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APPRENTICE C PICOU Continued excellent riding at Narragansett Park Picou Riding Star at Narragansett Apprentice Scores With Five Of Six Mounts on Program Turns In Clever Saddle Performance to Boot Home Weathercock in Feature FeatureNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R J June 24 It took youthful Clarence Picous clever ride to earn the initial vic ¬ tory of this year for D F Harringtons Weathercock after the brown son of Chal ¬ lenger n had tried six previous times To ¬ days triumph came at the direct expense of Mrs D Schifters favored Rinaldo in the American Legion Purse at a mile and onesixteenth The winners margin was three parts of a length with Rinaldo easily best of the others to the tune of two and a half lengths G T Strothers Hired Man managed to gain a nose advantage over Sandy Strand Stables Shadow Shot for the minor award awardA A crowd of 9973 was on hand to witness another great riding performance of Picou who had a record of four out of four with his victory on Weathercock The earlier triumphs started in the second race when the Houston Texas lad upset calculations to take the juvenile sprint with Truett won is owned by E L J S Friedberg and B Barnett partnership Truett paid 3660 In the third race Sam Garfields Respire was backed down to oddson favor ¬ itism and Picou obliged by driving the In ¬ finite stallion to a clear score returning 380 A S Hammonds Count Display also a favorite was successful under Picous handling to annex the fourth event He failed to ride in the fifth and then ex ¬ tended his string of victories for the day in the American Legion Purse PurseThe The Bogie His Fifth Success SuccessPicou Picou extended his winners to five when he rode I Gushens The Bagel to victory in the eighth race today Picous only other mount Woollards Pet in the seventh race ran second secondSeven Seven betterthanaverage middledis ¬ tance performers matched strides in the American Legion Purse and Rinaldo who was held at 3to2 lost no time in opening a commanding lead as the field went wing ¬ ing to the clubhouse turn Picou had Weathercock suitably placed in the run ¬ nerup position and kept his charge within striking distance with a steady hand ride rideHerb Herb Claggett on the pacemaker began looking for opposition as Rinaldo reached the halfmile pole A quick look over his shoulder that must have caught Weather ¬ cock beginning to move then Claggett went to work but Weathercock had dead aim on the leader and quickly closed the gap The pair came into the final lane on prac ¬ tically even terms The ultimate winner responded to Picous prompting and drew out steadily and at one time after leaving the sixteenth pole his margin was nearly two lengths but Rinaldo started coming again This time it was too late as Weathercock had passed the finish line lineThe The winners time for the mile and one sixteenth was 146 over a dryingout track that was termed slow Held at sec ¬ ond choice in the wagering Weathercock paid the tidy sum of 880
