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MASKETTE IS PHENOMENON JAMES R. KEENE SUPREMELY CONFIDENT SHE CAN BEAT FITZ HERBERT. Noted Owner Makes Declaration Following His Fillys Cantering: Victory in the Mermaid Greenvale Makes New Record. New York. July 7. Maskette. announced as a starter in the Mermaid Stakes, was tile Important racing attraction at Shecpshead Bay today, and 10,000 devotees of tilt? simrt were present to see .Tallies It. Keenes great lilly run. Maskette. at the prohibitive odds of 1 to -S. achieved a cantering victory, with 12 pounds up. in 1:52 for the mile and ah eighth of the race. Everyone marveled over the ease witli which the gigantic Oily accomplished the feat. Ladv Bedford and Petticoat, both good lillies. tmd in receipt of nineteen pounds by the scale, were unable to extend the winner at any stage of the running. Yet the forward running of the .Madden lillv and Iier decisive reversal of two preceding meetings with Petticoat, created profound .surprise. Notwithstanding the practically suicidal tactics involved in trying to keep pace with Maskette from the start. Lady Bedford bad plentv left to stand off the patiently ridden Whitney filly In the closing strides. Maskette is now being acclaimed the greatest 1!iree-vear-old lilly with the possible exception cif Artful that lias ever appeared on the American turf. Mnnv horsemen, including her owner, have voiced the belief that she is suoerior to the eolts of her age this vear. including Fitz Herbert and Hilarious. Mr. Keene said today that lie did not underestimate Fitz Herbert and that it would probably take all Hilarious has in him to beat the Etlielbert three-vear-old. but in comparing Maskette with Fitz Herbert at the conclusion of the Mermaid, the famous turfman spoke with the utmost assurance when lie said: "I feel sure that my filly can beat him. He is a nice horse and has a great deal of quality about him. but Maskette is a very high-class mare, a phenomenon one In a million. Hilarious. a pigmv comparatively, is not able to extend her in niv opinion, particularly under stake weights. I shalfbo glad to start Maskette against Fitz Herbert when the opportunity offers and have no fear of the outcome." Tim Pippin won the. opening dash in a thrilling finish. Hils was the most spectacular race of the rard. .Tbe.gplndrift nearly degenerated into a fiasco because? the overeontidenco of Fashion Plates Jockey. The Oneck Stables grand colt was being Milled np at the end, and bis jockey had hard work in getting him going again in time to ward off defeat by Yankee Daughter. The condensed history of the Spindrift Handicap since liKIO is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 3900 Pr. of Melbourne. 11." Spencer ....1 .TO 1 :.":!?. 3901 Cold Heels 10S W. OConor 1.S70 1:52 f 1902 ltonald 110 Wonderly .. 3.000 1:54 1903 Injunction 112 Cannon .... ::.27 1:52? 1904 Highball 120 Odom 4.215 1:51 1005 Oiseuu 124 F. ONeill.. 3.700 1:5:".2 1!HH! Knroki lit Shaw 4,21.-, 1:5:5 1007 Calioclimi 10:5 K. Lowe 4.410 1:53? 100S Firestone 10;i W. Miller., 3.800 1 :."".:: 1000 Fashion Plato 122 H. Smith .. 40." li.ili Greonvale made a new record for the live and oiie-lialf furlongs grass course in winning tjie Inflexible with lit pounds up. when she ran the distance in i:0;. The Whitney lillvs performance closely approached high class. Jockey Dugan scored oa three mounts. He put it all over V. Powers twice in succession in the closing race. Dugan is a ehronie foul rider. In the ireenvale race lie intimidated Grand on Schoolmarni. the favorite, in the most brazen manner.
