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Eds Eds Day Day in in Narrow Narrow Arlington Arlington Score; Score; Hilarious Hilarious Turns Turns Back Back Bobby Bobby Brocato Brocato Registers by Nose In Five-Way Photo Brachs Admiral, By Zeus, Mr. Paradise, Mon-Pharo Put On Cavalry Charge By HUGH J. McGUIRE ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 23. In a thrilling finish that found five of the eight starters lapped at the pay-off line, Calumet Farms Bull Lea Still Blut colt, Eds Day, was able to eke out a nose verdict over Frank V. Brachs Admiral at the end of the six-furlong Olympia Purse that featured the days card here. Another nose back of the first two came Mrs. Edward Laskers By Zeus, who was a neck in advance of Mrs. Ada L. Rices early pacemaker, Mr. Paradise, and he in turn was a similar distance before Reverie Knoll Farms Mon-Pharo. The crowd of 11,700 had made Merle M. Mitchells consistent Cosentina a slight favorite over the winner, but this filly, the only one of her sex in the field, could not match the fast pace and finished last. Second Calumet Win at Meeting Eds Day was making his second start here and had not raced previously sinpe January in California. This was his first victory of the year in six trips postward and was the second tally at this meeting for the Devils red silks of Mrs. Gene Markeys Calumet Farm, which had been borne successfully by Bubbley yesterday. Eds Day covered the six furlongs of the Olympia in a creditable 1:10 under the Continued on Page Forty-Nine Hilarious Triumphs Over Bobby Brocato Holds Head Advantage in Summer Festival Handicap; Squared Away Runs Third Continued from Page One graphed with the- comely blonde summer festival queen, Barbara "Wilkin. Hilarious, who won four races, including the Tremont Stakes here as a two-year-old before developing a wind condition, was claimed by his present owner for 0,000 at Hialeah last winter. Including the ,500 he netted today, he has won 9,725 since he was claimed, and, though he appeard sore coming on the track, has never seemed better than at present. Bobby Brocato was in front for the first two strides of the Summer Festival, but quickly dropped back to last place while Atkinson rushed Hilarious into command along the rail, closely followed by I Appeal. LSquared Away, who was last out of the Pgate. promptly moved up to be third, more than a length behind the leaders and day- light before Jet Action and Bobby Brocato. Nearing the stretch turn, Hilarious drew , a half length away from I Appeal, while Bobby Brocato began to close ground along the rail, but was still a distant fourth. As k Hilarious shook off I Appeal, he was promptly challenged by Squared Away, who was ridden by Eric Guerin. Atkinson went to the whip in the stretch and applied the stick rhythmically with every stride and - Hilarious responded willingly, holding Squared Away safe, then withstanding the t final, desperate lunge of Bobby Brocato by a head. Mabe Cees Fifth Score John "Trader" Clarks Mabe Cee, who is named for Mrs. Clark, profited by a poor start to score her fifth victory in 11 starts in the Richmond Hill Purse that preceded the feature. With Bill Boland hustling her along, Ikey Peaiisteins charge led r throughout the five and a half fuilongs to triumph by two lengths over Saxon Stables Planetrix, who led Vera S. Braggs favored "Rosie another length and a half. W. L. Huntleys Kathleen L. was only a nose out ;-of the money. Belair Studs Dark Belle, who was almost equal choice with Rosie, was all but left, "while Mrs. Otto Rasch, Jr.s Spicey Story I was also off slowly in the ragged start. v-Mabe Cee, who had won three of her last six starts and not been worse than fourth in the series, was somewhat neglected by K the crowd, paying 5.30 after skipping the distance in 1:06, fair time for r juvenile Llangollen Farms The Proff, a gray four-year-old son of Endeavour II., set a "new course record for about a mile and three-quarters in winning the War Trophy Hurdle race by a length over Lafayette H. Nelles Dear Brutus. The winner and runner-up were both saddled by Mrs. C. E. ,c Adams. The Proff negotiated the distance in 3:18 over a track that was in perfect condition and. was bothered somewhat by s Dear Brutus as that horse bore in near the finish. After the race, apprentice Harry r Hatcher, who finished fourth on Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr.s Mielaison, claimed foul against Earl Phelps .and Dear Brutus. After viewing the patrol fils, the stewards disqualified Dear Brutus from second-place, The Proff, who was ridden by Scotty Riles, paid . Sanford Stud Farms Oneida finished f fairly well to be five and a half lengths behind Dear Brutus and a head before Mielaison, who had led most of the way. C. T. Chenerys Permian, the favorite, was a weary seventh in the field of eight after forcing the pace much of the journey, while Mrs. Ogden Phipps Landscaping, , who jumped poorly all the way, was last. He was found to have bled.
