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Sportsmans Park • — By J. J. Murphy Streaking Proves to Be Real Thoroughbred Endurance No. 3"One of Best Performances Craig Gaining Ground on Injured Skoronski SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111.. May 10. — "Thoroughbred" is the word for Streaking, an eight-year-old gray gelding who has won two of the three Endurance handicaps at Sportsman Park. Here is a racer, plagued with leg miseries mcst of his life, who just ran one and five-sixteenths in tough mud to withstand a threat, from . a runner half his age and to win going away. Streaking is deep through the heart. He gets beaten more times than he wins, but heavy weight, any distance, or any type of racing strip does hot stop him from trying. Streaking, who is by Pharamond II. — Flying Streak, was a stakes horse as a two- and three-year-old, then went wrong and did, not do much racing for a couple of seasons. He first appeared in Chicago about two years ago. Bill Schmidt, the bonemender of Northbrook Farm, had patched him up and sent him postward at Sportsmans 1955 spring meeting. Streaking was the outstanding runner at that session, winning the three most important races on the agenda. He got so good that he than ran in stakes at Balmoral .and finished second to Mister Black in the Continental Turf Handicap, beating Blue Choir, who later won both the United Nations Handicap and Foreign Bred Stakes at Atlantic City. Streakings record for the year was seven victories in 16 starts and he earned 0,920. Winless in Four Starts at Oaklawn Following the Balmoral meeting, Stieaking was sold to E. C. Roth and Henry Stark, Chicago sportsmen, and in the fall he returned to this course to win a couple of races against secondary competition. When the veteran gelding appeared at Oaklawn Parkthis spring, he seemed to be on the skids at last. Beaten three*" times, although by the best horses on the grounds, Streaking was entered for a claiming price for the first time. The tag was ,500, with no takers, and he finished second to Vray. Back here for this meeting, the fans remembered Streaking and established him as their favorite for Endurance Handicap No. 1. Streaking justified their confidence in coming through. Then, after having finished fourth in Endurance Handicap No. 2, he came back with his smasher Wednesday. It was one of his gamest performances. While Streakings legs may not hold up for many more victories, his heart will always be there. He has proved he is a real thoroughbred. Much regret expressed in the press box when it was Iearnedthjat Detroit turf expert George Krehbiel had passed away. Usually visited Chicago for a day or two each summer and was very popular with the boys. . . . Jockey Ray Broussard canceled his .engagements Wednesday because of illness. Ray, who was expected to be among the leading riders here, has had but three winners at the meeting. . . . Apprentice Dick Lidberg is the lightest jockey on the grounds. He weighs 104 pounds. . . . Jockey Howard Craig now appears a cinch to take riding honors, although he has not yet caught up with the hospitalized Tony Skoronski. The score at the end of Wednesdays bill was Skoronski, 18; Craig, 16. . . . During the absence of Bennett Creech, who is in Kentucky, the horses of Mrs. A. M." Creech racing here are being handled by Edd Hayes, longtime stable employee. . . . Jockey Billy Powell has announced that he will ride at Omaha following this meeting. . . . Note from Jake Isaacson, the Omaha general manager, stating he expects a banner season at Ak-Sar-Ben. If any trainers contemplating shipping to Hazel Park cancel their stalls, they wont be offending racing secretary Horace Wade. Says he is overloaded with racing stock for the meeting. Hazel Park has accommodations for 1,000 horses. . . . Not often that a track record is established in deep mud, but it happened here Wednesday, when horses ran one and five -sixteenths miles over this track for the first time. . . . The stable of Mrs. A. M. Creech is to be campaigned on two fronts following the meeting. Bennett Creech will take some to Omaha and Edd Hays will have some in charge at River Downs. Elements Play Hayoc at Nearby Hawthorne The terrific wind and rainstorm that struck here Thursday morning knocked out all of the electricity at nearby Hawthorne. Sportsmans Park was not affected. . . . "Owner B. W. Simpsn is visiting from his home in Kalamazoo, Mich. . . . Jockey Willie Cox, who has been riding at top form this week, will head for Detroit on Sunday. ... Little One S„ winner of the Debutante Stakes at the New Orleans Fair Grounds, is back in training and in charge of Tracy Bougon. She is a Spy Song miss owned by Sahara Ranch. . . . Frank Grand, New Orleans owner, stopped off to visit. He is en route to Detroit where his horses will be campaigned. . . . William Hal Bishop, who is usually quite active as a halterman, has claimed but one horse at the meeting. That was Tall Iris, who was so lame going to the post that she was ordered scratched and Hal was stuck with her. . . . Trainer Don Herber is taking the following horses ta Omaha for Ira Salley, Liberal, Kans., owner: Mi-. Favor, Roman Flash, Hurry Bird, To] lie, Blue Shale, Seamanship and Lovin Ki
