Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
YANKEE GIRLS GREAT
FINISH AT BELMONT

NEW YORK, June LIN a most sensa-
tonal finish after running a greater part
of the way in the ruck, c. r. Ellison S
Yankee Girl, by Sir Dixon. won the Ladies'
stakes, for three-year-old fillies, one mile,
at Belmont Park yesterday afternoon.
Yankee Girl, who won the City Park Derby
last winter at New Orleans, was backed
from to 1 down to IL to 5. James r.
keenes Court Dress, by Disguise, who was
the best two-year-old tllly last season, was
d lukewarm favorite, going back in the bet
ting from even money to g to 3, while
r. 7. Wilson. jr.S Alteration was also in
demand at IA to ).
Miller rushed Court Dress to the front
when the barrier went up. attended by
Alteration. Yankee Girl, slow to begin,
dropped out of it in the run up the back
stretch and seemed to be beaten. But
Radtke gradually made up his ground.
until at the head Il the stretch he had
moved up into thiru place. At that stage
Court Dress was leading by length and
a half, with Alteration ST. lengths in front
of Yankee Girl. But Radt.- then sat down
Yankee Girl, by leaps and bounds, rushed
up to the pacemakers, who were firing rap
idly. Court Dress, who was evidently
short, soon stopped, and Alteration, under
hard drive, looked the winner at the six
teenth pole. But Yankee Girl, running
faster and stronger than ever, was irresst-
ible, and won the race, going away, by
half a length in lao 80. Alteration had
Ironsides Neglected.
H. P. Whitney's Ironsides. neglected at
IL to 1, made all the pace in the handicap
at a mile and sixteenth, and won easily
by length from ]. w. Fuller's Tokalon, 0
to favorite, who got a weak ride from
Booker, yet took the measure of Mr..
Keene's Philander, II to 5. by a length.
ba lat al frpTp
Miller, who had been shut off several times
The race was run in l At.
Mr.. Keene's Grimaldi, Is to 20 favorite,
ran off with the first race at seven fur
longs. He was galloping at the WIRE where
he beat the Oneck stables Kiamesha, II to
10, by four lengths, in 20 fiat. Marster,
10 to l. was a poor third.
The finish of the second race, for two
year-olds, four and a half furlongs, was
SO close that only the judges could place
the first three. Marbles. to /. second
choice, got the verdict by head, with
Glorious Betsy, 20 to !, in the place. beat
ing Fordello, 7 to favorite, by a nose.
Tileklns, to I, was three parts Of length
back. The time was O.52 is. fifth Of
second slower than the track record
A vigorous finish by Guy Burns landed
ST Valentine, to l. winner of the fifth
race, one mile, by neck on the post.
Royal Ben, backed down to Is. was in the
place, three parts of length before Water
Tank, hot favorite at to 5, who had
a big lead up to the last sixteenth pole,
where 1t looked as II Miller was caught
mapping. The mile was run in 1.39.
Mineota, backed down to to TO- won the
lat race at seven furlongs. from Mr..
Keenes Cabochon. even money, by three
parts Of length. The winner was pulled
to a walk. The time was 1.25 Two ia
vorites and two second choices got the
money. The attendance was 10000. The
summaries:
The Summaries.
First race. seven furlongs-Grimald Ill mil
ler). Is to 90 won; kiamesha, 122 QIowel II to
10. second; Marster 100 CMountan) to 1, third.
Time, 1926 Stand Over and Little Don also ran.
Second race, selling; four and one-half furlongs-
Marbles. 90 q. Hennessey), to !, won; Glorious
Betsy. 90 Booker. 20 to 1, second Fordello. 1O4
Scaliop. Joe Nealon. Okitau, Valley stream Ferry
Landing The Dane, Herble and Lord Filigrane also
Third race. handicap; one and one-si1teenth miles
-Ironsides. 11S tkoerner,, II to I. Won; TokalOn,
bourne and Wexford also ran.
Fourth race one miie-Yankee Girl, 121 Ctadtke,,
10 to 5. wOn Alteration, 121 tkoerner), IA TO 8,
second; Court Dress. 121 (Miller). to 5, third.
Time. l.4O 3-5 Estimate Misgivings and Miss
Spooner also ran.
Fifth race. selling; mile-St Valentine 105
&c. Burns), to |. won: Royal Ben; IS tHenryl.
IS to /. second; Water Tank. 101 (Milier), to 8.
third Time, 1.39 2-5. Chief Hayes, Topsy Rob-
inson, John Smulski, Weirdsome, De Reszke and
RobadOr also
Sixth race, seven furlongs-Mineota, 1o3 (Notter,.
to 10, won: Cabochon. 103 Miiler), even, second;
The Brightest Ever 100 (Scove), 90 to /, third.
Time. 1.25 3-5. Only three starters