The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
Perola Wins Classic Oaks.
Edwards Princess de
Gales Runs Second.
FAVORITE ELECTRA
LEFT AT THE POST
Great Crowd Disappointed When
Royal Filly Fails to Sc
cure Victory.

EPSON. England. May 2S.-The King s
coloFs went down TO defeat IN the
Oaks this afternoon, when his Princess
de Gales. the second betting faVoriJe'
finished second TO ". c. Cooper's Pc
Tola. ridden by +. WOoten. ]. B. JOels
Verne. ridden by Wal Griggs. was third.
Electra. the favorite, was left at the
post.
Fourteen horses started and the scene
was fully as brilliant as on Derby day
Today, however, was ideal, the sun
shining brightly although the course
was Still heavy Perola won rather
easily at the end BY TWO lengths, with
and third hiiies. There was great dis
appointment over the defeat of The
majesty showed that he is a good loser,
by sending for Cooper ana congratu-
lating him.
PeTOla's Victory Unexpected.
Perola's victory was unexpected to
all but her owner, as she had shown
practically nothing as a two-year-old.
Turning into the stretch the King
eolors were seen on the rail in a front
place. less than a, length back OF the
leader, and there was a loud cry Of
eXUltatioIi, as il was believed the known
gameness of the royal filly would give
her the race. But PerOla, with great
strides, came on 10 a magnificent vic
Tory me cooper GOlOfS passed fnE
winning post in absolute silence, owing
10 the great disappointment that kirE
Edward had been denied the 0pDor-
tunlty of twin triumph in tfS Derby
The betting was . to against the
winner; II to against the Kings en-
try, ana = TO ! against Verne.
Electra went TO the post at odds Of
TO 4 on, but was standing with her
rump facing the barrier when II Was
sprung and was not sent after her
field.
RivaIed Derby Day Crowd.
Rivaling in point OF hunters. so far
as the stands were concerne5, the Derby
Day crowd, and with the big Enclosures
hlled 10 the point OF suffocation, ii was
plain early that today's attendance to
Nitness-the running Of the classic Oaks.
the blue ribbon event for the three
year-old FLIES, would be record break
ing The crowd began TO gather early,
and long before noon there was no
room 10 be had at any of the points Of
vantage near the finish.
The weather was fine with the result
that many of the coaching parties OF
nots bies, who had abandoned their trip
Wednesday and made II by train today
came to the course in drags. coaches,
and vehicles Of all kinds. The display
OF automobiles was the best that Eng
land has ever seen, the piebian taxicab
Of the metropolis brushing mud guards
with the high powered and equally high
priced car Of semirOyalty.
One reason for the interest in tOday's
event was that the crowd came pre-
pared for another patriotic outburst. As
hundreds or the horsemen conceded the
race 10 the royal stables. His maiestv's
Prlncesse de Gales daughter Of the
mighty Galltnude and the uncertain
Ecla, was the betting favorite The
nily had worked well for the race and
was 70 have the benefit OF the excel
lent handling OF Jones
American Horses Scratched.
The oaks Is worth $4,000 to the win
ner and is run over the Derby course.
The most dangerous opponent Of the
Kings hlly was believed TO be l. Neu-
mann S Electra, 10y Eager. dam Sirenia.
The latter won the one Thousand
Guineas at Newmarket by the narrow
est OF margins from the Kings three
yesr-old- Since then Electra has been
going well
William Waldorf Astor had repre-
sentative in the race. with a good
record Third Trick BY William the
Third. sire Of the horse that finished
third in the Derby.
All Of the keene, Whitney and Nd
den entries We're scratched, none of
them having shown enough class TO
warrant paying the ten sovereigns
starting Zee. which the conditions de-
manded. This was a disaDpOintmenr
10 the American contingent, but most
Of them were on hand 10 witness the
running
Richard Croker's big fnly. Alabama. Is
we'll backed in the classic aud her owner
her run, but she has been coughing late
IS and her trainer did not deem 1t wise
20 take the chance Of starting her This
was disappointment 10 her owner.