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CORN BLOSSOMS GOOD RACE. Another Big Crowd at the Oakland Track President Williams Stops Employees From Betting. San Francisco. Cal., January 3. Ideal weather conditions and an interesting card called out an other big crowd to Oakland today. Four favorites and a well backed second and a third choice wen-successful in their respective races. Radtke and L. Williams shared the jockey honors equally with two victories each. The feature of the afternoons racing was the brilHuut form displayed by the Australian-bred Abercorn horse. Corn Blossom, and Ncalon, the runner-up. In the Eolus Handicap at a mile. The last named colt, just turned three years, conceded lumps of weight in a field of older horses. Gillette, the noted French-bred mare, made her California debut in the closing race, running a good third. Thomas H. Williams has Issued an edict prohibiting California Jockey Club employees from making wagers on the horses running at Oakland. It Is generally supposed that the measure originated in the turf magnates, fatherly interest in "Boh" Mc-Glbben. a big loser. By this means McGibbens operations may be restricted and a remnant of the fortune estimated at 0,000 acquired by Mm as betting commissioner on the New York tracks, may be saved. 1 o c 1 j, e L t , Distributor, winner of the first race, was bid up 00 above his entered price and bought in by his owner, Jim Nell. Shortly afterward a mix-up occurred between W. P. Fine, the bidder, and Neil. Both men were disciplined by the stewards for their unseemly conduct, the former being fined 0 and the latter 00. A number of horses from the Tichcnor and Blute establishments arrived today from Los Angeles. Fifty additional stalls are In course of construction at Oakland to accommodate horses coming from Ascot Park. ,
