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PLATERS DAY AT OAKLAND. INFERIOR RACERS MONOPOLIZE THE CARD RUT THE RACING PROVES INTERESTING. Rufcia Granda Interrupts the Successful Career of Madman in Winning the Main Feature of the Card. San Francisco. Cal., November 27. The Douglas Handicap at seven furlongs for two-year-olds and tin principal feature of a mediocre card, was marked by extraordinary tliictuatious in the liotling. Madman, the expected public favorite, receded with rapidity, going from threes to eights, but late sup port developed at the latter price. Rubin Granda. Schhswlg and Scmprouium were accorded about eipial support. Kubia Granda displayed brilliant form, maintained leisurely pursuit of .Madman for six furlongs, then drew out with an irresistible stretch rush. The top weight held on with remarkable and unexpected persistency, heating Schlcs-wig. off for second place. Seniproniiini ran far below exjrtM-tations, the heavy going evidently being responsible. The tilth race brought nliout tin; first success of a two year-old among old horses over a considerable distance of ground this year locally. Colonel W. 10. Applegates Semproui was t lie hero of the exploit. Since the departure of the principal Jockey stars to Santa Anita. Walsh is ttie best rider here and is growing stcadilv in public favor lieeause of his unl- I form good exhibitions of saddle work. Ills? riding is marked by alertness, vigor tind integrity. j Tlie remaining four races were contested by the poorest horses ever seen here, yet developed form fill results in the success of Iktvalta. Plausible. Price it- Jewel and Alcibiades. James Neil, father ol" Frankie Neil, once bantam boxing champion, is said to have retrieved tin familv fortunes over the win of Alcibiades. Perfect weather prevailed and was the cliief fac tor in inducing a good attendance. The speculative public had the best of the argument with the layers. .Many prominent turfmen are absent at Santa Anita, hence there was somewhat slack business and twtnty nine books handled less money than usual. With bright sunshine the track is drying out rapidly and favorable weather is predicted for the coming fortnight. Starter Dwvcr .suspended Jockey Taplin two days f,r misbehavior at the post in the second race. Walsh and Huston were each lined 5 for the sunn offense in the third. Chief steward Hopper disciplined Jockey Russell for rough riding Saturday. There is a very bad group of riders here, but the oliieials hard work is keeping them in hand and many are under constant surveillance. The second half of the Maedonough yearling sale-has been abandoned, there being absolutely no market here. Trainer II. E. Kowcll expects to leave for Los Angeles tonight.
