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H A JIMMY JONES Calumet Farm trainer sends out Fervent and Faultless in todays renewal of the Equipoise Mile at Arlington Park Eleven Entered for Equipoise Mile Stymie Starts in Aqueduct Handicap Calumets Fervent Faultless Favored in Arlington Fixture FixtureCarry Carry 124 and 118 Pounds Respectively in 30000 Race Mighty Story Eternal Reward Delegate Star Reward and Colosal Expected to Prove Formidable Rivals for Entry EntryARLINGTON ARLINGTON PARK Arlington Heights 111 June 25 Arlington Parks Equipoise Mile the Prairie States coveted counterpart of Bel mont Parks Metropolitan Handicap comes up for decision when the host organization offers the initial Saturday program of its 36day meet ¬ ing here tomorrow The 30000 special is the first of the long series of important events on the ArlingtonWashington agenda fashioned under handicap conditions and as expected has drawn a corking field of 11 milers although its most prominent eligible Citation will be resting in the Calumet barn when the race gets under way Warren Wright major domo of the Calumet forces however will be well represented in the middledistance event with a pair of his most capable thoroughbreds Fervent and Faultless His general manager and trainer Ben A Jones and Horace A Jimmy Jones respectively are eyeing the richer Arling ¬ ton Classic with Citation and the Equi ¬ poise under the weights did not fit in the colts plans plansNamed Named After Whitney RecordHolder RecordHolderOthers Others listed to compete in the Equipoise are Hal Price Headleys Pellicle Frederick W Hoopers Colosal Dixianas Star Re ¬ ward Woolford Farms Delegate Augustus Nahms Loujac and Eternal Reward Afton Villa Farms Noble One Edward Voynows Stud Poker and John Marschs Mighty Story StoryThe The Equipoise was named in honor of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitneys famous Chocolate Soldier who sped to a worlds record for a mile over this track in 1932 His time for the distance was 134 and there is a better than usual chance that the sensational mark will be broken brokenThe The weather of course will be one of the prime factors That the course is un ¬ doubtedly more conductive to high speed than ever before in its history has been indicated during the week when fast times were recorded in all races when the track was fast Fighting Frank as an example raced six furlongs in 109 and that fig ¬ ure tied Myrtlewoods 13yearold mark for the distance distancePierson Pierson Named for Both Horses HorsesJockey Jockey N Leroy Pierson was named to ride both Fervent and Faultless which may serve notice that only one of the Calumet thoroughbreds will start If both face the barrier it is likely that Hedley Woodhouse will handle the weak part of the entry entryFervent Fervent it would seem will be Calumets main hope The diminutive colt has been a consistent fleet performer ever since he heContinued Continued on Page Three Eleven Seek Honors In Equipoise Mile MileCalumet Calumet Farms Fervent And Faultless Favored in Arlingtons 30000 Race RaceContinued Continued from Page One Onewas was a twoyearold and his races this year show that he has lost none of his speed The flashy son of Blenheim II Hug Again last raced in the Ofallant Fox Handicap on May 8 at Jamaica and he bowed to his stablemate Faultless by a head He car ¬ ried 125 pounds that day against his part ¬ ners 118 Tomorrow he gets a slight break in that he is listed at 124 while Faultless remains at 118 Fervent has started seven times this year and has won four finished second twice and third once The Dixie at Pimlico was his principal achievement this year to date dateFaultless Faultless Gallant Fox conquest was the best effort of his career but he is not quite as steady as his smaller stablemate stablemateProbable Probable Second Choice ChoiceProbable Probable second choice in the Equipoise is Mighty Story the hardhitting gray stretch runner who astonished local pa ¬ trons on opening day here by winning the Arlington Heights Handicap at six furlongs He unloosed a grand drive through the stretch to beat Delegate Phar Mon Plumper Noble One Enforcer Pad Lock and Pep Well He spent the winter on a Kentucky farm was fired for infirmities and returned to competition at Washing ¬ ton Park He obviously needed seasoning in his first start but the next time he went postward he displayed keen improve ¬ ment following which he showed that he is sharper than the proverbial tack here on Monday The general belief among horsemen is that Mighty Story has much the best of the weights He gets in at 109 pounds and Tony Skoronski who has been riding in the best form of his career is carded to handle the reins reinsEternal Eternal Reward winner of two handi ¬ caps during the Lincoln Fields meeting Colosal who finished third in the rich Suburban Handicap to Harmonica and Stymie at Belmont Park Star Reward and Delegate are the other main contenders in the fixture Their fine form has been es ¬ tablished by recent good efforts Eternal Reward recently finished second to Challe Anne in the Lincoln Handicap In the same race Star Reward was only a nose in back of the Augustus Nahm star after suffering from interference and a loss of ground during the running Delegate cap ¬ tured the Steger Handicap during the Lin ¬ coln Fields session and just failed to with ¬ stand Mighty Story when they met Monday
