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OAKS TO LOVE IN IDLENESS Watsons Fine Filly Takes the Great Race with Ease from Mrs Nugents Lady Sleipner LONDON England June 3 The Oaks was run today at Epsom Downs and was won by the favor ¬ ite James Watsons Love in Idleness with Mrs Nugeiits Lady Sleipner second and Lord Asters Long Suit third The Kings filly Picardy was fifth There was a great concourse out to see the race The Derby road scenes and traffic regulations were repeated The going was hard though tin race was run in a heavy rain rainThe The race was only ordinary The two leaders at the finish went to the front at Tattenham corner and Lore in Idleness won easily by three lengths with a neck between second and third The sum ¬ mary of the Oaks follows followsOaks Oaks Stakes of 25000 by subscription of 250 each half forfeit or 25 only if declared by the last Tuesday of March 1020 for threeyearold fillies to carry 120 pounds each one and onehalf miles Two hundred and eightyone subscriptions forfeit declared for eighty Closed November 4 1919 J Watsons Love in Idleness by bachelors bachelorsDouble Double Cornfield by Isinglass J Childs 51 1 Mrs II Nugents Lady Sleipner b f by Sleipner Lady Charmiau by Cicero F FMason Mason 251 2 2Lord Lord Astors Long Suit b f by Lembcrg Third Trick by William the Third F FLane Lane 101 3 3J J S Courtaulds Donna Uranca cli f by bySwinford Swinford Agacella by Cylleue II Wragg 251 4 4His His Majestys Picardy b f by Pictou Saints Mead by St Simon II Jones 1301 o oFlame Flame of Fire by White Eagle Flaming Vixen by Flying Fox won the Acorn Plate PlateSilvern Silvern by Polymelus Silverfowl won the Coro ¬ nation Cup and was the favorite favoriteJ J B Joels Stupidity by Polymelus or Sunstar Absurdity won the Great Surrey Foal Stakes StakesOrbys Orbys Pride by Orby Gourna and under 121 pounds won the Royal Stakes
