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CHARGES OF TRICKERY RIFE AT OAKLAND. Durnell and His Party Are Said to Have Profited Extensively Through Orchans Victory. San Francisco, Cal., February 13. Rumors are afloat In connection with the running of the ffariner Durnell horse, Orchan today. Trickery is alleged to have been practiced in order to bring about conditions that enabled ills recent stable connections to consummate a gigantic coup they are generally credited witli having engineered. Reports of his recent lameness and subsequent sale for the ridiculously low price of 00 to Harrx Stover, are said to have been circulated witli a view of inllueucing the market in his next start. It is conceded that the Ossary horses backers got unusually profitable odds about him and may have mulcted poolrooms throughout the country out of large sums of money. E. Robinson was universally condemned for his efforts on the favorite. Lady Goodrich. The four-year-old receded in the betting, notwithstanding heavy support. Again five heavily backed favorites were successful. A few of the big layers like George Rose and others are reported to have lost, from 0,000 to 0,000 on the operations of the last two days. The entire ring seems demoralized. Jockey S. Bonner has been granted a license. Clydeo was claimed for ,800 by J. McCarthy T. C. Williams uiisncctslifniljrbvosietriiis former charge, Theo Case, to ,300. The horse was retained by bis owners. Ticienor and Co. will ship their "entire stable of fourteen. Including the Derby candidate Good Luck, from Ascot next Sunday.
