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FAST DOWNPATRICK AGAIN ADDED AS A STARTER AND TAKES THE RICH OLYMPIC CLUB HANDICAP Workhox Proves Himself a HighClass TwoYearN Old Jack Nunnally Defeats Sugarmaid Sugarmaidin in a Fast Sprint iX Oakland Cal April 11 The last big stake of the season the Olympic Club Handicap at one mile and a quarter was decided at Oakland today under per feet weather and track conditions in the presenceo a huge halfholiday gathering of approximately 15000 turf devotees Victory over nine others comprising the pick of the handicap horses in local training in the very last stride of a spectacular and true run race was achieved by Downpatrick DownpatrickThe The winner was an added starter and overlooked on that account by many of the neople in the grand ¬ stand There was little or no applause in evidence for the speedy and staying Ryan horse The heroine of the big struggle was Logistilla and a groan went up from her many backers when after appearing all over the winner in the stretch she commenced to shorten her stride when nearing the end and suc ¬ cumbed to both Downpatrick and Cabin CabinTwo Two other races featurfd the card the Farallone Handicap and the Montt Vista Handicap for two yearolds and all aged sprinters respectively These important sidelights contributed materially to the afternoons sport as each of them engaged a verit ¬ able crackerjack Outside of Lee Rose Workbox the winner of the firstnamed race is probably the bestrjirveiille developed here thus far and Jack Nun ¬ nally which scored in the Futurity course race is a record breaker at five furlongs A F Dayton made no attempt to suppress the facts regarding his fast horses jnarvelous private trials and was compelled to take the shortest odds about him on that account accountAll All the winners were accorded substantial sup ¬ port and the public had all the best of their ring operations For this season of the year an unpre ¬ cedented number of layers were doing business businessFully Fully 500 members of the famous Olympic Club of San Francisco graced the occasion The big race named in their honor was materially enhanced in value by the magnificent silver trophy It donated to the winning horse horsePresident President E J Baldwin of the Santa Anita Racing Association was a visitor at the track today and saw his crack youngster Del Cruzador beaten by Workbox in the Farallone Handicap Mr Baldwin apparently has fully recovered from his recent illness and Is looking hale and hearty heartyF F W Doss owner of Workbox and other good performers has added Early Tide to his string paying U Z De Arman 3500 for the colt coltThe The Kentucky turfmen J O G H Keene f have decided to race part of their stable on the eastern tracks this summer and J O Keene will probably not go to Russia to train as he contem ¬ plated some time ago agoJockey Jockey W Cricket Kelly has recovered from the injury he received when his foot was badly crushed by E J Baldwins sprinter when Cru zados crashed into the fence In the last race here March 27
