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Ky Colonel Heads Joliet LineUp Metropolitan Tests Eleven at Mile Stymie Gallorette And Faultless Meet MeetFirst First Two Past Winners of 25000 Race Support Also For Endeavour II Rippey RippeyBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 21 Eleven of the best sprinters milers and routers in training are slated to meet at the equalizing distance of one mile in tomorrows 25000 Metro ¬ politan Handicap at Belmont Park Tak ¬ ing the categories in order the sprinters in the field are represented by William Helis Toboggan winner Rippey at 124 pounds Sidney S Schuppers Miss Disco 110 and Gustave Rings Lord GriHo 105 The mid ¬ dledistance horses are represented by Jorge de Atuchas Endeavour n 122 W L Branns Gallorette 118 F W Hoopers Colosal 117 Derring Howes Donor 112 Mrs John Payson Adams Burning Dream 111 and Greentree Stables Coincidence 109 The stayers in the field are Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Stymie topweight with 126 and Calumet Farms Faultless 122 122Stymie Stymie won last years edition of the Metropolitan under 124 pounds while Gal ¬ lorette won the stake in 1946 with 110 110Faultless Faultless ran the best race by far that he has given this year in winning the Gal ¬ lant Fox Handicap at Jamaica last Satur ¬ day under 118 pounds beating his stable mate Fervent a head with Gallorette a half length farther back after setting the pace to just above the head of the stretch and holding on gamely The mare received a pound from Faultless in that race and gets four tomorrow which should bring them a little closer together The Met distance appears to be in her favor favorBeaten Beaten in Gallant Fox FoxStymie Stymie turned in one of his dullest ef ¬ forts in the Gallant Fox trailing the leader by more than 20 lengths in the first mile then hanging badly in the stretch as he had a right to do after making up more than 15 in little more than a furlong The worlds leading moneywinner showed that he could do well at a mile when he beat Brown Mogul and Gallorette in this stake last year yearThere There is sure to be considerable support for Endeavour n This huge dark bay Ar ¬ gentinian was flown here last July for the first running of the Empire Gold Cup and failed after being close to the pace for a mile Like the other invader Ensueno the big fellow was mercilessly treated by his hisContinued Continued on Page Three Metropolitan to Engage Eleven at Mile Distance DistanceStymie Stymie Gallorette Faultless And Rippey Vie at Belmont Park ParkContinued Continued from Page One Oneconnections connections in weeks before the race gal ¬ loping four miles or more a morning then turning in sensational speed tests from six furlongs to a mile and a half and had nothing much left on the day of the race Since then he has come under the capable direction of Horatio Luro who took him to California last winter where he had some educational races as a running mate for Talon He put on flesh and developed mus ¬ cle then showed he could run in winning his only start at Jamaica with ridiculous ease despite the fact that Donoso had to put on all the breaks to keep him from skidding at each turn The wider curves at Belmont Park should suit the long striding son of British Empire EmpireRippey Rippey won the Toboggan at six furlongs on the straightaway under 129 pounds and was going away at the end of that dash The Pompey stallion would be aided by rain which always is to be expected on Satur ¬ days during the Belmont spring meeting regardless of forecasts forecastsColosal Colosal is another South American who won himself a flock of races in Florida dur ¬ ing the winter climaxing that campaign with a victory in both ends of the Double Event at Tropical Park in the first of which he beat Fervent While not doing quite so well in his subsequent Kentucky races Colosal indicated that he is a serious factor in the handicap division divisionOf Of the others the former E R Bradley star Burning Dream showed little in his recent races at Churchill Downs Miss Disco was the surprise winner of the Interborough Handicap at Jamaica and has a little more class than generally suspected Donor has been a disappointment this year but won the Jerome at tomorrows distance here last year Lord Grille has beaten fair horses in recent races while Coincidence is almost as almost as good as he wants to be but is as undependable as they come comeEddie Eddie Arcaro will ride Gallorette the log ¬ ical choice with N L Pierson guiding Fault ¬ less who will probably be sejcond choice The sentiment that prevails for Stymie will probably make him third favorite despite his inability to win in his seventh year and Conn McCreary will again be in the saddle
