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ROYAL TOURIST IS BEATEN. A BAD START GIVES THE CHIEF OAKLAND RACE TO JOE MADDEN. Big Crowd Views High-Class Racing — Fordello a Lucky Winner — Gatien Lass a Disappointment. V San Francisco. OaL. April . — .Top Madden, the Los Angeles Derby hero, seined a sensational victory in the K.rr Handicap at Oakland today. Hihlretbs three year old. which was one of the two extreme outsider* in the betting, dominated the running throughout, lloltinan made a fiasco of the start. virtually leaving the redoubtable Royal Tourist, a heavily hacked favorite, at the iw st. The tield was sent awav in two divi-ions and the race was eon-titled to the trio composing the front one — Joe Madden. Blagg and Booger Red. Cut Hums won suhseipiently with Schlcswtg. also from Ilildretlis stable, and his riding Waa lie most pleasing feature of the afternoons sport. Holtinans jnadoiiuate work at the harrier constituted its chief drawback. Fordello was actually presented with the second race at the start and M the luckiest winner on the caul. A bid crowd was on hand to enioy the raeinpr. which was of superior class and satisfactory from the betting viewpoint. Gaticn I.ass. a supposed paal thins in the last race, proved too Mr a handful for the diminutive ;ioss and was never dangerous. Thomas II. Williams has issued a handsome asK catalogue containing the names of his racers In training which will be auctioued off in the courtyard of the Burns and Waterhouse stable platters April 10. None of the really good horses are advertised for sale. Lee and Sons. K. .T. Ramsey. .1. M. Crane. .1. II. Hrannon ami Frank Doss are the loeal owners who intend campaigning strings at the coming Salt Lake Citv meeting. Bookmaker* Bain, .loues. Oldham and Soiile will book there. The 1ta.u enterprise has applied to the Pacific Jockey tluh for a license to lace forty days. Racing is announced to commence there .May 22.
