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ROYAL TOURIST IN FRONT. DEFEATS JEANNE D ARC AND IS OAKLANDS ONLY WINNING FAVORITE. Pieaident Williams Will Sell His Horses, but Experts and Will Labor for the Restoration of Racine. Sun Francisco. Cnl.. April 1.— President Thomas H. Williams rune? .1 the report at an -ally sale of his race horses ill tnhahni :il Oakland Unlay "This docs not mean in retirement from Iht- tan b auv means." said Mr. Williams, "not is it dm-to the ic.-eni rente aloi v ami-racim: legislation waeted in this stati-. Demands of private Mmi Interests have prevented niv seeing niy horses race. For instance. Hi» Chief, which 1 bare seen rim only «.n one aeeaalea. in the Hums llamliiap. ■•Von may say ili.n I tiniilv l.«-l i.-v.- thai ranns will survive in this i —II J anil thai 1 will span no cieraet t trli.lilllt.tr it in this state. Later on l will aiiiiiiii another and lancer stable i.f raeeea." Ill.- announcement of the temporary withdrawal from hi hat of the man win. has Ih-cii tin mainslav Of the llioiuimlil.red spoil on the Pacific coast t«.i nearly twenly years, created profound surprise, the settee was so utterly iiinhai acterisiie of the man. K is said mat his stable has been Redly mismanaged. MMMM betel lew and tar l.eiween. Tin COM id nil. for the past two years has exceeded • Ibe enormous sum of S200.IMM. outsiders m.iiii.|H lized Hie lionors today. The only ilnuiiii: favorite was Royal Tourist ;md he in the last rare. Despite ;in enticing preliiiiinarv Ins odd-receded steadily ill the h.-l tins:. It was l uinorrd thai owner Btttson hacked him henyily awav from lltr track. He won like a 1 to 11 chance. .loekey Sandy was lined EM by I he stewards tor rough riding on -Bucolic in the third race. Til horse should haye tieen disqualified. His: lib I has tieen presented lo Colonel I. M. Burns for stock puriK ses ami Pivjuicio. a record breaker, lo former iovernor Heniv T. Jaue. Die How. tea years winner of the Thornton Slakes, will be pensioned off for the remainder of his das. while Matchtulla will represent Mr. Williams in main races. The remaining twenly -.even horses, im-linl inn I-irestone. will lie sold at auction within iln nevt t»o weeks. An off days card developed uneventful tboarn interesting meiojt g-t thf- ira.-k this afternoon. l:u-Mivminer weather prevailed. Ilie conditions for racing were ideal and an Immense crowd turned .,ut In witness the sport.
