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Nine Fillies in Calumet Farih Purse bee Pelnita Choice In Arlington Sprint Race Scheduled in Honor of Stables Anniversary; Start Beyond in Secondary Eyent By Staff Correspondent ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 26. — Thursday afternoon_Calumet Farm will observe the 25th "anniversary of its first winner, Warren Jr., who triumphed, here at Arlington Park on June 27, 1932. That initial winner, named after the late Warren Wrights son, was the first of 1,541 winners which that establishment has had. In celebration of the occasion, the Arlington management has arranged a special ceremony immediately after the fifth race, which has been named the Calumet Farm Purse. The presentation of two sterling silver gifts will be made to the Joneses — Ben and Jimmy — by the wife of the new Arlington Park president, Mrs. William T. Young Jr., and executive director Benjamin F. Lindheimer. The Calumet Farm Purse, a ,000 five and one-half furlongs dash for two-year-old fillies, will be featured as a prep for next Thursdays 5,000 added, Pollyanna Stakes. Nine fillies are entered in the event. They are Reverie Knoll Farms Del-nita, Clifford Lusskys Casting, and Ralph Lowes stretch-running Blenzie. Hasty House Farms Oil Queen, Lewis Stables . Just Like Me, Anthony Gi;affagninis Bur-detta, L. C. Rothermels Tara Telia, Agoura Stock Farms Leisure Lady, and Bell, Jacob-son, and Coopers Dededons Joy. Palestinian Purse Co-Featured Co-feature Thursday is the ,000 Palestinian, six furlongs allowance sprint for three-year-olds and upward. The field will include Calumet Farms Citation filly, Beyond; T. D. Buhls Dark Toga, Mrs. Harry Trotseks Fighting Jury, Audley Farms Jodi, Juan DAgostinos Royal Legion, Patricia Hogans Peters Folly, E. R. Morris Alibilt, Broadmoor Farms Shy Peg, J. J. and H. R. Nolans Moonlight Express, Mrs. H. J. Damms Julie Belle, B. W. Lan-dys Smokelore, and the entry of Faunier Stables Gallant Runner and H. H. Rendle-mans Shoot Man. For the Calumet Farm Purse, Delnita may rule the favorite. The speedy miss has been to the races only three times,-and has two wins and a second. She began her career last March in a Gulfstream Park three furlongs dash and was second. In April she tried the Headley Course at Keeneland, and won easily in track record time, then, on April 17, also at Keeneland, she won her second straight. Blenzie has been showing late speed. She was a nose winner here over My Carrie last week, her first victory in four starts although earlier she was a fast-closing second to Oil Queen at Balmoral. Casting, a half sister to Federal Hill, Wasnt started since finishing eighth in the Miss Chicago stakes last month at Balmoral. She has won three -of six starts. Oil Queen won her latest try at Balmoral, the second win in four starts this year. Burdetta also comes off a win at Balmoral, her fourth victory in 13 starts. Beyond makes her 1957 racing bow in the Palestinian. Last year she dead-heated with her stablemate, Princess Turia in the Acorn at Belmont, and was second in the Black Eyed Susan at Pimlico and finished fourth in the Cleopatra here won by Princess Turia. Dark Toga is looking for the first win this campaign. Royal Legion, an Argentina import, hasnt won in this country yet, but comes off an impressive third-place finish three weeks ago in a Balmoral sprint over an ;off" track. "Fighting Jury also is winless m three .1957 attempts, but a second behind Two Fisted at Balmoral three weeks ago indicates her fitness. Jodf was seventh in last weeks Cleopatra. Handicap won by Romanita. It was the Johns Joy three-year-old fillys seventh start this campaign, for which she shows a pair of allowance victories in Florida.
