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CLOSEST FINISH OF OAKLAND SEASON San Francisco Cal December 14 The sport at Oakland today was marked by one of the closest finishes of the season jockay Shilling landing Spell loniud winner by a nose over Cbppertown with Gar ¬ ner up The race aroused much enthusiasm and there was so little margin between them at the nd that some of the Garner enthusiasts thought Coppertowu had won A field of four met In the race with Spellbound an oddso favorite Copper lown and Rosevale made most of the running but iu the final furlong Spellbound closed fast and fought it out with Coppertown It was generally agreed that the favorite won only through Shillings ability to outfinish Garner GarnerClear Clear weather prevailed but the track was still heavy Twenty layers were in line and speculation wus lively Platoon proved1 an easy winner of the firs race over Paul Clifford and AH Alone La Ciuiiargne the favorite showed nothing to warrant the support accorded her No Quarter beat Thistle Belle favorite for the third thirdTrainer Trainer Jones of T W Flyuus stable has decided to give D McCarthy who came to the coast to ride for him a layoff and meanwhile will use jockeys C 11 Shilling and E Martin MartinWilliam William Valker made a trade in horseflesh before In left here for Juarez by which he turned Lesear over to J M Crane for the fillies Silk and Helen Carroll CarrollHave Have Henry trainer of the Oakland division of ISanirv Sihrcibers stable received a telegram an iiorncing the death of Harry Green a wellknown sportsman of Spokane Wash Green formerly raced jin 4 x tensive string of horses horsesGeorge George Durker who was reported as intending to xhip l Juarez says he bus no intention of going to I he Mexican track trackIt It is expected that jockey Eddie Taplin will make 1 s reappcaraice in the saddle before the end of week weekRoy Roy SHden is unable to ride owiug to an injury to hU ankle sustained last Saturday when Chautilly crowded him against the fence fenceI I H Miller has purchased Greeubridge from J JKociie Kociie Bros have old Fereiio to J T Strite
