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JEANNE DARCS PAST RACE. DEFEATS FITZ HERBERT AND OTHER SPEEDY SPRINTERS IN CLOSE TO RECORD TIME. Cotytto Easily Run3 Away fro1!!! Strike Out Four Favorite3 and Two Second Choices Sweep tho Oakland Card. San Francisco. Cal., November 17. Jeanne dArc decisively reversed lier previous running with Fitz Herbert in the Clay Handicap at Oakland today, winning that five-furlongs feature from seven fast horses, including the Hildreth two-year-old. Booger Red. Native Son, Cloudlight. Restigouche. Little Jane and Rose Queen. The Forsythe filly accomplished the feat with ridiculous ease in" the exceedingly fast time of 50 i seconds. The Tace was marked by more foul riding than usual. Fitz Herbert, tho chief sufferer, being practically eliminated as a contender by crowding, which eventually prevented him from getting up, despite an electrifying stretch sprint. Rose Queen, the champion two-year-old of the California spring racing and ridden by Sweet, was the first and chief offender and established an early clear lead after crowding the favorite to the fence. She was subsequently subjected to a dose of her own medicine and put out of commission by another horse in Booger Red. In the meantime Jeanne dArc enjoyed clear sailing on the outside, rapidly ran around on the outside on the turns ami drew out and won off as her rider pleased in the stretch. The net result of this carnival of rough" riding was a series of profusely bleeding cuts on Fitz Herbert and Rose Queens hind legs, temporarily throwing both of these grand young thoroughbreds out of training. Restigouchc. which ran coupled with Fitz Herbert as the Hildreth entry, was ridden by an obscure stable liand and virtually left at the post. The stewards took cognizance of the rough riding in the big race by fining jockey Sweet, the rider of M Rose Queen. 5. Despite the small Held in the closing race at a mile its running developed unsatisfactory incidents. Neva Lee began this by her unreadiness at the start, which resulted in her being practically left. Gilbert immediately after crowded Woodcraft out of his position and again later on fouled him so palpably that the stewards began an investigation, which may result in Gilberts suspension. The almost unprecedented success enjoyed by public choices during this meeting continued today, four favorites and two second choices being the record. Cotytto scored her third successive victory of the reason in the second race at live and a half furlongs. The vastly improved Sprockcls filly simply played with her opponents, among which was included the phenomenally fast Strike Out, and gave indisputable evidence of stake chiss. In any event, many of the local horsemen believe she is the best two-year-old lilly in training here.
