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" : RESTIGOUCHE FIRST AGAIN. REACHES OAKLAND JUST IN TIME TO WIN THE SACRAMENTO HANDICAP. Firestone an Unlucky Favorite Pajaroita Defeats Smiley Corbett and Rosohcn Runs Unplaced Behind Them. San Francisco, Cal.. December 19. Restigoucho. an added starter just oft the ears from Los Angeles, won the Sacramento Handicap at Oakland today from six of the best horses in local training. Ilil-dreths gelding, which was as good! as 5 to 1 in the betting, got away last but ran to the ifront In the first sixteenth and won alt the way. It was a wonderfully good performance for the gelding from the viewpoint of weight carried, ease of accomplishment and the fast time in which the mile and a sixteenth was covered. Restigouche. which left Santa Anita late Friday night and arrived at tho Oakland track just in time to toe saddled for the big nice, was thought to toe up against it. and was practically ignored toy the local speculatively inclined public. Support centered principally on Firestone, fresh from his victory over Roseben, and the Ellison pair. Royal Tourist and Don Enrique. The odds about Dorante and Eyebright receded steadily with few takers at G and 10 to 1 respectively. A big stable commission was sent in on the winner just before post time forcing his price down from 5 to 1 to IS to 5. After five minutes of unruly behavior at the post the start found Firestone away in the lead, but not in his stride as horse after horse passed him rapidly on the outside until beginning the last five furlongs of the journey he was last. From, there? 011. while on the extreme outside, the favorite nut forth a fast and game but unavailing effort to get no. finishing a close fourth, beaton a nose for third money, and going fastest of all. The result was so unexpected that the 10.000 spectators present weie stunned into absolute silence. But it was only for a moment, as a storm of applause greeted the win ner and his alert jockey on their return to the judges stand. Dorante was the runner-up In a particularly brilliant effort, witli Eyebright a good third. The Moore Handicap, an equally attractive feature at a sprinting distance, was decided at the close. Eight of the fastest sprinters in the country were engaged, including Roseben. Berry Maid, Smiley Corbett, Pajaroita. W. TV Overton and Sugarmaid. As was expected the race developed Into a sensational struggle, but Roseben. with his 110 pounds, was never a factor, the result being confined Wholly to Pajaroita and -Smiley Corbett. which, between theni dominated the running throughout. The first namei prevailed at the end- in the fast time for the Futurity course of l.:09and. The market was weak where Roseben was concerned, showing weakness from the start, the odds about "The Big Train" receding from 4 to 5 to 0 to 5. and his defeat was received with complete Indifference toy race-goers, nis race, however, was far from toad, recent and longer distance racing in the mud under a light harden having undoubtedly dulled his speed, and it found him unable to keep up with the dazzling pace set on this occasion. At the end he was holding his own valiantly.
