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WILLIAMS HORSES ORDERED FROM TRACK. Arrah Gowan Declared to Have Been "Doped" Action of Oakland Stewards Sufficiently Lenient. Sail Francisco, Cal., February 21. The California Jockey Club Stewards issued a ruling last night couched as follows: "The entries of the horses of S. M. Williams and Co. will be refused and the horses owned by that firm are ordered from the Emeryville track, the stewards believing that such action is for the best interests of racing." Dr. Masacro, the United States government veterinary surgeon, who had been called in by the local turf authorities to examine the horse Arrah Gowan, stated in his report that unmistakable evidences of "dope" had been found in the animal. This, coupled with the generally inconsistent performances of the Williams horses, caused the action of thei stewards, which was lenient, to say the least. Favorites and outsiders fared equally in this afternoons successes and, notwithstanding the inclement weather and very muddy track conditions, the racing was fully up to the standard. Frank Kelly sold Ralbert to "Dick" Williams for ,000. The latter shortly afterward sold him to C. C. McCafferty. Yo San was bid up from. 00 to 1,000 byO, IV Hume, her former owner and secured by liim. Ralph Young was claimed for 70 by J. . Turner.
