New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
LADY WINIFRED WINS.
FIRST HOME IN ZEPHYR.
King James and W. III. Carey Badly
Ridden IN RespectiUe Races.

Fred johnson added Lady Winifred 10 the Zephyr
Stakes for two-year-olds. at sheePshead Bay yes-
terday. and backed her with the aid of his friends
and the players who followed their lead. from to
to to 5. The FLY took up LIZ pounds and. racing
Woodlane into submission at the last sixteenth
pole, had enough left to withstand the determined
challenge of Live Wire win driving by a scant
half length, John E. Madden also added King
James this but in spite of the fact tnat ne
figured 10 be a sharp contender his price drlsted
back from to 1 20 to l. and he finished Just OUT
side the money under handling which would nave
done discredt to a stable boy Radthe. VINO mad
the mount may have been doing his pest Win a
horse that showed disposition 20 bear over 10 tns
rail final drive, but IL would be hard 20 con-
vince nine out of every ten persons VINO WatehSo
the race closely that he was
The stewards took no action in the matter SO iaf
as could be learned and in all pFooaoulty tney
were satisfied that the horse and not the 1ocAey
to blame. but the race will not deceive ''o
careful hardicappers. who VIII rate hlhs SsInSs
If he had won the race at least hnlShed secoiie-
Radtke was hitting the horse over the mead WIKI
the whip in the last few strides. covering up per-
hars his bungling efforts AT the last sixteeneH
pole, when the horse running strong ana ao-
peared have good winning chance.
The victory OF Lady Winifred stamps her as
hIly above the ordinary and one which Is quite
Hk, - 70 prove a worthy rival to Notasuiga 1or
the two-year-old f1lly honors or 'he season - - -
line through King James which beat some OF tils
best two years olds in training in the Tremons
Stakes she must be ranked among the best or hes
flames r Keene added another purse to his
credit when Philander won the handicap at a fnila
and quarter. The colt drifted back from 70 ~
to : 10 ) in the betting in the face of wild plunge
on W H Carey which was heavily backed rronS
TO 1 TO s TO 5 Davy Johnson led the play. ans
he was followed by most of the other Dig oettors.
When Knapp rushed W II. Carey to the front IA
the hrst quarter and tried 10 keep pace with heo
Friar In tn run uD the backstTetch his many foi-
lowers erOaned and they were not surprised When
he gradually dropped back beaten turning Tor hone-i
The horse is a natural rater which has aiways
run his best from behind. and II appeared To-
be poor Judgment, to say the least, Tor hnapn
practically force the pace with him IN the cary
part Red Frfar ran one OF his good races. but
Philander wore him down az the last furiong poies
and came away TO win rather easily by a iengtn
in tho slow time of 2oS for the mile and quarter.
Halket showed himself TO be a fair sort OF
two-year-old by taking up 122 pounds and winnins
the first race easily in 1:07 2-5, which was only one
fifth OF . second slower than Lady Winlfred'A
time IN the Zephyr Stakes Nmbus. which ran
Cohort 70 a head a few days ago. was the favOrtes,
but after racing Sepoy into submission he tired.
and Hessian beat him half a length for the place.
Dick Shaw ran kindly In the steepieehase. and.
opening up q gap OF three four lengths on thsl
far turn the second time around. came on to win
cleverlv by length from Garrett. the favortte-;
far out OF 1t that the horse had lot TO do to-
finish where he did.
Pauiaker fell early IN the race. and then ran
away four or five miles circling the again
and again. Finally he tried to jump the fence Op-
posite the paddock. but his front legs struck 50
that he turned a complete sonersault and fell n
heap on the track. breaking his neck and dyins
instantly. The incident caused some excitement
1t soon died away. however, in trying TO find a
winner in the next race.
Dolly spanker. the favorite IN the Grass Selling
Stakes could not raise a respectable gallop, and
finished bad last. Grapple. the second choice.
which had equalied the track record IN his last
start at Gravesend. caught Acrobat tring In the
stretch and easily by two lengths CloisIeress,
at to / galloped home IN the last race, with Lady
Karuaa Cutter and Moselle, all OF which were
played for good things" back in the ruck-