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i I MILLERS DAY OF TROUBLE. MESSES THINGS BADLY ON MARY F. AND GETS BOLOMAN DISQUALIFIED. Hardly Expected to Win on Miss May Bow«t dish — Crowd Expresses Its Disapproval — Durnell Party Wins Biq Bet. Oaklaml. Cal.. January S. — Waller Miller was in the limelight today with a vengeance-. Tim champion jockey disdained to ride in the first three races and then made a bad mess of the three a tempts in the closing half of the program. In the feature race, fourth on the card, he laid himself open to criticism by his reprehensible handling of the heavily hacked favorite. Mary F.. which should have won oil hy herself. At the finish the half sister to Shot Gee figured in the role of runner up to the despised oetsider Hector, becaase the •"•.vizard" rider had indulged the fast, but non Stayer Marshall gelding loo long and was unable lo overhaul him in a belated sprinl. an Neas Ihowlag in this ioc was poor enough to Incite erit icism. It was generally conceded that Miller was on "a lobster" with Miss May P.owdish in the race following, but mi Boloman. the prohibitive favorite in the c losing race, he was shapty deprived of a ruling on the best hoi e by deUherately fouling the two contenders. Mandator .nil IuUclta. during the greater pari of the race. A throng ••! excited rac-egoers gathered around the stewards- stand after the finish and yelled iou.lly fee a disqualification. Their demands were promptly complied with. In accordance with a naiqae local racing rule Boloman was placed third, behind the horses he impeded. Only one real favorite. Nonie Lucille, was suc-ceaofnl. "Boots" DnraeU and his eonaeethaia are --iiil io have unliiuhercd on this one to the extent ol 0,000. It -.v.s ft i;.:u h rst..od that the loss incurred hy Mi Calferty by having his mare hid up was made good hy her backers. Diirnell was not so fortaaate with Neptaaas in the fifth, his nciice. Tharstoa, tossed odt a big wager cm this c no for his eniplo. or. Andrew Mack was tile nominal favorite, hut he carried not a little of Ihe wagers that Neptnaaa Called to land. MeCafferty claimed Boaeoe in the third lor 2;, and immediately resold him to p. W. lioss for tin advance of |SMt W. M. Caine claimed Neptumis out of Ihe fifth for 25. This K thought to lie a bona Me claim. Jockey J. Ranch and wife are visiting Oakland. They will lease for France in February . Jockey B. Robinson left for Cleveland tonight. I.. Willis— has recovered tic in recent injuries and will ride Joe Coyae in toawrrows fee tare race.
