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MAKES WONDERFUL RECORD LAVENA C. AGAIN PRODUCES FIRST JUVENILE WINNER OF YEAR AT OAKLAND. Mare Owned fcy 0. A. Bianchi Has Now Furnished First Winner for Four Successive Years Oakland, Yesterdays Winner, Breaks Record. San Francisco, Cal., January 2. The largest crowd of the season saw Chester Krum beat Spellbound in the Xew Year Handicap at Oakland today. The sport was favored by ideal weatiier and a fast track. A field of live went to the post for the handicap, which was a mile and an eighth, and Spellbound ruled favorite. Sent away to a good break Fort Johnson showed in front at once and led for the first quarter. There he was passed hy Spellbound, which led until tho stretch was readied. Then Chester Krum assumed the lead. Spellbound swerved under punishment aud in the drive Chester Krum beat him a neck. Arasee was third. For the fourth consecutive time 0. A. Bianchi won the first two-year-old race of the new 5ear with a juvenile out of Lavena O.. dam of Lee Rose, Gilbert Rose and Frank Ruhstaller, the winners of the preceding three seasons. His colors were carried by Oakland, a son of Bearcatcher. The youngster was favorite for tho race and romped homo In front of Ainon, incidentally reducing the track record of 33i for three-eighths to 34. Kimball Patterson has arrived from Los Angeles with twelve two-year-olds owned by Henderson and Hogan. T. W. Chicago OBrien is planning a business trip east to look after some business interests, but will return to San Francisco about the middle of January. He has not had the success with his horses that he anticipated when the season opened, because they have been slow in rounding to form.
