view raw text
FIELD FOR KENTUCKY OAKS Some of Best Three-Year-Old Fillies in Training Expected to Be Among Starters. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 15— The fifty-ninth Kentucky Oaks to be run at Churchill Downs Saturday, closing day of the meeting, is expected to attract Col. E. R. Bradleys Barn Swallow; F. C. McAtees Jessie •Dear; A. A. Baronis Bamboula; H. P. Head-leys Technique; S. Fursts Bright Bubble; Shandon Farms At Top; Jack Howards Lady Ebony; T. C. Piatts Dominant Miss and Ridgeview Farms Ridge Lady and possibly others. The distance will be one mile and one eighth and the fixture carries ,000 in added money. Last year it fell to W. S. Kilmers Suntica. Technique, At Top, Bright Bubble and Dominant Miss are among the seven three-year-old fillies named for the seven-eighths mile Orchid Purse, Tuesdays feature and the result of this race should afford a good line on the comparative merits of the Oaks hopefuls. Technique will shoulder top weight of 115 pounds and others with the lone exception of Grania, a maiden, 107 pounds. Bonnie Marita and Billies Orphan complete the field. While Barn Swallow rules a big favorite to win Saturdays race which has never gone to a Bradley horse, Bamboula, At Top and Technique have many admirers. Ridge Lady breezed on a holding, slow track and around the "dogs" in 1:5375, this morning.
