Taxing Flight: A New York Supreme Court...

Taxing Flight: A New York Supreme Court judge Monday ordered hotel magnate Harry Helmsley, 81, to undergo a psychiatric test of his competence to stand trial for tax evasion despite defense claims that the stress of an exam could kill him. The ruling by Judge John Bradley came after state Assistant Atty. Gen. Alfredo Mendez said in court: “On April 5, Harry Helmsley (flew) to Florida . . . . It was our information that he did not go by ambulance or on a stretcher.” The judge ordered Helmsley to return to court May 23 after the test.

Back Up: Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, will return Thursday to the Mt. Everest International Peace Climb after hurting his leg two weeks ago. Whittaker, 61, will direct a group of American, Soviet and Chinese climbers to the top. He had injured a muscle in his left calf. The climbers expect to make attempts on the summit about May 1.

2 Love: Tennis star Gabriela Sabatini’s personal life has gone public since her return to her native Argentina with a young German. “Guess What the Young Woman Brought Home,” the Buenos Aires newspaper Pagina 12 titled a story on Sabatini’s return Monday. “Frank Unterback is a very nice German boy and we’re spending a few very lovely days together,” the world’s No. 4-ranked woman tennis player said. He is a 24-year-old employee of a sports store in Stuttgart.

Marriage Plans: Princess Stephanie of Monaco, daughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, is engaged, palace sources say. She will marry Jean-Yves Le Fur in Monaco in June. The princess, 25, is known for launching a line of bathing suits and for her brief romance with actor Rob Lowe.