The New York herald., 1922-02-04
WEAK RIDE BY LYKE
BEATS GRAY GABLES
Eases Up Mount and Allows
Gourmand to Win Pick
wick Handicap.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 3.--Gour-
mand. a frequent winner here, added an
other to his tally by taking the Pickwiclx
Claiming Handicap, the feature at the
Fair Grounds to-day. 1t was a lucky
score. Gray Gables, handled by Lyke,
was much the best, and lost only in the
last nod because the veteran jockey
ceased riding after he had disposed of
Pictor. the only apparent contender, at
the final eighth.
Gourmand, under Langs hard urging.
came like a whrlwind through the final
sixteenth 10 snatch victory. Pictor.
which finished third, was the victim of
a weird ride. Gardner turned his head
loose at the home turn when Gray
Gables threatened and the Clark candi-
date swerved from the outer to the inner
rail, where the prospect Of victory was
almost nil.
The days developments indicated that
the results of almost all the races had
been decided with the allotment of post
position. The majority of the winners
We're horses which had drawn outside
a dry path skirting the outer rail.
The talent had an afternoon that was
rougher even than the track. Six favor
ties went down to defeat.
Starter Dade ordered Bertha s., the
favorte in the opener, to move from
number six to the extreme outside posi-
tion because she had shown unruliness.
This advantage enabled her to win be-
cause she followed the path closely be-
hind Bristow when Garner permitted
the latter to swing from the outer to the
inner rail through the stretch run. Ber-
tha S. held on long enough to win by a
n. T1..... =. kA&N
and would have won with moro capable
handling.
Image and Cobalt Lass wen their
races because they had drawn outside
positions. Image probably would have
finished fifth on fast track, while CO.
bait Lass saved the honors because Bet
sinda, the favorite. was ridden by the
inexperienced III. Jones, who rides in
frequently and who was having his first
mount in several days of the track.
Jockey Lyke was warned by the
stewards to exhibit greater energy in
handling his mounts. The results:
FIRST RACE-For three-year- -olds and up
furlongs Bertha S.. ITO CW. PooD, 16 to
>, to and to 10, Won; Bristow. 115
on; GarneC. ato ,, to | and even. sec
s to 8 and to .. third Time. :1s 40.
Complimentary. Printers Devil. Pluribelle.
Borget. Mechanic, Archive and Walespa
also ran.
SECOND RAcE-For three-year-olds and
longs. Two Pair, ios (Mooney). Z to I,
Service Star. los (PooD, 5 TO /. 8 to / and
to o.. third. Tirne III. ne Fees Wing @
Captain Tom, lie Riuet, Charles A. Byrne
and Pie also ran.
THIRD RACE-For three-year- -olds and up
coba Sra aas o5 S Wilson, SIX 10 1SFSns to-
to aud to l. won; Betsinda. 1os
Jones), to 8, T. ? and ! to 4, second o, j !;
TO ,, third. Time. :1s 10. Flying, Orb,
Back Pay High Voltage. Lady Mildred,
War Relief. Happy liIxton; Old Dave Fare
well. Taps and Paula ". also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Fog three-year-olds; claim
ing: purse 81 900; six furlongs. Image, 1o2
tRomanellp, 9 20 !. to ] and even won !;
to ). second; C9nsort, 1l3 QButwelD, 10
lis 10. Simplicity. Red Leaf. Delhi Maid,
FIFTH RACE-Thc Pickwick Claiming
Handicap; for four-year-olds and upward ;
purse 81 oo9 one ile ta END an 10 eighth and
10 10. Won: Gray Gables, lis dyke. 9
to I. to 10 and | 70 =, second; Pictor, JIG
third. Time, . :oi i-5. Lucky B.. Who
Cares and Kings champion also ran.
SIXTH RACE-e'or four-yesr -olds and up,
n sixteenth. Hello Pnrdner, i12 (Wallace)
; to I, to and to 10, won; Phelan.
100 CWilson), @ to !, . TO and even. sec
ond Bond, 1t3 (Garner), to ]. to and
3 TO ,, third. Time, :54 40. johnny
Overton, Warsaw, Nordeck and Madge f.
SEVENTH RACE-Fcr four-year-olds and
upward; claiming; purse 81 ,000 one mile
and a sixteenth. Little Ed. 1i3 (Ponce) /,
s to 1. 3 10 | and TO o., won; Broom y
Peddler, 10S (Wilsoh), TO ., even and
to ), second; Zone d'Armee. 100 Mooney {,
to ., to and l to ., third. Time,
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