Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
YANKEE GIRL WINS
CITY PARK DERBY
Sir T0ddington, Equal Favorite
With Judge Post, Beaten -
a Length.
More Than Ten Thousand Per.
sons Witness an Exciting =.
Race.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. La, March 1G-Yankce
Girl, promising filly owned by Charles r.
Ellison of Chicago, won the City Park
Derby in impressive style today beating
out Sir Toddington, equal favorite with
Judge Post aW3 to 3 by one length. Tho
mile and quarter was covered in 2:O7 As.
The Derby has added value of 5000. /
Sir Toddington and Judge Post were coupled
in the betting as the Burlew & ONeill en-
try. Jockey Mountain, who rode Yankee
Girl, made his first appearance since being
injured at the track about a month ago, I
and the Chicago lad was given an ovation
when he returned to the judges stand and
received the floral horseshoe. Judge Post
was ridden by the once great jockey, !
frankie ONeill, who is now an owner, |
operating in partnership with Fred Burlew.
O'Neill was forced into the saddle because
of ruling by the executive committee of
the City Park Jockey Club that Jockey
Ncol who had signed a contract with Bur-
lew & O'Neill TO ride in the Derby under an
agreement to be paid 81 600 if he landed the
winner. had to fulfil his contract with w. II.
Fiser owner of Pink Star, the latter having
the prior claim on Nicors services.
Yankee Girl was best at the weights She
carried 112 pounds, and had to work her
way to the front in the middle of the
stretch.
Sir Toddington was the pacemaker for the
first mile. Judge Post was the first to show
at the break. the start Being made out of
the chute, but Hennessy sent Sir Todding-
ton to the front and made = sizzling pace
past the grand stand and around the first
turn. At the quarter Judge Post was two
lengths behind him, with Yankee Girl lying
In third position and close up. Hennessy
Increased his lead another length when he
Strengthened away on the backstretch, and
Yankee Girl and Judge Post were fighting
1t out, head and head. beyond him, with
Pink Star in fourth place. The relative dis
tances were maintained until the turn
where Sir Toddington began to weaken, and
before he was well Strengthened out Yankee
Girl had him nailed and was drawing away
at every stride.
Judge Post showed signs Of fatigue and
Jockey O'Neill eased him up. Sir ToddinG-
ton hung on gamely and Yankee Girl, bit
wobbly, was pushed to the limit.
Temacoe. owned by Boots Durnell, and
the winner of the California Derby, was
here especially for the City Park Derby.
The track In fair shape, but fully
two seconds slow. More than ten thousand
persons witnessed the race. Twenty-eight
bookmakers operated the full business.
Barney Schreiber's lick Abrams, at 10 to
l. was beaten by a head in the initial event.
Consideration, the favorite. barely getting
UP in time.
The handicap at seven furlongs, went to
Ed Corrgan's Miss Leeds at to !, with
the favorite, Pasadena. strong second.
Mara, the consistent jumper of Mike
DAILY, found little trouble in annexing the
steeplechase over the long course. Torchello
fell on the fiat between the eleventh and
twelfth jump and broke leg. Walcott,'
who had the mount. was seriously injured.
First race, six furlongs-Conslderat ton, 100
(Nicop, to 5. won: Zick Abrams, los (Mountainl,
le to 1 second; Orderly; 1l3 frroIler(. p TO l,
Silver FIN Lady Nal caSe
Young. Paxton Amador and ancestor also ran.
Second race. steeplechase, full course-Kara. 154
u. Murphy. to 1. won; Or. Keith, $50 tKupeel,
9 to 8. second; Ester1oy. 147 !Gaddyl: to 81
Subador. Lights Out and Henry A. schrieder also
Third race, four furlongs-ZIephen, 112 (NicoD, .
to 5, won: Partisan Model, l0l U,loyd), Is TO I,
o;4a - Alisan, Prince Bowling, Bucket Brigade,
Cora Dusant. Bitterman, Brawney Lad Emma c.,
Relapse. Geneva s. and Micketon Maid also ran.
Fourth race. City Park Derby, one mile and a
quarter. 5000 added-Yankee Girl, III Noun
tain) Il to 9. won: Sir ToddngtSn I22 q; Hen
!, third. Time, 2.07 As. Planute, Temaceo Judge
Post and Pink Star also
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Miss Leeds. 90 Gar
ner). to l. won: Pasadena: l04 tkeyes), to 9,
Time, 1.2s LIS. Sally Preston and Marvin Neal
also
Sixth race, FIVE and one half furlongs-Gold
Proof, 1ls !NicoD, even. won; Charlie Eastman.
Lynch. q to g. third Time. 1.O7 Is. Sherod,
Akbar, Wild freshman, Defend and Lady Ethel
also
Seventh race, one mile and a sixteenth, selling
Polly Prim. 1O7 u. Lee), to ], won; James Red.
dick. liz tMountainl; O to l. second; Reside, 1o5
Gauze, Prince Brutus f. Lavigny and Bell Indian
also ran.