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BUBBLING WATER AT HER BEST Molera Josephs Good Filly Wins Oakland Handi ¬ cap at Sprinting1 Distance San Francisco Cal December 17 BubbliiiL Water added to her brilliant record when she won the Oakland Handicap today This event was the feature of a flue card that attracted one of the largest crowds of the season There were twcnty three layers iu line and they were kept busy han ¬ dling wagers Perfect weather prevailed hut the track was still slow Bubbling Water was held favorite for the handicap which was at three quarters of a mile with Arasee a heavilysupported second choice Away last Bubbling Water gradu ¬ ally closed ground and ran past the leaders in the ttnal quarter winning easily from Ariouette and Jim Gaffney GaffneyRoy Roy Junior ran an improved race and took the Fironzi Handicap from Black Mate and Coppertown Sepulveda romped home in the fifth Star Actor the favorite refused to extend himself and finished iu the ruck ruckJockey Jockey Leeds was suspended for four days for mis ¬ behavior at the post in the first race raceAnna Anna May has been sold to II Booker BookerJockey Jockey W Knapp will join the American riders in foreign lands next spring His father recently received a telegram from James MeCormick trainer for the stable of a wealthy German sportsman offer ¬ ing a salary of 7000 a year and 25 for all winning and 1250 for all losing mounts Knapp senior wired acceptance of tire offer and jockey Knapp will sail from New York for Germany in company with Mr McCormick in March Knapp is able to do 110 pounds without great difficulty and under the terms of his contract will not be obliged to do less than 112
