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SCORES DECISIVE VICTORY ~* Easter Stockings Qualifies Handsomely for Kentucky Oaks. « Daughter of Sir Rarton Races to Finish Four Lengths in Atlvrnce of Florian, "With Sea Hip Third. LOUISVILLE, Ky„ May 28.— Easter Stockings, the Audley Farms good daughter of Sir Barton ar.d hope for Saturdays renewal of the rich Kentucky Oaks, qualified handsomely for that important engagement when she scored a decisive victory over Florian, Sea Rip and four others of some repute in the Springfield Purse, the feature of todays Churchill Downs racing. The Springfield Purse was over a mile and the winner led for the entire distance over the prevailing good track. She was timed in 1 :38%, an unusually gocd performance for one of her age and sex with older company. After the first eighth, during which P. Russell urged the winner to the front from her inner post position, it was always her race. She galloped into a lead of three "lengths at the end of the first quarter and maintained the decisive margin at every post. Russell got her to the finish four lengths in advance of Florian, which just managed to take second place from Sea Pip. Florian was raced in closest pursuit of the winner for almost the entire race, while Sea Rip, after racing in very close quarters for more than five-eighths, gained steadily in the stretch and was racing well in the final stages. The program, which inaugurated the final week of the spring season, was a good one for the day and there was a large and enthusiastic audience on hand. The earlier races were run over a slow course, but, under the influence of occasional sunshine, it shewed steady improvement with the progress of I he afternoon. OConnell and Batemans Clarifier, trained by Tom Sanford, and racing back to his previous gocd effort, proved an easy winner from Ada Adler. Howard Lee and nine others in the first race, at seven-eighths. The winner was brought from behind the early leader and. after a brief stretch struggle with Ada Adler, passed the latter and led her home by two lengths. Ada Adler was capable of remaining in advance of Howard Lee in the final stages, where the latter tired. Another defeat for the high-priced Man o "War filly War Feathers marked the Fern Creek Purse, or second race, for maiden three-year-olds and over which fell to R. S. Clarks promising colt Promotion. War Feathers, which carried the hopes of many, was unplaced, second honors going to Coloratura, with The Southerner third. The latter was just a neck in advance of Pollywog, which beat War Feathers by a nose and, but for the latters wide swerve around the stretch turn, she probably would have been second at the end of the seven-eighths. A. Baker saddled his second winner when his Union Central scored the first win of his career in the third race, for plater three-year-olds. His triumph was easily accomplished by a margin of six lengths from Open Go Shut at the end of a mile and a sixteenth. Mimi outstayed Isostacy by a nose for third place. Harned Brothers Jeff ONeil. coupled in the mutual field with five others, added another surprise to proceedings when he won in a spectacular finish with four others in the fourth race, over five-eighths. This number was given over to fifteen of the poorer grade juveniles under selling conditions and it was Golden Colna, Relline, Rufe McClain and Brigand that pressed the victor closely in the hectic final drive. R. S. Hampshire of Dallas, Texas, is here in quest of some good racers of the older division.
