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DR. Leggo, carrying 1z7 pounds
and piloted by Solomon Bonner, gal
loped in first for the California Derby
over one and a quarter miles at Oak
land track yesterday and was cheered
TO the echo by the great holiday
throng. Hard ridden behind the win
uer. Ara, the rank outsider. with big
Bill Knapp on his back, beat A
Nuskoday, the mount of Alarie, a
short head for the place
Beautiful. balmy weather and the
magnetic Darby day" seemed TO ap-
peal 10 the masses, for the early boats
10 Oakland were crowded. The pro-
gramme venders sold out, racing pa
pers went at a premium, the oyster
cocktail man finally had TO resort TO
dealing IN the shells and If the book
makers made any money they were
NOT Dragging about It
SCENE Is BRILLIANT.
The gentler sex graced the occasion
with the latest in fashionable gowns
and startling millinery effects, the
grandstand presenting a moving pan
Drama Of style and beauty. AS three
faVOrites won the afternoons sport
was voted a pronounced success.
There were seven starters for the
Derby. which was worth $500 to the
winner. DR.. Leggo. of course, had
the call. coupled with Big Beach The
latter was only the joker in the deck.
sun an accident might have landed
him first. The duo closed at odds Of
to 20. HOoligan came next in de-
maud, then A Muskoday, Salable.
-DOWnpaUick and Ara Dick Dwyer
sent the field away with scarcely a
perceptible delay. Powell cut out the
early pace with Salable. His lead last
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loose with DR.. Leggo. A. Muskoday,
Eooligan and Ara strung with the ia
Vorite and for a moment ii looked as
II there might be horse race.
DR. LEGGO TAKES THE LEAD.
Turning into the stretch the trans
formation took place. The Doctor
easily shook of his company and,
opening UP a gap Of daylight, won as
he pleased by three lengths in 2:11 II,
on a track cuppy and slow. Ara in
the better going headed out A. Musko-
day for place hOnors. Hooligan was
an in at a mile
Dune" Cameron has quite an ex-
tended list Of promising two-year-
oids. il would seem. Scratched once,
ne started Lady King in the kinder
garten number. and. going 10 the post
favOrite, the FLY won easily. Semi
lune, a 10 TO ] shot, ridden by Harry
place hOnOrs. Iron Watson could
have done better.
II Iva Powell imagines he is riding
cut in the bushes where long silky
Whiskers and strong naval twang en-
title one TO free admission to the
pumpkin show. well and good But il
Is 70 be hoped he viii refrain from
giving any more open air exhibitions
on Dora J. The mare opened an to
5 fsvOrite for the six-furlong selling
sprint and then receded to 3 to 1.
AIOGREGOR BEATS FORT WAYNE.
Iva let her fall back to last posi-
ton almost and then finished third.
This sort Of riding in a civilized coun-
Try viii hardly DO. But aIl's well that
ends well Fort Wayne, the caucus
nominee, with Big BilI'' Knapp UP.
after looking all over a winner. lost
the decision to Mogregor, a to
chance, by a nose. Little Taylor rode
a clever race on the winner.
Only the day before Hulford was an
ODDS on favOrite for race, and, after
getting away poorly, finished third
Wright rode the geIding and no doubt
used every endeavor to get his mount
away TO the best advantage. Still it so
happens. In the seven-furlong selling
fixture Alarie got Hulford away first
Later his mount was outfooted, but he
saved ground on the stretch turn, and
in a hair-lifting finish, received the
verdict over Budd Wade by a head
MocoritO ran third.
DR.. Sherman ran an in and out race
and Ocyrohe had no speed whatever
T he track had dried out too much for