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SUSPEND OWNERS FOR THIRTY DAYS. Appleqate and Cotton and A. L. Farrell Coma Under the Rule at Oakland. Oakland. Cal.. May 9. — The stewards of the California Jockey Club are after the local raciug crooks and they announced several preliminary millings at the close of todays raciug. The Apple-gate and Cot ion stable is suspended for thirty days for running ihe horses Woolma and Tonic in a manner detrimental to the best interests of the turf. This ruling applies particularly to Willtaiii otton and all horses controlled by him. His partner, V. 10. Applegate. at present in Kentucky, Is not implicated. A second and more severe ruling was the suspension for the same period and a denial of track privileges of A. L. Farrell. trainer of Cloudlight, which was defeated last Tuesday under suspicious .irciimstances and when a heavily supported public favorite. Keogh. who had the mount on that occasion, declared that Farrell was not sanguine of loudliglits chances and had specially warned him not to expect too much of the mare. From twenty to thirty witnesses are being interrogated daily and the results iu the case of jockey Hunter and his connections will not be known for several days. One of the stewards said that they hand out that several bookmakers may have l»een implicated. This was another disastrous day of racing for the speculatively inclined. Not a single favorite was able to catch the judges eyes. The weather was ideal for the siiort. The track was fast. The t etting was brisk and the usual big attendance was iu evidence. W. F. Applet;ates three-year-old filly, Kinders. broke dawn hopelessly at the head of the stretch tu Hie concluding race and was with difficulty led off the track. A fairly goad card is offered for tomorrow afternoon and, witli such speedy horses as Heather Scott, Herives. Jeremiah; Cloverlaud, Nabonassar. Bird of Passage: Siieaker Fontana, Smithy Kane, Hersain; Jemniell. Fscalante, Banposal; Treasure Becker, Calvestonian. Fair Fagot: Woolma, Mil-shora and Sycamore included among the entries, the sport may prove of a decidedly improved order. II. iorslautL
