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New England By Fred Galiani Dark Charger Confirms Class in Stakes Win Trainer High on Daughter of Depth Charge Will Be Confined to Sprints for Present NARRAGANSETT PARK, Pawtucket, R. I., June 9. — Murlogg Farms Dark Charger, who impressed in a couple of victories -at Suffolk Downs and turned in a smasning secona to tne unoeaten Decathlon in the Bay State Kindergarten Stakes, confirmed all those efforts Wednesday when she traveled to Delaware Park and proceeded to romp off with the Polly Drummond Stakes. It was the first stakes triumph for the brown daughter of Depth Charge — Oswellblessed, putting her in that select circle of thoroughbred royalty. Odie Clelland, wno trains tne nomeDrea miss, ——————— was naturally pleased with Dark Chargers performance and her scintillating win merely confirmed what he had been telling folks in New England all along. Over at Odies barn this chilly, rainy morning that was more in keeping with a November day than "a rare day in June," the trainer recapped Dark Chargers performance. "She ran a good race, and it was probably the easiest one she has ever won," said Odie. "Darrell Madden, who rode her didnt use his whip at all through the stretch. He merely clucked to her and she bounded away. Of course, she didnt really beat too much, after Pretty Plunger was scratched. The others in the race didnt look to be too much off their past performances. It was an awful day, the rain coming down in buckets, which was good for Dark Charger as she loves that type of going. But I certainly didnt. I was down there with a light suit and a short sleeved shirt, figuring Delaware would be hot as it always is. . Boy, was I mistaken. Plan Nursery Stakes as Next Start "She came out of her race in good shape, because as I say, it was an easy one for her," continued Odie. "Well start her next in the Narragansett Nursery Stakes here on June 25, in which shell have to meet colts again, and then we plan to send her to Monmouth Park for the Colleen Stakes. Well keep her in sprints for the time being as that is her field, although unlike other Depth Charge offspring, she comes from behind. Tommy Heard came over to inspect her in the paddock before the race, as he has a couple of Depth Charge horses in his stable, and wanted to know how we got her to come from off the pace. Naturally I said I didnt know. That was the way she ran. As a yearling she couldnt keep up with the others in eighth mile breezes, but after she was sent a little further she showed her lick. We are not going to try her at a distance right away, as there is no sense in knocking her out. Later in the year perhaps we will send her a route. Although she is by Depth Charge, she looks like she will go on. Her dam, who is of the Blue Larkspur family, has thrown nothing but winners and ones who could get a route. She may be all right." George Gibb, who started riding .less than a month ago, piloted home both ends of the 31.80 Daily Double Wednesday. In the short time the Bristol, Conn., youngster has been riding, he has chalked up a remarkable percentage of winners and horses in the money. He naturally has a lot to learn yet and he rarely makes any use of his whip. No matter how tight a finish, he sticks to hand riding. His failure to use the whip has caused some derogatory comment, but it might be just as well asserted that as many tight finishes he lost for this reason by the same token he has won more. There are countless numbers of races throughout the country that are lost daily by injudicious use of the bat, and by seasoned riders too. Maybe its. all to the good that Gibb does not know how to use " his" whip proficiently this early in his career. Picarillo to Serve at State Fairs Jimmy Picarillo, paddock judge here, will serve again as racing secretary at the Massachusetts fairs. He will write the races this summer for the Weymouth, Marshfield, Great Barrington and Northhampton sessions. . . . Dr. E. F. Coyle, who was track veterinarian at the recent Suffolk session, like all racetrackers, does • not know how to spend time off, except by going to the course and was a visitor Wednesday. . . . Fitzie Iantosca was released from the Veterans hospital in Jamaica Plains where he was confined with a back injury, but is now encased in a metal brace. . . . The Daily Double horses booted home by Gibb, as mentioned above, were both owned by M. and I. Prickett and trained by the latter, who was second leading conditioner at Suffolk, Morris Tobe, announcer at Garden State and Monmouth, spent a few days between those meetings by visiting his ancestral home in Central Fall, R. I. Jusfc a furlong or so from Gansett. The lure of the turf was too strong for Tobe, who was a ranking high school athlete in these parts, and he prepped for his profession under Horace Wade and Bryan Field when they were around here. As a matter of fact, Joe Fay, who taught Tobe in high school, is the announcer at Lincoln Downs. . . . Dominick Lobraico, stall man at Rockingham Park, traveled here on the usual occupational chore, namely, performing surgery on the applications: to give more horsemen a chance for stalls. . . . Miko Danisi checked out for Detroit where he will ride for Zack Sharpe the next three weeks, and then return in time for the Rockingham session. . . . Vernon Bush will
