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FISHER FILLY SCORES Daughter of Peter Hastings Odds On Choice for Race Ten Thousand Witness Renewal of ofOaks Oaks Main Attraction of Final FinalWashington Washington Park Program HOMEWOOD 111 June 23 Leading from start to finish Mata Hari took the eighth renewal of the Illinois Oaks this afternon under the Dixiana colors of the Detroit sportsman Charles T Fisher A crowd of 10000 persons saw the threeyearold daugh ¬ ter of Peter Hastings and War Woman capture the final feature of the meeting meetingIn In passing the finish line with three lengths advantage over the Shandon Farms Dust Girl Mata Hari added 1905 to her earnings which already included first money in the Illinois Derby at Aurora AuroraThe The Oaks was offered over a steadily dryingout track with the weather clear and exceedingly hot With the course slow when the four fillies met in the Oaks Mata Hari traversed the mile and a furlong dis ¬ tance in the good time of 155 155Supported Supported almost to the exclusion of the others Mata Hari went to the post at odds of 34 to 100 She gave her many backers con ¬ siderable uneasiness while at the post as she refused to remain in her position and finally had to be taken to the outside of the starting gate Her three opponents were sent to outer positions in the machine at the same time timeDUST DUST GIRL SECOND SECONDBeginning Beginning fast and running boldly Mata Hari assumed a clear lead at the clubhouse turn where jockey Earl Steffen took her under restraint She galloped along easily down the back stretch with first three and then five lengths to spare Dust Girl had no difficulty holding second position with Long Bit at her heels and Marcella H much farther away awayOn On the second turn Mata Hari increased her lead to eight lengths so that at the top of the stretch Steffen gave her a breathing spell This was the signal for Dust Girl to move up on her Long Bit had attempted to pass the Shandon filly on the turn but was unable to do so and fell back As the field moved up on Mata Hari her sup ¬ porters had a sickening feeling but Dust Girl could get no closer than two lengths to the favorite Steffen sensed danger at the sixteenth post and hit his mount once with the whip She met the call by bounding away to a final margin of three lengths Long Bit was overhauling Dust Girl again in the late stages and was lapped on the latter at the end while Marcella H was still far back backThomas Thomas C Worden Chicago sportsman uncovered a likely juvenile in the opening dash of five and onehalf furlongs in which his Prince Splendor easily defeated six other promising youngsters Reaching his stride in a hurry the Bostonian gelding dominated the race throughout and went into a long Continued on twentyninth page FISHER FILLY SCORE I Continued from first page lead after reaching the stretch without be ¬ ing urged by his pilot Jack Westrope WestropePassing Passing the judges with much in reserve Prince Splendor was five lengths ahead of Advantage with Spanish Babe third and Sula fourth Advantage might have been closer but for being caught in close quarters i at the far turn and he was compelled to go i to the outside to make his run runBlue Blue Ridge Farms Miss Flip liked the heavy footing too well for the seven other platers meeting at a mile in the second race Rushing into a long lead after Fire Star stopped suddenly the threeyearold daugh ¬ ter of Republic easily held sway to the end finishing with four lengths to spare over the favored Mint Memories Lady La Marne was farther away in third place The win ¬ ner was ridden by W Hahka HahkaUnder Under clever riding by Eddie Arcaro F Wrights Happen defeated seven other plat ¬ ers over one mile and seventy yards in the third race The veteran daughter of Amer ¬ ican Flag was well backed and made good in decisive fashion after being well rated to the stretch There she responded to Ar caros riding and wearing down I Say took the lead which she steadily increased to a length and a half at the end I Say which had assumed command when Ted Clark tired had no difficulty in holding second place from Sergeant D DAlthough Although the Shandon Farms Kissinbug was much the best of the seven juveniles meeting at five and onehalf furlongs under claiming conditions in the fourth race Paul 1 Keester took no chances with the daughter f of Brown Bud and hustled her all the way She triumphed by seven lengths over Lady r Louella with Jewelry holding third honors The winner took command soon after the J start and the farther she went the greater r her lead leadCotton Cotton Club finding a track to his liking r and well ridden by Eddie Arcaro accounted 1 for the fifth race after a hard battle which i saw him finishing the mile and seventy yards 3 with a length margin over Unkie Tom with i Trevallion finishing third The Brown Bud 1 threeyearold was slow in reaching his 3 stride but when Arcaro got him going he i gained steadily and threading his way be ¬ tween horses reached a contending position i at the head of the stretch There he was 3 called upon for everything he had and slowly wearing down first Trevallion and 1 then Unkie Tom Cotton Club drew away in i the final sixteenth
