Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01
Two-Year-0Ids
Top Nations
Racing Slate

~ the Associated Press
The 2-year-old colts that
win be making headlines In
the 1859 Kentucky Derby and
other sophomore classics 30
after their richest purse Of the
season tomorrow at Arlington
Park.
Thirteen 2-year-olds are en-
tered In the SIS. 000-added Ar
iington Futurity. which viii
net the winner more than
100000 at the end OF 9 fur
longs. II all Is 60. the race
will gross ei52.975.
Meanwhile. 3-year-old Niles
will meet In the t50.O00-added
Monmouth Oaks at Monmouth
Park where Calumet Farms
A Glitter is the probable ia
vorite In that mile-and-one-
eighth affair.
Bold Ruler. Gallant Man Out
Saratoga offers the $4,000
added Whitney Stakes, but the
Wheatley Stables Bold Ruler
and Ralph loves Gallant Man
viii skip this mile-and-one-
eighth race in upstate New
York.
The Whitney will be tele-
vised over WTOP-9 from
4:30 TO 5 pm. tomorrow.
The probable favorite for the
Futurity in Chicago is the
Kerr Stables Demobilize, who
recently won the Hyde Park
Stakes at Arlington Park,
Travis Kerr bought Demobilize
several weeks ago from Larry
MacPhail for 100000.
Llangollen Farms Restless
Wind. Demobilize and Claiborne
Farms Ounce. form the big
three Of the Futurity field.
The others in the field are:
Prybu. Namon, Master Palynch,
Peter the Hermit. Harry Brand,
Cedar Brook. John Bruce, Clin-
tonville. Winsome winner and
Palm Beach.
Restless Wind, to be ridden
by Willie Shoemaker, is the
probable favorite at 2 to 1.
Ounce and Demobilize are listed
at 3 to / each. Joe Culmone will
ride Demobilize and Manuel
Ycaza Ounce.
All the horses carry 100
pounds except Palm Beach, who
has lit.
A Glitter won the Acorn
Stakes and the Coaching Club
American Oaks, but was de-
feated in her last start, the
Delaware Oaks. Her main rival
appears to be Ned w. Brent's
Polamby.
Others expected to run in the
Monmouth Oaks include Craft
ness, Delnita and Miss Orestes.
Bold Ruler worked out 6 fur
longs in 1:153s at Saratoga
Wednesday. Sunny Jim Fitz-
simmons then waited "A hours
and declared the colt out Of the
Whitney. After winning the
Monmouth Handicap July 10,
Bold Ruler finished next to last
in the Brooklyn Handicap last
Saturday under 1876 pounds.
II didn't like his workout, "
Mr.. Fitz said yesterday. AL
though there's nothing wrong
with him, I don't believe he's
ready for the race"
COhOes Tops whitney
The Greentree Stables Co.
hoes, winner of the Brooklyn,
is expected to head a small
field in the Whitney.
Saratoga opened its meeting
yesterday with the traditional
Flash Stakes for 2-year-olds
before a crowd of 1885. The
winner of the 51a-furlong dash
was E. Leigh Cotton's First
Minister, ridden by Eddie
Arcaro.
First Minister, a chestnut
son of Primate. took charge
at the head of the stretch and
defeated the Cambridge Sta
ble's Pilot by four lengths.
Willy Schwab's Steverino was
beaten a nose by Pilot for Sec
ond money. The winner was
timed in l:052s and paid S7.4O.
The Flash crossed $l7,575, the
winner netting $11,248.75.
Mrs. Michael G. Walsh's
Cloonroughan, imported from
Ireland in January, upset Mrs.
Ogden Phipps' Neji in the $22,-
600 Midsummer Hurdle Handi-
cap at Monmouth Park. The
Irish-bred. trained by the own
er's husband and ridden by her
nephew Thomas. won by five
lengths. F. Eugene Dixon, jr.' S
My Last Try took second by a
head over Neil. who carried IT'S
pounds The winner, who paid
$3.50. Melted $4,000. He car
ried 1856 pounds and the time
for the 2 miles was 3:544s.
Yukon Jake ($l4.20) won the
Fox River Grove Purse at Ar
lington