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» * M m A A J B 1 ft ?% ■■ mm A k j I [ m j r m -p ,.„..., ,« ? , g. Coquette Is Easy For Smart Sheila Lazare Filly Provides Upset At Jamaica by Outrunning Best Risk at All Markers JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y., April 17.— Mrs. Louis Lazares Smart Sheila made every post a winning one in the featured Coquette Handicap at Jamaica today. The outsider of the field of six who contested this six-furlong sprint for fillies and mares scored cleverly under a hustling ride by Nick Jemas, leading Cain Hoy Stables Best Risk two and one-half lengths at the wire, while C. T. Chenerys Anthemion was only a head farther back in third place, a half length before J. Smallwoods What Not. The three-year-old daughter of Jamestown — Ship Ablaze, by Man o War, stepped the three-quarters in 1:13 5, acceptable time for the muddy strip, and paid 9.20. A muggy, overcast afternoon and moderate program failed to deter 25,233 avid turf fans from journeying out to the Metropolitan Jockey Clubs cozy track today. They were rewarded by seeing the first four favorites make good. Charles McNultys Wise Step and J. J. Murphys Copaca Bana coupled for a Daily Double of 2.90, resuming the trend which had prevailed since the opening day. with the exception of Friday and Saturday. Copaca Bana and Longchamps Farms Leslie-Grey, who won the two races for two-year-olds, appear better than average youngsters, stepping down in identical time of 1:0123 and winning with daylight to spare. The latter filly was odds-on and fully justified that confidence as she trounced Wheatley Stables Mountaineer by three widening lengths. Opens Up Long Early Lead Smart Sheila, who was saddled by W. O. Hicks, eastern representative of the Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, had displayed early speed in a number of her Hialeah races as well as in her race here opening day, when she ran fifth behind Fox Brownie but she had stopped almost as rapidly as she started. Today the Jamestown miss made no mistakes. Leaving the gate as though shot from a crossbow, she quickly opened up three lengths on Best Risk with Anthemion lapped on that Blenheim II. filly as Briarhone. What Not and the favored Thread o Gold spaced out behind the leaders. Mrs. Lazares filly continued to bound along in front with plenty of daylight between her and Anthemion, who had passed Best Risk coming into the far turn. Smart Sheila came into the stretch two lengths before Anthemion, who was a similar distance before Best Risk, Briarhone. What Not and Thread o Gold who entered the Continued on Page Two MRS. L. LAZARE— Her colors were carried to victory by Smart Sheila in yesterdays Coquette Handicap at Jamaica. » N m Em* ■ ft i w JACK HANOVER— Trainer of Harriet Sue, who worked three-quarters Sunday morning at the Downs and who will start in tomorrow s Ashland Stakes renewal. I . i , I ; , i ; , ] i , • J Smart Sheila Outruns Her Foes in Coquette Lazare Filly Provides Surprise 1 At Jamaica in Whipping Best Risk Continued from Page One home lane on a line, barely heads apart. Straightened away for the run to the wire, Smart Sheila maintained her advantage under a snug hand ride while An-themion tired abruptly and was headed by Best Risk in the last jump. What Not, who had made a brief bid at the head of the stretch, went rather wide and then hung, to finish a half length back of the Chenery four-year-old. Thread o Gold never seriously threatened and was beaten a head for fifth place by Briarhone. Vienna, who was to have accompanied the Belair Stud miss to the post, was a late scratch. Howe Stables Grey Hood completed a successful double in the sixth race for , trainer Preston Burch and jockey Steve Brooks, who had saddled and ridden Leslie Grey in the fourth. The grey gelded son of Omaha closed with a rush on the outside entering the stretch in this mile and a sixteenth test and downed Magellan in the final stride to score by a head. Oakford was third, a length and one-half farther hack. Grey Hood was clocked in 1:48* 5 and paid .10 in the role of second choice. f Magellan was the post favorite for this race and narrowly missed rewarding his backers.
