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THIRTY DAYS FOR MINTYRE. JOCKEY TAKES A STIMULANT. RIDES A BAD RACE AND IS SUSPENDED. Horsemen Are Impressed with Nealons WorK for the Bums Handicap — Miller Will Ride Him in the Race. ! Oakland. CaL, January 2T— Jockey .T. MeTntyrp, who has recently lwvn riding with considerable suc .i ss for J. o. Keene and C. C. McCafferty, was sus-peaded for thirty days at Oakland today. Ibis ruling was announced shortly after the tirst race, in which Melatyre had the mount on Raleigh. His | e-ciiliar ride on the Keene youngster attracted Iho attention of the stewards and he was immediately siiniomned to appear before them. McIatyTC was in-toxicated and became violent and abusive when aske.I to explain his unsatisfactory ride. His extraordin-aty behavior created general astonishment. Mr. Keene voliin leered the Information that the Im -bad been rendered very weak from reducing and hail taken a atfanalaaf which went to his in-ui ami mada him temporarily Irresponsible. This statement wasi cenfll 1 siil,s..,|iieiitly through well inlormeit sources. Todays Interesting card developed g.HHl racing. A majorltj of the great throng of racegoers present profited by the success of four favorites and two second eh. .ices. Waller Miller rode in live races. He captured the first two with College Widow and SngarmaM, tin.k the fourth with Voladay — - the fourth straight victory for this horse this year -followed with a good second on Avonalis and wound up with a rear position on Taletilosa in the last. The final Dials of prominent candidates for tho Bums Handicap during the afternoon evoked intens » public interest. A big crowd of horsemen anit trainers gathered on the track and timed the; work of the various equine Celebrities. Ncaloun ■hawing was Ihe moat convincing. As a matter of fact experts are looking no further for the winner of the big Burns Handicap. This eott ran the mile and a mmi III with his full weight up in 2:12J ■topped almost to a walk at the end. The fractional time of the trial was as follows: :2.. :."i U. 1:0:?. 1:17. 1:39*, 1:431, 1:57, 2:12i. This was pronounced extraordinarily fast for the condition of the track. Miller has been engaged to ride Nealon. "Lucky" Baldwins Uaara worked a mile and an eighth in 1 :".s. Logistilla went the aasac distamo well in hand in 2:02*. Proper only cantered a milo in 2: M . C. McCafferty complains thai he hast no chance with Dr. I. egg., or joe Coyne at the weights, Fie first preparation of last years viclor in this great race did not impress observers favorably. Jockey Buchaaaa expects to resume riding here in a few days, W. St. Vincent, will select big mounts.
