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Endeavour II Turns In Sparkling Route Trial TrialGallant Gallant Fox Candidate Covers Mile and Furlong in 153 153BELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 10 Jorge le Atchua Endeavour H who was withdrawn from last Saturdays Valley Forge Handicap at Garden State Park when it became evident that there would be a large field showed that he re ¬ tains the brilliant form he displayed at Ja ¬ maica recently when he stepped a mile and a furlong in 153 on the main track at Belmont Pjjrk this morning going easily all the way over the fast track trackThe The huge South American was clocked the fractions in 25 49 114 139 and was never out of a snug hold Endeavour n won his first race in tforth America in impressive style at Jamaica recently recentlyxand xand while he had difficulty negotiating the sharp turns showed so much speed when straightened away that he had no trouble disposing of Vertigo n and the oc ¬ casionally classy Coincidehce fiThe field for the GallantFox is expected to be composed of Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Stymie 126 Calumet Farms Fervent 125 C V Whitneys threeyearold champion of last year Phalanx 125 Ridgewood Sta ¬ bles Double Jay 124 Endeavour II 121 W L Branhs Gallorette 117 and King Ranchs But Why Not 115 115There There is also the possibility that such of the lightweights as Lets Dance Harmonica Calvados Carolyn A Tide Rips Basileus n and Bright Sword might be named overnight in which case Endeavour n would become a doubtful starter as trainer Horatio Luro has maintained for some time that the son of British Empire cannot yet handle himself in heavy traffic trafficFervent Fervent beat Stymie by a length and a half in the Dixie at the same distance of mile and threesixteenths on Saturday and gets only one more pound this weekend at the same distance distanceTrainer Trainer H A Jimmy Jones has said that he intended to have a starter for Calu iet Farm in the Gallant Fox and Fer vent appears the most likely as Armed will probably be reserved for Belmont Park and Faultless has showed nothing in particular in several months He finished a bangup fifth in the Dixie in which Double Jay and Tide Rips showed nothing at all
