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DR. LEGGO SCORES A FORTUNATE VICTORY. Last Race at Oakland Is Marred by Bad Start Bearcatcher Has a Sore Mouth. San Francisco, Cal., January 8. Dr. Leggo won a fortunate victory in the last race at Oakland today. The race was marred by a bad start. Sir Brillar, the second choice, with Radtke up, as well as Sandstone, were left at the post. Lucky Baldwins colt. Key del Mundo, which led to the fiual sixteenth, would probably have won, but for getting off badly. Notwithstanding a moderate off-day card, the sport was excellent and witnessed by fully 0,000 spectators. Thirty-two layers were in line. Itadtke rode three favorites, Bosl XI Xi, Mafald and Hugh McGowan and a second choice Sir Brillar to Ignominious defeat, lieing unplaced except with Mafalda, which ran third. .Radtke and Robinson were fined for rough riding. The California Jockey Club gave lis annual banquet to the press yesterday at Oakland. It was a brilliant affair all around and the utmost good feeling prevailed. II. T. Grifllu left for Los Angeles today. His horses will remain and race at Oakland "to the end of the season. Cushing and Barbee, owners of Hans Wagner and other horses now at Ascot, have wired the local association for stall room. Garnet Ferguson attributes Bearcatehers defeat to a sore mouth. His announcement that Bearcatcher would not participate iu the proposed five furlong special, caused that race to be declared off by the club. Another race has been substituted, however, for three-year-olds, weight for age and at the same distance.
