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1 ] . l | s | - •* I | I | | ■ . « i , . 1 , , MAGAZINE SHOWS TIIE WAY. LEADS FROM START TO FINISH IN VALUABLE FOLLANSBEE HANDICAP. President Williams Discloses a Good Two- Year-Old Colt in Apto Oro — Gemmell Runs a Bad Race. Oakland. CaL, January 4. — Another rich Oakland stake was annexed today by an Arcadia prepared racer. Thai time it was Magazine, which proceded to emulate his stable companion and hero of the New Ycai Handicap. Arimo. by scoring a brilliant and convincing victory in the Follansboe Handicap from a band of eight of the best horses in local training. This splendid pair of turf performers came trom tic big R. F. Carman racing establishment a. Arcadia and similar taetlea in the matter of shipment, handling, riding and hatttag were pursued with both. Neither of them receive,! a prepa.atory gallop, but was virtually unloaded eat the ear- and saddled for their respective races. Magazine opened at 8 to 5 iu the letting and. like Arimo, was the medium of a plunge. At the close only 6 to 5 was obtainable aliout the three year-old. di spite the heavy support accorded the other starters. In the actual running the favorite drew out in the first couple of strides and literally spreadeagled his opponents. Nothing ever got Bear enoiign to Magazine to menace his lead and at the end he won pulled up from the lightly weighted Mandator, with Miller up. Barney Sehreibers Dents -bland finished a Iieaten off third. The public, who long ago began to take the Arcadia-prepared candidates seriously, won on the result and the cheering from the 10.MMJ spectators increased in volume as the race progressed until at the thii-h. with the. favorite jiuUiug up far in trout of his opponents, the applause was deafening. The tabulated history of the Follausbee Handicap is as follows: * Year. inner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 18.m;*I. of Milpitas.4 SO Butler ,465 2:35V DytTtMt. McOregor.3 HO K. Joues 819 180 1888 Oeerge Miller. 8 163 Spencer.... 915 1:29 1880 Libertine 8 119 II. Shields 818 1:274 1800 Yellow Tail. ..3 123 Jenkins 1.165 l:2t»" 1801 Articulate ....3 120 Mounce 1.1851:29 1902 San Nicholas..:-. 110 Bullman ... 1.105 1 :26 1903 Pcess Titania.5 112 W. Waldo. . 2.730 1:20 1904 Arcade 4 121 .1. Dalv ... 3.400 1:26 1905 Honiton 5 134 W. Davis .. 2 820 1:20* 1006 Dr. C.arilnei-...:; lie, I.. Williams 3.210 1:25V 19t 7 Proper 7 188 A. Brown .. 8,180 1 :28Jt 1908 Magazine . . . .3 115 O. Burns .. 2.840 1:29 *1 1-2 miles. Changed to dash of 7-8 mile. The remainder of the card was up to the best standard of excellence and included another inter- sling contest between infant racers. Thomas H. Williams uncovered a grand looker and a sure enough race horse in Apto Oro. by Kinlcy Mack -La Paluni. which won all the way at tempting odds Tom Shaw, a WoiKllands-bred three-year-old fresh from the Arcadia track. Was the medium of a suc-cessiil ituii in the second race. Dpaera occarrea in the first, third, fifth and sixth. Ocmmell. at Oven money, suffered an ignominious defeat in the closing race. Presiding steward Hep-pet said that the race would be investigated. J. S. Hawkins claimed Huerfano for 25. J. J. Coffey was fined ?50 for lieing late in the padde k with Nappa. Ideal weather conditions prevailed, tic attendance was approximately 15.imn and forty lmoks handled the ring business.
