New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
YANKEE GIRL DEFEATED
COLD LADY ROMPS HOME.
"Big Tim .SaIliUQn Makes a Kill
ing 5cith Single Stone.

rhe defeat OF Yankee Girl, generally considered
,ba hest thrse-year-old FLY in training a
s,s,ance Of ground a stunning blow to the
@or7n players Brighton Beach yesterday. A. L.
aste's Gold Lady took her measure in the Queens
stakes of $3.50. The distance milo and a
half and Yankee Girl favorite at l 10 2 a
mice that looked almost too good to be true as
The race looked almost like a walkover for the
good daughter of Sir Dixon. with her last race In
mind when she conceded big weight to fair han
dicap horses and was only beaten length by
orbicular.
Gold Lady ran a fair race at six and a half
.urlongs in her last start at Sheepshead Bay, but
abe opposed TO a rather cheap lot and her
form a distance Of ground was a dark secret.
The layers seemed to know, however, that she
had been working well and opened her at a COM
parativey short price. and her following was
strong enough 10 force this price down from to 2
&c 10 ], and even lower in places. Helen Porter.
the only other starter, was the extreme outsider
lc2 70 :
Garner took Gold Lady to the front at the start
and set fast pace. Going around the paddock
ruTn ne slipped away and opened up gap of six
lengths. while Yankee Girl was being hampered
10 some extent by Helen Porter, which carried her
@ little wide. In the UP the backstretCh Garner
gave Cold Lady q breathing spell so that Yankee
Girl shaking off Helen Porter, made up a little
ground and cut the advantage down at the far
turn TO about two lengths Then the followers OF
Yankee Girl, knowing her great stretch running
ahi!ty took heart and waited patiently for her TO
run over the pacemaker when straightened out for
home They waited in vain, however, for Gold
Lady had plenty in reserve and Yankee Girl. try
oauGhter OF Goldcrest won easily by two lensths
IN fast time 2:32 As. which within three
hfths Of second of the track record made by
Eermis in 1903.
Miller came in for some unfavorable criticism for
his handling OF Yankee Girl in the early part OF
the race 1t was maintained that he waited too
Ions and that Garner outwitted him. practically
stealing three four lengths the paddock turn
Considerfuc the tirn. Of the raca however Tha
criticism is hardly fair. Yankee Girl undoubtedly
ran 10 her best form and was beaten by a better
horse al the Low scale Gold Lady is on the small
side ana viii hardly show TO advantage with stake
weight up. but her race yesterday was brilliant
one all things considered Helen Porter beaten
6 sixteenth Of mile
There JOY the Bowery last night as
Big Tim Sullivan and his friends made kill
ing IN the second race with Single Stone that
made some Of the bOokmakers Vince. Single Stone
was consistent last all the way in his only start.
but he was in with q cheap lot yesterday. and
when 20 70 : was posted against his chances those
in the know tumb!ed over themselves to get
down The layers wary and quickly cut to
q 10 : bur the money kept coming and the price
tumbling until to hard 10 get as the
horses left the barrier. Beckman got him away
well, and tGAing command rounding the turn.
came away. 10 win easily by a length from
Procliv!ty and Corn Cob Requte, the lukewarm
favo-tte, met with some Interference the back
Et-etch and again at the last sixteenth pole and
finished outside the money.
G0lf Ball right back 10 his last good race.
and the handicap at a mile and furlong
from end 10 end. Running Water showed some i'm
rroyement over her recent races and earned the
place whipped out. Go Between a starter in
this race. DuI again showed hl.nSelr TO be only
shadow Of his former self. He badly outrun
from the start and could never improve his posi-
ton Confederate had 10 overcome lot Of inter-
ference 10 finish third. Rifeman. which won a
runaway race a few days ago which caused the
stewards 70 ask some questions. had speed for
feven furlongs, but stopped badly
Hyperion II. Haensel. Rara Avis and Red Leaf
were the other winners. Hyperion II had TO be
hard ridden IN the first to down Cutter
and Won Tromp. but he came away rather handily
in the few strides. The start Of strag-
cling order and for once Miller caught mapping
with Pretension. The old horse made up lot OF
ground, however. and was only beaten head for
the place. With an equal break he might have
Botanist was played for a good thing in the hfth
race and backed from 20 ! 10 10 g. AS two
sear-oId he outclassed the horses opposed 10 him
yesterday but In spite Of being IN good position
On the backstretch he failed TO come on when most
9ss required Rara Avis unaccountably
priced ravorte IN the sixth race, but he won
when stylit tired in the stretch. RUscimo. backed
from 10 ! and to 2. had speed for half mile,
but stopped IN the stretch.
Tipping seemed TO be the ''one best bet Of the
plungers IN the last race. while Ed Ball. which
looked Ike the logical favorite. went badly in the
betting and ran accordingly. Those who bet on
Tipping did not cash. however. as Red Leaf came
away al the head Of the stretch and won easily.