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OAKLAND CROWD LARGEST OF SEASON San Francisco Cal January 1 Before the largest crowd of the season Silver Knight won the New Year Handicap at Oakland today Ideal weather favored the sport which proved exceedingly inter ¬ esting The track was heavy Jim Gaffney was the public choice for the handicap Silver Knight had the call at the opening but the odds against him receded to 4 to 1 Edwin T Fryer was the medium of a plunge John Louis went to the front while jockey Kederis rated Silver Knight When the threefurlongs ost was reached Silver Knight as ¬ sumed tlie lead and after that was never headed winning from Jim Jaffiiey and Edwin T Fryer FryerThere There was much interest in the twoyearold race Seven youngsters faced the barrier with Frank Ruhstaller a son of Itearcatcher and Lavena C ruling favorite He justified the confidence reposed in him by winning easily from Korniak and Antenor the representatives of the A B Spreckels stable O A Blanch is trainer and part owner of Frank Ruhstaller He enjoyes the distinction of having won the first baby race of the season for the last three years yearsBarney Barney Schreiber and his friends almost carried through what would have been a very profitable coup in the first race when Phil Muhr backed from 4o to 1 to 10 to 1 was beaten only a nose by Old Mexico another longpriced contender contenderFernando Fernando ran without bar plates today by permis ¬ sion of tlie judges He was in front for a time but Bubbling Water beat him easily
