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KENTUCKY FAREWELL EVENT GREAT FILLY RACE THE CLOSING DAY ATTRACTION AT C3URCEILL DOWNS ELEVEN NAMED TO START Yesterday in England the Epsom Oaks was run Today the Kentucky Oaks patterned after the famous English race will be decided in the Blue Grass state as the concluding feature of the brilliant and successful Churchill Downs spring meeting The Kentucky Oaks is for threeyearold fillies and is one of the most valuable of stakes exclusively for horses of that age and sex run in this country It has 510000 added and has attracted eleven of the foremost fillies of the year the notable absentees being Miss Joy and Fair Phantom On the eve of the big race it appears as if Startle will rule favorite although Greentree Stabcs Bonus which L Lyke came from New York to ride will not be overlooked A splendid race is in prospect in fact it may be the best in years Here is the field one of much quality and high promise promisePostposition Postposition Horse Weight Rider Owner Trainer iramer 1 Dcbres 116 J H Burke J H Rosseter W McDankl 2 Startle 116 D Connelly H II Hewitt J I Smith 3 Glyn 116 EScobie Gallaher Bros J C Gallaher 4 Bonus 116 L Lyke Greentree Stable M Goldblatt 5 Lady Astor 116 B Scheffcl W F Knebelkaiup W B Finnegan 6 Bright Leaf 116 W Taylor H P Headley W Buford 7 Megan 116 H Gray Kohn Theiscn TheiscnR R C Frakes 8 Margaret Winsor 116 R Harrington D Lehan D Lchan 9 Our Dear 116 J Zoeller Marshall Bros L F Marshall 10 Martha Failon 116 B Kennedy J Livingston T L Pierce 11 Precious Lulu 116 IL L A Baker A Baker
