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WESTBURYS WIN DISLIKED BELLWETHER LEFT AT THE POST AND HIS JOCKEY REWARDED WITH HISSING. Tony Faust Beaten and Claimed by the Oakland Stable — Destination of Good Stables Now at Oakland. San Francisco. Cal.. April 7. — WeMmrry. a Whitney east i. ft, nun the six furlongs feature al Oakland todav. He was almost literally backed off the lmanls while tin* horses were at the post. Bell wether, a well backed areaad choice, ridden l v Walsh and regarded as he chief contender, wa-left at the im»i and removed from contention. The jockeys explanation thai liis horse was turned th. reverse wav of the track at the siart was generally accepted. The starter laid the blame on the iockcy Throughout, the afternoon was marked hy such bad starting that the results in every race but the last WCM practically decided by the stairs. Bellwether and his rider were greeted by a storm of hissc-when they returned to live judges stand. Subse qucnllv race-goers hurled a second and more pro pounced demonstration of displeasure at Holtman. After an afternoon of fiasooes the starter wound up wilh a perfect send off in the five furlongs dosing sprint. The race waslormful and interesting enough to please the most exacting. Three genuine healthy public choices were successful. The weather was vetv warm and a big crowd was attracted to the course. Jockey Taplin was the principal feature in a riding wuv. with two wins and two seconds to his credit Scoville, with two winners and one second, was a ilose second. An aftermath of scandal to Colonel Whites victorv in the third race yesterday cropped up. Jockej Stuart has been accused of using an electric batten on the old rogue. It was common talk in the afternoon after the race had Wen run and won. Pre siiling steward Edward . Hopper, however, ridi i tiled the story. Today developments forced the • •facials to lake cognizance of it anil as many as I dozen witnesses were examined. No definite conclu sion was arrived at. however. Race goers wondered at Colonel Whites sudden rejuvenation, coincident with such heavy and confident support as was ac . Killed him yesterday. S. . Hildreth lost his good horse. Tony laust. nxlar bv the claiming route, the Oakland Stable, which was represented bv Traffic, claiiniug him Ml i.l the third red for 25. _ President Thomas H. Williams of the Pacific ,a .lockev Club has refused to sanction Joseph A. Mur phvs appointment to the judgeship on the Montana i irciiit this coining summer. Martin Nathansou lm-l.een confirmed as secretary and handicappcr of the coming Denver meeting, which logins June 1ft. The A. G. Blakelev sale of horses in training has been postponed to April 10 and will follow the Williams sale. Aimee C. lias been retired with a ruptured tendon. Jockey Coburn has applied for a license on the nietroiHilitan tracks. H. ;. Bedw.U bought Madman for .00o before the races today. The Hildreth. Forsythe. Blakelev. Hoffner. Healer. Jennings. McManus. Berry. Weir. Zi miner and A. F. Davton strings will be shipped to New York iiunie dlatelv after the close of the meeting. April 17. The Applegate and Ellison horses will lie shipped to Louisville for the opening day there.
