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t IMPROVED TRACK DRAWS AT OAKLAND. " Smiley Corbett Defeated by Blue Heron — Ancient Matt Hogan Takes a Race. Oakland. Cal.. February 17. -Since the track lias become fast nian bad batata are getting inio action anil unwieldy fields in the majority of the races will he the nil- from now on ami the task of picking winiu is should be puzzling in the ex-ireme for some time to come. The present Ideal wealh r ••outlitions hae given a tremendous impetus • to the local apart. Tsdapa attendance was nearly S..O0O despite the very moderate saMsJ card. Outsiders sctired in a majority of the races, the only ravoriies to win being Little Jane in the two year-old race ami Scveufitll in the selling dash over I tin Futurity course. The big upset of the afternoon was reserved for thC close where Smiley Corliett. the t to .". favorite, was tinallv beaten by A. . Blakeleys l.lue Heron at 13 to 1. after he had fright ned out the sup peaed formidable contender in Iajaroita and the high-priced Centre Shot. The feature from a ptirely racing standpoint was the seven furlongs condition race in which a big field of superior class horses wa- engaged. Thanks to the starters bail work. St. Flniwood. the opening favorite, finally won. There was a slight decrease in the number of layers tloing business. From a reliable, bill unollitial. source comes Hit: information thai bookaaakct E. i". Fr ston. who. report says, was debarred from plying his vocation iii the Oakland ring on areoamt of his connection with tile Mose Uoldblatr Charles Bowman-Keep Moving scandal, has been denied Vie privilege of the Hack. Fncle. llildreth s 139,400 three year -obi. now at Santa Anila Park, is coining on rapidly in his prep ■ratios and is announced as a certain starter in tin California Derby to be run on Washington* birthday. Montgomery will also siart in the Waterbosee Cup of two miles and a quarter to be decided one week later. Jockeys Sandy and Kirscl bauni wen- fined S." each bv the starter for disobedience a I the poat in tbC second race. I.ycttruus also got three days on the ground for misbehavior. Lady Rensselaer has been purchased by I. H. Miller for ,300. Merrilt Buxton, who is an latportagl acojttleitJoB to the local lightweight jockeys, will stay here for the remainder of the season. Dr. Rowell took tive of PreeWenl William- horses to race at Santa Anila on his last trip. 11. Keene came up from there today with the entire stable including Confederate and Nagazam. recently ac-piired from W. B. Jennings. S. C. Iiildreth -tates thai he will finish out the season in California, and does not intend to try for the New Orleans Derbvs With either 1ncle or Meeiiek. Garden Behcet*, who is one of the big operators IMMJsd New .York in the summer time, was at th" nack during the afternoon. Jockey Zeigler. who rode on the New York tracks last season, will do the riding for the Meulo Stabb-. of which Joe Stern is trainer, during the remainder if the season. The lad can do eighty -five pounds. lackey sandy manned riding yesterday after a brief lay-off on account of illness.
