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Show SPORT AT OAKLAND. Groat Crush at Betting Ring; Twenty Books in Lino. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2-1. All records for attendanco on tracks hero wero broken at Oakland today, about 12,000 pco-plo pco-plo witnessing excellent sporL Flno weather prevailed and tho card was an attractive ono. Whllo soventeen regular and three field books were In line, thero was ample business for twenty-five, so groat was the crush In tho betting ring. Interest centered principally In the Thanksgiving handicap at a mile and a furlong, for which a field of nlno went lo the post with Claude a slight favorite over the Jennings pair. Gold Money and Arcade. Aside from a bumping match between be-tween Ananias, Arcade and Bombardier at the start, the race was truly run. Ananias An-anias and Leila mado tho early running, later being Joined by Gold Money. Claudo was always within striking dlstanco and, assuming the lead In the stretch, he won In a hard drive from the fast-gaining Fossil. Fos-sil. Gold Money was third. Tho race had a value of 52770, of which tho winner's share was 2170. Four favorites and ono second choice won during the afternoon. raco, six furlongs, selling Sad Sam won. Matt Hogan second, Dr. Sherman Sher-man third. Time, 1:13',A. Socond race, one mile and 50 yards, soiling soil-ing Bab won, J. V. Klrby second, Tann-hauser Tann-hauser third. Time. 1.4 Hi. Third race, six furlongs, handicap Tho Ml6t won. Sllverskln second. Phalanx-third. Phalanx-third. Time. 1:J4V&. Fourth race, ono mllo and a furlong, Thanksgiving handicap, value, 32770 Claude won. Fossil second, Gold Money third. Time, l-Ctti. Frank won. Military Man second, Gateway Gate-way third. Time, 1:10&. Sixth race, ono mile and a sixteenth, selling El Plloto won, Mountebank second, sec-ond, Melstcrslnger third. Time, 1:47. |