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Iceberg II. Lasts for Head Victory King Drops Close One at Arlington Hanger Veteran Survives Foul Claim in Grass Course Event; Favored Ruhe Third By HUGH J. McGUIRE ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 21. Arnold Hangers Chilean Iceberg II., grass champion of 1953, drove to his first success in six starts this season when he was able to last for a head verdict over Clover Leaf Farms King in the featured Attention Purse here today, but the winner had to withstand a claim of foul from his closest adversary before his victory was confirmed. Slightly more than one-length away from the closely locked leaders came Hasty House Farms Ruhe, who led in his stablemate, Oriental Spring. The winner was timed in a creditable 1:43 for the test at a mile and a sixteenth over the turf course, and he was ridden by Dave Gorman. The crowd of 10,-218 made the Hasty House pair a slight favorite over Iceberg II., who was coupled with Hangers Richelieu II. King was ridden by Raymond Camp and his disallowed claim of foul was based on his contention that he was bothered when the winner forced Warless in on him while passing, but the films did not verify this claim. Ruhe Encounters Trouble It was Warless, Deb Chaser and Diamond Joe who raced heads apart for the early leacj as both sections of both entries jockeyed ior position and played the waiting game until leaving the backstretch. Iceberg n., moved up readily on the "outside and took the comamnd post without difficulty to draw clear in the home lane. Once in front and racing easily, Iceberg II. was steadied by Gorman, but the late challenge by King compelled him to rouse the winner sharply in the final few strides to turn back the Clover Leaf challenger, who had raced forwardly from the beginning. Ruhe turned in a creditable" performance and might have been closer but for having been caught in close quarters between horses when moving up on the far turn. Johnny Adams was compelled to ease Ruhe out of that difficulty and come around the field, swinging slightly wide in the stretch, but for which he may have offered more opposition. Jockey Willie Hartack, Americas leading rider, figured in a spill when he was unseated from Skippys First, the favorite, in the second race. Skippys First broke with his field but went to his knees after having taken a couple of strides, tossing Hartack, who lit on his feet and was not injured. July Rullah, a speedy daughter of Nas-rullah from the Bwamazon Stable, was the odds-on favorite in the fifth race, named the St. Charles. The filly was an easy winner by four lengths. Requestette, who finished second, set the pace in the five and a half furlongs dash, but Judy Rullah, piloted by Dave Erb, wore her down in the stretch. The winner paid .20. Jockey W. M. Cook rode two of the first three winners. He started off the afternoon scoring with Game o Hearts, who beat 10 other maiden two-year-olds in the first race and had Amawalk up to beat Last Word in the stretch drive in the third. The second event was taken by Blanchard, with Norman Hart up, and the Daily Double paid 7.60. The fourth, race was at one and one-sixteenth miles on the grass, and Camping Out, longest priced runner in the affair, emerged victorious. Jockey Layton Risley made his move with Camping Out around the far turn and the colt took command to win by six lengths from Hit Me.
