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"HOLD ON JIMMY" CAUSES MORE TROUBLE. Spectators at Oakland Believe Him Responsible for Cloche dOrs DefeatMore Mud and Rain. Sa Francisco, Cal., January 17. Protracted and torrential rains continue to seriously handicap the local racing. Massa was the solitary successful favorite of the afternoon. The suddenly improved Jake Sanders won the ,000 special at a mile and a furlong from the heavily backed Bob Ilagon. Another strongly supported horse. Cloche dOr, owed her defeat in the fifth race solely to the "hold on" tactics of the starters assistant. The majority of the spectators could see no reason for such measures at the post with the well behaved Coffey mare and expressed.their disapproval, by a, noisy demonstration directly after the start. At todays "cut in" "thirty layers applied for positions in the betting ring. Eugenia Burch and R. Angarola"s string are expected daily from Los Angeles, likewise jockey W. .Miller.
