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ASHLAND OAKS TO THISTLE ANN " a Oi w w IMATO UNFORTUNATE .1 H. P. Whitney Filly Beaten by ! Matter of Inches. Chelys Lands in Third Place, With Patricia Ann a Head Before - Disappointing Alcibiades. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 23. The thirty-seventh running of the Ashland Oaks, for three-year-old fillies, one of the most coveted of the stakes on the program for the current meeting, furnished a great thrill for a large crowd at that historic course this afternoon when George Collins Thistle Ann and Harry Payne Whitneys Niato finished the one mile and a sixteenth a nose apart. Thistle Ann was the winner and the unlucky Niato, which only four days before suffered undeserved defeat by the prowess of Thistle Fyrn, stable companion of Thistle Ann, finished three lengths in front of A. B. Hancocks Chelys. Patricia Ann, the starter of J. S. Wallace, which led in the field of eight for more than three-quarters, followed two lengths back and a head in advance of H. P. Headleys Alcibiades, the offending daughter of Supremus, which was making her first start of the year. Manta, another whose chances found high favor, followed back of the Head-ley filly, and Justina, coupled with the winner, and Star Xassie completed the field. The stake, first run in 1879, and including among its winners such good fillies of other years as Rose of Sharon, Mary Jane, Rickey, Anna M. Humphrey, Miss Joy, Regalo, Mandy Hamilton, Bronzewing, Water Blossom, Gowell and others, had a net winning value of ,110 and its running was before a tremendous mid-week crowd. COLLIXS DOUBLE VICTORY. Thistle Anns victory made it two in as many stakes during the meeting for the colors of her owner, whose Thistle Fyrn scored with a lucky win over Niato in the Camden Handicap last Saturday. Today .there were no strings, attached to Thistle Anns success, yet Niato again gave jockey Kenneth Russell considerable trouble, and when he succeeded in getting her to going in top fashion in the stretch, she closed with a great rush and was rapidly overtaking the winner at the end. Both the winner and Niato were trailers during the early racing, which witnessed Patricia Ann making the pace only slightly in advance of Alcibiades. Manta and Chelys. Approaching the stretch, Alcibiades and Manta gave way, but Chelys continued fast as Patricia Ann stuck to the pace setting, only to falter badly after reaching the closing three-sixteenths. As Chelys came to the outside of the faltering leader. Thistle Ann, which had been improving her position steadily from the three-eighths ground was placed in close quarters and a short time later drew clear. As Chelys settled back into even stride, the swift closing Niato flashed around her and went on in a great but vain attempt to overtake the Collins entry. Most disappointing for many of the large gathering were the showings of Manta and Alcibiades, yet they were put to hard use keeping in close pursuit of the pacemaker during the opening three-quarters and under different tactics might have performed to better advantage. The stake topped an unusually attractive program of eight races, no few of which matched the feature in going the way of outsiders. BEAMING OVER SCORES. Beaming Over, the first starter of the meeting from E. R. Bradleys stable, is training at his Idle-Hour Farm, showed her best form in bowling over Illegitimate, one of the outstanding choices of the afternoon and seven others, from .among the better grade sprinters, in the Leland Hotel Purse, or. sixth race. She caught Illegitimate tir- ing badly in the stretch and racing around him, went on to win decisively. The winner ran the distance in l:io. A surprise came out of the opening race engaging a dozen plater three-year-olds over the Futurity course when J. N. Camdens Mindoro, a maiden making his second start of his career, proved the winner. He earned his success from Haramzada and Vicksburg .when making the final few strides and after Continued on thirteenth page. NIATO UNFORTUNATE Continued from first page. he had closed about a half dozen lengths on the Mentioned pair during the final quarter. Haramzada gave way to Vicksburg after holding the lead to the stretch, but the latter, after opening up a clear advantage in the stretch, began tiring and, after being headed by the victor, gave way right at the end to Haramzada for second place. A poorly judged ride by "Willie Carroll probably prevented Captains Daughter, which had no few admirers, from making much of a showing. Mrs. Payne Whitneys Greentree Stables colors were carried to another victory when Tack, a homebred son of Pennant and Bridle-wise, won from eleven other maiden juvenile-colts and geldings in the second race. This was contested over four and one-half furlongs and the winner, after closing three lengths on Afrost to reach the lead in the final eighth, gamely outstayed Harry Kuhns, to win by a half length. The latter had a final margin of three lengths over Afrost, which tireil suddenly after holding sway decisively for al- , most a half mile. West Virginia, which came in for strong backing, failed to prove a factor at any stage. J. D. Mooney rode the winner. Jack Howard took down his fourth purse of the meeting when his Maidens Tryst, ridden by Willie Carroll, defeated Kentucky Ace by a nose in the mile and seventy yards third race. Sour Mash was third and, like the winner and Kentucky Ace, he raced from behind Big Brother, Florida Gold and Crash after reaching the stretch, where the latter trio gave way badly after having dominated -for three-quarters. Carrolls ride astride the winner contrasted his effort aboard Captains Daughter in the opening race, and his-strong finish excelled that of L. Pichon on Kentucky Ace to such an extent that it may have been the deciding factor in the nose windup. Betty Derr, the juvenile half sister to Clyde Van Dusen, which Clyde Van Dusen is train- ing for II. P. Gardner, became the first double winner of her age during the meeting, -when she easily accounted for the Winchester Purse, or fourth race. Seven, including but one winner, opposed the shifty daughter of Sir Galahad III. and Uncles Lassie and none was capable of giving her much of an argument. Donna Vivian was the one to account for second place, -a length in advance of Cazanova, which nosed out Martha Jones and Brown Eyed Mary. .
