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- ..ottiMMMtofe. -1 ~~~ — Of Of course, course, those those evi ► ; ■ — • Chicagoland Notebook Rich Stakes for Horses of All Ages On Arlingtons Attractive Program By J. J. MURPHY . I LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, 111., June 23. — We fear our vocabulary does not embrace enough adjectives to adequately describe the coming Arlington Park meeting as envisioned by the management of that swank course. Certainly, Benjamin F. Lindheimer - and and his his associates associates hav have 2 left left no no stone stone unturned unturned to to give give the the race race ..ottiMMMtofe. -1 patrons patrons of of this this area area : ■ and and his his associates associates hav have patrons patrons of of this this area area the very best of the* sport. They have fashioned rich stakes for thoroughbreds of every age with the Arlington Classic for three-year-olds at one mile, and the Arlington Handicap for three-year-olds and upward at one and three - sixteenth miles worth worth 100,000 100,000 added, added. events ents are are aside aside from from two two ~~~ — Of Of course, course, those those evi worth worth 100,000 100,000 added, added. events ents are are aside aside from from two two affairs of like value to be staged at Washington Park. The response in nominations has been great. Racing secretary Pat Far-rell informed us the. other day that for the six stakes already closed the list is superior in quality and quantity than the identical affairs last year. This augurs well for the success of the meeting. Good race horses make for good racing, and good racing attracts the public. Therefore, it is the general belief that the Arlington Park session this season will be bigger and better than ever. We have at hand the statistics on the Arlington Park 36-day meeting of last year that might prove interesting? The total pari-mutuel handle was 4,087,032 for a daily average of ,225,39. The total attendance was 633,585 for a daily average of 17,598. The gross distribution in purse money was ,854,935. Hasty House Farm was the leading money-winning owner with 29,205, with Alfred Vanderbilt being second and Calumet Farm, third. Horses from Hasty House won eight races. Eddie Arcaro was the top jockey with 33 winners as against 28 for John Adams. Harry Trotsek saddled 12 winners as did W. H. Bishop. AAA Note from William J. McCormack announcing his resignation as director and president of Lincoln Fields. Mr. McCormack states that the pressure of business and family ties prevent him from continuing. ... Ike Bassett, of the Jockeys Guild, met with Lincoln Fields officials yesterday morning to take up the matter of improvements in the jockeys quarters for the next meeting. . . . The horses trained by Kenneth Noe arrived at Arlington Park. . . . President William Johnston, of Sportsmans Park, a visitor. . . . Charlie Dunkley, retired AP sports editor, at the Arlington Park prevue and looking great. . . . Thirteen more people at the track on Tuesday Ladies Day than on Monday. . . . Divisions of the Warner Jones and Horatio Luro stables have arrived at Arlington. The others in the strings will be along in a few days. AAA Chuck Perrin, former member of the TRBP staff on Chicago tracks, was a visitor the other morning. . . . Trainer Lyo Lee will ship the horses in his care to Centennial, Denver, on Thursday. . . . Jack Young, member of the board of stewards here, will spend some time at his home in South Bend, Ind., before reporting for duty at Dade Park. . . . Little Harry Howard, Steve Brooks agent, was sitting in racing Continued on Page Fifty-Two tEDESIGNED CLUBHOUSE AT ARLINGTON PARK features complete new mutuel facilities, tile floor, lighting and various decorations. Giant chandeliers shown on right and fluorescent strips provide brilliant lighting m the third floor clubhouse. * Chicagoland Notebook By J. J. MURPHY r Continued from Page Five secretary Larry Bogenschutz chair, phone in hand, when a near-sighted trainer entered. "My goodness, Larry, what happened? I did not know this Chicago heat shrunk people like that," said the conditioner. AAA La Campania, a nominee for the Arlington Lassie and Pollyanna Stakes, owned by K. E. Nims, arrived from ThistleDown and will be trained by S. J. Molay. . . . Despite the fact that Lea Lane is in the event, racing secretary Pat Farrell, of Arlington Park, reports that the nomination list for the Pollyanna, first two-year-old filly stake to be run at the Lindheimer course, is larger than that of last year. . . . Robert Chlopek, a 23 -year-old apprentice from Chicago, won his first race in three years when he had the long-priced Wood Run home first here Tuesday. Chlopek did a long hitch in the Marines. Wood Run paid 72.80, longest price of the meeting, and was obliged to survive a claim of, foul. . . . Trainer John Kermath has the three-year-old filly Blue Violin in excellent condition for her debut at Arlington. . . . Teddy Coxs nephew, William Cumberland, stopped off en route from Colonial Beach, Fla., to Japan, where he will report to the Airborne Command of the U. S. armed forces. AAA Characters among the customers at Lincoln: The couple who were refused permission to bring a dog into the track despite the fact that they offered to buy an admission ticket for the animal and then went outside and tossed it over the fence. . . . The chap who, after entering the clubhouse area, not only removed his tie, but doffed his shirt and was working on his shoes when astonished ushers gave him the old heave-ho. Just an over-dressed nudist, no doubt. . . . The 300-pounder who insisted pn shouting instructions to the jockeys as they left the paddock. Probably an old-time elephant rider. . . . The jittery fellow who never watched a race. Sat under a tree and followed the running of the events through announcer Frank Ashleys "call." . . . And the man who has persisted in wearing a topcoat all through the hot and humid spell.
