New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
BIG COUP AT TRACK.
WEYFORD THE MEDIUM.
Court Dress Wins Ga.eILe Stakes for
James X. Keen6.

r. !. Thomas the Western horseman. made
one of the biggest killings of the season WHICH
his fve-y ear-old bay gelding Wexford, by Woods
thorpe-Miss Young. won the mile and furlonS
handicap at Gravesend yesterday. From high
price OF % 10 / the horse backed to I TO ,.
while the majority OF the bOokmakers would
not lay any price just before the horses went
TO the post Mr.. Thomas is said to have
wagered $4,000 and it was estimated that he
took all of $4,000 out of the ring when the
horse romped home Later in the day he won
another with Harcourt, which made 1t pos
p siple for him 10 add to his winnings, he sent
in another good sized commission which was
placed at and TO !.
Wexford had started only twice before this
season, once at Gravesend on May %. when he
did not show any speed, and again at Belmont
Park on May 81, when he raced head and head
with Ironsidc- for six furlongs, and was then
pulled after being forced against the rail, in
juring his Jockeys leg. This served to cover UP
his form. however. and the official Handicapped
who had rated him only two pounds below
Prince Hamburg on May %, assigned him only
100 pounds yesterday. AS It turned out he was
fairly thrown in, he Just romped in front all
the way and made a show Of James r. Keene's
Zambesi and other fair handicap horses
Wexford ran the distance in the fast time Of
1852 2-5 which is only two-fffths Of a second
IN through the last sixteenth, and in all prob
ability could have set a new mark If he had
been ridden out. 1t is safe TO say that 1t will
be many days before he gets into handicap
again with feather on his back, as the official
Handicapped rarely makes a mistake on the
side of lenieacy. Zambesi was the fayorite in
this race on the strength of his easy victory over
Arctic and Dinna Ken at Belmont Park. He
chased Wexford all the way bu: could never get
within striking distance. and at the end had To
be whipped out TO beat Tommy WaddelI length
Tor the place.
James r. Keene's Court Dress won the CiazeIla
Stakes, for three-year-oId fillfes and evened mn
scores with Yankee Girl. which beat her in the
LADIES' Stakes, AT Belmont Park. Incidentally
Court Dress added some s., 800 TO the winnings
OF Mt: Keene, which now well over the
- slOooeo mark for the season, record which
4. has never before been equalled so early In the
? season on the American turf.
r. Court Dress was strong favOrite over Yankee
= Girl as she has shown marked Improvement
over her first start by running second 10 TolIa-
lon on Monday. Jack Martin took her right 10
The front at the start, and the issue was never
s IN doubt. Yankee Girl made brave effort to
wear her down in the stretch, after being we'll
up all the way. but TO no avail. Alteration
beaten of.
The form players and those who follow the
fortunes Of the favorites had disastrous day,
as Court Dress the only winning first choice
The six others were beaten. one after another. in
most discouraging way. They included Gene
Russell, Merry Saint Zambesi, Gambrinus and
gap Of three or four lengths rounding the turn
in the last race, appeared TO last long enough 10
81 win. but the Judges placed Royal Onyx. which
was closing resolutely the rail. first. This
caused mild demonstration around the judges
stand by the hard losers, who Missed and shouted
That's wrong That's wrongr
Frank Farrell and his friends backed James
3. Brady from - to ! to to ] In the first race
and cashed, although a majority of those in the
stand again disagreed with the placing Of the
Judges. it looked If Gene Russell got up in
the last stride TO win by head. With better
luck at the start the latter would have won
scleverly. which, however, was not much COM
fort TO his followers.
Merry Saint heavily played and backed
from to ! 10 2 TO l TO win the steepechase over
the short course. She tired, however, in trying
10 race Realm into submission and Tom Coogan
and Sheriff Williams came away in the last half
mile TO fight il out, the former winning by a
neck. AS the race run Sheriff Williams was
unquestionaby the best horse. Kohler took him
wide at every turn. losing five six lengths IN
all, and further rode weak finish. Douro fell
the second. McInerney. who had the mount
Douro. was badly bruised and may not be able
70 ride again for several weeks
Those who watched Mountains handling Of
Robin Hood on Monday. when the Kingston
gelding finished fourth, did not hesitate to ac-
cept 3 to 1 against him yesterday with Radtke
up and proited we'll. the old Splinter showed
decided improvement, and, forcing the pace. won
easily by couple Of lengths from Golden West
Gambrinus, which had a brilliant race a
few days ago was heavily played, but could
hardly raise a respectable gallop.