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C0PPERTOWN BACK TO WINNING FORM. San Francisco. Cal.. Mav 10.— Cop|iertown, the e medium of a plunge, proved the winner of the feature j race at Oakland today. Jockey Ooburu saved ground by hugging the rail entering the stretch, and the son of Kenilwortll drew away to heat Bal-roiiia by over two I lag Til, with Iride of Lismore J third. Napa Nick, the favorite, after acting badly J at the | ost. went out in trout, but quit after figuring iu a bumping match with Iride of Lismore In „ the final quarter. Pearl Bass, a » to 1 chance, carrying the Burns s and Waterkaaae colors, upset calculations in the two-vear-old race by romping home iu advance of Alie e Slupskev and Bitta. Father Stafford, the heavily v backed favorite of the second race, was pocketed d early and Burning Bush and Oramercy beat him. Redeem oixMied favorite for the third, but receded, owing to heavy support for Bound and Bound. 1 .■ Redeem won all the wav. Round and Round getting awav poorlv. Aks-Ar-Bcii was first choice in the ,,. fifth, but was badly ridden by jockey Jarrett. and d Merlingo led him home. Titus II. won easily from „ Wollander and Siscus in the closing dash, in which i, AmiMdo. favorite, did not show much. Bevan was 1S suspended for three days for misbehavior at the m post in the third race. J. 0. Walker has purchased Beda and Lofty ,- HovwotHl. A. Thomas, the colored rider, left last night for New York fo report to tlie stable of F. A. Forsythe. This bov is the l«-st lightweight developed here this £ year. Thomas waa bom in California and is fifteen „ years old. He CM ride at less than ninety pounds. , B. B. Allen will ship Bapid Water and a number •r of m-ires to his Iowa farm. Rapid Water will be 1. ic retired to the stud. W. T. Anderson will ride jockey Van Dusen on n his horses whenever the hoys services are available. .
