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DORMTES CHRISTMAS GIFT. FIRST IN THE RICH CHRISTMAS HANDICAP BEFORE A GREAT HOLIDAY CROWD. Montgomery Runs Unplaced Trois Temp Scores Again Smiley Corbett Defeats Pajaroita Miller Heavily Fined, i San Francisco, Gil.. Decenilier 2.". Doranlc. backed into favoritism, scored a hollow victory in the rich Christmas Handicap at Oakland today. The Rood three-year-old came out of his magnificent exploit lame. Good weather prevailed and the bis race was witnessed by 15.000 spectators. Eight horses started, including Legatee, the last-named being added at the eleventh hour. Tlie momentous struggle over tlie still course of one mile and a quarter was spectacular and interesting from start to finish. In the running the conspicuous Forsythe colors, worn by Lee, were always prominent astride Doranto. wild at the end of a mile lie singled out with an electric rusk and the race was over as far as the winner was concerned. Mllfords sensational sprint from the rear into a fast-going second caused everv-body to stand agape with astonishment. Firestone finished a good third after exhaustive paceniaking for one mile. Tlie Hildreth-Ellison trio, from which much, was expected, were unimportant factors in the race. Montgomery. Don Enrique ami Royal Tourist retired when Dorante made his real effort. Xotters methods proved ineffective with the non-staving Don Enrique, and McCarthy drove Montgomery into the bog-like going on the inside on the far turn and had liim anchored. Fears were entertained that Montgomery would not arrive in time, and trainer Taylor was just able to unload and saddle him for the big feature. Whether it was the long confinement in the car or the peculiar going which affected the ITildreth horse adversely, the fact remains that he ran one of the poorest races of his career. Clamor, the highest tried of all the eligibles. fell lame during bis morning exercise and was withdrawn. The condensed history of the Christmas Handicap is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. lWSIavid Tonny..4 10S H. Martin. .,140 lOOOtEddie .Tones. .5 110 Jenkins 3.250 2:07" 3901 El K. Shannon! 95 L. Jackson. 2,310 2:01 1!K2 Xones 4 117 Minder 2..-.S0 2:077 1003 Proper 3 118 J. Martin... ::.ftir 2:00 1904 Clauda 4 127 W. Daly ..:5.200 2:0s 3005 Lubln 5 107 Treuliol 3.105 2:00 1000 Dr. Leggo 4 110 L. Williams 3.010 2:013 1007 Clamor 3 92 Kirsehbauni. 3.300 2:10s 100S Dorante :; 110 J. Lee 3.1S5 2:0Si In ISO! tliis stake was not run: 00 nurse at 1 1 8 miles won by Hosormonde in 1:52. Two miles run at Ingleside under Pacific Coast .Tockev Club, f Run at Tanforan under San Fnmclsco Jockey Club. The exceptionally attractive card contained an interesting secondary feature, the It nice Handicap, at five furlongs, in which T. I. Sullivans Trois Temp vanquished in fast time, for the difficult track, the pick of the two-year-olds in local training. Miller got Smiley Corbett home first in the closing race after impeding Pajaroita through the stretch. The stewards imposed a tine of sensational magnitude. 5Q. on the former champion jockev for his unfair tactics. A man named Rudolph, who has gained considerable notoriety as a heavy bettor at Oakland. 1ms been barred from the track. It is said that this is the same man who was ruled off at Xew Orleans a few years ago.
