The New York herald., 1922-01-19
IRISH KISS EQUALS
RECORDM HANDICAP
Runs Mile and Sixteenth in
1 - 4-5 and Wins Galloping
Weird Ride by Ponce.

Special Dispatch to THE New YosK HzsALD
NEW ORLEANS, La. Jan. Is.-yrish
Kiss. the Sunnyland Stables seven-year-
old imported son of Orphinent-Solignac.
surprised the Handicapped by the ease
with which he won the City Park Handi-
cap and equailed the track record for
the mile and sixteenth to-day. He
covered the distance in / :44 A-6, equal
ing the figures which stood since 1916.
The favorite players cheered when he
passed the finish four lengths in ad-
vance of five other capable representa-
tives Of the local handicap brigade.
Thinble. with Lang up, had won her
last three consecutive races and earned
a 10 pound impost It was too great,
as she showed after making tho pace
for seven furlongs. There she began to
drop back and Morris sent Irish Kiss to
an easy lead rounding the final turn.
Sands of Pleasure. which had been
among the trailers through the early
running. finished with a rush and took
second honors. length and a half In
advance of Duke John. Thimble finished
last, It was the third consecutive VIC
tory for Irish Kiss.
Jockey Ponce gave one Of the weirdest
riding exhibitions witnessed In many
months astride Brilliant Ray In the
running Of the Argonne Purse. six
furlong event. In an effort to explain
later he told the stewards that he had
followed riding instructions. To the
crowd in the stands It appeared he was
still obeying them and trying to locate
the favorite. Sweepy, when within
twenty yards of the finish
Sweepy had been backed TO the exclu-
sion of all others, but appeared ''proppy''
going to the post. When he found II
impossible to pass between the 100 to !
shot, Daddy Wolf. and the rail, Sweepy
retired entering the stretch and finally
finished in the ruck. Cap Rock finished
first, Grace Meyers saved the place and
Brilliant Ray, Ponce and all finished
third.
The stewards later admitted that an
been started.
Fell Swoop broke down during the
running Of the second race and was de-
stroyed. The results:
FIRST RACE-For naIdens two years old /;
Rosie H.. 1oe "a. WILSON,. 9 to !. 2 to !
ahy Tykee. ests & to !. even % and to Z. second !
and 9 to 5. third: Time. o:se 10. High
G., Pinkis, Bob McCray. Lady Lonmouth
and Billy Whiskers also ran.
SECOND RACE-For four,ysar-oids year and. up
winneconne. io2 (oantner), Q to !. s to z
and Q to 5. first: Promising Tom. 1os
w'gs sSa mSc. u ics brstn,ns, sS and s'
Titania, Fell swoop. Two Pair. Ollie Wood.
Perigourdine. Sea Board and Madse f. also
THIRD RACE-The Argonns Purse; for
three-year-olds: allowances: purse e1 coo
1 s caa sna 0s * id 5o Grace
oe5s sS T. second eco Sa sri.snt Ray. % lis Gone.s.
lis s%esps. SSa Stock ss i PIN shTS snd paGa; @
rouRrH OUR aI'f RAcE-The City Park Handicap /;
81 $3.50; one mile and 1e .ia.ssnth irish
to s. first; Sands Of Pleasure, III lBurke, .
S4S' 70 !. third. G Time. - 4-S. Bunsa Buck.
Thimble and ID, Bsrneystons also Ban Ran O..
one one mile. wapiti, lis CscoSiey. to 2:
to 10 and ] TO :, first; first hunsauoi: r. LII Iic
and to 4. third. Time. l:ss. Rep.
sNT hTfhSi ascsss sea ssssr n ssS es and
sixteenth. Gourmand. 10! Gans), 9 70
nsr, sns to % and eSs even HSs second Wsas
worth's Last. ITO (Burks). to s. 1 70 2
and to 4. third. Time. 1 :4c as. Serbian,
Royal Duck, Tulsa, Snapdrason III. and
Phelan also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-For four-year-olds and
and sixteenth. Barry Shannon, 100 (wii-
son). 13 to 5, even and to 2. first: Miss
Fontaine. f05 (Garner). to 4, to and
4 to 5. second; Trickster H.. 100 (sdooney).
to 2. Z to 8 and to 10. third. Time,
AT 2-6. Philistine. Verify. Current Events,
Legacy, J. @. Stone, Little Ed. and King
Trojan also ran.