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OAKLAND HAS AN EXCITING FINISH. San Francisco, Cal., January 23. Four horses finished noses apart in the mile and three-sixteenths race at Oakland today. Matador led until within 100 vards of the finish, when J. C. Clem passed liiin. Fulletta. the favorite, came with a rush on the outside a.nd just got up to win. J. C. Clem. Matador and Souia were lapped on him. Light showers fell and the track was heavy. Favorites and well-backed horses were successful in most of the races. Bonnie Bard and .Tessup Burn fouglit it out in the fourth ami tho first named finished a neck in advance. Ben Stone, a five to one chance, proved the winner of tho closing dash. Starter Jake Holtnvun sent the fields away. He fined Selden .3 and suspended Kirsclibaum for three days for disobedience at the Kst in the third race. Cant. E. 1!. Oaseatt will not come to California for a visit this year, as he had planned, for his aged mother is seriously ill in Pennsylvania and he will not leave her bedside. J. Simon llealey, who lias Captain Cassatts string at the track, intends to dispose of the entire lot before the winter is over. His best racer, Cintrella. has been lame since the senson opened, but trainer Healey expects to have her ready to start in the Waterhouse Cup next mouth at two miles and a quarter.
