Harry's New York Bar of Paris

'S wonderful! 'S marvelous! She should care for me! 'S awful nice! 'S paradise! 'S what I love to see! - George Gershwin

I always thought it would be fun to write a novel about Clancy. 

There would be considerable creative latitude, since very little is known about Clancy.  He may or may not have been Irish; he may or may not have been involved in horse racing; he may or may not have been named Clancy. 

In fact, all we do know of him is that in the early 20th century he o…