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Arlington Park By J. J. Murphy Third Running of Armour on Saturday Honors Memory of Late Post-Paddock Head Irish-Bred Sixpence II. Due Here Today ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 22. The Laurance Armour Memorial Handicap, to be run run for for the the third third time time at at this this course course Saturday, honors run run for for the the third third time time at at this this course course a man who during his lifetime was noted for his sterling qualities both in the field of sport and in the business world. Mr. Armour was the second president of Arlingtons Post and Paddock Club and held that post for 22 years until his death in 1950. The first Armour Memorial was run on the turf course in 1953, and the winner was Abbe Sting. Last season it was Mister Black, -who -who defeated defeated Iceberg Iceberg n. n. and and -who -who defeated defeated Iceberg Iceberg n. n. and and Ruhe. All four horses mentioned are on the grounds, with Mister Black and Ruhe nominated fo. Saturdays contest, which will be at one and one-eighth miles for a 5,000 added purse. The Armour Memo- rial is the third in the series of rich stakes being offered by Benjamin F. Lindheimer and his associates this season. Another Import Joins Alberta String An invader from Ireland and England by the way of California is due to arrive here Thursday in the form of Sixpence II., a four-year-old daughter of Ballyogan Damiansi by Panorama. She is owned by Alberta Ranches, Limited, and will join the division of that stable here in charge of trainer Vance Longden. Sixpence H. was bred in Ireland, by J. McGrath, who is noted for raising good racing stock, and she was held in high esteem by the British handicappers as a two-year-old. She won her first start in this country as a three-year-old and last winter was successful in her last two outings at Santa Anita. In her last at the Arcadia track she carried 118 pounds and dashed six furlongs in 1:10. Sixpence n. will, in all probability, be nominated for the 0,000 added .Modesty Handicap, to be run July 11. Nominations for the Modesty close next Monday. St. Vincent, another Alberta Ranches star, was scheduled to arrive Thursday. The fine grass runner is coming from New York, where he has been resting after having suffered "an injury a few weeks ago. St. Vincents main objective here will be the 00,000 added Arlington Handicap at one and three-sixteenths miles on the grass on July 30. That race may bring about the long anticipated initial meeting between the English runner and Stan, the 1954 grass champion. . . . Nine horses owned by Hal Price Headley got in from New York Wednesday. In the shipment were Georgian, who picked up 8,380 in winning the Washington Park Futurity last year; Athenian, Relet, Myrtle, Flutter, Civet, Supple, Racetracker and Pester. They came in charge of trainer M. H. Dudley, who also brought Trouble Shooter and Cajole for Mary H. Hunter. Lea Lane, Chicagos favorite filly of last year, has been showing good form in her morning breezes. . . . The filly, Waikiki, a stake winner at Balmoral, is going well following a slight let-up. Is owned by Emil Denemark. . . . Paris All, a two-year-old "first-time outer," put on quite a show for the patrons prior to the running of Tuesdays first race. Unseating his jockey in front of the stand, the colt for about eight minutes defied all efforts of the outriders to catch him and was finally captured when a patrol judge descended from his stand at the stretch head, coaxed him to a standstill and grabbed the reins. Paris All was ridden back to the unsaddling ring by a pony boy Jim Cruisen- berry, retired Chicago baseball writer and the man generally credited with breaking the story of the Black Sox scandal many years ago, was among the recent visitors. Fly Wheel May Make Local Debut The three-year-old Roman Stripe, owned by Mrs. Harry L. Nathenson, contracted a bad case of blood poisoning and -is reported to be in critical condition. If he recovers he will -be sent to Howard Reinemans Crown Crest Farm, near Lexington, to recuperate. . . . Clinton L. Clark, of Ellisville, Mc, has purchased Hi Sky from John W. Snider. ... A good field is expected for the Laurance Armour Memorial Handicap, fo be run as the feature Saturday. It is probable that Fly 0 Wheel, Monaghan Farms recent. 0,000 purchase, will make his Arlington bow in the race. , . . Second edition of the Aqueduct condition books has arrived. . Looked from the press box as if Dave Gorman might have been taking a light catnap when King charged up on Iceberg H. near the end of Tuesdays feature. . . . Mrs. Elizabeth Muckler, owner of several horses in training here, was an arrival from St. Louis. Apprentice Larry Gilligan, who rode a number of winners during the Balmoral session and then departed for Detroit, will be back again next week. . . ; Jockey Willie Hartack had his first greeting from "Razzberry Row" the other day when he was unseated from a favorite right after the start, and fuel was added to the fire when he was unplaced with the favorite in the next canto. All in all, Willie had a rough afternoon. Incidentally, Hartack is a left-handed whipper. . . . Jockey Charlie Burr has been engaged to ride Re-questette in the Pollyanna Stakes. The filly looked good in leading the highly regarded Judy Rullah into the stretch here in her first start. . . . Wallace Strong has purchased MedinaxCounty and Hot Chocolate.
