Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-27
Arlington
Races Top Rich
Program Today
Swoon's Son Seeks
To Boost Earnings
In 100000 Cop
BY the Associated Press

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the $50,000-added Arlington
Lassie at Arlington Park.
But there also is plenty of
cash on the line at the other
major tracks with the $50. 100
added Oaks heading Mon
mouth Parks card, the $4,000
Dwyer for 3-year-olds topping
Belmont Parks program. Mar
ragansett Park offering the
$40, 000-added Bristol Handicap
for sprinters and Del Mar fea-
turing the $4,000 added
Oceanside Handicap.
Swoon's Son, winner of %
races IN 81 lifetime starts, is
the big" horse in the field of
IA named for the 1915 miles
of the Arlington Handicap on
the grass course.
Has Earned S665,53O
E. Gay brakes brilliant 4
year-old carries top weight of
1913 pounds in his bid for sew
enth place on the all-time
money winning list. He has
earned $665,530. With IA start
ers the rich Arlington fixture
will gross $125, 400. with $4,000
going to the winner. In fact,
third money of $4,000 will
vault Swoon's Son past Social
Outcast and Assault on the
money winning ladder.
The Lassie, with a gross value
of $106.025 and net to the VIM
ner of $69.850. if all eleven q
year-olds start, finds Poly Hi
and Margaretta in the ia
vored roles.
Three of the Nations top
jockeys are scheduled for ac-
ton in both races. Willie
Hartack will ride Sir Tribal in
the Handicap and Hasty Doll
in the Lassie. Willie Shoemaker
throws a leg over Festin in the
Handicap and Oil Rich in the
juvenile event. Eddie Arcaro
gets into the act aboard
Spinney in the Handicap and
Delmita in the Lassie.
Slips Daily Double
Largest daily double of the
Arlington Park meeting re-
suited yesterday with a Slips
payoff.
Largely responsible was the
victory of Petes Penny in the
second race at $l77.20. $69.40
and $22.80. Way Lady won the
first race at $40.
Fifty-seven 81 tickets and
eight at IS were sold on the
daily double. Pete's Penny won
the second by a length over
Night Tears, while a 63-to-1
shot, Sails Request. was third
in the sprint for 3-year-olds.
Pete's Penny won one other
race in four previous 1857
starts, scoring at 17-to-1 dur
ing the Balmoral meeting.
Bayou Is Oaks Choice
Claiborne Farms Bayou,
winner of the Acorn Stakes and
Delaware Oaks, is the probable
choice over 10 other 3-year-old
fillies in the mile and one
eighth Of Monmouth Parks
Oaks. She shares high weight
of 121 pounds with Market
Basket. Willamette and Eve
ming Tide. Willamette also is
due for strong support at the
betting windows because of her
victory over Bayou in the
Coaching Club American Oaks
at Belmont Park.
The Greentree Stable pair of
Cohoes and Pop Corn stacks up
as the odds-on-favorite to
measure five other 3-year-olds
in the mile and three-six-
teenths of the Dryer.
Ted Atkinson. who rode four
winners. including King Harlan
($4.60) in the feature at Bel
mont yesterday. rides Cohoes.
Eldon Nelson has been engaged
for the steadily improving Pop
Corn as Greentree seeks its Sec
ond straight Dwyer.
Goes After Seventh
Decathlon, rated by many as
the Nations top Splinter, goes
after his seventh straight stakes
success at Narragansett. The
4-year-old, who hasn't been
beaten since last october 81 at
Garden State, picks UP 1874
pounds and gives plenty OF
weight to such capable rivals
as Pine Echo, lis: Switch On,
1872, and Motor Line. lis.
Del Mars top event has at
tracted IA three-year-olds for
a dash Of 6 furlongs.
Atkinson's riding at Belmont
was the outstanding perform
ance on yesterdays national
program. Elsewhere. Plion
($7.80) won the So furlong
feature at Monmouth Park.
Noble Try ($6.20) was first in
Narragansett's 6-furlong head
liner. Outfielder SID cap
tured to Lis mile feature at
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