -If he finds clear passage through the home lane he is a mighty tough customer. Ruhe has now won 06,-210 in his career. He is a sturdy individual who should be good for many more races. Said Johnny Adams of Saturdays race, "We didnt plan therace. We just ran the horse and away he went. I think he is one of the best in the country." Following the Equipoise Mile, Eddie Arcaro said of Hill Gail, "We didnt have a fly in our way. Hill Gail just ran out of gas." It seemed to many as if Eddie himself ran out of gas in the following race when Pooh Bah, an Illinois-bred, sneaked through on the inside to catch the heavily backed Smackover, Arcaro aboard. It is doubtful if Eddie saw Pooh Bah coming, as few horses get through on the inside of Arcaros mounts once he has a clear lead, which he had on Smackover. . . Poph Bah was bred by Louis Schlosser, Chicago turfman, and had started ten times this year without having scored. His success over a field of colt three-year-olds and the sensational running of Jay Gee Gee, good three-year-did filly, should give Illinois breeding a big boost. It is unusual that but one more person was clicked through the turnstiles Saturday than the first Saturday of last season... Apprentice J. Ralph Adams drew the first suspension of his life when he was set down for 10 days for permitting his mount, Grey-town, to drift out in the stretch run of the first race of last Friday. Greytown was disqualified. . .Duntreath farm likes Militant Miss. They lost her for a ,500 claiming price and took her back next time out for 0,000: J. J. Gregory, who had the miss less than five days, made a ,000 profit on the deal, as Militant Miss finished third in his silks. . .Frank Butzow, who was instrumental in having C. V. Whitney donate that trophy for the Equipoise Mile, was Ben Lindheimers guest in the winners circle for that race. Lookalikes: Pat Farrell, the new assistant racing secretary, and Harry Sheer, the publicity man. . .Trainer Yancey Christmas is due in from Delaware Park Tuesday with 10 head of horses. . .Jack Benfrow, former owner, is here from Hartford, "Wis., visiting with trainer C. C. Norman . . . Sam E. Wilson, Jr., of Corpus Christi, Texas, due here Tuesday. . .Understand that Sweet Patootic, champion two-year-old filly of 1952, has not been training satisfactorily and will be turned out .at .a .Lexington farm. However, trainer Pete Battle has another good filly in Beanir, who arrived from Detroit Continued on Page Forty-Three Arlington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Four today. Beanir was accompanied by Yo-Ho-Ho. . .Jockey Al Popara has been engaged to ride the good turf runner, The Eagle, in the Stars and Stripes Handicap this week end. . .Veteran trainer Del Holeman is in from Nashville, Tenn., and will take over some horses for Doug Davis, Jr. . . . Jockeys agent Eddie Rice, who formerly made the engagements of Ken Church and Gerald Porch, will handle the books of apprentice Lou Williams and veteran Joe Wagner, both of whom are connected with the Paul Kelley stable. W. G. Douglass arrived with Light Jean and Brother Brier, owned by himself, and Dixiette, owned by Robert D. Winkler... Milt Resseguet, the New Orleans trainer, has severed connections with the stable of James H. Dunn and will handle the horses of Harry Allsman, Louisiana racing commissioner as well as some of his own. Resseguet had charge of Oh Leo for Dunn, when that colt was the top two-year-old hereabouts. Oh Leo is now turned out on a farm near Lexington . . ,The imported racer Stan, recently purchased in New Jersey for the interests of Hasty House Farm is an arrival. . .Understand that Royal Serenade and Indian Hemp, two English stakes runners now on the West Coast, will be sent here for grass racing following the close of Hollywood Park. Johnny Longden, whose son Vance is interested in the stable, may come along to do the riding . . . Jockey Willie Cox, who was injured during the Sportsmans Park meeting, is back in the saddle again . . . Jack Drees, formerly conected with the Arlington-Washington publicity staff and now a star commentator on TV, visited Saturday. . .The three-year-old Van Crosby may be hard to handle in sprints from here on out. His first race of the season was very good indeed. . .Marion VanBerg has uncovered a slick grass runner in the six-year-old mare Fixed Star. Has won her last three.
