New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
DIR. GARDENERS STAKE
RACES TO EASY. VICTORY.
w. II. Carey and Kings Daughter
Badly Beaten IN the Excelsior.


''Big Tim" Sullivan realized his ambition OF
months when Or Gardner won the Excelsior HandI-
cap OF $1,000 At Jamaica yesterday. The well fur
nished son OF BannockbuTn-Carda took up l2S
pounds the top weight in the race forced the pace
and fairly tptoeing his field, came down through
tho stretch without shortening his stride. with
Jack Martin hunched up on his withers Whip and
spur were not needed, in spite Of the fact that
some good horses were behind him all were soundlv
beaten at the end OF six furlongs. DR. Gardner
was at 10 IN the betting. and he ran the dis
Iance, one mile and a sixteenth, in lsS l-5 time
that was comparatively SLOW. With a roar that
could be heard for half mile the big crowd gave
him a reception that was fitting tribute TO the
victory OF a good horse.
Gloriher, the hero of the Carter Handicap, was
1n the thick Of the fight all the way. and followed
DR.. Gardner home two lengths away and three
lengths before Cairngorn which lasted long enough
70 save third place in a hard drive from the fast
closing Philander. August Bemont's Don Diego
headed the others, which were spread out for a
sixteenth Of a mile. and among which were W H
Carey and Kings Daughter. that shared the post
OF favoritsm at TO each. The gray horse OK
ford brought up the rear. He had been knocked
out OF il al the first turn when racing head and
head with the leaders, and any chance he had
hopelessly ruined.
So far DR. Gardner was concerned the race
was truly run. He had the speed to get 10 the
front and the stamina 10 stay there. HIS courage
was not tested. as not even the speedy Kings
Daughter enough ke
him fully extend himself. Behind Or. Gardner
however there was so much crowding and jostIing
that the final pitching cannot be accepted the true
form OF the various borsos. The stout hearted ".
II. Carey had a stormy passage Okenite, J. g
Core, Good Luck and oxford also suffered from
much interference while Kings Daughter was
knocked out of her stride when running in good
position on the backstre1ch. All this helped Or.
Gardner, no doubt, 10 his comparatively easy vic
tory but does not detract one iota from the per
a-srl-,
BIG CROWD SEES THE RACE.
The Excelsior Handicap was drawing card The
promise Of great struggle attracted between 1900
and 2o.00o persons for the opening Of the Metro
potan Jockey Clubs spring meeting al Jamaica
The felders were packed in Ike sardines The big
grandstand and tho lawn i'm front crowded 10
a point just short Of discomfort. while the club
house inclosure was wei patronized. A sharp wind
blew i'm of Jamaica Bay. which proved anything
but pleasant The early promise Of June-like
weather led many persons to leave oyercoats and
wraps at home ard 90 down TO the track in their
spring fnery. These had occasion 10 regret their
bravado. as capricious April had other things in
store in the way OF a clustering March gale some
grumbing thunder and light rain go home in
The Enclosure looked spick and span although the
intdd was a dreary. CRASHES waste.
The Excelsior Handicap was run as the fourth
race. Pretension had started In the third race and
withdrawn. while 9. C. Bennett scratched
Dishabille This left fourteen horses 10 90 TO the
post. II is safe 10 say that every horse in the
field had following, but " H. Carey and Kings
Daughter were most in demand. and they closed
equal favorites at 10 .
DR.. Gardner did not warm I'D particularly wei
and his defeat al Aqueduct by Athlete and Orphan
Lad was so fresh in mind that his prtce receded
from TO 10 10 J. Davy johnson bet $500 on
him az the top price, while Frank Farrell big
Tim Sullivan and the Sullivan clan in general sent
IN small commissions. Don Diego and Okenite the
August Belmont pair. had a following az s 10 J.
while Samuel H. Harris. for some unaccountable
reason. was backed from 20 to ! to 10 10 !.
HOW THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT.
The scene was striking one as the field. headed
by DR.. Gardner paraded TO the post and lined up
behind the barrier directly in front OF the grand
stand Kings Daughter was on her bad behavior
and dashed out with her heels in way 10 make
fhe other horses keep their distance. She landed
on oxford lightly. but not enough 70 injure him For
1--WE minutes perhaps. the starter watched FOR a
chance 10 spring the barrier. and lie finally caught
the field in fair alignment sent Il on 10 what
could be called a good start. pullman broke Good
Luck IN front, with oxford. Don Diego and Sam
uel H. Harris al his heels. ". II. Carey and Phi
lander We're the soWest 10 move and were off next
20 last and last, respectively.
ton on the rail in the rush the first turn out OF
completely OF his stride. ana Nicoi had TO ease up
% aEolG a an aec1a , Before the good looking
raced by him and thereafter he did not figure i'm
me contest GOOD LUCK suffered IN much the same
way.
BY the time the field was Strengthened out the
backstretch Jack Martin had taken DR. Gardner
% the front, and from there he led the field a
merry but fruitless chase. Kings Daughter. or
the rail, s<Dnd for time but she was pinched
or ana dropEd back beaten before the far turn
reached. sydney Paget's Cairngorn and Glori-
fer escaped most OF the crowdng, and they fol.
lowed the pacemakeF around the far turn and into
the stretch. ". II Carey and Don Diego doomed
I'D as possible cOntenders this point but they
were hemmed in. particularly the last named
that their chances soon faded away again.
When Strengthened out for the short to thu
wire. DR.. Gardner still gallopng along easily
sn front and the crowd already hailing hin
ns the winner. GlOriher quickly disposed Of Cairn
CORN, and under Gamers vigorous handling CAV,
q his best IN effort 10 catch the flying pace
maker, but 20 avail and amid a bedlaNl of cheers
DR. Gardner passed the judges well I'm hand ans
some good lengths "a front And then the bant
f0fnet IA and the crowd cheered IL recognized
ION the Bowery" and later '"Tanmany."
DR.. Gardner was a good three-yeaT-Old last yea
al sprinting distances. and attracted Franl
FARRELL and Big Tim Sullivan that they bough
him IN partnership fOF price said 10 have beef