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CEESSINA FOOLS EXPERTS BEATS MONTGOMERY AND OTHER CRACKS IN GOING DEEMED UNFAVORABLE TO HER. Ihree Favorites and Three Non-Favorites Win at Oakland Thanksgiving Handicap Horses Work Well. Ran Francisco, Cal., Novembet 24. Crossina. Andrew Jackson .Toyners old favorite and sold at a sacrifice before his departure for England last fall, captured todays feature at Oakland from four horses of renown, in Montgomery, Astronomer, W. T. Overton and Frank Flittnor. The race, which was named in honor of Judge Carter, a horseman and racing ollicial of glorious memory, was run over a track fetlock deep in mud in the remarkably fast time of 1:11 J. In its winning the inure not only upset popular traditions With respect to the ability of the get of Watercress to run in heavy going successfully, but stamped herself a thoroughbred of exceptional merit. When Crossina was knocked down to F. I. Weir in the Gravesend paddock last September Mr. Joyner remarked: "There goes the cheapest ready-made race horse over sold in this country." She came into the possession of E. .1. Itamsey, her present owner, through the claiming process only last Saturday for ,325. Because of it he many representations that the mare could not run well in the mud. he tried to persuade the stewards to excuse her, but this they would not do and the ring, which was cognizant of the request. Itegan to take great liberties with Crtf ina iu the betting, laying as high as 20 to 1 in some cases. This temerity cost the layers a large Kum of money, one man alone. Benny Falk, being credited with n big winning. It "was a luckily achieved victory, as Montgomery, the best horse in the race, was seriously fouled and virtually removed at the start. Do just failed to get up in a wonderful effort. Ptspite the deceptive going, favorites held their own, three of them In Madman. Bellwether and Anna Hay getting liome in front. The two first named were at odds on. The victorious outsiders were Marion Rose, Cresslnn and Remember. It was a day of high class snort and a great crowd was present. Three prominent candidates for the big Thanksgiving Day stakes. Dandelion, Royal Tourist and Don Kniiipie, worked between races. While none of them TO? sent along at top speed their work was of the most satisfying kind. Dandelion In particular striding along freely and powerfully over a track to which he is supposed to he the reverse of partial. II II-drelhs chief dependence in Thursdays big race, however, will be Montgomery, which, is well in with 118 pounds, and he is making strenuous efforts to induce It. L. Thomas to allow Shilling to remain over to ride him. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that Dandelion may ,be shipped down to Santa Anita at .the last moment to try for the Pomona Handicap, to be decided there the same da v. Former jockey W. Knnpp. at present iu New York seeking reinstatement by the Jockey Club, telegraphs that he has received positive assurances that favorable action will lie taken in his case by the rti wards at their next meeting. Knapp is one of the most capable jockeys in the country and very popular with the local race-going public. The stewards conducted an investigation into the running of Fireball on Saturday, without result as yet.
