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. STEWARDS ASK FOR EXPLANATIONS. Three Trainers Are Cited to Appear Before the Oakland Officials Today. Oakland. »al.. May Tt.—W. "Batch" Phaser, James ml anil William Short, trainers of St. Charles. Gossipe* 11. and Bragg, were notified this afternoon to appear before the stewards tomorrow nil explain the recent in and oui rinuiiiic. of these animals. St. Charles was the medium of a saceeSS ful coup in the opening race today, notwithstanding his previous bad races. Gossiper 1L, a heavily supported favorite in Hi.- fourth, was unable to raise a respectable gallop amoag horses meeh inferior in point of speed and class to these she outpaced for nearly si farioaga on May 24, and the notorious Bragg has been seemingly water lilted in his two last attempts. Form followers ami the public geaeraDy had no share in todays betting profits. Outsiders cantered Hie tiisi five ra.es. Uassa in the dosing race beiag the only favorite to relieve a condition of affairs that lias been steadily growing insupportable ami which is beiag sharpl] reflected by a diminishing pa i ronage. . I... key Archibald was s,.., down for ten days foi dlsotx dience at tie- post. The program for tomorrow is of average promise and with such horses as Saucj M., Last Co Talien: Distributor, Isolation, |neei Alamo: Auni Polly, Crestoa Boy, Andrea It. Oook; Cabin, Fisher Boy, Baron Esher; Harbor. Sahara. Briers; Ussro, Mistys Pride and GemmeU likerj to start, ahoald saaaee !■• attract the usual large attendance. H. furnlaad
