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GEMMELL CAN STAY AS WELL AS SPRINT Defeats All the Cracks at Oakland in a Dash of a Mile and a Sixteenth Oakland Cal May 0 An immense halfholiday throng which had been augmented by visitors from all parts of the country wituesed the running of a highclass card of six races at Oakland today under i perfect weather and track conditions conditionsThe The Thomas Handicap named In honor of the new commanderinchief of the great Atlantic battleship lleet was the chief attraction and engaged an even dozen of the best horses in training here including Cemiuell the acknowledged champion of the local season and such Myers as Lisaro Critic Cabin and Ocean Shore For quantity and quality it probably surpassed any race that has been decided here Every entry accepted the weight assigned and the ra etook on such an open character that at one stage of the betting as good as 5 to 1 could be had about any one of the nreferml horses in the betting Despite his palpable lack of condition for the un ¬ usually long journey of one mile and a sixteenth which he was asked to cover for the first time in bis career the homely Rubicon gelding achieved a bard earned victory by virtue of his superior speed winning all the way In the fast time of 145J 145JAn An element of luck played a large part in the result as several of the supposedly serious con ¬ tenders such as Cabin Ocean Shore and Marster were practically eliminated at the start and In one particular instance Ocean Shore wholly so when he fell an instant after the rise of the barrier His jockey Fred Ilildehraiid had a miraculous escape from serious injury the only evidence of the very badlooking accident being a bruised hip Rettig who rode Semmell to victory in masterly style is coming to the front rapidly as a successful jockey jockeyTwo Two attractive sidelights the Sperry Handicap for sprinters and a juvenile race at a half mile won by Booger Red and Righteasy respectively were also programmed A Walsh the coming mid ¬ get rider scored sensationally with both Apple gates apprentice displayed extraordinary ability on the first named superior coolness and vigor alone being responsible for the nose win of Booger Red RedRighteasy Righteasy whose race was a revelation to the public equalled the track record of 47 fiat Tin enforced substitution of a lightweight like Golds stein for Miller on Captain John spelled almost cer ¬ tain defeat for Mr Cuhills colt as no small boy can handle the giant youngster youngsteriemmell iemmell and Tommy Ahearn were the only two choices faithful to the public publicAn An aftermath of the Catnline coup Friday was contained In the announcement tonight that the stewards bad ordered the future entry of that horse refused It developed during the afternoon that Burleigh bad fallen very lame In the first race raceDuring During their stay here the sailors of the visiting Meet will be given the freedom of the race course on Wednesdays and Saturdays SaturdaysJ J O Keones 1ontotoc will be shipped to New York steeplechaserDr where he will be schooled for a steeplechaser Dr II E Rowell will disKe of all his horses so that Thomas II Williams string can have his exclusive attention
