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LONE WOLF IS SET BACK. HORNER UNABLE TO KEEP HIM OFF OP CROWSHADE AT FINISH. Duke of Orleans a Surprise — Vox PoduIIs Defeat Causes Trouble — Miller Wins on Schreibers Banonica. Oakland. ChL, January 16. — Waller Miller signalized his reappearance in the saddle by riding a hard earned victory on Barney Schreibt rs Banonica in Hie introductory race for juveniles at Oakland today. The Joehey received an ovation when he paraded past tin- stand. On Dorado in tin- fourth he was unable to cope successfully xvith J. O. Keenea Mandator, but earned a lucky second from the fast coming and badly ridden I.azell. With Inflammable la the fifth Miller worked an extraordinary improvement and. owing to the disqualification of Lone Wolf, his mount was advanced to third place. In tlie last he had no possible chance witll the mediocre Huerfano. Horner was unable to keep Lone Wolf from lx rmg over on the leaders, all anchored and tiring in the bog like going next to the inner rail. This caused las disqualification. Harry Stover, the Petaluraa chicken farmer. Injected a disagreeable atiirle into the afternoons racing by sending tile Duke of Orleans after the money in real earnest iu the second race. In his last five starts the Albert three year old has run consistently in the rear and his sudden awakening paralyzed the public. The afternoons sport wound up with the sensa-tional defeat of Vox Populi. At no stage of the race was the colt able to raise a respectable gallop. P.. J. Wcll.r cat in bdn.x. Thlrty-Caur layers drew for positions in the ring. A. J. Levys book, managed by Al Koenigslierger. went out. It is reported that this combination lost o,imh yesterday. Jockey Willie Knapp has been released by Rudolph Spreckles. He will leave in a few days and try his luck at Los Angeles.
