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ROSEBEIN IS AT HIS BEST. I ASTONISHES OAKLAND KACE-GOERS IN DIS-PLAYING HIS MARVELOUS SPEED. Frank FHttner Takes the Crocker Selling Stakes Montgomery Wins and Dorante Runs Unplaced. San Francisco, Cal.. December fi. Rosebcn aroused dormant enthusiasm in 10,000 race-goers with his line achievement in the closing race at Oakland today. The renowned sprinters display of speed and weight -carrying ability caused the hie throng to shout with astonishment. "The Bis Train" was ait astounding revelation to local devotees of the sport. Hist opiMHientsi were .four of the best exponents; of speed on the coast, each in. receipt of his weight concessions", and all beat him away from the post.. It -was a mere moment before lie. once in his stride, hud ills opponents squandered. Running from last liositlon into a commanding lead was accomplished with .such swiftness that not one spectator in a thousand followed the transition un-derstandingly. Roseben won pulled almost to a walk. hastern experts are of the unanimus opinion that Davy Johnsons horse stripped at the toy ot his form. Outsiders liad scored with monotonous regularity until the, last .race. Frank FHttner. at Ions odds, won tin? Crocker Selling Stakes at one mile. From the money value viewpoint, tills was the chief feature. The startersi included Bellwether, Tony Fa us;. Kewell. Cressina. Don Enrique. Spooner and Import. The winner drew out suddenly in the final sixteenth of a thrillins and spectacular contest. Don Enrique and Sewell carried the hulk of support but ran dls-apiiointiiigly. The runnins of the Stanford Handicap, at a mile :ind seventy yards, precedins this; had also resulted In an upset. Doranle. at oddson. was beaten off and finished a bad last In a field of four. Montgomery winning. The winner displayed extraordinary improvement. Disasters for form players accumulated as the rae-inS progressed. The choices were unplaced In the lirst. third, fourth and fifth races. Until Uoseben won finally only one favorite finished in the lirst three. Glorious weather prevailed. One of the best cards ever given in California was decided and the in-closure was packed with visitors. As an aftermath of County Clerks victory yesterday, the stewards have suspended jockey Klrschbaum indefinitely except for his contract employer. .1. D. .Mlllln. Judge Hopper said Cloudlight. previously ridden by Kirschhauni. had shown suspicious improvement with other jockeys up. The .T. D. Millin sale was a failure. On good authority it is probable every horse offered Was Itought in. Henry FHttner, well known in turf circles all over the country, and cashier for Barney Schreiber. is Jvlng cntlc-nlly ill from a sudden stroke of paralysis while at the theater Friday night.
