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SPRITE WINS WORTH BEATEN H K KHAPPS CRACK FILLY IS WINNER OF ASHLAND OAKS AT LEXINGTON Finds It Easy to Beat Azyiade and Other Stars of ofHer Her Age and Sex Worth Loses to Grover GroverHughes Hughes in Overnight Handicap Lexington Ky May 1 Under conditions that could not be excelled patrons of the Kentucky Association were treated to some brilliant sport tills afternoon Some of the topnotch racers of the country were among those striving for supremacy The racing feature was the renewal of the onetime famous Ashland Oaks which brought out among others the two crack fillies Sj rito and Azyiade The former looked the part of a real Oaks candidate and clearly demonstrated that she is without a peer among her sex in this part of the country at least There Is a question if any of the muchheralded Derby cracks can take her measure She was put to a hard test considering it was her first effort for the season and the race should improve her The speedy Azyiade forced a fast pace during the early stages but Sprite after recovering from interfer ¬ ence with which she met on the first turn raced in close proximity to the leader and when called on1 dashed past her ultimately to win easing up Azy ¬ iade displayed the high Ilight of speed that char ¬ acterized her performances of last season and held lie others safe taking second place handily from ady Lightning which in turn finished In advance of frsula Kninia KniniaTodays Todays running of the Ashland Oaks was the first renewal since 1SOG when it was won br Myrtle farkness with Bracegirdle dam of The Manager comL The net value of todays event was 140450 Sprites last start prior to her victory today was la ¬ the memorable 10000 sweepstakes in which she was defeated a lejtgth and a half by Worth Octo er 24 last at Latonia Had she been meeting Wortli today she probably would have turned the ables on him himWorth Worth made his first appearance as a threeyear old In the six furlongs handicap that immediately preceded the running of the Ashland Oaks and he was defeated by J M Barbers sturdy little four yearold Grover Hughes that on more than one oc ¬ casion has shown his heels to the higherpriced i racers of the wealthier owners Coming into the stretch Shilling called upon Worth urgently hut he Hallcnbeck Derby candidate could not deliver the goods Worth came back limping slightly but a half hour later while he was picking grass in tho paddock lie did not show any indication of trouble i of any sort sortWorths Worths showing today was a disappointment to the critical racing public and not up to the standard expected of a favorite for the Kentucky Derby but etore conservative horsemen pass final judgment on him they are anxious to note his performance in the Blue Grass Stakes next Saturday Compared with Worths race today Soaadas performance of yesterday was sparkling and the latter was in favor onight with many horsemen as likely to carry off the prizeThe rich Louisville prize The Hallenheck stable took its first purse of tho season when Prince Gal won the opener for whicli 10 favoriteC was tin overwhelming favorite C C Van Meters Marta Santa Praise colt Nobby furnished the surprise in the fifth race by winning after having shown the way for the entire running Senator James the favorite brought up the rear F B Hitchcock sent to tle post in this race a goodlooking youngster in Obsession and he showed a flash of early speed but retired in the stretcii as if short of work workW W G Yanke contemplates a visit to the Canadian racks this summer and will probably ship his wrses to Fort Erie toward the close of the Latonia ueeting His horses Gilpy Oakland and Jupiter Joe which have been turned out at J D Carrs farm will have the firing iron applied to their legs tomorrow They will be campaigned during the late summer fallC and oi the Kentucky tracks in the fall C J Oascy owner of Cracker Box considered l y many as dangerous factor for the Kentucky Derby notified Fred Gerhardy this morning of his horses breakdown and requested that his entries made to stakes at several Canadian tracks l e withdrawn Mr Casey did not say to what extent the colt had suffered but it is thought that he will not be a starter in the Kentucky Derby DerbyJockey Jockey Shilling after dismounting from Worth said They are through beating Worth from now on He claimed that the colt was short and that he corded badly on his return to the scales 1I pulled up limping and sore but walked out of it after getting to his stable stableW W Dale who had the mount on Pirate Diann formerly was a star rider around the Fair Grounds at St Louis It is over six years since lie was counted with the top notchers notchersJockey Jockey Allen was slightly injured alwut the leg when he lost control of Ethel Samson going to tin first turn and permitted the filly to bolt into the fence fenceJockey Jockey Shilling was guilty of a flagrant breach in the Asliland Oaks when he cut sharply across with Azyiade and interfered with Sprite badly Tho judges overlooked the incident incidentJ J 1 Campbell will leave for Louisville tomorrow in the interest of the Fort Erie Stakes that close next Saturday SaturdayThe The following jockeys have been engaged to ride in the Breeders Futurity tomorrow BrooUfleM Ganz Bunch of Keys J Callahaii My Genii Lt C tus Helios Molcswortli Christmas Star C II Shill ¬ ing Foundation T Koerner Solar Star Gooso White Heather C Peak Forward Byrne ByrneThe The track was in good condition this morning and trainers took advantage of the opportunity to ghe their charges some fust preliminaries Among the best works were the following Any Port Half mile in 49 Bad 49Bad News Mile in 145 Be Mile in 140 Bnckliorn Seveneighths In 133 handily Elizabeth Harwood Half mile iu Kt Floral Day JUlle in 147 Flying Feet Mile in 1441 t Forward Threeighths in 35 Foundation Threeeighths iu 37 J II Red Threequarters in 117 Jabot Mile in 143 Finlsliwl strongly Joe DeilMihl Mile in 14SV Polls Seveneighths in 132V Bossina Threequarters in 118 Tirana Mile in 147
