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j , , , 1 , ; , , MUD RACING AT OAKLAND. RAIN BRINGS THE FIRST SLOW TRACK OF THE PRESENT MEETING. Mis3 Highland Scores Easily Favorites and Out sidors Divide the Purses Walter Miller on Two Winners. San Francisco. Cal.. November 23. Selling platers disported themselves at Oakland today, and It was just as well that the card was arranged for their exclusive benefit, because the afternoon turned out wet and disagreeable and the track was sloppy and fetlock deep in mud. which conditions were strictly in keeping with the necessarily mediocre sport developed under the circumstances. It was considered very remarkable that out of the sixty-two entries overnight there were only four withdrawals and that despite the big and unwieldy fields every one of the six races was truly run and victory fell to Hie best horse. Barney Schrelber furnished the only odds-on winner on the card in Miss Highland, a beautiful bay filly by Sain, which began proceedings with a runaway win under the pilotage of the stables new lightweight jockey. Deverich. who was making his saddle debut in California in the race. Two other favorites. Billy Pullman in the fourth and Hazlet in the fifth, rewarded their backers, tho remainder of the card being captured by outsiders. Walter Miller distinguished himself during the after noon by skillfully achieving successes on Nehulosus and Ithinock. The former champion jockey displayed all of his old-time alertness and vigor and the big crowd applauded his tiual winning effort on Rbinock wltti extraordinary enthusiasm. Starter Dwycr was in first-class form today, his starting being the best of the meeting. Shilling caused a great deal of trouble at the post and was finally lined 5 for trying to beat the barrier with Billy Bowlegs In tho third race. Jockey Hayes also incurred the displeasure of the starter and was set down for two days. Wap was claimed out of the third race by the Beckwith Stable for . Latest arrivals from the east are starter Jako Holtman. bookmaker Johnny GasscII. Harry Brel vogel. Captain R. R. Rice. Frank Bruen. W. Slppv. Jack Newman and Julius Beauman. Mr. Holtman left for Santa Anita tonight, where he will do tho starting until the first of the year. He is scheduled to replace Dwyer at the local track on January 2. Tom McGuire, a noted race track character, has quit the turf to engage in other business. Thomas II. Williams Santa Anita division of racers consists of Koalta. Mi Derecho. The Drake. Son-alto, Talentosa. Prudent. Prejulcio and Blameless. II. E. Rowell sends four of his own. Colonel White. Rubric. Phalanx and Mistress of Rolls. The whole shipment went yesterday in charge of John Broad. Rowell and jockey Sweet follow in a day or two.
