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OCEAN SHORES TRIUMPH HIMSELF AND JOCKEY KICKED WHILE AT THE POST YET HE WINS DECISIVELY Peter Sterling Again a Disappointment Arrivals Arrivalsfrom from Santa Anita Lend Added Interest to Oak Oakland land Racing Great Attendance Unabated Oakland Cal April G Despite the absence of stake features todays card at Oakland was JKJtli varied and attractive and developed extra good sport Every winner was well backed though only two actual favorites won An absurdly short price was laid against the seasons huge disappointment Peter Sterling In the mile condition race while liberal odds were quoted alwut Ocean Shore whose showing last Saturday behind Gemmell the cham ¬ pion sprinter here was particularly brilliant Ocean Shore and his jockey W Kelly were Iwth Injured by being kicked at tlie post by Timothy Wen Notwithstanding the tremendous handicap the gal ¬ lant Kismet Helen G gelding got down to his work and made ids opposition look cheap by winning un extended all the way and entirely on his own courage his disabled rider being barely able to cling to his seat It was a wonderful feat by this heroic pair and they were heartily cheered by the spec ¬ tators tatorsKelly Kelly was not able to fill his subsequent engage ¬ ments Mclntyre being substituted on Blue Eyes in the next race This jockey has taken on a new lease of life in a riding way and his saddle work with two wins and one third was the outstanding feature of tlie afternoons racing racingThe The attendance was materially augmented by hundreds of fresh arrivals from Santa Anita where the meeting closed last Saturday and an era of prosperity unprecedented in the history of the local sport is assured for the remaining nine weeks of tlie season seasonBarney Barney Schreiber was a conspicuous figure on the lawn during the afternoon afternoonJockey Jockey Dearborn who recently arrived here is a new disturbing element in his line His work today on Captain John and Pellgroso was of the crudest description descriptionSome Some people think Captain John is nearly if not the l cst twoyearold in training here yet an ab surdedly long price was laid about him from the start Van Gorden has refused 7000 for tho youngster and holds him at 10000 yet 400 selling platers were backed with confidence to beat him
