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FLYING LULL PROVES THE BEST Qualifies for the Kentucky Oaks in Capturing Lassies Purse. Hallic at Odds-On Fails Badly in Opener — Ideal Weather and a Goodly Crowd Present. LOUISVILLE, Ky.f May 1.— Flying Lill, the Kentucky Oaks candidate of Mrs. C. H. Cleary of Chicago, proved herself much the best of a field of candidates for the same stake when she captured the six furlongs Lassies Purse, one of the principal events on Mondays program at Churchill Downs. The victory was the fourth in five starts this year for the three-year-old daughter of Flying Heels — Laila Wild, and she accomplished it by a length and a half after going the distance in 1:12. The Woolford Farms Unerring, coupled in an entry with Spin On, took down second honors with L. Vimonts Burgoo Miss, the favorite, running third. C. E. Hagyards Rude Awakening was next in the field of eight. Flying Lill, well supported in the mutuels, broke slowly, but soon settled into her best stride. She was in hand for about a half mile and when Nunzio Pariso called upon her she responded smartly. Charging up on the outside she got to the front an eighth of a mile from the wire and then steadily drew out to score with daylight between herself and the runner-up. IRVANA CLOSE UP Unerring was closest to Burgoo Miss pace to the stretch and then held on fairly well to take the place by a neck, but could not handle the Cleary filly. Irvana was" in the / thick of the contest for about three-eighths, but then had enough while none of the others figured prominently in the running. On the way to the post, the Milky Way Farms Rule All, acting rankly, scratched her face on the outside fence and when the field was dispatched she broke into the air. Ideal weather and track conditions prevailed for todays program and a good-sized Monday crowd was in attendance. Hallie was an odds-on favorite in the opening dash but failed miserably after an early display of speed. HALLIE BEATEN The crowd received a shock in the first race when it backed Hallie down into odds-on favoritism and then watched her take a sound beating. The race was decided over a mile and a sixteenth and at the end Hallie was fifth as the Valdina Farms Viragin, ridden by Nunzio Pariso, charged past the judges a winner. Golden Shoe, a rank outsider, finished second with Corn Field third and Baked Bibescot fourth. Hallie took the lead from Corn Field after reaching the back stretch but on the second turn she began to show signs of distress, giving way badly the rest of the way. Virain took command when Hallie had- enough and held sway to the end as Golden Shoe finished gamely to be second. Making the first start of his career, the. Milky Way Farms Chatted, a juvenile son of Diavolo — Stonechat, scored an emphatic victory over eleven other maiden two-year-old colts and geldings in the second race, a dash of four and a half furlongs. Centuple finished second and Alhalon third with Sun-dodger showing the way home to the others. Tanganoxie forfeited whatever chance he might have had by wheeling at the start and tossing jockey. Ira Hanford. Chatted was never far away and after straightening out in the stretch, took command with a rush, drawing away thereafter to score with four lengths to spare. DETERMINED WINS Determined, performing under the colors of J. H. Galway, and trained by former jockey Leo Jones, turned back eleven other sprinting platers over six furlongs in the third event. Buddie Treacy was installed the favorite here, but the best he could do was to finish second after having been shuffled back early and then lacked racing room in the stretch. Third honors went to High Polish with Fly Time finishing fourth. Determined was never a great distance back -and when roused entering the stretch, responded well. He got to the front approaching the final furlong and then stuck to his task well enough to get the decision by a length. The fourth race, another dash of four and a half furlongs for two-year-old fillies, saw the Texas-owned Little Ruler; performing under the colors of William F. Morgan, get home in front. Little Ruler was forced back slightly soon after the start and upon reaching the stretch was obliged to forge her way up between horses. She was equal to her assignment, howevei*, and emerged win- 1 ner by a length. Apprentice J. E. Oros handled the daughter of Liberty Limited and Dominate, winner of her only other start at Keeneland. She was made the favorite for todays test. Madam Capet, which took the lead soon after the start and held it until the winner came along, finished second, while Broomian was third and Valdina Doll fourth.
