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GAZELLE TO COURT DRESS. KEENE FILLY TURNS THE TABLES ON YANKEE GIRL AT GRAVESEND. Wexford Wins in a Canter After Being Heavily Backed — Jockey Mclnerney Is Injured in the Steeplechase. Hew York, Juno 12. — Court Press reversed the re-cenl running of tin- Ladies Slake at Rclinont Park when she defeated Yankee Cirl iit Jravesend t his altcinooii in the Gazelle Stakes at one mile anil . sixteenth. Court Dress was always the favorite, with 1 to B the dosing price, though Yankee Girl ho! a following that resulted in lier being backed from a hiuh notation of 2 to 1 to s to .".. In the mulling it was Court l ress all the way. There was not ••noiu.h early speed to make her extend lierself. After taking her into the lead at the rtM of the harrier. Martin merely rated her in front to win by a length and a half. Yankee Girl stood a long drive gannly and as easily disposed of Estimate, wliile Adoration, the only other starter, was beaten off. The raee was run in l:47i, which K a record for the slake, the liest previous time heing Klip Flaps 1:48. Previous winners of the Gazelle Stakes, first run in ls*7. have been: lss7, Firenze: lKSX. Winona; 1MB, Gipsy Queen: 1s»0 Amazon; IBM, Atuimlaneer IMC, Yorkville Belle: 1868, Naptha; UN, Naluna: 1868, The Butterflies; 1S90. Intermission , 1S97, .iss,,.pia; MM, Oeisha: 1S00. The Rose: 1800, Indian Fairy: lyrtl. Trigger: 1902, Blue Girl: 1MB, Stolen Moments; 1904, Beldame; 1MB, Tradfaion; 1900. Flip Flap. The sensation of the day fame out of the mile and an eiglulj handicap when Wexford rotnpved in front of his opponents all the way and won in a common enter, six lengths better thau Zambesi. He ran the distance in l:52g, which, was with.n twoliltlis of a eecand of the track record, and he Mi at no time really urged 1 y Shilling, who had the mount. His peed race was anticipated by K. L. Thomas, his owner, and one of the most successful coups of the season was consummated. As good as 20 to 1 at one stage, he was backed dow n to a closing of to 1, and Mr. Thomas is reported to have won something like hB"-".000 from the ring. On May .*:i Wexford started in a mile and a sixteenth handicap and at the linisli he was a beaten off last. The excuse was aMHte that in that running he and Dan Bnhre came into a collision on the turn. Zambesi was the favorite, but he at no time threatened Wexford. The Thomas culors were nea in front again later in the day when his Ben Brush colt Harcourt beat a field of maidens handily. Harcourt was at a good price in the market and the stable cornice tions added a goodly sum to the Wexford winnings. Wexford is in the Suburban Handicap under IM pounds and his raee today was amply good enough to Qualify him for that running. He was ridden on to a mile and a half, but his time for the extra distance was not caught by anyone in the press is t a ml. In the selling steeplechase Tom Cogan was re turned the winner. Douro, one of the choices, fell at the first fence. Oro came to grief at the second and DArkle ran out at the Liverpool. Mclnerney. who had the mount on Douro. had a hard fall wrien the horse went down, lie was reiimved to the M pital suffering from internal injuries. There was an unfortunate start in the fifth race. Shot Gun. one of tin- probable contenders, was pr.ic tically let! and Heine, another that had been freely tipped, was bumped with such force that Troxler. who had the mount, was unsealed.
