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BATEAU ACCOUNTS FOR OAKS ♦ — — i — Daughter of Man o War Races in Grsatly Improved Form. ♦. VfIns Americas Coaching lob Oaks anA IKfQtS for Walter M. Jeffords at Belmont Park. NEW YORK. N. T., June 6.— Walter M. Jeffords Dateau, racing in vastly improved form over a recent race, was winner of the American Coaching Club Oaks at Belmont Park this afternoon. She led from beginning to end of the trying one mile and three-eighths distance, leading home Darkness, from the Rappahanock Stable, with Gifford A. Cochrans Valkyr a distant third before Harry Payne Whitneys Twitter, which had been showing excellent recent form. The muddy condition of the track may have accounted for the improvement in the form of Bateau, just as it accounted, in a great measure, for the poor showing of Twitter, which has never shown to advantage over such footing. The race had a net value of 4.S23 to the winner. The day was an ideal one for the sport except for the track condition, and there was a big crowd on hand. One Hour was the only one of the fillies entered for the Oaks that was withdrawn, leaving eight to race. There was a short delay at the post, and as the barrier was released Sande rushed out with Bateau to take a lead he was never to surrender. Bella Manin began so slowly as to have no chance, while just as they left Twitter and Bradleys Peggy collided and the Bradley filly dropped back badly and was well out of the running all the way. Valkyr was rated along back of Bateau from the start, and Twitter was going well In third place. On the inside. Darkness was permitted to drop far out of the running, and in the back stretch Bella Martin was the only one back of her. Before the stretch turn was reached Workman had gone to the whip on Twitter in an effort to keep her up. while Sande stole away with Bateau until she had increased her lead to four lengths. Valkyr was still racing in second place, but plainly doing her best. It was not until near the final eighth that Darkness loomed up dangerously. She had found her way through on the inside and was soon alongside Valkyr. Then she went on past right at the end and continued to wear down Bateau until the daughter of Man o War only defeated her a length and a half. Six engths further back Valkyr had no trouble saving thiid from Twitter by eight lengths. Back of Twitter came Nixie, which had cut no figure in the running. Then came Bradleys Teggy, Lace and Bella Martin, badly strung out in the order named. T. HITCHCOCKS SILKS. The sti-eplechase of the day was over the short course and under selling conditions. It i suited in another victory for the popular Thomas Hitchcocks silks, when Oarsman readily led home H. T. Archibalds Manto-nian and Mrs. Haynes Licht Alberich saved third place from F. Ambrose Clarks Morning Sun. which was ridden by Mr. A. C. Bostwick. Four of the others failed to finish. The Flu, racing for Thomas B. Gay, unseated J. Frey at the third jump. W. Bethel was unseated from Frank M. Dicks Byron at the front field Liverpool, rollison, the R. B. Strassburger starter, fell with T. Mahoney at the lower end of the field and at the next Edwin Kennedys Orions Sword unseated R. Gough. Fortunately all of the riders came out of their spills without serious injury. K. M. Byers Tuskegee was an easy winner of the three-cpiarters first division of the Shoreham Purse, when he led home the Glen Riddle Farms War Whoop, with A. J. Goldsboroughs John Cavanagh doing hia best to save third from Willis Sharpe Kilmers Gift Hawk. The four and a half furlongs dash for maidens brought a great finish, with Soul of Honor, from the Audley Farm Stable, home in front of Jean Valjean and Battleship Grey. It was the first effort for Jean Valjean and the way he raced away from the barrier gave proof of his fleetness. Buntaris, from the Sagamore Stable, was best of those in the three-quarters race that ended the capd. It was the second division of the Shoreham Purse. Flying Scud, after forcing the pace, just managed to save second place from Sturdy. A. J. Joyner will ship a division of the G. D. Widener stable to participate in the Blue Bonnets meeting. Phil Reuter wired from Chicago seeking the services of jockey V. Peterson, under contract to Frederick Johnson, to ride his starter in the American Derby. The second call which the Arden Farms had on the services of jockey L. McAtee is retained and McAtee will continue to ride for the establishment. - — *
