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BLAGG HAS A ROUGH TIME. IS CROWDED AND BUMPED FREQUENTLY. BUT GETS THROUGH AND WINS. Pcnn and Hush Money Win for Fountain — Rettig Secures Eastern Engagement — Weir I to Sell Horses. r San Francisco. Oil.. April 14. — Tho principal race or Mm makeshift card at Oakland today was the fourth over die Futurity course. Its running was replete with rough riding incidents. Blagg. tin favorite, survived after being crowded to the inner rail at Mm half hy Scwell and in the stretch l.y Tony Faust. Incidentally the winner returned tin compliment liy slamming them both to the fence M lien opposite the paddock entrance. A big crowd slathered at the starters stand in anticipation ol -i claim of foul and possible ofticial re arrangement of postious of the three leading horses at the finish. Nothing of the kind developed, however, every one ot the three offending jockeys. Walsh. Mentry and Mr Intyie. being seemingly glad to get back to their ijunrtcrs without more ado. I . S. Fountain scored a double with Ienn and Hush Money. 1 "lit il quite recently the horses of thi-vory popular Mod hoiseiuan were unable to pay llieii way. Now they are winning so frequently that th. owner is rolling in wealth aud will take his siring lack east to race next summer. The sjiort was splendid and results satisfaclorx from MM betting viewpoint with half of the after noons honors captured by favorites. Borel. a native product who has ridden around hen for many years with indifferent success, monopolized 1 he jockey honors with three firsts and oue second to his credit. Two pronounced upsets occurred in the first an] last races. No Rule winning at W to 1 and Fulford at VI to 1. Tlie last named is trained by G. Ham. i ho has an unenviable reputation for inconsistency. Holiman came in for his regular daily hostile public lcieptiou in the second race. Jockey Walsh was fined *50 by the starter for uiiruliness at the post on Jim Gaffnoy. Jockey Rettig. now riding with much success ;.t Santa Anita, will leave shortly for Mil— H to file for William Garth. The Kainey trainer should gei llrst class results out of the alifornian. who is one t«r the very liest riders, with limited opportunities. Mer developed on the coast. 11. B, lowell is said to l e contemplating acquit -tug a small string of racers for campaigning al Denver. O. A. Bianchi intends to race Turret and othcis on the Canadian circuit. Mose Goldblatt left for Kentucky yesterday. V. I . Weir will « 11 Rezon. Fire. Strike Out aiel Cone Uussell at auction next Saturday.
