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L , I , . r ■ . r r. 1 . o , CLOSE FINISH AT OAKLAND. BLAGG GETS THE DECISION FROM KOKOMO BY A NOSE. Some Spectators of the Opinion the Ryan Horse Won — Four Favorites Score — Jockey Graham Is Fined 00. Oakland. Cal.. April "."..—Four favorites, a heavily backed second choice and an extreme outsider accounted for the six purses today. As usual, the best nnmlier of the program was reserved for the last, in which three of the fastest three year olds in local training— Blagg. Kokomo and Ccminoll- -were engaged. They finished in the order named and it was one of the closest finishes of the meeting. Blagg was -iven tlie verdict, but a great many spectators disagreed with the placing of judges and left the track believing hat Tom Ryans colt had been overlooked. The weather was cooler and attendance slightly diminished as compared with the past teu record -breaking clays. In the controversy over the services of jockey Cross the officials ordered him to return to his former employer. C. Van Dusen. Jockey Graham waa fined .00 for foul riding in the stretch on May Amelia in the third race. W. Kelly was taxed |M for cutting across in front with Bill Hayham at the start of the tilth race. A. J. Levy, the liookmaker. passed through here on his way to New York. He has been sojourning at his place on Santa Catalina Island in the Iacitit: waters. The postponement or the coming Seattle meeting necessitated a re-arrangement of the stake eveuts. The blanks are now ready for distribution. All overnight purses will have ¥400 or more added money. The fact has developed that it cost Barney Schreiber and C K. Durnell $."..nn cadi to secure tin contract on the midget aopienti.e jockey. L. Dugan. and experts predict a great career for the ruuagater. By way of contrast a rattling g.«"l program IB offered for tomorrow and with such fast ones as rrsion. Pellfe L.. Adoiia: 0 Bremer Davis. Adonis. Fnncasta: Cloudlight. I.isaro. Siigarmaid: Logistilla, Fisher Boy. Kduanlo; Karl Rogers. Sir Brillar. Masaa; The Mist, Tads and Mina Qibeea among the entries the racing should be fast and desperately contested, H. Forsland.
