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Roses Gem Seeking Spur On Purse Van Berg Mare Won Last Cicero Outing Topweighted My Dust Also Clicked at Sportsmans in Recent Start Under Colors 4; SPORTSMANS. PARK,Vicero, J1K, May 5. — Marion H, VanBcrg,. veteran Nebraska, owner-trainer, whose stable; always plays an important role at Sportsmans Park meetings, will send Roses Gem in quest, of his second victory of the. meeting, in. Tuesdays ,500 one mile Spur On Purse, the: feature, attraction of a, nine-race Ladies Day card. Contesting the middle distance affair, against Roses Gem will "be such useful speedsters as Eddie Cole and Leigh Cobbs King Bebe, Mrs. Steve Ippblitos My Dust, Jerry Davidsons Olympia Blend, Vernon1 Feins Some Classic, Russell Fishers Royal Dasher, and Ed Laindaches Jims Whim. . . The four-year-old Roses Gem was a threelength winner in his only start at themeeting on April 23. He defeated Gold-nose in the 6-f urlong! Mucho Gusto sprint. VanBergs golding, who has been picked as the pre-post favorite, will have the services of the meetings leading reinsman, Jack Fieselman. MyDust Won Menow Purse My, "Dust looms as secondary favorite in Tuesdays affair after clicking in the mile JHenow Purse a week ago. This five-year-old. Papa Redbird— My Diane horse has been mingling with handicap horses at the meeting, and in his recent victory downed Shoot Man by one and one-half .lengths. Some Classic was unplaced in the Menow Purse, Ins most recent efort, but is expected to be a good contender in Tuesdays .field. Jim : Whims .last effort was also in the Menpw. Another to figure prominently is Royal Dasher, who was second behind Royal Jester in the six and one-half Heather Broom Purse last Wednesday! King Bebe and Olympia Blend also competed in the Heather Broom but failed to finish in the money. Wednesdays Endurance Handicap No. 3 at 1" 5-16 miles is expected to draw a full field. Most of the probable entrants have started in Endurance No. 1 and No. 2. Wednesdays field will most likely see J. J, Gregorys Raisin Cain and William J. Schmidts Bozi, both recenf arrivals from Florida, in the entries. Slated to enter the third of the Endurance series are .Gold Key, owned by Mrs. Anna Manzo, Emil Denemark Jr.s Teri, and Easy Traffic, Braseda, Sblero Jr., and Post Morton. All started in both prior Endurance handicaps. Gold Key "will be looking for his; third win of this series. He took both the 1 1-16! and V/a miles events. In winning the most recent Endurance, Gold Key stepped the distance in 1:51, setting a new track record. Prominently figured in this Endurance series is Denemarks Teri. who finished second, to Gold Key in both earlier trips, j In Endurance No. 2, Teri was the even-money favorite. - I
