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KENTUCKY OAKS TO BE RUN SATURDAY Crack Field of Fillies to Contest for Closing Bay Feature of Churchill Downs Meeting MeetingLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 28 The Churchill Downs spring meeting will come to an end next Saturday with the running of the Kentucky Oaks as the principal attraction of the closing day The Oaks was established in 1875 the same year of the Derby and has been run each year uninterrupt ¬ edly For this years decision of the race sixty highclass fillies were nominated and a field of twelve or more seems certain Commander J K L Ross Milkmaid winner of the Pimlico Oaks will without doubt l e accorded the post of favor ¬ itism Milkmaid was shinpcd here with Cudgel ex ¬ pressly for the Oaks and both her owner and trainer are confident that she will win it However she will find worthy opposition from such as Regalo Looking Up Passing Shower Lillian Shaw Batter Cake Lcgotal and others othersRegalo Regalo undoubtedly will be the favorite of the bluegrass contingent Recent races of this filly have not been as sensational as her performances at Lexington but the route of the Oaks one mile and a sixteenth is known to be just to her liking and she can be counted on to run a great race raceLook Look i UK Up won both races in which she started in this year and appears to be a filly of excep ¬ tional promise She Is trained to the minute gild her stable connections confidently look forward to victory victoryJ J II Rosseters Passing Shower will not lack ad ¬ mirers and many think pretty well of her chances chancesLegotal Legotal Mose Goldblatts daughter of Dr Leggo Pourquoi has a following while many believe E R Bradleys Batter Cake the best of her sex In Kentucky Lillian Shaw in the Jefferson Living ¬ ston stable recently disposed of a number of crack fillies in fast time and is bound to receive con ¬ sideration siderationOthers Others rated favorably are J S Hawkins Delieo J W Mays Joyful J F Schorrs Bon Jour Schulte McMeekins Bellsolar Armonla Stables Lacka wanna Head x Keenes Brimful and W F Mc Gces Madras Gingham GinghamIf If the prevailing summerlike weather holds over to Saturday another crowd of Derby day proportions is certain to be present at the Downs to witness the closing days racing
