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EXHIBITIONIST WINS OAKS Veteran Steve Donoghue Rides Great GreatFilly Filly To Notable Triumph Black Lashes Unplaced CablegramEPSOM Special Cablegram EPSOM DOWNS England June 4 Sir Victor Sassoons Exhibitionist was crowned queen of Englands threeyearold fillies here today when she won the Oaks Stakes pre ¬ mier classic for thoroughbreds of her age and sex The daughter of Solario defeated Sweet Content by three lengths while Sculp ¬ ture was third a head farther back Joseph E Wideners Black Lashes the only Ameri ¬ can owned starter was not in the money Ex ¬ hibitionist was 3 to 1 in the betting Sweet Content was quoted at 33 to 1 and Sculpture at 20 to 1 Among those who acclaimed the winner were the king and queen The race was worth 47200 to the winner winnerWith With the veteran Steve Donoghue who is approaching his fiftythird birthday in the saddle Exhibitionist ran the mile and 885 yards course in 237 threefifths of a second faster than the time in which Midday Sun won the Derby here two days ago Exhibitionist agoExhibitionist went to the front early but after half a mile surrendered the lead to Burlington Lass Coming into the stretch Donoghue made his bid as the pacemaker weakened Exhibitionist overhauled the leader and passing Sculpture and Sweet Con ¬ tent won in hand handExhibitionist Exhibitionist won the One Thousand Guineas last month In the Free Handicap of seven furlongs she pressed Midday Sun closely giving the latter seven pounds in actual weight Black Lashes was beaten at the start as she failed to break with the field There were thirteen starters
