sceptre wins the oaks stakes at epsom london juno 6 ladies day at epsom was marred today by the weather lying edward the prince of wales and other members of the royal family started out for the course in a downpour of rain and consequently the roads leading to the dawni lacked much of their usual picturesque appearance A majority of the race goers preferred to travel by train but a good sprinkling of people adhered to the time honored custom of attending the oaks in coaches and other conveyances and at intervals between showers alio enclosures were gay with bright dresses A ho race for the oaks stakes of pounds for acar old fillys about one mile and a half was won by R S Sie viers bay fally sceptre tre col H mc chestnut fally glass jug was second and lord ladogana Oad bay filly by prisoner butof was third the letting was 5 to 2 against sceptre tre 10 to 1 against ginsa jug and 65 to 1 against the filly fourteen horses ran sir J stapled bay filly II 11 led to tho straight where scup tre who started well took command apparently patently ly at will drew to the front and won easily by three lengths A length and a half separated the second and third horses was fourth tho time wa 35 3 5 tie race was run while the rain was falling mr and sceptre received a rare ovation i sceptre tre in april last won the 2000 guineas stakes and in slay captured the 1000 guineas stakes