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OAKLAND DATES EXTENDED PRESIDENT WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES MEETING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JUNE 6. Good Grounds for the Move in a General Popular Demand for It — Only Two Favorites Win, but Racing Is Good. Oakland. Cal.. March 30. — Thomas n. Williams today announced an extension of the present meeting at Oakland to June 6. or five weeks beyond the original schedule. The president of the New California Jockey Club, who has just returned from a fortnights sojourn at Coronado Beach, decided lo continue the racing in deference to popular local demand, as well as the expressed wishes of an army of horse owners. There are nearly 2,000 horses in training quartered here which will take part in the next two months racing, and, as the sport thus far has been marked by" unprecedented prosperity, attendance and interest, there is no question of the popularity of Mr. Williams move in the matter. A good Monday card was decided this afternoon. The first two rac -s were captured by favorites in the betting, and the remaining four by outsiders. The biggest upset occurred in the feature affair, the Sobrante Handicap, at seven furlongs. In which The Mist finally materialized under the inferior riding of J. Butler. This hay has ridden so badly on various occasions with the Ross mare and other good horses that unwarranted long odds were laid against her today. J. Jones left today for New York with Import, Braggart and Last Go. Bookmaker Eddie Gaine of New York was a visitor at Oakland today. Jockey Kirsehbaum was suspended for six days by the starter for misbehavior at the post on Cad-ichon in the fourth race. E. Clark was injured at the post while riding Golden Wine in the sixth and Hildebrand was substituted after a long delay. A. Walsh was fined 5 by the stewards for cutting sharply across May Amelia with Grace G. at the half. Walter Miller is now making his own engagements for outside mounts and is meeting with poor success. It is said that John O. Keene has definitely decided to accept an offer to train for a Russian nobleman next summer, and will hold a dispersal sale of his horses shortly.
