Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
SPOTLIGHT, S26&,
BEATS BLANC SE|NG
SeWeII' Combs Sends in Two
FirSt-Time-0ut FiIIies
and Both Win.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
- HURcHILL DOWNS RACE
TRACK, KY, June I'D. E.
Stewards 3-year-old filly, Rose
~ of Sharon, carrying top weight
of l2l pounds. captured the
Kentucky Oaks. the feature event on
the closing day of the Churchill Downs
meeting. Lady Broadcast, from the r.
Caldwell stable, was second, and Cur
rent, the well played favorite from the
f. S. Clark string was third. The race
was worth $4,000 to the winner. Ten
Horses started
Rose of Sharon, away well. but held
in stout restraint during the first fur
longs, began moving up on the far turn
and continued on into the stretch.
where she passed the favorite Current
and lasted to win by a nose. Lady
Broadcast was taken back in the first
mile and then ridden to the extreme
outside of the track, where under strong
ride was rapidly gaining on the winner.
She took the place money by two
lengths. Current, away fast and the
pacemaker, under urging to we'll down
the stretch, was third, six lengths in
front of Lillian T. The latter closed
with rush after being far back during
the early running to get in on the
fourth money.
The winners time was 81 fiat. She
paid her hackers 1918 for So mutuel
ticket.
The races were run on a fast track,
and large attendance witnessed the
closing days attractions.
Miss Lee Pays 1864.
Charles N Lewis 4-year-old f1lly, Miss
Lee, won the initial race. Narva was
second and Otilla third. Miss Lee. away
well and showing good speed, withstood
repeated challenges during the first four
furlongs, and held on to win in q
drive by a length. Narva, prominent
from the start, moved up half way down
the stretch but faltered in last six
tenth. He lasted to take the place
money by two lengths. Otilla, In close
quarters to the stretch turn, came with
a rush to take third place by q head.
A like distance separated Golden Colna,
Purple Sand and Grandma G. in order
named. The winner paid 1864.
Lady Fingers Scores First Out.
Lady Fingers of the Gallagher and
Combs string led home a field of IL
starters in the second number to gradu-
ate from the maiden class. Aspirin was
second and Peace Bud third. Lady
Fingers, off well, was taken into the
lead right after the start, shook OF
bOLlOId OIL Tic SIIcICA GuIn ana as
sumed long lead to finish first by one
length. Aspirin, off last and slow to
get going, came with q rush in the last
sixteenth to take second money by a
head. Peace Bud raced well but was
crowded on the rail at the end to take
the third money by one and q half
lengths. The winner paid $4.24.
Spotlight Pays $26.4s.
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third number, claiming event, over
the mile and an eighth distance. Blanc
Seing was second and Stars and Stripes
was third.
Spotlight, away well and racing bet
ter than usual, moved up when urged
rounding far turn, was taken to outside
through stretch and won easily by three
lengths. Blanc Seing, rushed through
on rail at first turn. took good lead
and held on well, but could not with
stand rush of the winner in the last
sixteenth and was second by neck.
Stars and Stripes, away poorly, i'm
proved his position, but tired badly In
the last eighth to take the place money
by two lengths. The winner paid
S26.48.
S. S. Combs, member of the Ken
lucky State Racing Commission, in
addition to Lady Fingers in the sec
ond, won with Princess Carolyn, an
other flrst-time starter, in the fourth.
Princess Carolyn, away well. went
into the lead after disposing of Miss
Peggy in the first three furlongs, and
held her lead to win easily by ~
lengths.
c. Van Dusen's 4-year-old gelding,
Little Torch, captured the sixth num-
Der on the program. Leflore was sec
ond and Lamkin third.
Little Torch. away well and kept
right up from the start, went into the
lead when hard urged when straight
ened out in the stretch, and continued
strongly and, in driving finish, won
by a neck.