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CALIFORNIANS NOT AFRAID. ESHELMAN BILL. THEY SAY. WILL NOT PASS THE SENATE. B.tcl Weather Keeps Down Attendance — Some Surprises in the Racinq — Scoville Rides Two Winners. Oakland. Cal.. February 20. — Despite llio claims made early in the season that t lie Kshelman auti bitting hill was only a bin ft" and not to be take* seriously and in the face of tile action of the coni-atittee mi public morals in repot Mag tin* bill back williiint recommendation, the measure was pa well yesterday in t lie lower house of the California legislature al Sacramento, by a vote of 42 tu 31. Ill1 gineral opinion prevails Hiat the hill will fail in the Senate anil no serious apprehension is eiitertaineil by the race going public for tin- survival in this slate of the grandest of all out door spurts. President Tin. mas M. Williams, interv ieweil tiHlay. la.oni.ally Ipliiil: -,l have no leal of result. There was a widest ion of rain in the atmosphere today ami the attendance showed an appreciable decrease, lour outsiders were successful. Walter Miller rode the only ikIiIs on favorite iu Head Daace in the third raee at seven furlongs. Busty Miller*! victory in the feature raee. the handicap ai one mile ami a Sixteenth, erealed a genuine sensation. The defeat of sir Bdward bapreaaad racegoers unfavorably. Seville. .T. o. Reeo-es light Weight rider, won two raees for his employer and displayed commendable skill in both essays. .Take MiMise turned the tallies on IS* roneidale today nnd .1. M. Crane bought him.
