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KINDERS AND WASWIFT ARE BACKED. Appleqates Filly Wins, But Yeaqers Old Horse Was Not Quite Good Enough. Oakland, GaL, April 12. — Kinder- and Waswift in the -econd and tiftli races respectively, were heavily backed today and had both ma terialftcd. the ring would have been hard hit. but Joe eager -horse could not quite deliver the goods. His fail ure offset Ihe big losses the layers sustained after the Applc:::i te tillys victory. The bulk of the wagering was al three. Al the opening IE to 1 was posted, but the odds was instantly cut to live and then to four. Ihe stables couimi — ions averaged about 18 to r . The big money on Wa-wift did not show until at the close. W. H. Hammond. IIIIMI of Massa. kMked his hone heavily ami I hi- enabled the Yeager conned ion to get tiiiusii.i Uy good odds alioul their representative. favorites ;md iml-ideis -li;ired eiiu.illy iu the days succe--es. The reappearance of T. H. K. in-good mare True Wing, in the rJoaiag sprint and her sensalion.il victory at long odds was the real lea tare of the afteraooai sport. Keogha incapacity in the -addle was -laiingly wptCMaw. He lost out on at bast two lior-es thai were much the liest Ihe Mighty and f.thel Day. He contrived to get away last and nearly left al the DOal on both and then kept them on tin1 out-ide of the others through out. Pontotoc limped painfully to the post in the fourth race and lie no .-oooner got there when MM horse put him out of commi-sion entirely with a kick on the hock of his right hind leg. Ihe Others were sent away without him. This is the lirst Instance of the kind at the pn—ent meeting. Hoy off iu t . with thirteen hones, arrived from A-coi today, w. H. Jennings will ship east to- inorrow . .1. O. Kecnes Raconteur. Boas and fx chci|iior are iu this consignment. George Base sras positive in hi- declaration today that there will lie racing at Ascot Park next season. A remarkably good card is offered for lomorrow afternoon, with the Thornton renewal at four miles as the -tar feature, and with OttCh rood racers as Ii.iis !!.. It, II Bayhnoa. Slurn. I n .on. Li.. i,.. Love id Cold: Dorado, Dutilul. Cadi. lion; Mamie Algo], Los Angeleiio. Huston: Cloudliglit l.i-aro. Native Son: Rapid Water. The Mist and Sir Brillar among those named to start, ssoae good racing is iu -tore for Ihe big crowd sure to l e present. II. forsland.
