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FAJAROETA IN PRIME CONDITION Bcdwcll Sprinter Scores Easy Victory in Most Pre ¬ tentious Race of Oakland Card San Francisco Gal February 17 Pajaroita starting for the first time since his arrival from Juarez showed himself to be right on edge by an easy victory in the Centervllle Handicap at Oak ¬ land today The Bedwcll racer was heavily backed and leading all the way won by over two lengths from Hamper the favorite Bedwell started three others of the six he had entered but second on two occasions was the best he could do aside from the Pajaroita success successSelling Selling race activities continued when Meltondale winner of the third race was bid up from 500 to 800 by C R Jones and retained Keep IMoving raced out with Ed Ball most of the way but Meltondale finally drew away and proved an easy winner winnerThe The fifth race resulted in a close finish Coppers winning in the last jump from Tom OMalley which beat Woolen a head headChantilly Chantilly was plunged on in the last but the finish found him third Likely Dieudonne led all the AcquiaColonel way winning from Acquia Colonel A W Hamilton was a visitor having arrived from Los Angeles where he attended a meeting of the stockholders of the Los Augeles Rac ¬ ing Association AssociationJockey Jockey Gross who has been on the ground with an injured leg plans to resume riding within a few days daysBarney Barney Schrcibers good sprinter Dargin may not start here again this season The son of Sain went wrong and trainer Casey says It will be a long time before he will again face the barrier barrierRaleigh Raleigh P I has been fired for troublesome ankles
