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. , i 1 . , SAM HILDRETHS BIG COUP. BACKS TOLL BOX HEAVILY AND DEFEATS FAST ONES WITH HER. Judge Nelson Defeats Plausible and Joe Coyne in Main Race at Oakland — Smiley Corbett Holds Fajaroita Safe. Oakland. Cal.. February 10.— The high wind and sunshine of the past two days had dried the track out to such an extent that pronounced mud performers were at a discount in todays betting at Oakland. As was to be expected, tlie condition of the going was favorable to upsets, and they were frequent. Only one favbrite. Smiley Corbett, winner of the last race, proved faithful to the trust reposed in him. Sam Hildreth was responsible for one of the big upsets of the meeting when he sent his splendid-li oking and high-priced Box — Toloache juvenile out to win. and backed him down from 50 to 1 to less than a third of those odds. Hildreths coup was effected with a promising youngster named Toll Box, which has been "•qualifying" by training in races since early in January. There were no stake races on the card. The principal racing feature was captured by Judge NeLson. which receded steadily in tlie market. Tie favorite. Joe Coyne, received a paw ride and was beaten by a narrow margin at the end. Jockey Hayes, who rode Joe Coyne to defeat, scored two victories on Kogo and Smiley Corbetl. Since Johnny Lyons defeat by Deutschland, how ever, which occurred iust before the running of th -Burns Handicap, race-goers do not place much confidence in Hayes. : iaa teqimtf " rtmrt Fully 5.000 spectators witnessed todays good sport. Thirty-eight books operated in the ring.
