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WING TING WINS THE OAKS. HAWKINS FILLY IS VICTORIOUS AFTER STRUGGLE WITH ALTUDA. Colored Riders in Exciting Finish — Excellent Sport for the Closing Day of Louisvilles Successful Meeting.. Laajavffie, Ky.. June S. — With the Kentucky Oaka as I he lea lure af a good program, one of the most successful nieeiings ill tlie history of Churchill DOWM rawed thla afteraoaa. The Oaks was was by J. S. Hawkins Wing Ting, the odds on favorite, after • ■ne of the most senaatttaaa] atreteb drives of the meeting. It was another duel between the colored jockey. J. Ix e. on Wing Ting, and D. Austin, ou Alluda. and because of this Ihe race was all the mitre latereathag to the aacetaten. The victory of Lee, win. baa earaed a sort of banc Murphy reputation by his brilliant riding here, was well re-rwlTed by the crowd. They applauded the bay liberally arhea he rode back to the paddock, rarrytag Ihe handsome Moral piece. of the -evenly three original nominations to the -lake, i.nh In.- w.re named to go. Of these. Flec-loriue and Miss Alert were withdrawn, while T. P. Hayes added I.illie Turner in the hope of earning1 some part of tiie money. Besides Altuda, Mr. Long also started Victoria B.. and had Ihe track remained tasi his entry would probably have lieeu made favorite, A heavy shower, however, came on just before ihe first race and left the going sloppy. Information that Altuda might not perform well in the mud sent many of the big speculators to Wing Ting. Ihe sin i ess of the Hawkins liily was popular, especially as the daughter of Star Shoot had the distin. ;i..u earlier ill the meeting of hanging up a new track record for a mile. It was the thirty-third running of the Oaks, and the net value to the winner was andM10. The other races provided good contests. The lini-h between Ada O. Walker and Mackerel waa especially dose. The judges awarded the purse to the first named. This met with some disfavor, since Mackerel was at odds-on. In the fifth race came another thriller. Lady Baldur, under a terriSc drive, goi up in the closing stride to nose oiu Vansel. Despite the heavy downpour of rain which began shortly before the noon hour and terminated before the horses vent to the post in the opening race, one • t tlie beat crowds of the meeting was in evidence, and they enjoyed tlie sport immensely. The suc- • esse- ,.f Ala o. Walker, Matador. Trenola aud Bourbon News gave the layers an opiHirtimity to Bffsel is. - -n-iained by the victories of Wing Ting Boaerriaa and Lady Baldur. "From a financial standpoint," said General Man- agor Matt J. Winn I his afternoon, "this has been the most successful meeting in the history of the club." Mosi of the horsemen, bookmakers and turf followers will depart tonight for Latonia on two special trains. Minnehaha and Colonel Jim Douglas will not be raced again until fall. They are to be turned out luring the summer.
