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Show PURSE WAS WON EASIL Y. CAP AND GOWN TOOK S3000 FROM STUONG FIELD AT OAKIAND. San Francisco, Jan. 30. Cap and Gown, who started for the first time here, won. the California Oaks at Oakland Oak-land today. . The event, which had a value of $3000, was one of the features of a good card and a field of ten started, with Miss Betty the favorite and Dun-gannon Dun-gannon second choice. Silent Water led until the stretch turn, when s,he stopped. Cap and Gown assumed the lead and won cleverly from Anirad and Miss Betty. The winner Is owned by Dr. H. E. Rowell and his 3hare of the stake Is $2100. Horatlus proved a surprise by winning win-ning the mile and) a sixteenth handicap at odds of 15 to 1. Mendon, the favorite, favor-ite, was third. Somenos swerved Into The Fretter at the- start of the last race and threw Kunz, who escaped injury. The horso continued In front of his field, leading Golden Light, the winner, past the wire Heather Honey, the favorite, was cut down, but finished second. The mile and fifty yards was covered In 1:42?4, which Is a quarter of a second off the California record. The stewards took action ln a number of matters during the- afternoon. After the last race the stable of C. C. McCaf-ferty McCaf-ferty was suspended, owing to the Improvement Im-provement shown by Goldon Light over his effort of yesterday, and also on account ac-count of the running of Chickadee. King Hodly, a big bettor, who admitted ad-mitted he gave Harry Robinson trainer of Optimo and others, S1000 for tho purpose pur-pose of stopping the horses so that Telephone Tele-phone could win, was ruled off the turf. Robinson contended that he bet tho money on Telephone with the knowledge of Robert Smith, the owner, and the sheets ot the mookmakers verified his statement. George W. Williams, Who at one time acted as agent for Barney Schrelber; David Cox, a horseman, and Ben Pin-cus Pin-cus were ruled off for fraudulent practices. prac-tices. It was charged that they wero engaged en-gaged ln a scheme by which P. Van Loon of this city lost .$3000. Cox, It Is alleged, posed as a telegraph operator and Van Loon was led to believe he would receive information as to probable prob-able winners sent over the wires the night preceding. Summary: First race, six furlongs, selling-George selling-George Berry won Lustlg second, Kleln-wood Kleln-wood third. Time 1:X4. Second race, four furlongs, purge Arlsbo won, Sea Air second', Bill Short third. Time MS. Third race. Futurity course, selling St Wlnifrede won, Narra G. second; Glendennlng third. Time 1-.09&. ' Fourth race, California Oaks, mile and a furlong Cap and Gown won, Anirad second, Miss Betty third. Time 1.55. Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth Horatlus Ho-ratlus won, Joe Lesser second, Mendon third. Time 1:45W- Sixth race, mile and fifty yards, soiling Golden Light won, Heather Honev second, sec-ond, The Fretter third. Time 1:42&. |