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HANDICAP YIELDS A SURPRISE Chester Krum Extreme Outsider Beats Spellbound and Araseo in Oakland Feature San Francisco Oal November 16 Chester Krum outsider in a field of four gained an easy victory in the Crescendo Handicap the feature of the card at Oakland Arasee on the strength of having won the Opening Handicap ruled favorite but Spell ¬ bound was strongly supported The two choices raced out on almost even terms until the stretch was reached with Spellbound showing a head in front Turning for home A Thomas got through on the mil with Chester Krum and the son of Sir Iler eules won by three lengths from Spellbound with Arasee a length farther away Arasee was carried wide in the last quarter by Spellbound SpellboundThe The racing was of an interesting nature through ¬ out ami most of the winners were well backed Garner grew overconfident with Lord of the Forest in the third and eased his mount with the result that Roy Junior got up in time to beat him a head Frank Doss was on hand and bid up Roy Junior from 500 to 800 at which figure he secured the horse E L Jones clabncd Lord of the Forest for 750 750Pay Pay Streak backed from S to 1 to 3 to 1 led most of the way iu the first race and won from Tim Judge and Eddie Mott Prosper came back after his good race of yesterday and led Netting and Harry Stanhope home Netting made a fine showing after getting away poorly G Archibald landed Smiley Metzner winner of the fifth by outriding Gargan on Emma G at the finish Archibald rode three winners and A Thomas two twoWillie Willie Doaue arrived from Vancouver with the stable of Brophy Jansen consisting of Altamor Green Goods Laura Clay Lord Provost Blue Heron Harry Rogers and Wainbro WainbroO O A Martin has brought Temblo Maybelle and Airy Merry here trom Oroville OrovilleJake Jake Marklein and Rod McMahon are among the late arrivals George Rose intends to write J L Holland re ¬ garding the attitude of President Thomas H Wil ¬ liams of the Pacific Jockey Club in the matter of the proposed meeting at Santa Anita and from re ¬ marks he made today likely will urge that the propo ¬ sition be abandoned for the present Mr Roseagrees with Mr Williams that it would be inadvisable to race atLos Angeles for a year at least leastW W OB Macdonough was a visitor at the track today having returned from New York His colors will be carried iu California this winter by Uuke of Ormonde which horse is being trained by Charles Casey Mr Ttfacdonough formerly raced a big stable but sold most of the produce of his stock farm during the past two seasons Ike Hakelberg has arrived from New York