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Phil D Heart Flash to Match Strides in Sportsmans Sprint Latter May Rule Favorite Over Rival in FiveFurlong Event My Dividend Starter StarterSPORTSMANS SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero HI May 5 Phil D the Santa Anita stake winner will be making a strong bid for his first Chicago victory at Sportsmans Park Thursday in the sixth race the Walter E McCarron Purse at five furlongs for a 5000 prize Phil D winner of the San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita on New Years Day is owned by W Clyde Martin a Texas oilman and is trained by Tim Holt The sixyearold son of War Dog Ellie has earned 19475 so far this year Todays start will be Phil Ds third at the meet ¬ ing having finished third in the Inaugural Handicap on opening day and second be ¬ hind En Fleur in the 7500 Spring Handi ¬ cap last Saturday SaturdayThe The veteran rider Donald J Wagner who rode the West Coast star on his other two starts here will be aboard him Thurs ¬ dayJob day Job Dean Jessop to Ride The probable favorite however in the feature sprint will most likely be the speed ¬ ster Heart Flash owned by Canadians Mr and Mrs Duncan L MacLachlan of Win ¬ nipeg Manitoba Heart Flash like Phil D is also making his third attempt at a vic ¬ tory here the Seven Hearts gelding started on opening day when he finished second to Fly Two Day in a fivefurlong event and was the pacesetter in the Spring Handi ¬ cap for most of the seven furlongs rhow ing plenty of early speed Job Dean Jessop will be up on Heart Flash FlashThe The others in the McCarron Purse are Marion H Vanbergs Ambushed who start ¬ ed here April 27 and finished out of the money G Roy Whites Lucky William also unplaced in two starts Sunny Blue Farms Muscles a starter in the Inaugural and Mr and Mrs Horace G Knotts My Divi ¬ dend who is making his season debut My Dividend won three races in 1953 and wintered at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs SpringsThe The winning jockey in the McCarron Purse will be presented with a gold wrist watch by McCarron of Oak Park llinois who is corner of Cook County
