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KENTUCKY OAKS VICTRESS « E. R. Bradleys Barn Swallow Easily , Accounts for Famous Old Event. ♦ i Proves Too Speedy for His Rivals to Score , by Three Lengths— Crowd of 12,000 for Churchill Closing. • LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 20.— Running the route of one mile and one-eighth in 1:51*4, the second fastest time in the record of the fixture, Col. Edward R. Bradleys Barn Swallow, the popular choice, easily accounted for the fifty-ninth Kentucky Oaks here this afternoon. Additionally the Bradley homebred daughter of Black Servant and Blue Warbler, made her own pace and reaching the final eighth well in the van of her four rivals, finished out well in hand. Don Meade, who had the winning mount, brought the popular winner to the finish three lengths before the Shandon Farms At Top, which in turn nosed out Sam Fursts Bright Bubble and A. A. Baronis Bamboula. Technique, the H. P. Headley representative, was badly beaten. The victory, the first for the Bradley white and green colors in the race, was worth ,280 and the jockey clubs handsome silver trophy, which Governor Ruby Laffoon presented to Colonel Bradley in the reviewing stand. Shortly before the running of the race Colonel Bradley stated that if Barn Swallow came through as he believed she would fill her future engagements, which would include at least one chance with the best three-year-old colts. In her victory today she sparkled with class, and the quality of her performance left little room to doubt that she would have an excellent chance turning back the : best colts and geldings of her age. Fractionals of time for the winners brilliant effort were as follows: quarter in :24%, half-mile in :48%, three-quarters in 1:13%, and mile in 1:38%. She met her company under level weight of 116 pounds. Second money was ,000, while 00 went to third and 50 to fourth. A crowd of approximately 12,000, one of the largest of the meeting, witnessed the running of the Oaks and supporting card, which brought a meeting of nineteen days to a close. Warm, sunny weather prevailed and it was a factor in the large attendance. The sport attracted enthusiasts from Cincinnati, Lexington and the Blue Grass belt, and. Derby Day excepted, the number of visitors probably ran far ahead of any other day during the season. The mile and a sixteenth race that preceded the feature provided the versatile Bichloride, which is credited with winning efforts at many distance and in all varieties of going, opportunity to hang up his third win of the meeting and fifth of the year. Despite interference shortly after the start, the Black Toney gelding got away with the score in rather dry style, a margin of two lengths parting him and Stinger, the runner-up at the wire. Threat, 3 to 2 favorite, was third, a neck back. The winner, owned by Mrs. G. E. Lewis, was piloted by E. Porter. Gilbert Elston, an unsexed juvenile son of Upset and Dendera, carried the young rider for whom he is named, home before Roulade, King Faro and seven other maidens of his age in the opening race. The winner, owned by M. Goldblatt and making his first start, found strong support. Elston got the Goldblatt youngster away with the leaders and, after rating him close to the pace for three-eighths, hustled him past the leading Roulade in the stretch. After getting his head in front, the winner came away fast and at the end was two lengths before Roulade. Our Sammy failed to perform up to advance notices. He also was making his racing debut. Noahs Pride, ridden by J. Westrope, came through with his first victorious effort in six chances during the meeting when he led Representative, Town Limit and nine others to the finish of the second race. The winner had to overcome a big loss of ground and wearing down Broomshot and Town Limit in the stretch, was r fe from Representative, which narrowly outfinished Town Limit for second place. Broomshot and Newshawk faltered in the final drive and Racketeer, which shared favoritism with the winner, was a disappointment. Night Jasmine, ridden by the promising L. Ruder and coupled with Sada and Grania In the mutuel field, barely failed in a bold attempt to make every post a winning one in the third race. Gunfire, racing for H. Stearns and winner of her previous engagement here, got up to beat Night Jasmine in the final strides, and the finish was so close that only the judges could separate them. The winner had been very close to the leading Night Jasmine, and the runner-up for the first quarter and holding on gamely under his 115-pound impost, caught Night Jasmine right at the end. Although he faltered in the final eighth, Traitor, the favorite, saved third from Birthday Gift, which also was a strong factor all the way. The Richard Hall Claiming Purse, for two-year-olds, resulted in an easy win for D. B. Knox Sabre Slash. Prince Star, on which Vail rode a rather timid and poorly judged race, was second, little more than two lengths back and three in the van of Aryou-there, which garnered third by a nose over Lusty. On the stretch turn the latter ran out badly and, retiring from the leaders position to fourth place before L. Ruder got him straightened out, could not get up in the final drive. But for going very wide he might have been a stronger factor. The winner had the call in the betting. The New Jersey Stable, in charge of C. H. Trotter, is included among departures for Washington Park, scheduled to leave the Downs tomorrow morning. During the next three days close to a score of carloads of horses will be shipped from Churchill Downs and Douglas Park to Washington Park or Lincoln Fields. Other shipments to Ohio and Missouri will require five cars. C. W. Damon is shipping the Elmtree Stables Footmark, Elcidio, March King, Lady Kin and Fretful to Lincoln Fields. J. J. McCoole is shipping Copley Square, Bostonian Gal and Soothing to Washington Park. He has resigned as trainer for Mrs. H. Gaines and Volwood will be placed in other hands. McCoole, however, saddled Volwood for his race this afternoon.
