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GOOD RACING AT OAKLAND. TRACK IS IMPROVING RAPIDLY AND MAY FURNISH FAST GOING THIS AFTERNOON. Don Enrique Scores "Without Difficulty Tho Vicar No Longer a Maiden Many False Favorites Beaten. ir r San Francisco, Oil., December 10. F. II. Milden scored bis lirst success on the California turf at Oakland today with The Vicar. a degenerate full-1rother to the wonderful Whitnev flll.v. Bumble lice, which met an untimely end while lieing prepared for the Futurity of 1904. It is certain that no money consideration would have induced Harry Payne Whitney to part with this thoroughbred when foaled, yet he was sold last fall for an insignificant euui. It. was n simultaneous graduation from the niuiden ranks for both, the Whitney cast-off and his diminutive jockey, F. II. King, who was so flustered by the experience of riding his lirst winner that he made no attempt after the finish to enter the circle reserved for winners in front of the iudges stand with his liorse. until repeatedlv signalled by the attendants to do so. The grandly bred Hamburg Vespers gelding proved immeasurablv superior to Ills numerically strong opposition, but ran practieallv uribacked. the closing odds against him being 9 to Booger Hed and Don Enrique were the onlv legitimate favorites on the program and they lwtli made good handsomely. The remaining short-priced starters. Wamboro. Deneen, Serenade and Gene Itussell. were of the ring-made variety and their defeats could not be properly classed as upsets, the horses which prevailed over them in their respective races being undoubtedly the best and quoted at false prices in the betting. Following so closely on Tuesdays extra good card todays racing was in the nature of a surprise, as good horses were plentifully engaged in at least half of tho races. II. Smith, a local jockey ruled off several vears ago. was reinstated today iby the stewards of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club. The track is drying out rapidly and tomorrows races will lie run over good if not fast going. On the whole todays ring business resulted favorablv for the layers. Wagering is steadily increasing and at todays cut-in thirty liookmakers drew for positions. The forward running of Barney Sehreibers Dr. Ilolzberg in the last race was one of the racing features of the. afternoons sport. Gene Russells four legs were heavily bandaged todav and in consequence he was seemingly unable to raise a respectable gallop. Sir Lynnewood made his lirst public appearance since the July Brighton Beach meeting. The big Kir Dixon horse was given an easv ride by jockev Gilbert, had no chance in the stretch and was pulled up. yet finished a close up sixth. .Starter Dwyer suspended two incompetents. Wris-pen and McBeth one week apiece and Buxton for three days.
