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OAKLAND STEWARDS ON THE WAR PATH PATHDisqualification Disqualification Fines and Suspension Handed Of ¬ fenders Native Son Takes tho Feature Oakland Cal May 1 Todays racing at Oakland was seriously marred by rough riding and In at least one Instance was followed by a disqualifica ¬ tion a rare proceeding here and heavy lines for1 the offending jockeys This disciplining of both horse and rider occurred In the third race In which Turn away with W Kelly up got home first by a nar low margin from Hnmia G after deliberately foul ¬ ing tho latter when a furlong out which palpably prevented lur from winning a cleancut victory Under the elastic and unique rules of tho California Jockey Club the stewards were empowered to simply reverse the placing of the pair at the finish and the race was awarded to Kniiiia G with Tnrnaway sec ¬ ond Kelly was lined 50 for his share In the fiasco Moreland was also taxed 25 for mishandling Vinton in the fifth race to the detriment of the favorite Karl Rogers which however successfully overcame the Interference and won despite it The running of the closing race was marked by a thrilling mix up on the first turn In which Elevation and Cholk Hcdrick were eliminated as contenders The offi ¬ cials will Investigate this race tomorrow The rac ¬ ing began with a disagreeable Incident namely the suspicious looking ride put up by J Carroll on the oddson favorite Bernardo M J Dalys appren ¬ tice jockey was subsequently suspended which ruling met with popular favor generally generallyIn In pleasing contrast to the foregoing drawbacks o the afternoons s ort was the unusually line barrier work of the starter Every one of his starts today was nearly perfect and as a matter of fact Mr Dwyer has surpassed himself in this respect during the past two weeks weeksThe The Friday program with a solitary exception offered no inducements for horses of good class to participate and in consequence the majority of the races were contested by the cheapest class of selling platers platersHarry Harry Stovers muchimproved sprinter Native Son captured the most important race Nearly every one present benefited by tile Glenheim geld ¬ ings easy victory victoryThe The threatening weather exercised a deterrent effect OH the attendance which showed a consid ¬ erable falling off Indications are for rain tonight and tomorrow tomorrowThe The honors were shared equally by favorites and outsiders Lord Filigranc was the medium of a mild killing in the last race HEART FAILURE OF HORSES Succory dropped dead in the paddock after the race and it is an extraordinary coincidence that his brother Chicory should have died in slmi lar fashion only a week before Heart failure would doubtless be the cause in each instance and it almost seems that the discussion conimnenced In The Sportsman on this subject is creating Instances of the trouble in question Much in the same way there appears to have been a growing vogue for appendicitis ever since people began to talk about it and His Majesty was successfully opcrutcd on by Sir Frederick Treves who thereby earned universal gratitude It may be hoped however that as a result of the discussion on heart disease in horses following on the recent deaths of Saucy The Law ¬ yer III Chicory and Succory more attention will be paid to this matter for it Is I believe a fact that very many horses which have been hard trained and raced suffer from hypertrophy that is to say enlargement of the heart which enlargement may result from Increase iii the development of the mus cular structure hypertrophy of the muscular walls or from dilation of the cavatles by extra pressure from within The muscles may In many cases be only strained and in that case after a rest will resume their normal condition but the trouble Is that considerable changes may take place in the muscular structure of the heart without any symp toms at all being apparent When however the function of the heart is materially disturbed by hypertrophy expert examination will quickly detect It The heart of a horse in normal condition weighs from seven to eight pounds and it may be in creased by this disease to twelve pounds or more Vigilant In London Sportsman
