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Wistful Closes With Burst of Speed To Take Coaching Club American Oaks Calumet Miss Demonstrates Superiority Oyer Division In Clever Belmont Triurnph BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 28. Wistful again demonstrated her superiority over the fillies of her age when she carried the Calumet Farm stable colors to a clever victory in the thirty-third running of the Coaching Club American Oaks this afternoon. The well made daughter of Sun Again and Easy Lass worked her way steadily through the field and at the finish led home Adile, the main reliance of Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords. The winner had a half length margin, but Wistful, after collaring Adile, inside the final furlong, was not unduly pressed and appeared to have something in reserve. Ten lengths back in third place was Jazz Baby, racing for C. V. Whitney while in fourth place was The Fat Lady owned by Mrs. E. E. D. Shaffer. Fourteen started in the mile and three-furlong test which carried an endowment of 0,000 and to the winning owner went 8,700. In her triumph today, Wistful increased her racing earnings to 1,810. Warren Wright, owner and breeder of the winner, was escorted to the winners circle after the finish and to the cheers of the 36,599 patrons was presented with the Coaching Club Cup by William Woodward, chairman of the Jockey Club. The race was truly run and no excuses can be offered by those defeated. Two of the starters, Louis Primas Pennymaker and Clinging Vine, the second half of the Jeffords entry, were eased up, thoroughly exhausted from their early efforts. Wistful raced over the distance in 2:19. The victory of Wistful was a throwback to the inaugural running when the late James Butlers three-year-old of the same name won in 1917. The field was on its good behavior at the gate and there was little to choose between the leaders as they surged down the Widener course toward the main track, but Wistful, Plunder and Kidded were the rear guard. When the field veered towards the right for the junction with the main track, Nell K. was showing the way, under snug restraint, with Pennymaker in second place, while Pella, Clinging Vine, Loraine, The Fat Lady, and Jazz Baby were closely grouped. Back of this cluster came Adile, Plunder, Red Camelia and Gaffery. A gap of several lengths back Flying Time, Wistful and Kidded were bringing up the rear. When well settled for the run through the rear stretch, Nell K. continued to show the way, but Adile was sent up, while The Fat Lady and Jazz Baby also began to improve their positions. At the far turn, the leaders, Nell K. and Adile, held a two-length margin over their company but at this point Brooks had moved up steadily and was within striking distance. At the stretch turn, Nell K. was beginning to falter and Adile assumed complete command. In the run through the stretch, Brooks, after steering between horses, had moved toward the outside. Adile held on courageously for some time but she was unable to fend off the surge of the Calumet colorbearer. Earlier on the program, Calumets Two Lea, the waughter of Bull Lea and Two Bob, was returned an easy winner of the six-furlong fourth race. The miss remains unbeaten this year and has three consecutive triumphs to her credit.
