The New York herald., 1922-06-24
COMIC SONG TAKES
AQUEDUCT FEATURE
Beats Slieveconard and Ray
Jay in Handicap-Parsley
Bid Up $500.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Comic Song, the three-year-old son of
Black Jester who beat Pillory in Mary
land, showed that he was pretty
smart horse yesterday afternoon at the
Aquedact track. He beat Slieveconard.
Ray Jay. Chesterbrook and Toll in the
Olambala Handicap at one mile in a
gallop. Lang rated him behind Toll and
Ray Jay until furlong from home
There he received free rein. bounded to
the front and galoped the remainder OF
the way to win eased UP by four
lengths. Slievcconard was second, three
lengths ahead Of Ray Jay.
Comic Song carried only 110 pounds
and was In receipt of ten pounds from
Ray Jay. the top weight. WHO shoul-
dered 10 pounds. Comic Songs time for
the mile was :39 2-5. This wasn't very
good, but the track was dull and il
pressed Comic Song could have run
much faster.
Ray Jay went to the front in the first
sixteenth and stepped along as the pace
maker for half a mile. Then his heavy
weight began to tell and he faltered. As
he slowed UP Toll went to the front, but
he remained there only q short time.
AS he died away Slieveconard began to
move up and just as it seemed as IL he
would win Comic Song came with
rush to score an easy victory.
Mrs. E. b. Cassatt's Chesterbrook
went away from the barrier winging.
but before he had gone an eighth OF q
mile Johnny Callahan pulled him up. The
stewards didn't like the Jockeys action
and called for an explanation. Gala
han explained that he had been in
tructed to lay, off the pace and that he
had followed orders. Simon Healey. his
trainer. cor-oborated him and the joe
key was let off with a warning. The
stewards told him he could have taken
back without pulling up so abruptly.
Joseph Z. Davis, the presiding stew
ard. made It plain to him that he in
tended to do no harm to any jockey
for making an honest mistake or for
following instructions but that he would
tolerate no criminal or careless riding.
Slieveconard ran in the colors Of Il. b.
Soule. Mr. Soule bought him from
John Sanford just before the race at
price reported to be $4,000.
Paisley. a two year old gelding carry
ing the silks Of Mrs. M. S. Allen. beat
big field OF juvenile platers in tho
third race but 1t was costly victory
for her owner. When the gelding re-
turned to the scales Joe Marrone bid him
up from $1,000. his entered selling price.
to $500. Even this bid was not high
enough to get him. for her trainer, L.
II. Tryon, protected him with an ad-
ditional s. bid. AS the race was worth
only 500 to the winner Mrs. Allen lost
$500 by her victory. Marrone said he
bid the gelding up because Mrs. Aliens
trainer claimed one of his horses few
weeks ago.
John e. Madden's colors were carried
to victory by a 6 to 1 shot in the final
event and to ignominious defeat by
l to shot in the first race. In the
opening event his Harridan at prohibi-
tive edds was soundly beaten by
Thomas Fortune Ryan's Sherando.
and has tremendous speed but she
lenged in the stretch quit like a cheap
platter.
In the final Madden was represented
by two colts and they outclassed their
field and finished noses apart far ahead
of their opponents. His Wildrake. a
bay, by Sir John Johnson and Cath
crime Carson. was the winner In the
last Jump. His MacI.ir was second.
MacLir set the pace until a furlong
from home. where Wildrake came from
behind with rush. and raced along
with tho leader. In tho final stride
Wildrake stuck his nose in front. Mr..
Madden saw the race from the infleld.
and although the race was at his mercy
throughout he rooted hard until tho
finish. He wasn't roofing for the purse.
He wanted Wildrake to win to keep the
weight off MacIir.
Jockey Marinelli was suspended for
five days by the stewards for striking
Thomas with his whip In tho fourth
race on Thursday. Tho lad admitted
he struck Thomas, but said ThomaS
struck him first.