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. ™-»-i— ™ I ♦ Garden State Notebook By FRED GALIANI Colandos Double Win From Peddie Jimmy Raftery Has New Sideline Nances Ace Has Colt by Bimelech GARDEN STATE PARK, Camden, N. J., May 16. — Dr. Andy Colando, the young, cigar -smoking trainer, was savoring an ex- . pensive pensive Havana Havana yester- pensive pensive Havana Havana yester- yesterday after the third race, won by his Peddie, a two - year - old colt by Heather Broom — Maradadi who was moved into the winners circle by the disqualification route. Colando nabbed the cigar on a bet and it was obvious that he was getting a bigger kick kick out out of of that that than than i j i j j * « J , . • « ] , , ; 1 I [ J 5 l 1 r 5 | * I ™-»-i— ™ kick kick out out of of that that than than knocking out a purse with his horse. In company with A. H. "Frenchy" Bowen, Elliott Burch and this reporter, Colando was sweating out a iouI claim against Del Tex Maid, who had finished first in the race before Peddie. In the course of his cooling out period he happened to men- tion that the reason he couldnt catch the first horse was because the race was run in :592/5, the second fastest time for five furlongs at the meeting, and over a track officially listed as slow. When they finally took down Del Tex Maids number, Colando leaped in the air like a kangaroo that had gotten a hot foot. Then, like all trainers with a winner, he began rhapsodizing about his colts performance, when Frenchy interrupted to say that the time of the race should be 1:00% since Peddie was beaten over five lengths. "Never happened," said the Doc, "My horse was coming on in the last sixteenth. He wasnt beaten that much." "More than five," retorted Frenchy. "No," said the Doc, "Ill bet you." "O. K., youre on. For a good cigar. For the four of us," put in Frenchy. A trip to the press box for an official confirmation by the chart showed three and a half lengths. Back down trooped we four to the cigar counter where Frenchy paid off. "This is my day," exclaimed Colando with relish as he lit his cigar. Not so, Frenchy. He had befallen insult added to injury. He had gum on his shoes. Incidentally, that report about Uncle Miltie being used as a pony is quite untrue, said Colando. The horse is at the farm in Yardley, Pa., and will remain there until August when he will be picked up for a fall campaign. . .Johnny Swisher returned to New York after saddling a couple of horses, Miss Comeback and Flicka Star. The latter is owned by Louise Kowalskys Linda Farm, of Garden City, L. I., who was also present to see her filly run... J. H. "Casey" Hayes came down from New York to saddle Bryan G. in the Valley Forge Handicap today . . . Guests at the next racing clinic to be held Monday will be stall superintendant George Dolan and trainer Tony Bardaro. . .Hugh L. Mehorter was host at luncheon to Colonel Russell Snook, superintendent of state police ... Patsy Cantrello, the Jersey City contractor, made his first appearance in a couple of weeks after recovering from an illness. Jim East shipped Mrs. Alfred Roberts Eatontown, who turned in the fastest two six furlong races of the session, to Belmont Park to race in the Joe H. Palmer Handicap Tuesday. . L. P. McNicholl, the sheriff from Charlotte, N. C, turned up on his annual vacation for a couple of weeks of racing. Jimmy Raftery, the track photographer, has taken on a sideline and is acting as master of ceremonies at Babette s Club in Haddonfield. Just cant get the ham out of that boy. . . . Jockeys Jimmy Stout, Herb Lindbergh, Paul Miller and Charley Burr turned the infield into a golf course before the races, cooperating in publicizing the U.S.O. Golf Tournament . Prodigal Son turned up a hot thing in the first race, being knocked down from 20 to 2 to 1, but despite Nick Jemas urging could not get in the money. Just for a change, Ralph Shoemaker, who interviews racing personalities daily over Station WKDN, got on the other side of the mike and allowed himself to be questioned when he appeared as a guest on Bosh Pritch-ards sports show last night over WIBG. Pritchard is the former backfield star for the Philadelphia Eagles. Some decision, one way or another, is expected " Monday on the matter of broadcasting " the prices paid by horses in races at ■ Continued on Page Thirty-Five Garden State Notebook By FRED GALIANI Continued from Page Four Garden State. By order of the racing commission, no mention of odds or prices on any races are permitted. For a few days this past week, the order was rescinded, but then was changed back again to prohibit such mention. Marshall Bainbridge, Jr., director of publciity, is expecting a further ruling on Monday from Benjamin Taub, deputy attorney general and advisor to the state racing commission. . ."Rabbit" Dabsons stakes winning mare, Nances Ace, foaled a colt by Bimelech yesterday morning at F. Wallis Armstrongs Meadowview Farm. If he has just a little bit of the speed of both his sire and dam, he should be a good runner in two years to come . . . Ex-jockey gent Tommy Korinis, who now has the agency at the Jersey tracks for Arcaro and Dans Saddlery, likes his new profession better than hustling mounts . . . Former jockey Dick McKenna. who used to ride on this beat, was a visitor. Dick is still being treated for injuries he suffered while in service.
