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Elmhurst Purse Headliner at Cicer Will Mearns Faces Seven in Mile Test TestSnoozie Snoozie Next Page Shoot Man Among Those Testing Ross Campaigner in Event EventSPORTSMANS SPORTSMANS PARK cicero in May 1 Older horses swing back in the lime ¬ light at Sportsmans Park Thursday after ¬ noon with the running of the featured sixth race the 5000 Elmhurst Purse at one mile mileThe The affair attracted eight entrants Will Mearns which is owned by Jess Ross and will be ridden by Jack Fieselman will com ¬ mand considerable attention The black son of Polynesian has had two outings at the meeting winding up second on both occa ¬ sions sionsThe The fiveyearold Polynesian offspring was second to King Bebe on opening day and followed up with another second be ¬ hind Hangover eight days ago Both were six furlong affairs but Thursday Will Mearns may find the added distance to his advantage advantageWise Wise to Saddle Pair PairOthers Others entered are the Simpson and Wise entry trained by Bryan Wise composed of Snoozie and Next Page Harold H Rendle mans Shoot Man Morris Pintos Last and Only M B Armers Reclaim William J Schmidts LIntime H and Patricia Hobans Petes Folly FollySnoozie Snoozie and Next Page already have tested the Sportsmans Park racing strip the former finishing second and third in his two efforts He was third behind King Bebe and Will Mearns on opening day and last Friday finished second to Y Bond BondNext Next Pages best race was when he wound up third to Speed Rouser and Rock Pilot in last Saturdays onemile 10000 Spring Handicap In both Snoozies starts he came from behind to get a share of the purse purseReclaims Reclaims local record was to be un ¬ placed in the Inaugural Handicap al ¬ though he showed improvement in a later start in the Park Forest Purse by finishing fourth fourthShoot Shoot Man in his only start finished third behind King Bebe and Will Mearns MearnsLast Last and Only a recent arrival from Keeneland where he won is starting here lor the first time as is Petes Folly and LIntime II The latter was acquired by Schmidt from Hasty House Farm last win ¬ ter and campaigned in Florida JOCKEY HOWARD CRAIG Rode both ends of the 8560 Daily Double yester ¬ day at Sportsmans Park
