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BAMBOULA WINS ILLINOIS OAKS Western-Owned Filly Scores a Decisive and Easily Achieved Triumph Before Largest Crowd of Local Season HOMEWOOD, 111., May 27. Bamboula, three-year-old daughter of North Star III. and Bit o Love, demonstrated that she is one of the best in her division when she scored a decisive and easily achieved victory in the renewal of the Illinois Oaks, which featured an afternoon of racing on a stiff, holding track at Washington Park. The winner, a star at the Agua Caliente winter meeting, had the colors of her owner, A. A. Baroni of Reno, in front from flag fall to finish and, covering the mile and one-eighth Jin 1:58, won by three lengths from Bright Bubble, S. Fursts representative and the favorite. The Shandon Farms At Top finished third, two lengths away from Bright Bubble and a neck in the van of Jessie Dear. Only five started, Spartan Lady, which was widely outclassed, completing the quintet. A crowd of 15,000, the largest of the Chicago season, witnessed the contest of the young turf queens and a good supporting card. After less than a minute at the post, the Oaks aspirants broke in fine alignment but had not gone far before Bamboula began to pull clear. At the close of the first quarter she was more than a length before Jessie Dear, and W. D. Wright had her nicely in hand. Here Bright Bubble was in third place and At Top "fourth. The winner easily retained safe command a3 Wright rated her under a snug hold the next five furlongs, and as she came away in the stretch, Jessie Dear fell back. Nearing the final eighth Bright Bubble advanced to second place and At Top, which was raced through the deeper going next to the rail much of the route, was closely pressing the McAtee filly. In the final run Bamboula refused to falter and, coming on boldly to the wire, retained a wide advantage over the favorite. The popular Pigeon Hole, which races for Mrs. Emil Denemark, local patroness, scored his first victory of the Chicago season and second of the year when he won over Old Depot, Cee Tee, Wotan and Bright Knot at one mile in the Kankakee Claiming Purse. The Denemark veteran was the third favorite to perform to backing and, while he forced back Wotan and Cee Tee when he swerved after getting his head in front in the final eighth, his winning advantage of two lengths clearly indicated that he was the best. C. King brought him up under a well timed ride in the last three-eighths, where Old Depot, which also remained off the early pace, came on resolutely. J. Westrope, who had the mount on Old Depot, eased him before the finish was reached and it cut his margin over Cee Tee to a scant head. Westrope "booted" home his second winner in successive races when he directed the veteran Sun Memory to victory in the third race, also for older platers and over three-quarters. Sun Memory left no doubt of his superiority and raced to the finish more than two lengths before Espinaca, which nosed out Sandwrack after they had raced from far back and staged a thrilling duel in the final three-sixteenths. When making the final few strides they headed Flag Bearer, which, after leading to the final eighth, tired badly. New Deal, J. W. Parrishs chief reliance for the Thomas Curran Memorial Stakes, to be run Tuesday, scored his second win in four starts when he outstayed Our Admiral by a head margin in the Del Prado Hotel Purse. Two lengths back Gilbert Elston filled third place, and Impel, leading three others, including Count Rae, which, like Our Admiral, was furnished by the Calumet Stable, was fourth.
