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JOCKEY H. SMITH STANDS SUSPENDED Logistilla Wins in Fast Time — All Favorites Are Bowled Over. Oakland. Cal.. May L— Jockey II. Smith was led to the gate at Oakland this afternoon and warned to keep away from the track until further notice. The stewards announced the suspension of the rider shortly after the running of the second race, in which the heavily backed favorite, Kscalante, ridden by Smith, was virtually left at the post. Starter Dvvyer and his assistants laid the blame on the jockey and todays unsavory looking incident, coming right on top of yesterdays incompetent and seemingly dishonest handling of George P. Mc.Ni at and Native Sou. aroused the officials to immediate action. All the favorites were beaten. 0. Williams sat perfectly still on Andrew B. Cook, the odds on public choice in the first. Fscalaute was left In the second, Tom Williams crack two-year old Walter Miller could not deliver the goods In the third. Princess Titania was palpably unequal to the task assigned her in the handicap. Bdnardo ran as if waterlogged in Ihe next and Sanfara. at evens, wound up a disastrous days apart from .1 betting standpoint by succumbing to Eutre Noils. Logistilla scored a brilliant victory in the feature event at a mile, limning the distance in last time, l:30f. Soules mare under "Frisco Iloags skilful tiaining has improved wonderfully, and there is nothing hereabouts capable of healing her. Perfect weather and track conditions prevailed. Thirty six layers were in line and tin- attendance approximated 8,006. J. W. Blalock and stable of horses leave for Toronto tomorrow. Harold Richardson leaves lor New York on Saturday. F. C. Hopper has declined an oiler to act as presiding Judge at the coming Butte meeting and will spend the summer at his place in Kentucky. No great things are to lie expected from tomorrows card, but the probable contestants class well together, and with Heather Scott. Kismet Jr.. Jeremiah: Avona. Baby Keife. Nancy W. : Fred Bent. I.azell. The Missourian: Dewey, King of Mist. Salable: K. M. Braltain. Pal, Paddy Lynch: Confessor. Fl Olios a nil Hugh McOowan showing in the entries, sonic .lose finishes may reasonably be anticipated. H. Forsland.
