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SATISFACTORY RACING AT OAKLAND Pajaroita Defeats Gemmell in a Brilliant Struggle Over a Six Furlongs Course CourseOakland Oakland Cal April S Favorites and well backed horses monopolized the racing honors at Oakland today The excellent card of six races developed fonnful and satisfactory sport which was wit ¬ nessed by approximately 5000 spectators A very high average of books in the big ring has been maintained thus far Todays fresh drawing num ¬ bered thirtyeight which included several new ¬ comers from Santa Anita AnitaThe The big crowd was given a fright when Duke of Milan and Angel face ridden by respectively Gilbert and Carroll fell during the running of the juvenile race It was a bad looking mixup the horses and riders going down in a heap raising such clouds of dust that for several moments they were obscured from view It was a miraculous escape from injury for all Until this reassuring announcement was made everybody was in an agonizing suspense as it was feared that the crack lightweight jockey Clif ¬ ford Gilbert had been killed killedThe The feature race the Carqulnez Handicap at six furlongs bad seven fast horses in including the two best sprinters in training here Gemmell and Pajar oita The race was virtually confined to this bril ¬ liant pair The weight told on Gemmell and the Rubicon gelding succumbed finally to his more lightly weighted opponent after a race that was thrilling from first to last lastAfter After five futile attempts Walter Millej finally won a race by sheer superior jockeyship in the closing dash with J W ONeill Rettlg Mclntyre Buxton Lycnrgns and Keogh accounted for the remainder of the program Bnxtons skill won for Miss Officious in the longdistance oveut The diminutive Meddler filly was the greatest money carrier during the afternoon John Tigue indulging in one of his characteristic plunges on his candi ¬ date dateThe The investigation into E Sullivans ride on E J Ramscvfs mare Grasscutter in the first race yes ¬ terday developed the fact that the St Carlo mare had received several severe cuts about the legs during the running and was moreover suffering from a bad knee The owner and jockey were exonerated accordingly accordinglyJockey Jockey Dearborn has been released in disgrace by G W Dodge whose horses A Muskoday and IVli groso he mishandled on April G He will also no longer be allowed to ride Captain John for Van Gordon
