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ROGUISH EYE SCORES ♦ Colt Overcomes Interference to Win Bashford Manor Stakes. « Outsiders Fight It Out for Major Portion of Stakes in Downs Feature — Barbara Repeats. » LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 30.— J. J. Cough-lins Roguish Bye and E. B. McLeans The Okah. outsiders in the betting, fought k out to a nose finish in the twenty-seventh renewal of the Bashford Manor Stakes before a tremendous crowd at Churchill Downs this afternoon. Roguish Eye, ridden by Jake Heupcl, succeeded in dropping his nose in front when making the final strides of the five-eighths mile, and after he had been badly outpaced to the stretch as a result of Interference. Vermajo, which raced coupled with the badly beaten Yam Toy as the Three Ds Stock Farm entry, was third, a length back of The Okah and almost two lengths in advance of Clyde Van Dusen. Ten other of the most highly regarded and capable juvenile colts and geldings in training here followed the more successful quartet to the finish, and the winners performance netted his owner a purse of ,580. Second money amounted to ,000, with |5M to third and 20 to fourth. The victor, a well-formed son of Flitter-gold— Sly Wink, ran a brilliant race ,to win in the fast time of 1:00%. He was crowded back in the jam that followed soon after the start and. when taken to the outside in the stretch, he had a big task before him. I leu-pels call was met with fine response and, but for swerving in when passing the eighth post, he probably would have got up to win by a larger margin. After following in close pursuit of Lee Cooper and Lansquenet to the stretch. The Okah raced into a good lead with a rush and seemed almost a certain winner when a sixteenth of a mils from the finish. During this latter period he held to his task well, but the winner was not to be denied. Both riders rode with superb skill in the duel that ended the race. Vermajo was a strong contender after the first quarter and had no excuse in his defeat. He kept well out of range of Clyde Van Dusen and Paraphrase after Lee Cooper and Lansquenet retired to positions behind him in the stretch. The winner was held at better than 10 to 1, and odds against The Okah were but a trifle shorter. The H. P. Gardner starter, Clyde Van Dusen. was a slight favorite over the Three Ds Stock Farm Stables pair. TREMENDOUS ATTENDANCE. Derby Day excepted, the holiday attendance was one of the largest ever admitted to the grounds. It included a full quota of local enthusiasts and no small number of patrons who made extensive journeys to reach the popular course. The delegations from Cincinnati and Lexington were unusually large and the crowd included a great many who were making first visits since Derby afternoon. Although there was a threat of rain during the early afternoon, overhead conditions were the best that have prevailed on any of the stake days of the meeting. Track conditions were excellent, the speed of the racing being reflected in the time made by several of the winners. One of the best races of the meeting from that standpoint was that of Lawley, in the Upton Purse, at a mile, which he won easily from King Basil, Lord Marmion and others from among the three-year-olds and older performers. Lawley raced into the lead when ready after five-eighths and was not fully extended to hold King Basil safe in the stretch. He negotiated the distance in 1 :38 and won by two lengths. King Basil was not closely pressed for his position, yet Lord Marmion had only inches to spare over Cartage In a fast run race that culminated in a close finish, Canberra. J. N. Camdens homebred filly, carried that sportsmans colors to victory In the afternoons initial race. The race, exclusively for three-year-olds, was run over six and a half furlongs, with W. Garner having the winner in the lead for almost the entire distance. She outstayed Kentucky Ace, one of her keenest rivals, throughout but a neck, after a bristling contest in the last eighth. They fought it out well in advance of Portia, which caught the tiring Nick Cullop and beat him for third place in the final stages of the sprint. Nick Cullop was a forward factor to the last eighth, where he began tiring and finished a length in the wake of Portia. MAYOR WALKER IMPROVES. Showing improvement over his previous races, in which he disappointed badly, E. B. McLeans Mayor Walker, named for James ! Walker, chief executive of New York City, exhibited no mean ability in racing to an easy victory in the second race, for maiden juveniles, at five-eighths. Running the distance in 1:00%, he showed the way to Harvard by four lengths, the latter coming from far back to take second place from the fast-finishing Eminence. E. Ambrose took the winner into the lead, after reaching the stretch and. in the final eighth, he drew away decisively. He was rated behind Princeton and Eatonden, the early leaders, lor the first three and a half furlongs, and the latter two gave way rapidly in the last quarter. Princeton was coupled with Har-va rd. There was a nose finish in which Gallaher and Combs Peter Prim was the victor over Smoldering at the finish of the one mile and a sixteenth claiming handicap that was offered as the third race. Peter Prim came from far back with a belated rush to reach Smoldering when making the final stride. Royal Omar took the short end of the purse. Connelly had the mount on the winner. Barbara raced within two-fifths of the track record when she negotiated six and a half furlongs in the Memorial I ay Handicap in 1:18. She won by a length from Cayuga, which gave way rapidly In the last eighth, after having reached the stretch with an advantage of six lengths. He had been : in advance of the others almost from the start and led Chicago by three lengths for ; second place. s"~-
