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OAKLANDS BIGGEST CROWD ATTENDANCE AT CALIFORNIA TRACK YESTER ¬ DAY LARGEST OF THE SEASON Cloudlight Wins the St Patricks Day Handicap Handicapfor for Which Madman Is an anOddson Oddson Favorite Sen Francisco Cal March IT One of the largest Crowds of the season saw Cloudlight win the St Patricks Diiy Handicap in Impressive style at Oak ¬ land this afternoon Mailman was a heavily hacked oddson favorite and heat the harrier the others getting away strung out Tlic Bedwell sprinter led until the Hual furious when he tired In the heavy going and Cloiullight passed him easily Prejuicio away very badly made up much ground rapidly and then faltered hut was third thirdK K HI Moving was another odilson choice from the Bed vell stahle to disapjfoint The going was not just to her liking and Colonel Jack qnote l at 15 to 1 l eat her herThe The further entry of Ampedo was ordered refused for Inconsistent running Jockey Kederis was suspended for six days hy starter Holtuian for inislehavlor at the ijiost in the third nice niceSilver Silver Grain has hcen sold to K T Ramsey RamseyILiIcigh ILiIcigh 1 1 entered for the Lorin Handicap last Friday was taken suddenly ill that day and it was necessary to scratch him Later a capsule contain ¬ ing white powder was found in his stall The stew ¬ ards conducted a nulet investigation hut news of the matter finally leaked out and this evening the stewards announced that an analysis showed the lewder to he morphine It is thought that the drug was adliiiuistercd to the colt because it seemed probable he would ho the favorite of the race Raleigh P D has since l eeii seriously ill hut is now improving improvingThere There wore rumors that Ed Ball and Likely Dieu donne might have Iteen tampered with but the offi ¬ cials say there is no foundation for them Ed Ball was merely on the sick list the day he was scratched recently
