The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-02
DR.GARDNER REGAINS HIS FORM
BIG TINS SIs. OOOCOLT.U NBACKED,
WINS IN A DRIVE.
Yankee Girl Tskes Mermaid stakes with
Gourt Dress Badly Besten-Gene Rus
sell. Rye. Glnette. Rsrs Avis ami Bridge
Whis Take Other Events at the BAY.

DIR. Gardner redeemed himself yesterday,
when he won a handicap at a mile and three
sixteenths with top weight. i26 pounds. IN
2Oi is. But this time the Bannocsburn
colt ran unbacked by his stable connections,
for he opened favorite at ? to I. only 10 recede
to I. while the money OF the smart players
backed the Newcastle Stables Running Water
down to II to s. DIR. Gardner, with Jack
Martin up, made all the running. showing
much OF his old speed and stamina and stand
ing a drive at the end, where he defeated III Z.
Whitney's lronsides. backed from 8 down
to 0 to ?. by three parts OF a length, The
latter had half a length over Red Friar, "
to |. with Orbicular. backed from ~ TO \, u
length away after a bad looking ride on the
part OF Mountain Running Water weakened
in the homestretch
The stake feature was the Mermaid. FOR two
year-old. nllies. one mile and a %furlong. ana
IL provided an. upset for the pubic, why
faSori tsine Miller Nr rode the eI Keene nils Nil 20
choking pull for a mile. while she made "a
pace. but when he let her down she stop , i
badly. The winner turned up in plu psq
Elllson's Yankee Girl. backed from to niger
s. who stood a hard drive and beat ID = Viii
ney's klllaioe; ; to ! by 2 head Court Dress
Gene Russell. 10 to f%avorite. Was j,cLy
to win the first race. for two-year-oids ,"frS Ss
under a sharp drive from Martin hhrrse. for
long enough to beat Hollister, back d lawn
to Z, by a nose. Holllster swerNed - ar
furlong pole and should have won. "a, u
he had three lengths. over jubilee hacSHsS
down to T., the latter beating p. j n inew'.
John Mars, 10 to s. by a length. The lime
was I OS SIS =" '""e
Rye. a IS 20 20 f%avorite. had an essv tims
winning the second race. at a mfia sftar
Cloisteress. S to I. and Golden Nest an ~
tired from. making the pace Rive, ran aver
them in the stretch and rolled home ave
lengths in front OF Cloisteress in the fsst
time Of l 80 2-5. the track being dead. MarvT'
20 TO l, was three len gths back' ""isr'
X. A. Rainey's Ginette. Z 10 m ia yori,a
closed with a rush In the Nth race et ar
and u half furlongs. on the turf ara won
going away by a length and a half In 10, ~
Frank. Weirs Chantilly, 30 10 1, finished seq
ond. eight lengths in front Of Cederstrome
80 TO J. Mr.. keene's Grimaldi, 5 10 3. who
had q lead Of half a dozen lengths when he
run home, Wv
Under a fierce drive from Radtke T.
Cellas Bridge Whist, 10 tn I, got IN in time
70 win the sixth. event, for maiden two-year-
oiids; nve and q half furlongs, by a nose from
IL. I. Grinin's Herbie, 0 70 1, who had the
same margin over Glorious Betsy, is 20 5
favorite. The time was iOs l-h
Rara Avis. backed from ~ down In : ves
an easy, winner of the last race. another Ave
and a half furlong dash for maiden two
yea r-olds He led always and breezed home
half a dozen lengths before J. n, McAvovts
Royal Evox. played from 50 to 30, who heat
G., +. Durnell's 81. lila rio, an equal IA vorite
WITH Hlaucus. az TO ?. by a head. Terah,
so 20 !. was knocking az the door. NImports
hell just after the start. The time was ns
Three fsyorites won. The attenda nee was
1900. The summaries:
FIRST RACE.
For two year olds: 81 900 added: penaltles and