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OUTSIDERS SCORE AT OAKLAND OAKLANDSan San Francisco Cal November 28 Favorites failed to reward their followers in a number of the races at Oakland today The greatest upset of the afternoon came in the fourth race for which Big Stick was a 3 to 5 choice He was in a pocket for most of the way and failed to run up to expectations Ualeigh displaying improvement over his last out won from Hooray with the favorite third Prudent oddson choice in the third was off Hying and set a fast pace but axims caught him and won easily Deadwood starting for the first time in the colors of II jf Edwards won the opening race from Cisko which was slow to get going Silk won the second from Lookout a CO to 1 chance chanceJake Jake Holtman presided at the barrier In the last race Sir Edward the favorite was left at the post and Smiley Metner won wonJockey Jockey G Archibald was taken ill from the effects of reducing and his engagements for the afternoon were canceled canceledW W J Speirs arrived from Latonia with a carload of horses owned by W C Weaver Judge Hender ¬ son owned by Barney Schreiber and two yearlings belonging to J P Atkin came in the same car Jockey Eddie Martin accompanied Mr Speirs west westG G H Keenc sold Alchemist after he was beaten in the second race raceThe The filly Redeem dropped dead yesterday Walter Heath O W Clarks trainer has decided not to race Cluny the champion of the California twoyearolds last winter until she becomes a three yearold The Salvation filly lengthened out and grew taller during the summer while resting and Heath says that he wants to give her all the oppor ¬ tunity possible to grow He expects Cluny to bo as successful in her threeyearold form as she was last season seasonButch Butch Covington has taken charge of Prejuicio and will train that sprinter for L B Eaten a Los Angeles horsemen Prejuicio is troubled with bad underpinning underpinningE E Mbyncs Whidden is still going lame and may not be ready to go in the AVaterhouse Cup at two and a quarter miles which is to be rim In February
