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Two Sportsmans Stake Events Draw Big Fields Fourteen in Two-Year-Old Race And Thirteen in Hoosier Pace SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111., June 25. — The harness fans who like wagers with percentage should have a field night at Sportsmans Park Tuesday. The two stake events, the two-year-old pace and the Hoosier Pace drew 27 entrants between them, sending 14 horses to the post in the first race and 13 in the fourth. That means there will be a pair of two-horse entries in the first event with four field horses. Leon Dygerts My Celia and Blackie Havens go together and the morning line favors them. Claude Wrights Lucky Margaret has visited the winners circle already and has a partner with her. Prince Will Go. Since its a two-year-old stake with little form on any of the entrants, except My Celia s two victories, anything can happen. In the Hoosier pace, Dave Taddeo will make his sulky pilot debut driving his own True Jay. Taddeo owns King Tom, whom Red Stine has handled, but Tuesday Taddeo will realize his lifes ambition, to drive his own horse. True Jay will have plenty of company in the mutuel field with five other entrants, Ralphs Pride, Pastime, Bob, Rocket Guy, Lindas Pal and Cedric Adams. Dewey Urbans consistent Fransonian is the morning line choice. The two-year-old pace goes for a ,450 purse, while the Hoosier pace has a ,912 jackpot. Mrs. Virginia Hensons Jimmy Peter goes after his third straight at Sportsmans Park in the ninth race, a named pace. Harry Burright will have to bring the classy pacer from the No. 8 position, while E. L. Jordans Daisy Mc I Win comes from the No. 2 spot with Hand Book, another tough contender, starting from the third hole. Jimmy Peter usually lays back anyway for the first half, and shouldnt be bothered by the outside position, especially with the new banked turns on the Cicero half-miler. Actually the outside posts have been winning more often than the inside spots. Most drivers say that the new order was caused by slightly banking the turns and giving the outside horses a good chance on the first club house turn.
