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Kentucky Oaks 5000 ThreeYear Olds One and OneSixteenth OneSixteenthMiles Miles MilesPP PP Horse Jockey Wt 1 Nellie L W Eads 111 2 Convivial D Drennan IK 3 Edie Jane C Swain IK 4 IntheNighf No Boy IK 5 Valdina Marl F Zufelt IK Kentucky Oaks Is Featured at Downs DownsValdina Valdina Marl Victress in Ashland Stakes Has Four Rivals in Distance Event LOUISVILLE Ky May 7 The sixty ninth running of the Kentucky Oaks tra ¬ ditional one mile and a sixteenth test for threeyearold fillies will headline the attractive program to be presented at Churchill Downs tomorrow Only five of the original 52 nominees for the stake were named through the overnight entry box but these represent the cream of their par ¬ ticular division on the grounds and the 1943 renewal of the Oaks promises a lively contest contestCalumet Calumet Farms Devil red and blue silks are to be carried in the feature by Nellie L Mrs Frank Ji Navins Tall Trees Stable will place its hopes on Convivial Edie Jane is the representative of Max Marmorstein John Oliver Keene is relying on In the Night and Emerson F Woodwards Valdina Farm colors are to be carried by the fleet miss Valdina Marl MarlDaughter Daughter of Nellie Flag FlagOn On the strength of her fine performance in the Ashland Stakes during the Keene land meeting Valdina Marl is expected to answer the bugle for the Oaks as one of the choices In the Ashland the Valdina homebred defeated Calumets Nippy Hal Price Headleys Askmenow who won the Pimlico Oaks on Wednesday and Now Mandy Dixies Empty Plate and Halcyon Girl a rrther highly regarded filly in the Lt Col Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney stable stableValdina Valdina Marls most stubborn opposition in the Oaks undoubtedly will come from Nellie L The homebred daughter of Blen ¬ heim n and Nellie Flag was a consistent sort during her twoyearold campaign and visited the winners circle on two occasions occasionsContinued Continued on Page Three Kentucky Oaks Attracts Field of Five at Downs DownsValdina Valdina Marl Nellie L Appear Main Contenders in Route Event Continued from Page One Oneat Onei i at the New Orleans Fair Grounds during 1943 1943During During the Kentucky season Nellie L finished second to Ubiquitous in the Shady Brook Farm Purse and captured the Whirl away and Minata Purses PursesOther Other than Valdina Marl and Nellie L Edie Jane must be given some chance to annex the historic Downs stake The Mar morstein filly a daughter of Chance Sun and Edith Alice won four of her engage ¬ ments as a twoyearold and although she has not raced to expectations during her Kentucky campaign Edie Jane has turned in several flattering trials indicating her fitness for the Oaks OaksIn In the Night and Convivial are not given much chance to attain major honors in the Oaks but their connections thought well enough of them to give each a chance in the event which is as old as the Kentucky Derby and Clark Handicap having its in ¬ ception in 1875 Convivial won four races last year while In the Night the get of Grand Slam and Shades of Night won the first time she went to the post in 1942 1942Supporting Supporting the Oakson the half holiday card are the Crestwood Farm Purse British Consul Purse and the Fort Knox The sport should prove interesting as the ma ¬ jority of the races on the program are well filled Post time for the initial offering will be at the usual hour 2 p m Central War Time
