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OAKLAND FAVORITES ALL BEATEN. Sin Francisco. Cal.. May 24. — Fast time marked several rails at Oakland today. In the feature eon lest Pride of f.ismore ran tive-eighths in 59* am! easily keal Haddy Gip. the heavily-backed favorite. Marin T. Fiver ran n mile and twentv vards in 1:491. closing with a rush and beating Miss Roberts and Beau Man. Miles, the tirst choice, failed to respond when called anon. There were a number of upsets, all the favorites going down to defeat. In the two-year old race Robert Hurst won by a head from Blue Moon, a Co to 1 chance. Tramotor ami St. Francis heat the gate in the second, but Titus II. overtook them lioth in the final sixteenth and won. Sir Angus was returned winner of the fifth, witli Duchess of Montebello and Hancock next. Biskra, a mild favorite, ran below her form. Dr. Downie fell, but jockey Callahan escaped with a shaking up. Vosper was substituted for Callahan an Adciia in the last race and was niulercd an ovation when he rate her to victory. Jockey Callahan was fined $.".0 for inislichavior at the |M.st in tlie first and Kirsclibaitni 99M for a similar offense in the fifth. J. II. Laughrey broke down so badly yesterday that it was necessary to destroy him. The Oakland meeting will come to a close on Saturday of next week. Although fall dates have not been assigned, it is likely there will be continuous racing in the wist until November, when racing will be resinned at Oakland. Salt Lake City opens June Ii. for forty days, ending July 21. Tlie sport will start at Butte .I11I v 23 iinif run to August 27. Then there will be thirteen days at Anaconda, to lie followed by forty days at Salt like City.
