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Leo MeMorrow to Ride In Arlington Park Hurdle Will Pilot Mountain Blue in About Two-Mile Test Tomorrow ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 22. Leo McMorrow, rider of the Grand National Steeplechase winner in England in 1949, will be astride Mountain Blue in Fridays renewal of the ,000 added Arlington Park Hurdle Stakes. McMorrow guided Russian Hero, a 66-to-l shot, to victory over Roimonde and Royal Mount in the four miles, 856 yards Aintree featur ef regarded as the outstanding steeplechase event in the world. The Arlington Hurdle is at the about two miles distance and Austin Brown will start the field, which will be limited to 12 starters, using an English tape. Brown, himself, has ridden in the race, having guided Foxy Poise to that fencers two victories in the stake. Mrs. Frank War ton, wife of the Illinois Racing Board member, will make the presentation. Warton also is a director of the United Hunts Racing Association. In order to be eligible to the Arlington Hurdle, contestants must have started in two brush or hurdle races on the Midwest Hunts racing circuit in 1955 under rules of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association and which have acquired sufficient points on the Midwest Hunts circuit to be eligible to the running. Those eligible to the race and the points they have acquired follow: GinnyBug 26 Mountain Blue 7 The Beacon 19 Menippus 7 6 JarrinJohn 14 John Willie 6 Port Call 11 HeresWhy 5 Local Run 11 Storm Hour 4 Princess Bug 10 Colonel V. 3 Lassy BAr 9 Storm On 2 Dons Gold 8 Ballyshannon H. 1 Ginny Bug won the 1954 renewal of the stake, leading Storm Hour by 2Jj lengths.
