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HEAVY RAIN FLOODS OAKLAND TRACK. I Likewir.e All Roads Leadinq to the Course — Three Close Finishes. Oakland. Cal . March IS. A hcay lain of forty eight bonis duration loosed all reads leading to the race course today and converted the track into a miry canal. Despite these drawbacks, a tig crowd, including many belated eelehraata of saint Patricks Day. witnessed the running off of a jr » il card of si races. The lirst. second and fourth, won respectively by Arthur Hyaaan, Tawaaeatha and Bedford, were marked by extremely close finishes with the result in each l eiiig in doubt up to the sexy last stride. Medieval and Klevation were the eady pronounced favorites to get home during the afleriioon and they never gate their backers a moments uneasiness. The soUtsrj upset occurred in the introduelory sprint Far i WO year olds. "Laeky" Baldwin scoring one of his rare SUCCCSSM Willi the graad laakfcsg Bssperor of Norfolk Baperaasa colt, Arthur Hyinan. Hie track is likely to be slow tomorrow, hut most of Hie herses entered are well qualified to gs well in soft gohsg and with such asefal racers as Braggart, Wiimoie. ch araj : Lard Nelson. The Reprobate, Meada: Orchan. Sheen, l.azell; Watchful, Anvil. Briers; Bessataa, Gateway, St. Iran -is: Nonie Lucille. Lord of the forest and KeptaaSM among the entries, the sport shoald prase fairbj attractive. II. loislaml.
