Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14
Loses to Glenn in Classic;
White Sox Subdue Senators, IA
Injured Rider
Second in Try
On Iron Lieqe


Bursting ahead between horses
at the eighth pole, the stretch-
running Glen today beat out
Iron Liege and Jockey Willie
Hartack by length and three
quarters to win the $15l,500
Arlington Classic.
Jockey Conn McCreary gave
Glenn a terrific ride in covering
the mile over q slow track in
1868 to earn Sos. $50. the big
gest prize since the event was
inaugurated % years ago.
Glen, a 3-year-old chestnut,
was purchased for $500 at
the Keeneland Sales by Mrs.
Adele Rand Of Santa Fe. N.
Mex, who named the colt for
ailing Glen Mccarthy, veteran
race broadcaster. Glen paid
$500. So and $2.40 to his back
ers in today's disappointing
crowd of 1,435, held down by
unfavorable weather following
a night of heavy rains.
Calumet Entry 3 to 5
Iron Liege, the Kentucky
Derby winner. was coupled
with Barbizon as the Calumet
Farm entry and was backed
down 10 3 to 5 in the betting.
Iron Liege. who nosed out Glen
in the Jersey Stakes at Garden
State in May, paid $2.40 and
1920.
Third in the field Of seven,
after Ekaba had been an early
scratch was Louis Lee Hag-
gins Manteau. who wasn't
supposed to like an of" track.
Manteau, ridden by Kenny
Church, finished a length and
three-quarters behind Iron
Liege and paid $3.50 to show.
Fred w. Hooper's Greek
Game was fourth, followed by
William S. Miller's Better Bee,
Barbizon and Jet Colonel In
that order.
Clem'S victory followed tri-
umphs in his last two starts
in the seven-furlong Shevlin
stakes and the Withers Mile at
Belmont Park and marked the
fourth time he hit the wire
first in nine races this year. It
boosted his winning for the
season to $164, $50 and his over
all earnings to $208,350.
Insisted on Riding
Hartack, the Nations leading
jockey with 1876 winners this
year, was in quest of his 28th
stakes victory of 1857. He in
sisted on riding Iron Liege
despite a fracture Of the wing"
in a vertebra-an injury the
plucky jockey suffered when
thrown from his mount at Ar.
lington Park last Wednesday.
Wearing a special leather
support and yards of tape. Har-
tack rode On Tour into second
place in the first race Of today s
program, then announced that
he definitely would be able to
be aboard Iron Liege in the
classic. Hartack had been re-
leased from an Elgin hospital
only yesterday.
Greek Game set the pace and
held a lead OF two or three
lengths until the top Of the
stretch. During this time, Iron
Liege was running smoothly in
second place, and Manteau was
battling Better Bee for third.
Glenn Back in Pack
At the eighth pole, Glen.
who had been running back
in the pack. moved UP under
McCreary's urging. and passed
on the outside Of Greek Game.
who was on the rail. From
then on. Glen drew out from
Iron Liege, while Manteau
came up to pass Greek Game
and take third.
McCreary said "Clem was
a little farther back in the
early stages than we wanted
him to be. but there was q
lot of speed in the race. and I
wanted no part Of it at that
time"
HE started to make his own
move at the half-mile pole"
the little rider added, and.
fortunately, he had clear sail
ing all the way and was real
strong at the end"
Hartack had no comment to
make after the race.
1t was the fifth time in the
classic that Calumet has failed
to win, but Iron Liege earned
SIS. 900 in second money This
brought Calumets winnings tor
the year TO s996. 900. far ahead
Of any rival.
Iron Liege carried top weight
Of 1913 pounds and Barbizon and
Greek Game were next with