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STAKE FEATURES FOR THIS AFTERNOON Winter racing iu America will be in full swing tills afternoon when the Jacksonville Juarez and Pen sacola meetings are scheduled to begin Tlie Oakland meeting has been in progress since November 12 At Juarez Jacksonville aud Oakland stake events of an important character are down for decision today The Juarez track will be the scene of the first running of the 2000 La Independencia Handicap Jack ¬ sonville patrons of racing will enjoy the second running of the 1500 Thanksgiving Handicap iu the initial running of which Hill Top was victorious a year ago At Oakland the Thanksgiving Handicap will be run for the tenth time Its value this year Is 1500 as against 500 last season when racing was making a struggle for existence ih California Happily conditions have improved greatlv in California and the siiort is rapidly assuming its oldtiine importance in that section of America The Thanksgiving Handicap has been one 6f the important annual fixtures at Oakland Claude is probably the most brilliant of its winners and is the only horse that succeeded in winning the event twice Its record follows Year First Age Jockeys Wt Second Age Wt Third Age Wt Val Time 1101 Fly Torpedo 3 Birkenruth 97 Greyfield 5 108 Janice 3 115 1925 158 1902 Sombrero 3 Donnelly 122 Antolight 4 Ill Corrigan 3 115 2020 155J 1908 Claude 3 J Daly 110 Fossil 3 104 Grail 4 95 2430 158 1904 Claude 4 Dominick123 Fossil 4 114 Gold Money 4 119 2170 1531 1005 Lubiii 5 Radtke 99 Proper 5 124 Beareatcher 4 121 2270 154 J 1900 Borghesi 5 W KnappllC Proper C 122 Corrigan 7 100 2210 153 1907 Rifleman 3 G Burns 109 Petfr Sterling 4 116 John Lyons3104 2260 151 1908 Don Enrique 4 J Butler 103 Dorknte 3 115 R Tourist 3 114 1990 154 1909 Silver Knight 3 Kederis 92 Johfi Louis 4 103 Follie L 4 110 400 155J
