Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
Arlington
Selections
BY GEORGR SMITH

1-RipfieId, Hades. Gotta Go Now.
2-Badgcr Face, George Groom. Poly
gamia.
3-Click, Jean Vatican. Roy.
4-Lane Allen. Blessefleld. Wildale.
5-Lady Gossip, Princess Edith
Vesta.
6-Aeronauta, Griff w. Otilla.
7-Japlac, Black on White, Fireproof.
BEST-CLICK.
Two-year-old platers meet In the
first. Not much class present. Per-
haps RIPFIELD has what little class
there is in the field. On several ocea-
sions in Kentucky he raced well
enough to give him q winning chance
here. EADES is again in good shape.
Fairly consistent, his last two show him
threatening the leaders. Additional
improvement would land him close to
the front. GOTTA GO NOW has been
campaigning steadily since early in the
year. She is Just about as honest as
fillies come and we may expect to f1nd
her among the FIRST three when the
race is over. A real factor here.
Maybe we can get BADGER FACE
to stand UP for us In this tough field.
He races as though he Is ready for a
winnig performance, and though he
will encounter severe opposition before
his number goes up, he seems to be At
enough to have . slight edge. At the
has way Of popping down there when
In shape, and his recent form could
hardly be improved on by any In his
class. The one to beat POLYGAMIA
is in good shape. according to the work
tab. She is a hard mare to outgueSs.
but her best form makes her extremely
dangerous.
This looks like it might develop into
q duel between CLICK and JEAN VAL
JEAN. Both are at top form, and 1t is
doubtful II there is anything In the
field to separate them The first named
came here after showing his best speed
in his one race at Belmont. He has
been given a conditioner against the
best at the course. and today he drops
back into a field of his own kind. At
the route. believe he has all the best
Of it. JEAN VAIJEAN won his maiden
victory at Belmont this year. and since
has shown fairly consistent form.
Should he run to his best race he will
make the top one step along to hold
him. ROY has been away from the
races for some time. Might need race
or two, but he is In the hands of clever
people and If right could cause trouble.
When LANE ALLEN won his last two
starts he finished in front of three Of
those in this small field. Both Of those
winning races were impressive enough
to give him the call again Monday.
Looks best. BLESSEFIELD finished be-
hind him recently. after beating him In
a previous start. Perhaps he will prove
the one to best here. WILDALE has
plenty Of early foot. He should be on
Inc front end most of the way. and he
is At enough to cause trouble. A fight
ing chance.
LADY GOSSIP has been steadily I'M
proving with her racing. Each effort
carries more speed than the previous
one. Her last was even better than the
charts show, and she should be able
to outSprint the fairly tough contention
she meets in the fifth. PRINCESS
EDITH drops into softer company here
and we may look for an improved effort.
She Is capable of better than her recent
races show. VESTA carried her good
speed here from Kentucky. On several
occasions she has shown enough to war
rant naming her ahead Of the balance
of her field.
If AERONAUTA takes up q stronger
lightweight rider Monday she snoul0
experience no dificulty in graduating
over this field Of maiden platers There
is little real speed in the race, and
while her last suggests that the route
may not be altogether to her liking. she
should stick It out against this slower
opposition. GRIFF w has threatened
many times in races of this kind. Evil
IDENTIFY dead At. and he looks like the
one to beat OTILLA ran another of
her good races recently. At times she
shows enough to get her share OF this
purse.
JAPLAC gets into the last under q
modest imSost. He tipped of his form
last time when he finished close up to
better ones. Dropped into this kind
of company he Is likely to be found
on the front end Of the procession when
the real test comes. Looks best. BLACK
ON WHITE is about due to show his
heels to such as these. Been racing
consistently and one of his good races
sprung on this field would place him
among the leaders. FIREPROOF is
improving Although his last was
somewhat Of q disappointment, his races
indicate he belongs close to the top
in this company. A contender If he