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ALL OAKLAND FAVORITES BEATEN. San Francisco. Cal.. April Ml- Merlingo. a M to 1 chance, will hacked hy his stable connections, won Hie mile ami a oiiarler nee at Oakland today, beat-ing .1. It. Laughro.v mid the heavily sup| orteil favor-He. Miss Naomi. Jockey Roomy, on Moiling", stole an early bad ami wa- never headed. Keogh on J. R. Laughrcv made a lardy move and was beaten a In ad. All tin- faorit-s went down to defcai. Matchtulla. which recently finished second to Ful-b-tta In a |muiv race al Corooado, came out and won tin- first race at OMH of 12 t « 1. William Caliill i- handling him for Thomas 11. Williams and Alexander Hamilton. Sv agi rlatm . ipioted at 15 to 1. led all Ihe way in the la~t race. There was much interference in the liattin litest. Chester Kruin. Miles and Hauorella suffering. Kid North won easily. Whiihien was bid up from £ ; mi to by Jos- ph Ti.-iie. but was retained. Copperiown. after hiving rested at Tanforan for -■viral weeks is back in his stall at Oakland and will soon race again.
