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Dancer Dancer Seeks Seeks Metropolitan-Eight Metropolitan Eight in in Sportsmans Sportsmans Feature Feature Phil D. Has Heutei En Fleur as Rivals Martin Runner Striving for First Score of Meeting in 0,000 Mid-Distance Test BY J. J. MURPHY SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, HI., May 14. The richest purse in the history of this half-mile track will be offered Saturday when the 0,000 Sportsmans Park Handicap will be run. The distance will be one and one-sixteenth miles, and the names of eight horses, seven of which have started at the meeting, passed through the entry box. The newcomer is Endon, a three-year-old who is owned by Marion VanBerg, leading owner at the meeting, and will be coupled with Andros. Endon was entered in todays Paul Gibson Purse and his status is unknown at the writing. Others are Phil D., from the stable of W. C. Martin; En Fleur, owned by John H. Nail, Jr. and M. B. Armer; Heutei, owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Muckler; Gulf Stream, who will represent Ralph ParachekJ Dai-quari, owned by William Wiggins, and Court Shannon, who races for Alex Kara, Sr. Stake Winner at Santa Anita Although he has been beaten in handicaps at this session, both by En Fleur and Heutei, the favorite for the race may be Phil D. and that regardless of the fact that both his rivals came from behind to trim him. Phil D., a stakes winner at Santa Anita last winter, made his local debut on opening day when he was favorite in the seven-furlong Inaugural Handicap. Carrying top weight of 120 pounds, he got to the front in the stretch but was beaten by both En Fleur and Daiquari. He next appeared in the seven-furlong Spring Handicap and carrying one pound less was second, beaten Continued on Pago Fifty-One Field of Eight Contests Sportsmans Park Feature Phil D. Favored Oyer Heutel And En Fleur in $.10,000 Race Continued from Page One a head by En Fleur. His third effort was at the five-furlong distance, but he was unable to cope with the early speed of Heart Flash and Lucky William, and was third. Last Saturday in the mile and a sixteenth Tom Fool Handicap, Phil D. ran his best race here to date. Shouldering 118 pounds and second choice to En Fleur he showed fine early sped and was only nipped at the wire by Heutel, who had 111 pounds up. Gulf Stream was third, beaten four lengths by Phil D., while Andros was fourth and En Fleur fifth. Heutel picks up three pounds from that race, Gulf Stream drops one pound, and both Andros and En Fleur drop two. Don Wagner, who rode Phil D. on previous occasions, is under suspension and a jockey was not named at entry time. En Fleurs successes at this particular course have been reviewed on several occasions. The mare won four of her five starts here last spring and her first two this year. Last time out she had a rider change from Skoronski to Morrissey and was beaten. Skoronski will be back on her again Saturday. Heutel was an outsider in winning the Tom Fool as his past performances did not seem to give him much "chance, although he had finished strongly at a shorter distance in his previous race. Gulf Stream raced creditably in better company in Florida last winter, beating such as Straight Face and Andre, although failing to finish in the money. He was badly outrun in the early part of the Tom Fool but closed fast. Daiquari has been racing steadily, and Court Shannon has won in cheaper company is stepping up considerably in class. Endon, recently purchased by VanBerg, is regarded as being of stakes caliber. He was seventh in the 17-horse Louisiana Derby and later ran seven furlongs in 1 :24 at Gulfstream Park to win an allowance race. Last year Endon won three races in 13 starts. Ronnie Baldwin, who rode him in his winning race in Florida, will be in the saddle.
