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CENTRE SHOT IS DEFEATED LOSES HER FIRST RACE IN SIX STARTS AFTER RUNNING A FAST MILE Avontcllus Takes His Race in a Canter Preen Stays Long Enough to Win Oakland OaklandStewards Stewards After Rough Riders 1 Oakland Cal May 11 William Walkers fast Woodlands bred lilly Centre Shot a heavily backed favorite suffered her first defeat In six starts and a Hnke one at that in the chief racing attraction at Oakland today Compelled by force of circum ¬ stances to intrust the mount to a new and inexpert weed jockey E Sullivan the owner had no alter ¬ native but to instruct him to go to the front an quickly as K ssild and stay there as long as ho could notwithstanding that pacemaking tactics In Centre Shots case were suicidal and virtually In vitihg defeat As it was she only succumbed at the end of a mile run in a fraction over 138 to a trio of stayers in Vox Populi Mnssa and Cloyne which had been biding their time in the rear of tlie tremendous running for six furlongs Critic the second choice ridden by Walter Miller sus ¬ tained an ignominious defeat by reason of the lat ters premature and excessive efforts to overhaul the favorite favoriteThe The remainder of the card was devoted to selling platers and twoyearolds and produced interesting swrt In two Instances the firstnamed variety was represented by winners of superior class in Avontcllus and Preen loth of which were the best backed horses in their respective races though not technically quotationsWith favorites in the market quotations With the close of the strenuous first weeks fleet celebration outoftown visitors found time to devote to the splendid local thoroughbred sport The re ¬ sult was that fully 10000 spectators an enormous attendance for a Monday witnessed the afternoons racing at Oakland OaklandThe The stewards sem determined to suppress rough riding and are dealing severely with the offending jockeys in that respect J Hayes was suspended for one week for cutting abross In front with Lls towel at tile start of the twoyearold race raceKettig Kettig was incapacitated from riding after being hit in the eye by a clod of dirt during the run ¬ ning of the fifth race He was replaced by W Kelly sprintPresident on Preen in the closing sprint President Williams has designated May 23 as Fabiola Hospital day This deserving Oakland char ¬ ity has netted nearly 10000 annually for a decade decadeFirestone Firestone had shown phenomenally fast recent trials in private and local experts predict a sen ¬ sational winning career itf his threeyearold form for Mr Williams crack colt on the metropolitan tracks this summer The track people hereabouts are a unit In saying that Firestone could cover the track in 138 without being forced to ex ¬ tend himself The entire Williams establishment will be shipped to New York next Saturday Fire ¬ stone will be a starter In all the big handicaps to which he is eligible provided there is no hitch in his preparation in the meantime Mr Williams is confident of winning the Astoria at Graveseud with ills grand filly Koscvalc KoscvalcE E J Ramsey acquired Nadzu at private sale this morning morningJockey Jockey Kirsclibaum recently suspended has been restored to good standing by the stewards
