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RESTIGOUCHE IN A DRIVE HILDRETH S CRACK. AFTER A LONG RETIREMENT. RACES IN BRILLIANT FORM. Glennadeane and Cotytto Win for Sprcckcls and Please and The Peer tor l.i Pat Dunne. San Francisco. Cat, April lit. -S. i IliUlriths great pair. KbHC Jane* ami Reatigoacbe. were Ncbcduled to start in ili.- MHiratfa Handicap at Oak-3: ml today. This was a potest magnet of attraction mhI io.inmi racing devotees visited the beamttfal ami park-like race course. There were mauv exact aetoaa of regret over its preheat t pairs! ay by the way. King James, one of the keel race aetata ever scon in California, was aithdrawa to the keen disappoint ment of the expectant visitors. Tliis left Reatigoacbe to repraaurt his table ami he made good from IJuse Oiiecn in a terrific and spectacular •struggle. Jockey Baraa employed effective Coaling tactic* ami lei; locked his opponent at the finish. Ileverichs complaint to the stewards was ignored. with the diminutive pooy express. Beager Ked. it was ■ raee of the pitcher going to the well once too often, as he failed lamentably. Tins race climaxed a high -class afternoons soort. Adolph Spreckcls big racing evtalilishinent was represented by two winners of aaaa I llB class. Glen nadeane ami Cotytto. Gross, the stable ioekev. rode the brilliant pair. .Jockey ltoss also won a brace of victories for Iat Paaae on Please and The Pur. The latter was advanced by L ]•. Kim: from 00 to ,500 in one hid and boajsht in by his owner with the customary advance. This episode indicates the strength of the thoroughbred market hefnajbenta, T. A. Torsythe has announced the sale next Thursday of ten two-year-olds. Butch Kishcr will dfcajaaa of Andrew B. Cook and Belle Kinncv on the same day. On Friday. W. VB laaciloaongfa sells ten head. ft C. Hildreths protest in the ease of the recent ■ laimii.g of his horse. Tony Faust, out of a race hv tlie Oakland stable on the ground of irregular registration of ownership was dismissed bv the stewards today. Thomas H. Williams" dispersal sale of race horses in training took place in the paddix-k before the races today. Twenty-five head were sold for a total or 2,595. Tliiose that brought 0o and over ware: Bellwether. ,000. W. Walker: Firestone si.soO. s. O. Hildreth: Rubia ;randa. 1.790. A S. Patterson: Tom Havward. . H C. Bedwcll-Hid Mexico. 00. Mrs. W. C. Vivell; Kl Pleara N725. .r. McCarthy: Roalta. 50. W. J. Jenkins; Apto Urn. *."Viio. J. McCarthy. The prices brousrbt bv respectively Bellwether and Firestone created much surprise. Hie former was considered a dear bought horse at S2.H00 whie Firestone was thought a gift at NO0 in eompaii son. On the whole, the prices obtained were nn cMicctodly good. Jockey McBrido was timd 0 bv the starter for nilslHhavior at the post.
