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SUBURBAN HANDICAP . AND KENTUCKY OAKS =-- =r=r— : =® *. «?, — — = Outstanding Attractions of Most Promising Afternoon of Racing » H. P. Headley After the Suburban with His Wonderful Mare Chacolet— Rancocas Stables Mad Play and Mad Hatter Are Considered Her Most Dangerous Rivals— Nellie Morse Comes West for the Kentucky Oaks * Today should be a notable one in the turf world. It certainly will be a busy one, with 1 racing at Churchill Downs, Louisville. Omaha, Maple Heights and Akron in the West, while 5 Thorncliffe Park, Connaught Park and Kempton Park are the scenes of activity in Canada and I palatial Belmont Park in the East entertaining one of its largest gatherings. Suburban Handicap day. Yes, the same notable Suburban of olden times, though perhaps 3 not of the same national interest as it was a decade or so ago. Nevertheless it is the same old 1 Suburban to eastern racegoers and the commodious home of the Westchester Racing Association i will be taxed to accommodate the tremendous crowd that will journey to the big Nassau County j track to see the famous race run. In old Kentucky it is closing day at beautiful Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Jockey r Club has reserved for its final feature that fine fixture, the Kentucky Oaks, with a history as 3 old as the Kentucky Derby and also of particular interest to Kentuckians, especially those interested . in the breeding of thoroughbreds. At Cleveland the final day of the successful Maple Heights meeting will be held and the , racing at Akron will also terminate with the decision of todays program. The spring meeting • at Omaha will command the attention of the West for a period of twenty days, the high-class Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition Co. opening its gates this afternoon with the governor of Nebraska as 5 the honored guest and an excellent program to entertain its patrons. In Canada Thorncliffe Park will undoubtedly be taxed to its capacity with the sport loving r citizens of Toronto and neighboring cities, while at Ottawa the followers of the Canadian Racing , Associations circuit will gather in large numbers to witness the fine sport provided at Con-j naught Park. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 31. — The historic Kentucky Oaks, for three year eld fillies, at I one mile and an eighth, will have its fiftieth running at Churchill Downs tomorrow afternoon I and will supply the outstanding feature of a fine closing day program. Eight of the best fillies I j in training, including H. C. Fishers crack Nelie Morse, will contest for the valuable stake, with an added money value of 0,000. Nellie Morse will be piloted by J. Merimee, who was aboard her in the Preakness victory. Her total winnings to date amount to 1,265 and if she succeeds in adding the Oaks to her crown will have increased her total to 181,505. The westerners apparently are not frightened by the presence of th? invader from the East | i in Saturdays stake, for they have named some of the best fillies that have been performing to I date. The field for the Kentucky Oaks, with post postions, weights, jockeys, owners and trainers, i 1 follows : : P.P. Horse. Wt. Rider. Owner. Trainer. j 1— Laveen 116 L. McDermott H. Oots H. Oots I 2— Nellie Morse 121 J. Merimee H. C. Fisher A. B. Gordon 3 — Princess Doreen 116 H. Stutts Audley Farm Stable K. Spence I 4 — Befuddle 116 L. Lyke Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable. H. J. Thompson l 5— Ohone 109 B. Kennedy W. R. Coe C. E. Patterson i [ 6 -Rinkey 121 I. Parke Greentree Stable C. Phillips j7— Sun Spot 116 E. Pocl Belair Stud Stable A. Baker I 8 — Glide 116 M. Garner Harned Bros. and Jones L. Jones NEW YORK, N. Y., May 30. Suburban day. What memories of old are awakened by the I j familiar and noted name of on? of the greatest of Americas stake races. Time was when the | Suburban was of national interest and newspapers devoted many columns to it. While of late | f ! years such has not been the case, the East and New Yorkers in particular are still thrilled by | the very mention of the name and tomorrow will see them in tremendous numbers gather at ; | Belmont Park to witness the 1924 running of the famous race. The Suburban has been run since 1884 and some of the greatest of American race horses , i are inscribed on its list of winners. For its thirty eighth decision this afternoon a field of seven 1 1 has been named. The wonderful mare Chacolet was brought from Kentucky to contest for this I ; coveted prize and her sparkling victories in the Dixie Handicap and other stakes will attract j to her standard a large following. The Rancocas Stable wll offer strong competition with Mad Flay and Mad Hatter, though ; Rialto, carrying the silks of the Greentree Stable, and Laurano, the three year-old winner of this years Metropolitan Handicap, will not be lacking admirers. The field for the Suburban comprises the following: Horse. Wt. Rider. Owner. Trainer. Chacclet 120 F. Smith H. F. Headley J. H Stotler Aga Khan 97 G. Fields Belair Stable J. Fitzsimmons Rialto 118 F. Coltiletti Gre?ntrec Stable J. Rowe Prince James 108 J. H. Burke C. H. Thierrot A. J. Goldsborough i Mad Hatter 125 E. Sande Rancocas Stable S. C. Hildreth Mad Play 106 I. Fator Rancocas Stable S. C. Hildreth Laurano 108 C. Turner Oak Ridge Stable J. Loftus Litth Celt 114 C. Ralls S. McNaughton S. McNaughton
