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L 3 Aqueduct By Chuck Connors Jockey Baileys Loss of Whip Costly Rippeys Half Sister Sent to England New Starting Gate Procedure by Cassidy AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 20. Tomorrow is the first day of summer, calendar-wise that is, and the period of graduation exercises at schools and colleges. Jockey Jockey Paul Paul Bailey Bailey over over the the week week Jockey Jockey Paul Paul Bailey Bailey over over the the week week end ruefully remembered his years in school and that classic of the budding orator, Benjamin Franklins opus, "For want of a nail a shoe was lost, et cetera, et cetera." Anyway, Paul Bailey has a new version of that famed rhyme one that proved costly and deprived him of a couple of winners. Bailey, on Saturday, rode Begor-ra, owned by Frank C. Rand, Jr., in in the the Kings Kings Point Point HandicaD Handicap L 3 in in the the Kings Kings Point Point HandicaD Handicap over the mile and one-sixteenth distance. Begorra finished third, whipped in a photo finish by a nose and a neck. Bailey lost his whip at the head of the stretch and, through the late stages, when a lash every now and then might have proved profitable he was forced to do some hand riding which was not just enough. Well, that is not all, for on June 2, over at Belmont Park, Bailey was astride Alcibiades IE., racing for the Warbern Stable, and was whipped a neck in a photo by Begorra. On that occasion, Bailey also lost his whip at the top of the stretch turn and that misfortune could have meant the difference between victory and defeat. Suggest Remedies for Slippery Bat Bailey for several years has been a firm believer in that old theory that everything happens in cycles of three. He is torn between belief and hope that it wont happen again, especially to him, but would not object if the tables were reversed on some other rider. The members of the paddock gang, learning of the event, offered Bailey a couple of suggestions which, if used, could prove profitable. One is that a loop be attached to his whip to hang around his wrist. The other that he carry a bag of rosin, alum or some other dehydrating compound to dry up the perspiration and thus prevent the whip from slipping from his grasp. The track force, under the supervision of Lennie Lit-wak, came up with some stern and realistic advice. The next time, said the men who guide the tractors hauling the harrows, they will have him arrested for littering the premises, punishable by fine or a jail term of 10 days under the statues of the City of New York. Bailey hopes there will not be a third time. Trainer Jack Skirvin shipped Blackabout and Kings Evidence, owned by the Sand Hills Farms, to Arlington Park, Chicago, for grass racing at that track. . . . Danny Van Clief of Nydrie Stud shipped a yearling filly by Roman, from Board Ripple, and a half-sister to Rippey, to England. The miss will be raced in that country and when retired will be bred and later returned to the Virginia farm. The selection of this miss was based on two considerations, her breeding lines as a broodmare prospect and conformation, which is deemed suitable to English racing. . . . High Voltage, owned by the Wheatley Stable, was back at her Aqueduct stall following her successful foray to Delaware Park for the Oaks. . . . Herbert Bayard Swope came out for the week end. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Heller of the Lester Manor Stable were clubhouse visitors. . . . Jerry Brady and Danny Arnstein related several new ancedotes relative to Joe E. Lewis. Arnstein stopped off in Las Vegas on his return from California, to visit turfdoms favorite comic. Hernandez on Eastern Business Trip Jack Silverman, the Long Islander, warned every one that he came out to root for his starter, New Venture, in the second race. His rooting technique paid off with compound interest. . . . Jockey Eddie Arcaro returned from Delaware Park, where he rode on Saturday. . . . Bill Gallagher kept his seasonal week-end visit intact. . . . Joe Hernandez, the David Harum who doubles as a public address announcer, was on hand. His visit, purely business, connected wjth the sale of horses. He and Mrs Hernandez plan to fly to England this week on more horse business. . . . Spencer Drayton of the TRA was a week-end visitor. An innovation at post time was introduced by starter George Cassidy. When the post time for races is announced Cassidys assistants start loading horses into their respective stalls. This takes a minute or two and permits those at the "tote" windows time to return to the lawn or seats and witness the running of the race. Heretofore, the horses were led to their respective stalls upon arrival at the gate. Trainer Woody Stephens returned from Balmoral, where he saddled Traffic Judge, owned by Clifford Mooers, for the Chicagoan. The colt is due back today. . . . E. P. Bixer came over from New Jersey to root for his starter, Bunnys Babe, in the Shevlin. Trainer Sol Rutchick plans to ship the 14 horses he" has in training to Saratoga Springs for that meeting. . . . Ray Ellsbach took over the training of the Suffolk Stable, succeeding J. Stillman. The Suffolk Stable is the nom de course of Albert Glass. . . . Max Hirsch put in a busy week end. Friday he served as a placing judge at a beauty contest to select Miss New York for the Atlantic City pageant. Saturday he was at Delaware, and back on the local scene yesterday. . . . Charley Cohen, of the Charfran Stable, returned from Booter was a starter. The horse is due back here today. Narragansett Park, where on Saturday his Brown . . . .Trainer Joe Mergler returned Westward Ho, owned by Breckenridge Long, to Delaware Park.
