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ADDS TO HER LAURELS * Easter Stockings Winner of Valuable Kentucky Oaks. Makes Fastest Time for Race Since 1921 Renewal — Pink Lady Second, Reveries Gal Thiid. » LOUISVILLE. Ky„ June 2.— The Audley Farms liome-bred Easter Stockings, an overwhelming public favorite, added a victory in the Kentucky Oaks to her string of turf triumphs when she accounted for a renewal of that coveted fixture for three-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs this afternoon. The daughter of Sir Barton — Irish Lassie scored in a mild drive and by a half length from Pink Lily, the representative of William Du-pont, Jr. Fifteen lengths back of Pink Lily came Reveries Gal, followed by Aleader and Sandrine. Easter Stockings made it a double for. the Audley colors of B. B. Jones, whose Princess Doreen won the stake in 1924. The considerable sum of ,110 was added to the stables earnings through the fillys triumph. The race was over a distance of bne mile and an eighth, which the winner negotiated in 1 :r l3f,, the fastest performance by a winner of the stake since Nancy Lee ran it in 1:50%, to win the 1921 renewal. Willie Crump took the winner into a long lead in the first quarter, then began to tighten his hold as reveries Gal passed Pink Lily into second place on the turn into the back stretch. Crump had almost choking restraint on his mount when Reveries Gal, under hard punishment, raced within a length of the leader at the finish of the half mile. That constituted Reveries Gals only threat, as she began tiring when traversing the turn out of the back stretch and Pink Lily moved past her to give the winner an argument in the stretch. DETERMINED CHALLENGE. Pink Lilys challenge was particularly strong in the final eighth, where Crump was forced to hustle the winner at her best pace to keep in advance of the Dupont representative. As they fought it out they steadily added to the distance that separated them from Reveries Gal and the others until it amounted to fifteen lengths at the finish. The latter was lucky to be third, as Aleader bore in so stubbornly in the stretch that H. Richards could not get her to go to the outside of Reveries Gal. Sandrine, after encountering bad luck in the first half mile, where she was blocked several times, dropped out of it and was eased up in the stretch. The meeting closed with perfect weather, a fast track, an enthusiastic record crowd and excellent sport. The meeting brought together many of the best horses in America, and the sport was clean and formful. There has been no rough riding, and an unusually large number of the finishes have been close and exciting. CoL M. J. Winn, president of the American Turf Association and executive director of Churchill Downs, is already engaged in perfecting plans for the further improvement and beautification of the Downs for next -year. Many hundreds of applications have already been received for boxes for the 1929 Derby. In a brief statement Colonel Winn said: "Taking the uncertainty of the weather into consideration, this has been the most successful meeting in the long history of Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Derby attendance, embracing as it did, representative people from all over America was most gratifying. Our endeavor will be to maintain the high standard of the Kentucky Derby and to make Churchill Downs each year more beautiful and more comfortable." SCORES AT LONG ODDS. The longest priced winner of the meeting won in the first race when the Basil Manor Stables filly Lady Basil, ridden by J. R. Kelly, scored. Her unexpected victory was decisive, the finish finding her four lengths in advance of Honest, with Ada Adler third. Among the eight others were Ray and Jack Rabbit, which attracted most support. Lady Basil raced past Honest and into the lead after three -eighths and encountered no difficulty keeping well in advance of the others. There was another victory for the E. B. McLean colors when Classy, a son of The Porter — Declasse, scored an easy victory in the race for maiden juveniles. He won from Rufe McCain. Bowler and five others, which included La Paloma and Zacawcista, the Three Ds Stock Farm starter. Classy saved much ground when racing into the lead on the stretch turn and continuing well was always well in command and won by two lengths. Enthusiastic Edward, the English gelding owned by T. P. Hayes, accounted for the purse in the third race, the second of the afternoon at six and one-half furlongs. K. Horvath sent the winner to the front when ready and he drew away to win easily at the end. Cleora hold on well and was an easy second over Tangram, which came with a belated rush on the inside and benefited by crowding several of the others. After getting away "slowly, Black Flyer made his way to the loaders with a big saving of ground then began tiring badly after a half mile. H. L. Grain furnished the winner of the fourth race, at a mile and a sixteenth, for platers, in his Patuxant, which triumphed in a driving finish with Pandosto. They dashed BUt the judges stand just half a hill. Ill apart and with the winner hanging on gamely as Pandosto gained with every stride. The latter finished fast in the stretch, after having been outpaced by the winner for the first three-emarters. Patuxant was rated in closest pursuit of the pacemaker, Mulligans Son, for the first five-eighths then went to the front. Drone, which was in last place soon after leaving the back stretch, made up ground with a belated rush to be third, followed by the poorly ridden Cherokee Lee. An unusual accident, in which jockey T. Murray was injured .slight!;., in a fall from Junior C. preceded the sixth race. Nos Redna ran into Junior C, while on the way to the barrier and the impact proved sufficient to unseat Murray. Junior C. galloped riderless for a mile before being mounted by J. Tam-maro, who substituted for Murray. The stewards suspended jockey W. Kern for ten days for rouh riding astride Tan-gram In the Uiird race.
