. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. October 20, 1900J &rje -gvee&vc awe &pvrct#m$. 6 The program book for Ihe first two weeks of racing at the Oakland track has been issued by R. B. Milroy, Secretary of the California Jockey Club. The opening handicap has no less thaD 60 entries, and Handieapper Brooks will have quite a task in alloting the weights. Racing will begin Saturday, November 3d and continue for two weeks, although there will be none on election day, November 6th. There will be more horses than ever to race when the season opens and it begins to look as though the ' stalls a
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. October 20, 1900J &rje -gvee&vc awe &pvrct#m$. 6 The program book for Ihe first two weeks of racing at the Oakland track has been issued by R. B. Milroy, Secretary of the California Jockey Club. The opening handicap has no less thaD 60 entries, and Handieapper Brooks will have quite a task in alloting the weights. Racing will begin Saturday, November 3d and continue for two weeks, although there will be none on election day, November 6th. There will be more horses than ever to race when the season opens and it begins to look as though the ' stalls at all the tracks, numerous as they are, will be crowded by January 1st. Etselbert, the gallant son of Eothen—Maori, woo the Municipal handicap at Morris Park, October 13tb, a head before Imp, the greatest mare of the age, in the record time of 2:58}. The race was at ooe mile and three-quarters over the hill course and five horses etartet. Ethelbert was favorite at 7 to 5, with Jack Point second choice. Imp was held at 4 to 1, with Pink Coat and Maid of Harlem the outsiders. They were sent off in the first break to a good start, with Jack Point in front, but Burns quickly took Imp out of her favorite place and led past the grandstand the first time, with Jack Point, Pink Coat, Ethelbert and Maid of Harlem followiog in the order named and well bunched. Imp running with that machine-like stride, drew away rounding the first turn and showed the way up to the hack stretch by a length and a half. She ran the six furlongs in 1:15 2 5 and the mile in 1:42. At this latter point Pink Coat dropped back beaten and Ethelbert moved into second place, a length before Tack Point. Rounding the far turn Imp drew even further away and led into the stretch by two lengths. Odom sent Ethelbert after her, however, and from there home it was a duel between the two. At the last fur- long pole Ethelbert had moved up [on even terms with the black whirlwind and heads only separated them at the
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