Yonkers Win To Royal Rick; Falsehood Scratched

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30128, 11 May 1963, Page 4

Yonkers Win To Royal Rick; Falsehood Scratched

(N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) YONKERS (New York), May 9. Royal Rick rallied in the last half-mile to win the 62,800 dollar Good Time Pace at Yonkers Raceway tonight, United Press International reported.

Henry T. Adios was second and Mighty Tide, third. Royal Rick started at 7/1.

Stephen Smith, winner of the mile-and-a-quarter Good Time Pace last year, was fourth.

The Auistaalian gelding, Apmat, now under lease to American owners, finished sixth in the eight-horse race after leading briefly at the start.

The New Zealand horse Falsehood was scratched a few hours before race time when it was found the horse had a mild arttack of the virus which caused the withdrawal yes'erday of Irish Napoleon Apmat, driven by W Haughton, started fast from his No. 1 post position and maintained the lead with Vickie’s Jet second and Henry T. Adios third as they rounded the first turn.

Vickie’s Jet forged into a brief lead with Apmait second before Royal Rick moved into the lead for a few strides

at the half-mile mark

Mighty Tide, driven by P Vineyard, moved into the lead at the three-quarter mark and was in front by two lengths at the one mile mark in 2:01 3-5, with Royal Rick second and Vickie’s Jet third.

Royal Rick, under vigorous whiping by G. Sholty, surged ahead art the top of the stretch and won by almost two lengths as Henry T. Adio®. winner hast week in the first race of this three-race international series, came up to gain the photo for second place over Mighty Tide. The winning time was 2mLn 32 2-ssec over a fast, dry track compared with Stephan Smith’s time of 2min 31 2-ssec last year. The winner paid 17.20 dollars. 7.30 and 5.30. Henry T. Adios paid 4.10 and 3.00 and Mighty Tide paid 4.10. Irvin Paul, the favourite with the crowd of 26.100, at 3/2, never was a factor as his driver, C. King, apparently was unable to find racing room and languished in sixth place most of the way.

The virus contracted by Falsehood has been sweeping through horse barns in many areas of the eastern United States, leaving many tracks without enough horses to fill their programmes Irish Napoleon came down with a heavy cough at Yonkers on Tuesday.

Irish Napoleon was immediately shipped out to Goshen, New York, in a bid to save Yonkers from a damaging epidemic. Ab far m was known, he did not come close to Falsehood. Yonkers officials said there was little doubt that the virus that haß afflicted Falsehood was the same one.

The eight-year-old New Zealand gelding had been expected to be a big threat in the mile and a quarter event following his excellent fl st-up fourth In the International Pace a week ago.

The horse's cough got worse during the day. A Yonkers official said the virus should clear up quickly and there was an “excellent chance” that the New Zealand horse would be fit to run next Thursday.