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ROSEBEN TRIUMPHS AGAIN. DEFEATS WESTBURY AND OTHER FAST ONES IN OAKLANDS MAIN RACE. Fred Mulholland and Aimce C. in Front at the Finish of Their Races — Gcbhard Handicap Weights. San Francisco. Cal.. March 111 Milt— ■ tri niniili.iiit re-ewtry into tin- racing area* constituted the bhl feature or the session of thoroughbred -port :il Oiklincl today. The layers, as usual. took unwarranted liberties with •The Big Train." laving a* Rood as S to ." to win. 4 to 5 place and 2 to 5 third at one stage of the betting. Davy Johnsons record breaker appeared very tit wlipn lie appeared on tlie track, and the expected delayed plunge materialized. His backers experienced considerable uneasiness while WestbeCT was outrunning liiui in the early stamps, and until beginning the final sixteenth the issue between the i air seemed yery much ill doubt. Walsh on Hoseben. however, rode Ellisons gelding very close and the intimidated Scoville finally pulled him up. leaving Hoseben to conic on and win as he pleased. Scoyilles claim of foul was disallowed. The best horse won. but owing to interference West bury narrowly averted defeat for second place. Ainiee .. in the closing race, was the only other favorite to win. Charles T. Henshall and his friends made a bis winning oyer his fillys victory. Karney Schreibers Fred Mulholland. which is named after | prominent Pacific coast turf writer and all-around racing official, ftnallv displayed i glimpse of his phenomenal yearling trials by win ning the second race. Jockey A. Walsh was fined 0 by the stewards for riding Roseben too close to Westbury in the fourth race and Sandy 5 for rough work on Old Mexico in the race for two-year-olds. Taplin. who * rode Silver Stocking in the last race, claimed a foul against Captain Kennedy, the runner-up. It was dismissed. Edward W. Purser, once a prominent race horse owner and plunger, was sent to an asvluui for the insane today. Purser, who went totally blind five years ago. finally became insane from brooding over his terrible affliction. It is sahl on good authority that President T. H. Williams intends to retire from racing altogether that his stable of horses will be sold at auction rand in the immediate future. The weights for the Gobhard Handicap, the lad and richest of the seasons two year-old stake*, were made public today. There are ISO eligibles. includ ing Turret. 110. the Bell Stakes winner, ami the Santa Anita cracks. Flying Squirrel. 122, and Rookv OBrien. 122. top weights: Jamil. ISO. and Damn. 118. The distance is five furkmgs and a great struggle is expected.
