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DWYER RELIEVES HOLTMAN AT OAKLAND San Francisco Cal January 3 Close finishes marked several of the races at Oakland today and the sport was decidedly interesting In the mile race Raleigh which had avoided the early pace got up to win by a nose from Sonia the hcavily liitfkril favorite The twoyearold race for fillies brought out some promising ones and Portola Queen a daughter of Bearcatcher was installed favorite Indora a Solitaire II lilly from the string of Adolph B Spreckels led all the way winning from Porto a Queen and Media a stable companion of Indora was third thirdLikely Likely Dicndonne looked like a winner in the first race tout Williams stopped riding vigorously and JIIIctr a 1O to 1 chaiue won by a neck The last race resulted in a neck linisli lietwcen Coppcrtown and Gilbert Rose The saddle on the latter slipped near the finish Walsh made a claim of foul as he was in close quarters toward the end but it was not allowed allowedThe The stewards ordered that entries from the Rose Mead Stable l e refused Incause it was found that stimulants were administered to Cool and Roy T before their races Saturday R I Welker owns the stable and be and trainer Williams admitted the horses wer under the influence of stimulants They claimed however than at employee Informed them a fellow stablchnnd named Kelly had given the horses the stimulants and then run away awayC C H Widematm has brought Nautical and Twin Screw from his ranch in Monterey Countv President Williams ivas highly pleased with the ntt ndanco of Saturday last It was by far the largest of the season The grandstand presented something of the appearance of the days when there was no antibetting legislation in force Mr Wil ¬ liams declared that talk of an extension of the meet Ing Is premature at this time He also took occa ¬ sion to deny a rumor that there would be racing on Tuesdays TuesdaysRichard Richard Dwycr presid d at the harrier today and will send the fields away for the next three weeks under the alternating arrangement he has with Jake Holtman
