Word: whirlaway
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Dates: during 1941-1941
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...Belmont Park last week, New York race-goers saw two records broken.. In the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Louis Tufano's three-year-old Market Wise, who raced last fall as a cheap selling plater, outran mighty Whirlaway, skimmed two miles in 3 min., 20 4/5 sec. to break by a full second the North American record set by the great Exterminator in 1920. Four days earlier, in a match between two of the outstanding two-year-olds of the year, Mrs. Albert Sabath's Alsab, in beating Ben Whitaker's Requested, ran 6½ furlongs...
...Whirlaway with the long brown tail, Warren Wright's three-year-old darling of the turf: the 49th running of the Lawrence Realization Stakes (a mile and five furlongs); by ten lengths over Hal Price Headley's Alaking, 16 lengths over William Boeing's Time Counts, 24 lengths over William du Font's Fairymant; before 27,000 racing fans; at New York's Belmont Park. It was his 20th victory in 35 starts. The $23,050 prize money upped Whirly's life earnings to $347,661-less than $100,000 short of Seabiscuit...
...Again, a two-year-old colt from the stable of Warren Wright, owner of Whirlaway: the rich Arlington Futurity, first of the season's classic races for juveniles; defeating two of his stablemates, Some Chance and Wishbone, by two and six lengths respectively; before a crowd of 30,000; at Chicago's Arlington Park. Of the $48,750 purse, Owner Wright pocketed $47,250-a rare clean sweep, in a major U.S. stake race, of first, second and third-place money. Fourth ($1,500) went to Hal Price Headley's Anticlimax...
...Warren Wright's Whirlaway, with Eddie Arcaro up: the 73rd running of the Belmont Stakes; defeating Robert Morris by three lengths and Yankee Chance by five; at New York's Belmont Park. Winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Whirlaway is the fifth horse in the history of U.S. turf to win America's three major races for three-year-olds. Others: Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral. > Tennist Fred Perry, onetime British Davis Cupper now teaching tennis in the U.S.: an invitation Professional Round Robin Tennis championship (10% of receipts...
...hardboots reckoned right. Rounding the first turn, Whirlaway, a notorious latefoot, was in eighth place. Dispose, the pride of Texas, was in front-with Porter's Cap and Our Boots close behind. In the middle of the backstretch, Whirly, still far behind, began to move up. Nearing the home turn, he was on the heels of the front runners. Could Arcaro keep him from bearing out? The crowd held its breath for a moment, then let go in a nervous yell. Whirlaway had shot through an opening, was tearing down the stretch like a tornado...