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FURTHER DISSATISFACTION. CROWD AT OAKLAND DISPUTES PLACING OF HORSES IN FIFTH RACE. Starter Holtman Aqain Draws Fire — Judge Hopper Is III — Weather Gloomy and Track Muddy — Poor Racing. Oakland. Cal.. January 4. — The racing public la beginning to show much concern over the continued absence of presiding judge E. C Hopper from the stewards stand at Oakland. Mr. Hopper has been ill for three days. The unusual spectacle of a mob of howling spectators crowding around the judges pagoda after the placing of numbers in the fifth race today emphasized the pressing need of his services. Exaggerated rumors of his illness have been current. Starter Holtman was again hissed after the start of tiie fourth race, won by Andrew Mack. This bane was an oddn-en favorite and was nearly left at the post. The fault lay entirely to the horses sleepy jockey. Many sjieetators ! elievcd that El Chihuahua paaaed Ihe wire an easing up second In front of Baahtharpe in the fifth race, and when the placinga reversed this order they congregated about the judges stand. Millers tilling again was the feature of the days racing. The champion jockey scored his usual two winning mounts. With the exception of the last, only the chea| ost class of horses were engaged in the contests. The weather was gloomy and the track resembled a canal. Neptunus was a receding; favorite ami the regular Duruell plunge was conspicuous by its absence.
