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OAKS ELIGIBLES BEATEN Miss Prudence Only Filly Not a Candidate, Wins by Head. Narrowly Wins Wyoming Purse at Latonia Dora May Nose Before Mary Terry. LATONIA, Ky May 28. Dixianas Miss Prudence, the only horse in the race not eligible for the Latonia Oaks, which will be run here on June 27, defeated six other three-year-old fillies over six furlongs in the Wyoming Purse, principal event on this afternoons card at Latonia. The daughter of Victorian and Miss Jemima got the decision by a head in the most thrilling finish of the afternoon for Dora May, which finished second, was only caught in the last few strides, while Mary Terry was only a nose away at the end. The others, Snow Fairy, Sky o Blue, Miss Greenock and Stepinanna, were well strung out at the finish with Stepinanna all but left at the post. Miss Prudence ran the six furlongs over a fast track in 1:13. After a short delay at the post Sky OBlue took an early lead to show the way for a quarter. Dora May then assumed command and held sway to within a few yards of the finish, where she gave way to the winner. When Sky OBlue began to shorten stride Miss Prudence moved into second place, and in the final furlong made the charge that earned her the victory. Mary Terry also finished with fine speed to get third money. Charles Stevenson rode the well-backed winner for his second victory of the afternoon. LARGEST CROWD OF WEEK. The weather was a trifle cooler and the crowd was the largest of the week. The program, with one exception, was given over entirely to sprinters, seven of the eight events being decided at distances of either three-quarters of a mile or five furlongs. The eighth, at a mile and a sixteenth, was the only one on the card for stayers. Although Babeson was much the best in the first race, the five-year-old Whiskaway gelding that races for G. V. Barnes of Louisville was lucky to win by a neck. On the inside from the start to the final eighth, Babeson was fortunate to escape interference when being taken out for his winning challenge for, until he raced clear, he seemed hopelessly pocketed. As it was, Babeson got up in the final strides to score, with Noma F. second and Abby B. third. The placing judges awaited the development of the photograph of the finish of the five furlongs second race before H. C. Apple-gates Chigre was awarded the decision over Dixianas Good Catch, the two racing under the wire closely aligned. Never far back, Chigre, a two-year-old son of Peter Hastings, entered the thick of the fight about an eighth out and, after Tartarus, coupled as an entry with Good Catch, began to retire, the Applegate youngster continued on to out-finish the runner-up. SHINING JEWEL BY NOSE. The third race also developed in a close finish, with Childs and Walkers Shining Jewel getting a nose decision over Robert S., although in this case the photograph was not necessary to separate them. The two fought it out all the way and after reaching the stretch were well in advance of their opponents. King Cicero was third, coming from behind to earn that portion of the purse from Billies Orphan, which was fourth to complete the six furlongs. For Romance, with M. L. Fallon up, fell shortly after the break, but neither horse nor rider was seriously injured, though Fallon canceled his remaining mounts. The six furlongs fourth race resulted form-fully when F. L. Browns Rettef made every post a winning one and scored an easy victory over eight other platers. E. Ramsey had the mount and he lost little time getting the five-year-old to the front and had no difficulty keeping him there. Yenoc, which was closest to the leader in the first quarter only to lose his position to First Try, came again in the stretch and earned second money three lengths behind the winner and a half length before First Try. Bill Blei-weiss was fourth. The victory of Rettef .Continued on thirty-eighth page. OAKS ELIGIBLES BEATEN Continued from first page. completed a double for trainer J. P. Jones, who also sent Chigre out for his winning performance. W. E. Coovers Starry Flag, odds-on in the betting, was never headed in the five furlongs fifth race, which brought out a band of seven two-year-olds. Virnock moved to the winner on the turn and clung to her to the final eighth and there began to tire as Starry Flag drew out to score by two and a half lengths. Virnock dropped back to third place, Re-Sweep moving up to be second by a half length. The first three to finish dominated the running throughout, Just Ahead being fourth, four lengths back of Virnock. C. Stevenson rode the winner, which paid only .60 for .
