The New York herald., 1921-09-20
NATIONAL AMATEUR GOLF TILDEN RETAINS TITLE uz=
RAY JAY VICTOR IN
0AKDALE HANDICAP
Runs Away From Good Field,
Including Modo, Surf Rider
and Sweep BY.
ny HENRY v. KING.

In Ray Jay the Quincy Stable has a
real good colt. ore capable OF holding
HIS own with any OF the youngsters
around here with the possible exception
Of Norwich. In the Oalxdale Handicap.
the feature at the Aquedact track yes-
terday afternoon. he made almost ell
the horsernen present, as well as vast
majority OF racegoers, place. him among
the topnotch Juveniles OF the year. Ee
ran away from such good youngsters as
j. Il. Madden's Surf Rider. George
Odon's Modo and Mrs. A. r. Lawson 3
Sweep BY ana won tho stake eased up
by Ave lengths after covering the six
furlong route In the good time OF IL.
His stable mate Yankee Star was second
and Modo third.
Ray Jay was in receipt OF big pull
In the weights. He shouldered only los.
while Surf Rider carried 122, MoJo lis
and Sweep By 1T. Bur he gave al OF
them twenty pound bentlng. and Il ha
had been urged through the lost furlona
he probably would have di5yraced them.
Ray Jay was cut out for good COZ.
He Is by Assagai, out OF Ro.nagne, and
In his trials as a ycarl;rS and early this
spring showed great speed and acted as
II he would travel distance. But he
has a weak mouth. and because Of IL M
didn't get to the races until the summer
meeting at Empire Ci.y. In his initial
start he was left standing at the pos-.
but ran over his horses when he got into
his stride and was beaten only a whisker
after scnaG tional race. In hle next
start he broke badly. but made n show
OF field OF good youngsters. He ran
once at Saratoga, but showed nothing.
So bad was his race at the Spa that
Jim Fitzsimmons. his veteran ,-Mlner.
shipped him and all OK hfs other horses
back to New York that night.
If that is the best that feiloT can do
I might Just as wei close up shop. give
all of my stock to the farmers ard take
a rest. / would save money that way.
Ray Jay Is the best Juvenile I've got.
and IL he can't run better than that ;se
others / have aren't worth training"
But since then Fitzsiinmons found out
why the colt ran such a bad race that
day and why he acts so badly at the bar
r,er. He has a weak mouth. and IL his
Jockey attempt sto fight him he fights
back. Injuries his mouth and either re-
fuses to break or run. Yesterday he
put McAtee on him and gave Ted Rice.
the stable jockey in the absence of Joe
Mooney, the mount on Yankee Star.
"Fitz" believed both his charges had q
chance 10 win.
"Ray Jay is the better colt" ne said
before sending them to the post, "and IL
lie breaks we'll believe he will win. But
Yankee Star has a good chance. too,
and there Is a chance that they Will
An.sh first and second"
Then he turned to give his Jockeys
their instructions. You know that colt,
Ted" he said. pointing TO Yankee Star.
DO the best you can with him"
Then he called McAtee. His instruc-
tions weren't SO brief. F,tz went into
details telling him about Ray Jays
mouth. and impressed on him that IL he
didn't hurt the colts mouth he'd break
we'll and win.
Both Jockeys obcyed Instructions to
the letter. On the way to the post Il
| could be seen that Ray Jey liked his
pilot. He cantered to the starter and
| acted as II nc wanted to race. At tn,
| barrier McAtee let him have his way
| and when the webbing went up he sho
under {. with his field. and before a six
teenth Of a mile had been covered Ray
Jey was stepping along In front three
lengths ahead Of Surf Rider which was
leading the remainder of the field. En-.
| tering the hornestrctch he bounded along
In front. and instead Of quitting. as
some racegoers thought he would. he IN
creased his advantage with every bound
and won easily.
While he was speeding home an easy
victor there was a great fight on be-
hind him for second honors In the
drive through the homestretcil Yankee
Star. Surf Rider and Modo measured
strides. but under a vigorous ride by
Rice Yankee Star got home a head In
front OF Modo. which beat Surf Rider
similar distance for third hcnore.