Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-02
YANKEE GIRL TAKES STAKE
WESTERN FILLY, WITH THE TOP
WEIGHT, BEATS COURT DRESS.
Close Finishes in Contests for Purses
!, at Sheepshead Bay-Post Favor
ties First in Three Races.

NEW YORK. July 2.-The question be-
tween James r. Keene's Court Dress and
c. r. Ellison's Yankee Girl. for both OF
which the championship among the three
year-old FLIES Is claimed, was raised for
the third time in a race yesterday at the
Sheepshead Bay course, and the result SEEM
ed to be convincingly in favor of Yankee
Girl In their earlier races each of tn
fillies had won, in stakes. for which they
met at even weights. but yesterday in the
third trial Yankee Girl took up five pounds
extra. and in fast race at a mile and
furong. beat the keene filly decisively.
In every meeting Court Dress had started
the favorite, the Keene FLY going to the
post yesterday at % to 10 on for the fea-
ture of the Sheepshead Bay program, the
Mermaid stakes. for fillies three years old.
with a gross value of $3.50.
Five horses originally were named TO
start. but the presence of the two best
tilhes of the season caused two of these to
be withdrawn, leaving the race to Yankee
Girl. 126 pounds. ridden by Radtke: Court
Dress. l2l pounds, ridden by Miller, and
Harry Payne Whitney's Killaloe III
pounds. ridden by Mountain.
Court Dress the Favorite.
In spite Of the knowledge that Court Dress
had not been doing well for the past few
days, the advantage she had in the weights
over Yankee Girl made her a strong pub
lie favorite. The race was oddly rum for
though the pace was good from end to end,
Court Dress was SO eager to go on that
through the running of the first seven fur
longs she was fighting against restraint
and nearly pulling Miller out of the saddle.
In the meantime Killaloe. too. was full OF
running. and had to be pulled back to keep
her off the heels of the pacemaker. Yankee
Girl galloped easily beside Killaloe until the
horses were on the turn beginning the last
quarter where both Killaoe and Court
Dress moved forward They had only be-
gun their move when Court Dress fell back.
leaving Yankee Girl and killaloe to fight
out Tor the stakes which 1ahkee orr.
ridden out, won by head, with Court Dress
four lengths behind kilaloe.
DR.. Gardeners Handicap.
For the race next In Importance. the mile
and three-sixteenths handicap. the addition
of Running Water, after the field had been
scratched down to seven of the original en-
tries furnished the favorite for the con-
test, Running Water. with 122 pounds and
the top weight by the scale, starting at
II to 5. while Dr. Gardner the original top
weight on the card. went back In the bet
broke best and never was headed from start
to finish. though he had to be ridden out to
win by three parts of length from Iron
sides and Red Friar. which were second and
third head apart. In three races post ia
voriteS were first
First race. five and half furlongs Futurity
q to 3. won; Holstcr. ll2 ,Swain,, to 1 and
to 2. second; Jubilee. 10 Garner, TO and
to I, third. Time. los 3-5.
Second race. selling; one mile Rye. 9s tMillerl.
10 TO ~ and l to 4, won Clolstercss. - ~:
Dugan,. to l and ! to ). second; Mary +. 80
tSwatn,. 20 to and 3 to |. third. Time l.39 %.
Third race. the Mermaid stakes; mile and
furlong Yankee Girl l26 CRadtkcl, IA TO . and
! TO 3. won; kllaoe 12l tMomtainl. ; to and
to 10. second: Court Dress. l21 MILLER, - ia
~ and out. third. Time, 1.54 4-5.
Fourth mile and three slxt"enths Or.
Gardner 126 Martini, 1 10 ! and =. won;
lronsidrs. ll5 tkocrnsrJ. . to and y to D.
ond; Red Frlar. l0I uowe,. ~ to l and TO /,
third. Time 2.Ol Is.
Fifth race. six and half furlongs turf -
Ginettr. Ito tNottcr,. to 10 and l 10 o. won:
thantilly, 10 (MartinD. 80 10 and 10 /. see
ond: 'rlerstrome. rs UIorner,, 30 TO and 10
|, third. Time. l.2l 20
Sixth race, selling; five and onr-lalf firlongs
Futurity c"urse' Bridge Whist 10 nindtkel. Ia
to l and TO !, won: IIerife 1Ol Alusgrpyrl, & to
! and to /. second; Glorious B"tsry. ~ H.
Dugauj. 1G to , aud u to ). third Time, .GS 10
Seventh race five and II half furlongs Futurty
coursel-Rara Avis, lo2 prestonj to l and to
=. won: Royal EviN. 30 Francrs). 30 to l and 10
to l. second; ST. Ilaro % H. Duganl. TO . and
to :, third Time. Los. NImportr fell.