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SEEK RELIEF LEGISLATION CALIFORNIA HORSEMEN TAKE UP PLAN FOR STATE RACING COMMISSION Wonld Have Legislature Pass Law Similar to That Thatin in Operation in Kentucky Harness HarnessHorsemen Horsemen Make Initial Move San Francisco Cal March 2 Adverse legislation which has affected harness racing in this state and practically lrivcn many followers of the sport to other fields has aroused the men interested in that sport to action Today a convention of harness horsemen was held in this city with several hundred delegates present The purNisi of the meeting was to form a general liody to further the interests of the sport with a special view to the passage of laws at the next session of the legislature that will IH beneficial to racing The followers of the sport ire advocating i state racing commission law similar to that in force in Kentucky An effort will he made to revive tin oldtime district fairs which helped to Inake history in this state Of recent years these fairs have heen virtually killed through Jidverse legislationIt legislation It Is understod that the movement of the harness racing men will receive the cooperation of those racingFive interested in thoroiighhred racing Five favorites won at Oakland today and four of tlHin were ridden by jockey Shilling Tliey were his only mounts He rode Hannibal Jey and Lady Panchita to victory for 11 G Bcdwell and W T Overtoil lor his brother T M Shilling ShillingShilling Shilling will ride here for only three days more as he will leave Saturday evening for his home at Paris Tex en route to New York where he will report to Sam Hihlrcth It is likely that F U Hitchcock will secure second call on his services for the eastern season seasonThe The if nest weather of the season prevailed today ind the track was in greatly improved condition There was a great surprise when T F Crowlcy i Jo Ljjhot finished second in the fourth race raceMartin Martin Nathanson commissioned to secure a light ¬ weight jockey today signed the colored apprentice A Thomas to ride for F A Forsythe The contract is Tor two years ami the salary is lucrative Jockey Martin was lined 50 for mishehavior at the iiost In the second race and jockey Denny was given three days 011 the ground for a similar offense in the fourth fourthBluckshcep Bluckshcep has heen sold hyJ II Qiiinn to Matt Iteis T L Ross has hought Kid North from Bar ¬ ney Schreilver SchreilverAndy Andy Blakeley and T W OHrien will sell some of their horses in the paddock on Saturday March
