New-York tribune., 1907-06-01
YANKEE GIRLS STAKE.
FIRST HOME IN LADIES .
Beats Idoratioa and Court Dress by
Brilliant Stretch Run.

G. r. EIuson's Yankee Cir. winner of the City
Park Derby at New Orleans last winter. won the
thirty ninth running Of the Ladies Stakes at
Belmont Park Yesterday in sensational fashion.
She was bad last in the run up the back
stretch. some fifteen or twenty lengths behind
Court Dress, tie racemaker and her many fol-
lowers, who mad lacked her from 20 ! TO 13
., expressed themselves rather forcib,y gave up
all hope, and turned their attention 20 Court
Dress and Alteration, which TO all appearances
had the race between them Their disgust vas
quickly turned 70 rejoicing, however, although
the majority we're SO surprised at seeing Yankee
Girl suddenly loom up half way down the stretch
that they forge, 10 shout even VIXEN, with
brilliant rush through the las. furlong she fairly
r&n over Court Dress and Alteration, and won.
going away by three parts Of i length
The Ladies Stakes at mile. and had
:, gross value Of S6,SO5. Of which the winners
share Has s5.4O5. Six horses went TO the post.
with James K. Keene's Court Dress the favorite
at G 10 .. She making her first appearance
OF the season, but reports OF her work were
satisfactory, the form players felt that the price
was q good ore in recalling the fact that she
met defeat C-ly once last year, and was ranked
as the best FLY Of her age in training. Many
shiewd Judges, however. preferred Yankee Girl.
which had so recently proved that she was at
her best, and the heavy play forced her price
lowers either, bGt the other three were prac-
tically neglected
Court Dress made the early running, with
Alteration in close attendance and the others
badly strung out The pace told or Court Dress,
however, when half way down the stretch and
she quickly capitulated when Alteration chal-
ienged on the outside. The latter then appeared
20 have the race safely until Yankee Girl
closing with rush, gave battle in the last few
strides Snd nafp
have been a race short. she has filed out and
developed into a fine looking three -year-old.
and 1t is safe to say that she viii more than re-
pay those who remain faithful ~ winning be-
fore the season is much further advanced.
St Valentine practically duplicated Yankee
Girls performance in winning the fifth race at
one mile. He was last rounding the far turn
and did not appear to have the slightest chance
10 nlish IN the money. Water Tank, the favor
lie, was gaIloping along in front as if it were
only play to beat the field opposed 70 him. while
thlef hayes and Topsy Robinson had the others
beaten so far as could be judged. But once
more racegoers were treated TO q surprise and
mad the oft repeated saying impressed on them
1Ilal a race is never won until the finish line is
passed The pacemakeTs tired in the last six
teenth and St Valentine, dropping from the
CLOUDS, as II were, came booming along on the
OUTSIDE and won by a head from Royal Ben,
which also closed strong the rail ST Valen-
tine beat much the same kind OF a field a few
DAYS ago. but was disqualified, and the price
Yesterday a liberal one
Or riTnaldi, which galloped home an easy win.
ner IN the first race, the only pronounced
IavoTlte 10 win although Mnlota, which was
making her first appearance of the season was
Iractcaiiy a split choice with Cabochon in the
iast race. The latter made the early running.
but Miniota came away rather cleverlv in the
tast sixteenth and was well in hand to win by
half length.
Tokalon, the Brooklyn Handicap winner last
year was a slight favorite over Phflandar for
me me handicap at mile and a sixteenth, third on
The card, but both suffered defeat as Harry
Fayne Whitney's Ironsides, practically neglected
al y TO. l, raced to the front when Wexford
stopped and won easily by a length Rooker's
hanollng OF Tokalon attracted some unfayora HE
Giluclsm, as he rode a rather listless finish Tba
Iammany mare could hardly have beaten Iron
sides, however, which seemed to have plenty In
reserve at the finish. Shilling pulled Wexford
up IN the stretch. as he was IN great pain from
an an injury 10 his leg from being forced against
the rail on the turn
Marpies, Glorious Betsy and FOrdello finished
heaos apart in the second race in the order
named Those directly behind the judges stand
ana not agree with the placing however as IT
looked 10 them as If Fordeuo had won nv
leaG with Marbles third. Those who had backed
+ oroello from to l TO TO found this cold
comfort however, when he was placed third