New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
DIR. GARDINER BEATEN.
F4VORITES FARE BADLY.
Sir Lynnescood and MombasSa Win
Stakes at Shecpshead Ban.

big Tim Sullivans good four -year-old horse,
Dr.. Gardiner, which has been in retirement since
the spring meeting at Jamaica was an added
starter in the Sheepshead Bay Handicap. at one
mile. at Sheepshead Bay yesterday. hut failed
utterly 10 ran up to the promise Of his recent
brilliant work in private He had to take I'd 12s
pounds and conCede weight to some of the fastest
horseS IN training at mile. but this did not
a2d Davy Johnson. from backing him from
favoTite
Jack Martin got Dr Gardiner of in 2 good
position and placed him ceverly the rail Just
Iehird the pace in the up the bacEstretch.
Rounding the far turn. however he fell away
badly just when his followers expected him 70
come On and quickly valIo1ved IN in the
Tlck, The race was not accented as bie trra for,,
by those who remember his brilliant victory n the
ENce.slor Handicap. ard in all probability he was
nor @ ready Tor bruising race in such fast COM
The race was studded with brilliant action from,
beGlnning 70 end Kings Daughter made the early
Pace but gave ii up when Grimaldi challenged
--- ,pt-.ea " sap 0f two or three lengths round
N the far turn The latter had enough at the
t@i9 @ o. SIX ti.iongs and eventually pulled up a
Laa last When GIimal5i began to stop Sir
Iynnewocd took command. and staUine off the de-
te!n-ned rush of Tony Faust won in . hard d~iya
by length. First Premium closed strong on the
Ist n the last furlong and would have beaten
TONY Faust for the place in another stride The
lItter mas last in the IN the haclstretch and
around the turn.
Winning favorites were again few and far be
-'---- sciit ana c2raHlreEH= being the only
beaten favorites were Moyea Sen Fleet Dr. Car
merits
Agent had little more than good exercise ealIop
TO win the steerlechase. and even money was a
liberal price considering his good race with Hylas
& few days ago. Six Of original ten horses
named 10 start were scratched, including Good anI
PLENTY and Phantom. which left only Rocket.
Kernel and Bucknan opposed To agent. Bucknlon
made the pace on suffeTance for something over
nile and half when Agent raced 10 the front ard
opened i7n of fifteen lengths He va
being eased ~ through the stretch 10 win as he
pleased Rocket had no trouble IN saving the rlara
from Buckman. as Kernel either could not or
Harry pave V-,Ittre- fo1iov-e5 ~, l5s ,-sss
or Wednesday by winning the twerty-eighth run
ning Of the Surf Stakes for two-year-clds with his
good looking Sly Mcmhassa. James T. Eeenes
DAY. but Dugan could Tot keep him straight in tn4
last sixteenth and Monbassa got rD in time to
YIN by three parts Of length Ben Fleet was
saIacinesoa and Paumonok orcned equal favor
ties for the fifth race. At enc milo and sixteenth
or the turf hut the latter drifte5 back TO !
as the feeling appeared 70 he general that the big
stTidirg son Of Watercress would not show 10 ad-
vantage the turf That this feeling was
justified shown before the horses had run 2
quarter Of a mile. PaumonoE could rot seem 10
get his footing and was badly outruu all the way.
SaTacnesca forced the pace. but after shaking off
Miss Crawford barely lasted long enough TO win
by z short head from Ostrich, the outsider which
was slowly but surely wearing him down. II was
Milier's only victory Of the day, and his followers
heaVad q sigh Of relief when Saraeinesca's num-
Ler went Up
YoVkist. played by a wise few from 10 10 ! to
70 J. won the first race while John !. Madden's
Meelck romped home in the last from James r.
Keene's Bosom The latter was making his first
appearance. but It appeared TO be an open secret
that he was one Of the best colts in M Keene's
barn, and to . the best price offered against
his chances. The play heavy that Z to 10
was hard . get while the horses were at the bar
Tier. Although he backed If he was
ono Domino he failed TO up expectations.
He had plenty Of speed. but tired in the last six
teenth, when most required.