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WALTER MILLERS RIDING THE FEATURE Guides Four Winners to Victory at Oakland and Wins the Fickle Crowd Back Oakland Cal April 20 Walter Millers superb horsemanship was the outstanding feature of the Ing at Oakland today The champion Jockey scored four victories in quick succession with Martinmas Prudent Gateway and Lisaro Only the first named was actual favorite In the betting Miller did not ride in the fifth but lauded the favorite Fireball in third place although the horse was palpably un ¬ fit fitThe The enthusiasm of the groat crowd of spectators had steadily increased and finally climaxed with his fourth achievement on Lisaro Lucky Baldwins moody son of Key el Santa Anita whose convincing performance today today effectually removed what ¬ ever doubt may have existed as to the culpability of his former trainer G W Baldwin in the matter of the horses recent unsatisfactory running runningThe The layers enjoyed a timely respite from the past several days of unprofitable tilts with the play ¬ ers only one favorite In six materializing Martin ¬ mas in the opening race The card was full of promises but did not pan out well wellAn An unpleaslng incident which developed was the practical leaving at the post of Pontotoc In the fifth the only oddson favorite that started during afternoon Whether Mclntyre the jockey or Mr Dwyer the starter was to blame is not known knownThe The Mist was allowed to be withdrawn at the eleventh hour on account of a death in the family of of the owner D W Ross RossTwo Two wellknown racers Janeta and Phalanx were put out of commlsion during the week by the same route to wit colliding with other horses while being worked on the track during the morning hours Phalauxx was thought to be so badly injured as to necessitate his destruction but he will recover recoverVoladay Voladay is in a bad way and may never again face the starter starterMr Mr Dwyer suspended jockey Mclntyre for four days last Saturday and also restored Fred White White the apprentice rider to favor favorCharles Charles Bowman bought the twoyearold King Ferdinand from W E Applegate for 700 and P Sullivan acquired Sophomore from M J Daly dur ¬ ing the week weekThere There is a report in circulation that neither Judge A W Hamilton nor Ed Cole will be reappointed at Santa Anita next season seasonJohn John Oliver Keene has abandoned his proposed trip to Russia The horses not sold at next Satur ¬ days weedlngout sale will be campaigned at Se ¬ attle by his brother during the summer Keene himself will go to New York YorkThe The fourteen stakes to be decided at the coming Butte meeting will close Wednesday the 22d of April
