The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-28
KINGS HORSE BEATEN
 IN HISTORIC OAKS
Winner of Classic English Turf Event
 Was a 25 to 5 Shot
Favorite Was Electra and She Was Left at the Pest..British Sovereign Though KeenIy Disappointed Congratulated the Winner.
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Epson. Eng, May 2S.-The Kings colors went down to defeat in the his toric Oaks this afternoon when his Princess De Gales, the second bet ting favorite, finished second to W. c.
 Cooper's Perola, ridden by F. Wooten.
 J. B. Joel's Verne, Griggs, was third.
 Electra, the favoritefi was left at the post.
 Fourteen horses started and the
 scene was full as brilliant as on Wed nesday when Minoru won the Derby. To-day, however, was ideal. the sun
 shining brightly although the course
 was still heavy. Perola won rather
 easily at the end by two lengths with
 the same distance between the second
 and third Allies. There was great dis appointment over the defeat of the
 Royal entry by an outsider but His Majesty showed that he is good los CT by sending for Cooper and congrat- ulating him.
 The leaving of Electra at the post
 was considerable of disappointment. Turning into the stretch the Kings colors were seen on the rail in sec ond place less than length back of the leader and there was a loud cry renowned gafneness of the Royal lilly would give her the race.
 But Perola was not to be gainsaid and with great ground devouring SlFlQeS Sne CdIIle OIl tO d IIldSHlHCcHl
 victory. The Cooper colors. however, passed the. winning post in absolute silence owing to the great disappoint-
 ment of King Edward in losing the opportunity of a twin triumph in the Derby and the Oaks.
 The betting was 25 to 5 against the
 winner: II to against the Kings en- try and 25 to 1 against Verne.
 Epson. Race Track, May 2S.-Rival- ing in point of numbers so far as the stands were concerned. the Derby Day crowd and with the big enclosures crowded to the point of suffocation, it was plain early that to-day's attend ance to witness the running of the classic Oaks. the blue ribbon for three Allies. would be record breaking. The crowd began to gather early and long before noon there was no room to be had at any of the points of vantage near the finish mark. The weather
 was fine with the result that many of
 the parties of notables, who had aban- doned their trip Wednesday and made it to-day came to the course in au- scriptions. The display of automobiles
 was the best England has seen in long time.
 One reason for the interest in to- days event was that many came pre- pared for another patriotic outbreak as thundreds~ofzp persons, conceded the race to the Royal stables. His Ma jesty's Princesse De Gales, mother of the mighty Gallinaud was the favorite in the betting.
 The Oaks is worth $25, 900 to the win ner and Is run over the Derby Course. It had been productive of many good contests in the past and numbered among it's winners fast Allies who had won high honors both on the British and French turf. The most danger ous opponent of the Kings lilly was believed to be L. Numann's Electra, by Eager. dam Sirenica. All of the Keene, Whitney. and Madden entries were scratched, none of them having
 shown enough to warrant their entry. This was a disappointment to the Am erican contingent but most of them were on hand to witness the running"