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OAKLAND WINNERS ARE HEAVILY BACKED. fine Weather Continues Much Bidding After Selling Races Orchan Pulls Up Lame. San Francisco, Cal., February S. The present spell of sunshine and warmth, exceptional for this season of the year even in California, contributes largely to the immense popularity of the racing at Oakland. Public interest in the sport is stimulated by dally arrivals of horses and horsemen from Ascot Park. This afternoons racing was fully up to the standard. Three favorites and two second choices, all heavily backed, were successful, the solitary winning outsider being Bed Light. Sevenfull was bid up from 00 to 00 by J. Giveus, but was protected by II. Stover. "Michigan" Smith acquired Bed Light for KK after his victory in the fourth. Ralph Young was also hid up, W. M. Caine advancing his price from 00 to . He was retained by his owner. The Lieutenant was claimed from the second race by Zeke Abraius for ,125. Orchan pulled up lame in todays race and his owner sold him to H. Stover for the reported price of 00.
