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Sportsmans Park I By L J Murphy 1 1Sir Sir Tribal Works for Nash Memorial Certain Starter If Track Becomes Fast Petes Folly Checks In From Keeheland KeehelandSPORTSMANS SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero 111 May 1 May Day dawned bright and fair at this course to bring a gleam of optimism to the eye of Robert McAuliffe the racing secretary whose woes during the past 10 days have been many If this weather continues we will have a topnotch field for Saturdays feature he predicted Saturdays feature will be the Thomas D Nash Memorial Hand ¬ icap for a purse of 15000 at one and onesixteenth miles Thor ¬ oughbreds of every age with the exception of twoyearolds are eligible and the event may mark the seasonable debut of Charles Fritz gallant race Sir Tribal who has been chomping on the bit in his barn awaiting a fast track dockers who have been keeping close tabs on Sir Tribal claim he is ready to do some fancy stepping The gelding has not started since the Oaklawn Park meeting where he won two races in as many attempts Although Sir Tribal is isv v somewhat removed from his element on a heavy track such as prevailed at Hawthorne this morning he went six furlongs well in hand over that course in 116 Trainer Steve Ippolito stated today that Sir Tribal would be a certain starter in the Nash if the track is fast Following that affair his next chief objective will be the 25000 added Continental Turf Handicap at one and oneeighth miles to be de ¬ cided at the Balmoral session on June 1 Sir Tribal was second to Summer Solstice in that race last year and went on to become one of the best turf runners of 1956 1956Preparations Preparations for Balmoral Session SessionA A recent addition of some importance to the thor ¬ oughbred colony here is fPetes Folly a fouryearold son of Piet who won a couple of races at Oaklawn and just arrived from Keeneland The gelding who is owned by Patricia Hoban wife of Ed Hoban Chicago trucking company owner competed against Needles as a threeyearold He will be trainer by Joe Bilbrey who will also handle Ed Hobans Bold Mon and Ala katch just in from Woodview Farm near here where they spent the winter Other recent arrivals are S W Shapoff with eight head from Gulf stream Park T McDermott with four from Fort Miami Park Toledo and Mario Quintero with one from Miami Coming to Chicago for a short visit prior to taking in the Kentucky Derby are Tom Stutts M J Lorino and Morris Pinto all owners of Houston Texas Ed L Smart Dallas owner and Julius Delahoussaye of Del cambre La who is an uncle of jockey John Dela ¬ houssaye Jockey George Hufnagel got in from from Fort Miami Toledo trainer Gene Cilio from Florida and Dr Edward W Weiss from Detroit DetroitStarter Starter Roy Dickerson has announced that begin ¬ ning Friday thoroughbreds due to take part in the Balmoral session will be schooled from the gate every day between the hours of 600 a m and 900 a m Frank Butzow representing the niionis Racing Bqard will open his office at Washington Park Monday and start issuing licenses At present it does not appear that the Balmoral meeting will draw too many horses from Sportsmans Park A number of trainers here are planning to ship to Omaha or the Ohio tracks at the termination of this session in the belief that competition will not be so rugged as at Washington Park Another fly in the ointment as far as horse ¬ men now at this course are concerned is the fact that a number have been assigned stalls at Lincoln Fields rather than at the Homewood course They prefer that their racers be quartered at the scene of action actionSchmidt Schmidt Has First Local Winner Sartorially ownertrainer Bill Schmidt is to racing what Bill Veeck is to baseball Each refuses to wear a cravats Incidentally Schmidt won his first race or the Chicago season when the twoyearold Des Plaines named after a neighboring community took Tuesdays opener The filly a daughter of Indian Hill cost Schmidt 700 at the Keeneland sales last year Second to Des Plaines was Windy Jess who is one of the first of the jet of Windy City II an imported colt who was favored in the Santa Anita Derby of 1952 and bowed to Hill Gail Windy City n pulled up lame in that event and never went postward again Windy Jess owned by J Kel Houssels is reported to be named for Jess Byrd the Housells trainer who doesnt speak a dozen words all day Among the Tuesday visitors were Gene Ward of New York and Shirley Povich of Washington a pair of eastern sports writers in for the FullmerRobin ¬ son fight Jockey Tony Skoronski took his semi ¬ annual spill here during the post parade in Tuesdays opener but lit on his feet That doesnt count Eightyearold Lefty James went back to his old barn following Saturdays fifth race Although J Kel Hous ¬ sels lost him the other day for 2000 he took a 1000 loss on the deal and claimed him back for 4500 Who says there is no sentiment in racing Lefty James has been a good money earner for Houssels for many years yearsJockey Jockey Bob Baird will be absent this Saturday He is flying to Mexico City to ride the Calmetbred Aspmbro in an important stakes to be run at Hipodromo de Las Continued on Page ForfyFiVe SPORTSMANS PARK PARKBy By J J MURPHY Continued from Page Five FiveAmericas Americas Sunday Asombro is owned by Alfonso Pasqual an influential business ¬ man of the Mexican capital Fasqual wanted Baird to remain for a couple of weeks but the veteran wished to be back Monday to resume his battle with Willie Collier for the riding honors at this meet ¬ ing Owner James Cosgrove sent word from Omaha that he would visit here next week Angelo Fiantico has purchased the sixyearold mare Queens Story from R D Green and C Kerr Sidney and Hannah Babbitz Speed Rouser came out of his victory in last Saturdays Spring Handicap in good shape andwill likely be a starter in the Nash Memorial this week end On a recent offday in baseball Paul Richards the Baltimore Oriole man ¬ ager relaxed in spending a quiet after ¬ noon in the Sportsmans Park press box Kline Weatherford executive director of Balmoral was a visitor the other morn
