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QUALIFIES FOR OAKS • I Say Proves Ability to Stay Over Heavy, Difficult Track. ♦ Albert Sabaths Filly Easily Takes Measure of Princess Camelia and Others at Homewood. ♦ HOMEWOOD, 111., May 26.— Albert Sabaths Illinois Oaks candidate, I Say, proved herself to be a heavy track performer above the ordinary, and a distance runner of ability when she easily won an allowance race for three-year-old fillies, which was the main attraction at Washington Park. The daughter of Dis Done was always mistress of the situation and, after allowing Princess Camelia to set the pace for a half mile, passed her with ease and won easily. Princess Camelia was easily second and Par-fait finished third. The distance was one mile and the winner was favored. Jockey C. E. Allen had the mount on I Say and he unquestionably realized that he was on the best horse. Taking a hold on the Sabath filly in the early stages, he permitted Princess Camelia to take a two length lead, but when he called upon I Say leaving the back stretch, the bay miss responded to get to the front and take a long lead. I Say was racing about six lengths to the good in the last sixteenth when Allen began to take her up and, although under a pull at the finish, she won by over three lengths. Late Date, from the Audley Farm, was heavily backed in the race, but never threatened the leaders and quit aftr going a half mile, finishing last. DIFFICULT TRACK. Heavy rains that fell on the track this morning was responsible for a muddy track to commence the day, but as the moisture gradually soaked into the soil, it became more difficult to negotiate and was termed heavy from the third race on. Because of track conditions many horses were withdrawn and very slow time was made in all races. The crowd compared favorably with that of Wednesday and, although rain clouds hung overhead, the weather was warm and not unpleasant. Lovely Hills, a California-bred, from the stable of A. A. Baroni, showed mud-running ability when she outsprinted a large band of two-year-olds to win the opening race. Apprentice W. Wright, contract pilot for the Baroni Stable, was in the saddle and he rushed Lovely Hills into a long lead soon after the start and was never in trouble. Second place was earned by Stately Lady, which finished gamely, while the favorite, Moms Polly, although appearing to dislike the going, was good enough to get third money. The track was muddy and the time made was slow. Lovely Hills was an outsider and paid 1.52. WRIGHT IN FORM. Jockey Wayne Wright, leading apprentice of the Tanforan meeting, rode his second winner of the afternoon when he piloted Mrs. F. A. Carreauds Tadcaster to victory in the second race. He was at home in the going and his diminutive pilot sent him to the front soon after the start to take a good lead and hold it. Second was earned by Alt-mark, from the Benny Creech stable, while Wise Advocate was third and Unencumbered fourth. The latter pair performed much below expectations. Tadcaster was the favorite and won by two lengths. Le Bruyere, an outsider, took the measure of a large band of two-year-olds in the third race, a five furlongs dash. Close to the pace set by Liqueur, the favorite, in the early running, Le Bruyere staged a strong finish under hard riding by jockey pollard to get up in the last twenty yards and win going away. Liqueur was doing little more than walking at the finish and North Mill, racing gamely on the outside, took second place in the closing strides. Le Bruyere paid 0.70. Woodcraft, racing for the Audley Farm Stable, gave a rare exhibition of courage in the fourth race. Running gamely through the worst part of the track in the stretch, he got up in time to nose out Camp Boss for the honors in what will probably be his last race for some time. When he was pulled up it was noticed that he was very lame, Continued on twenty-second page.l - i t t - i 1 QUALIFIES FOR OAKS J Continued from first page. - and it was with difficulty that he hobbled I back to the stand to be unsaddled. Woodcraft was racing coupled with Fair-1 - lee and, after allowing Gay Past and Camp Boss to set the pace, he passed the latter r in the final sixteenth and caught Camp Boss s in the last stride. Gay Past lasted to save e third. Cayuga, Gala Flight and Paul Bun- i- yan were heavily backed in the race, but all II were badly outrun on the heavy track. The e race was at six furlongs.
