New-York tribune., 1907-07-02
YANKEE GIRLS STAKE.
COVRT DRESS DEFE-4TED.
Or. Ger5'tcr, Uasupported by His
Ozcners. Wins the HaRdicap.

James Il. Eeene's Court Dress the oddE-o1 IA
vor::e in the twenty-arst running Of the Mermaid
Stakes for throe-year-old Gllie9, at one mile and
a furlonc. 1t sheepshcad Bay, yesterday,
souadly beaten under i'll judged ride by Miller
Only three horses went to he post, and Court
Dress. after making tire pace under a choking
pull stopped when KILLER called on her in the
s:,,-ch. leaving Yankee Girl AMI KaIoe to come
on a:.d Geht it cut through the last sixteenth
Stride for stride yankee Girl. under one of
2adtkes roozt vigorous finishes. won hy the action
Of . nod.
Yankee Girl beat Court Dress in tao Ladies'
cirkcs Al Fcin7on. Park. when the latter making
he~ lrat appearance. ran Is if short This theory
vac ho~-e ont when Court Dress beat Yankee
Gil easily in the Gazene Stakes At Gravesend,
when they 1nct IT even weights. IN :he Mermaid
Stakes yesterday Yankee Girl vas called on TO
Conceie i've pounds TO Court Dress, ana az Harry
Payne WhltueyS Eialoc had run bad race in
her only start 4 few DAYS the form players
accepted the short price against the keene hlly
ni,h confidence Yankee Girl oHe2ed at to :,
hut drifed back 5 ]. at which priCo her owner
g sai5 :, ta,-a ean- In = good sized commission
Killaloe was backed down a point from by
few. who seemed 70 anticipate decided i'm
prover2ent over hei frs: start
Court Dress had all her speed, and werS right to
the front at the start. but Miller, following instruc-
tione no doubt, took her under double wraps
so that she fighting for her head up the back
stretch and around the II looked II she
would come away easily when Miller let her down.
buf 70 the CONSERVATION Of her followers She
stopped instead, and Yankee Girl and Killaloe
swept past her the last furlong pole. II was
stirring drive the wire between the two last
named. and Radtie. on the outside with his whip
hand clear. outrodc Mountain in the closing strides
Frank Farrell and Big Tim Sullivan missed
& CiaTCe for a Killing when they allowed Dr.
Gardiner 10 go 10 the post unbacked in the handi-
cap At one and three-sXteenths miles In the ab-
sence OF any stable support DR.. Gardeners price
went back from to TO to !, Running Water.
an added starter. and Ironsides getting the bulk
Of the play Dr. Gardiner made all the running.
however. and won ridden out by length. with
ITOnsdes second and Running Water nowhere.
Tack Martin kept DR.. Gardiner ten twelve feet
out from the rail. where the going slightly
cuppy, all the way and under the circumstances
the time fairly fast. and Dr. Gardiner appears
10 be himself again.
few days ago DR.. Gardiner was plunged
and went the post pronounced favOTite in
field Of the best mers iD training. He stopped
badly that occasion after showing speed for five
furlongs. which led his owners to neglect him
yesterday 20 their sorrow. in spite of the fact that
with the exception Of Running Water the field
was not q particularly good Running Water
proved a disappointment for about the fourth time
This year. She could improve her position
and does not seem TO be within pounds of her form
Of last season.
The slaughter Of favorites was continued. and
first choices 10 win. although Gene Russell shared
the honor with John MarTs in the first race.
good sized crowd was IN attendance, and the rae
ing was interesting. II not profitable.
John Narrs making his first appearance in
the East Paul :. Rainey bought him for $1,000
TWO or thr.e weeks ago. after he had number
Of races IN the West He failed to run up to
pectatone Yesterday. He IS a light barrelled colt,
and did not impress the critics. although he looked
perfectly ft.