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OAKLAND HAS SOME CLOSE FINISHES San Francisco Cal December 19 Several oC the races at Oakland today were marked by close fin ¬ ishes and the sport proved exceedingly interesting Jest was installed favorite over Pawhuska for the third race at five ami a half furlongs Starter Dvvyer ent them away In good style and Pawbuska r the pace leading all the way and winning by a nose from the Blakeley lilly Masdice was a distant third thirdArasee Arasee and Jim Gaffney fought it out all through the linal sixteenth of the mile race and jockey Glass lauded Arasee the winner by a nose Braxton rinsed fast ami got up in time to beat New Capital In the llrst race raceShilling Shilling got Dovalta away well in the fifth and she led all the way winning from J C Clem and Nebu losus AksArBen the favorite showed nothing lo warrant the support accorded him himWillie Willie Kiiapp arrived from New York and expects to ride In a day or two He will leave March 1 for Germany to ride for Baron Oppenheim for whom Tamos McConnick trains trainsThe The New California Jockey Club has announced four stakes for the twoyearolds of 1911 Kntries will close early In January but the exact date has not been determined upon The first event will be the Gunst tb be run Saturday February IS It is for fillies at half a mile with a value of 1000 The Undine of 1000 for colts and geldings at half a mile will be run Saturday March 4 The IMl for colts and fillies at four and a half fur ¬ longs is announced for Saturday March 11 It will have a value of 1200 The Gebhard Handicap of JflrCO at five furlongs will be run Saturday March IN The first race for the juvenile racers will be run Monday January 2 There are some wellbred youngsters at the track among the owners with good strings being Barney Schreilicr George W Berry J X Cauiden J O Keene Henderson Hogan and f 1 Waterhousc WaterhouscA A party of Canadian friends of B J Mackenzie are coming to the coast this winter to take part in the sport at Oakland Dime Campbell after whom the twoyearold Dune Campbell was named will be among the visitors
