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Real Sir Downs Dr. Felix by Head River Forest Purse Two-Horse Affair Runner-up Holds Advantage Of Eight Lengths in Early Part of Sportsmans Event SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111., May 13. — Jockey Wendell Leeling, of Harrison, Nebr., completed a double here this afternoon when he rode Mrs. G. F. Mengs six-year-old Real Sir to victory in the featured River Forest Purse, sixth race on the bill. Real Sir, closing quite a gap to catch Dr. Felix, the pacemaker, in the stretch, bested him by a head in the drive. Dr. Felix was five lengths in front of the favored Culler-ton at the finish. The distance was one and one-sixteenth miles, and Real Sir paid .00. His time was 1:50%. Dr. Felix, piloted by apprentice Larry Byers, set out as if to make a runaway of the contest. Although hearing to the middle of the track on a couple of the early turns, he assumed an eight-length advantage after going a quarter. He seemed to falter n earing the stretch bend, and Real Sir moved up to him, but Dr. Felix got his second win in the last sixteenth and held on gamely. It was strictly a two-horse affair, the others failing to threaten. The attendance on a cool, cloudy afternoon was 9,866 and the track was fast. Following the running of the sixth race, it was announced that apprentice John Carroll, injured in the fourth event, had [suffered a badly bruised foot, but that no bones were broken. Graduates From Maiden Ranks Super Sue graduated from the maiden ranks in the opener when she was a handy victress over Boston Mon, one of the favorites. Jockey Wendell Leeling was aboard Super Sue and he had her in front for the entire seven-furlong distance. She was claimed by William Hal Bishop for ,500. Adar duplicated the performance of Super Sue in showing the way throughout in the second, and the Daily Double paid 41.00. Apprentice John Carroll was up on Adar, who was an outsider and was registering his second victory of the meet-j_ ing. Ida Win, the favorite, was unplaced. The distance was seven furlongs. Angels Doll, favorite in the third event, was all out to win. Three-year-olds were engaged at seven furlongs, and after Angels Doll, ridden by Job Jessop, had edged to the front at the halfway mark, Passer came through on the inside on the stretch turn to challenge, but the filly held him. The nine-year-old Saint Nicholas ran one of his good races to win the fourth. Bayou Rose was the public choice and made the pace, but the veteran runner wore him down. Ronnfe Baldwin increased his lead in the jockey contest in riding the winner. Apprentice John Carroll suf-De* fered an injured foot in the affair when his charge, Hypostyle, brushed the rail Carroll was taken to the hospital for X- rays- Apprentice Robert Bright rode well aboard Magic Motion, an outsider, in the fifth. He got the filly to the front on the inside at the six-furlong mark of the mile and a sixteenth contest, and Magic Moment withstood a stretch bid from Gin Tonic. Judy Rounders, the favorite, fin- ished fourth. l I ! i I I - ■ b m a H a in n* le ,_ ie at a a es ;r jh .jj t. es the ie R. R g. ie has as 5k g lg 1j er the ie er m 3s
