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Disqualification Disqualification in in the the Kentucky Kentucky Oaks; Oaks; Suburban Suburban Handicap Handicap . . Goes Goes to to Mad Mad Hatter Hatter a a * * v 5 GLIDE IS SET BACK Finishes First in Kentucky Oaks But Is Disqualified. Stewards Award Race to Princess Doreen, With Nellie Morse Second and Befuddle Third. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 31.— The Kentucky Oaks of 0,160 net to the winner resulted in the locally owned Harned Bros. Glide getting home in advance of Princess 1 I oreen, with Nellie Morse in third place and I Befuddle following, but the winner was promptly disqualified for having fouled La-veen, Befuddle and Nellie Morse when coming with a rush in the last eighth, where she began swerving in from her outer position. j Her gravest offense transpired about a sixteenth out, with Laveen the principal sufferer. Glide drew out decisively in the last seventy yards and was first by a good margin, with Princess Doreen, which had had a clear course all during the stretch racing, getting up in the last few strides to down Nellie 1 Morse, the latter beating Befuddle by a head. | Immediately after the numbers of the original I placing had been displayed the stewards ordered them taken down and after interrogating M. Gamer, who bad the mount on Glide, disqualified her and gave the verdict to Princess Doreen, moved Nellie Morse into second place and Befuddle third. | Nellie Morse, fresh from her triumphs in the Plmllco Oaks and Preakness Stakes, was made an outstanding favorite and she flat- I I tered her backers extensively by staying I I close to Ohone, the early leader, and when j that filly retired took command and was going well in hand and seemingly the winner I i until she was impeded, which knocked hor eff her stride and near the end caused her to succumb for second place to Princess Do- I ! reen. SWERVES OVER ITT STRETCH. ! Glide had been a distant follower in the ] early stages, but began a determined bid just i before reaching the stretch and she was going I strong when she swerved over and im- | peded the others. Had she been kept j straight she would have won handily. j The principal sufferer In the race was La- , i veen. That filly might have been formidable . had she had a clear course. Princess Doreen I | suffered least of any of the starters, though she was bothered some in the earlier stages on account of failure to get through. She | saved much ground in the stretch, however, I t and responded well to hard riding. Jockey | ! Garner was suspended for ten days by the j stewards for rough riding. I It was the final day for spring racing at i | Churchill Downs and the occasion drew to the coursa another immense throng. The I I j present meeting had been wonderful from Ml attendance standpoint. Some excellent j ; racing was witnessed with spirited finishes j . developing in most instances. Favorites did not fare overly well, but the public was successful in their quest for winners and j backed the successful ones steadily. ACTUARY FAILS BADLY. ** The Audubon Country Club Stakes at seven-eighths, serving as the secondary fea- ture, resulted in the downfall of the recently acquired high-priced Actuary, backed in con- J fident style. He displayed a fine turn of , speed and moved away from the others like | a shot, appearing a certain winner when j rounding into the stretch, when he began tiring in the last sixteenth and the fast-coming Alice Blue Gown headed him in the last twenty yards. Rocky Mountain finished In third place. Alice Bluo Gown began slowly and was a laggard in the first quarter, but j when she did settlo in her stride she came with great determination and continued going J . fast at the end. Moonrakcr retired after i going half n mile and Pegasus and Prince Tii Til, the latter finding support from the Westerners, never figured prominently at any part of the race. Brother John was neglected by he sharps, desplto his former good showing, and he ! | won the third race after a hard try to out-Btay I Haider. The latter, going vastly improved over his preceding stait, camo with a rush through the stretch and just missed I the victory by a neck. Lucidus, after going i . forwardly, managed to retain third place. The Archer was given the call in the race, but Continued ou sixteenth pace. GLIDE IS JET BACK Continued from first price. he showed nothing to warrant the confidence reposed in him. Jockey Woods showed more alertness on Dutch Girl in the second race than he did on Lady Marian and his vigorous riding of the juvenile contributed to her victory over Sorline, with Patrick Sarsfield taking third place. Patrick Sarsfield began fast and showed the way until in the last eighth, where he suddenly began tiring and was passed in turn by Dutch Girl and Sorlno. The introductory scramble, bringing to t.io post a band of ordinary ones, resulted in victory for Nimrod over Volt, with Elusive, grouped in the field, in third place. Nimrcds victory was a lucky one and he might have lost but for Pool being forced to ease Volt back when that racer attempted to savage Nimrod during the last sixteenth. Lady Marion, one of the starters here, showed a winning performance and would havo been a strong contender but for the poor ride that Woods gave her. He took her back in the early stages and forced her to go wide into the stretch, which cost more ground than she was beaten. Mollie R. acted frac-tiously and refused to start with the others. Brotherly Love finished the most successful meeting ever held at Churchill Downs by winning the final race after a hard tilt with Annie Lyle, Bugler bringing up in third place. The exodus of horsemen and followers for I atonia began in earnest tonight and special trains will depart tomorrow to accommodate the big advance guards.
