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DEFER COLUMBIA HEARING CASE AGAINST RACE TRACK WILL NOT COME UP UNTIL END OF MEETING. k Court Proceedings Scheduled for Today Are Postponed by Agreement Until January 4, and Meeting Will Go on as Scheduled. Columbia, S. C. December 12. The hearing before the Supreme Court in regard to the race meeting and its accompanying bookmaking, on the Stato Fair grounds; here, which was to have been held tomorrow, was postponed by agreement of the parties interested. Chief Justice Jones has lixed January 4 as the new date for the hearing. The agreement to defer the hearing until the latter date followed a conference of all the interested parties last night and is taken to augur well for the prospects-for a continuance of racing in this state. The merchants and solid business men here, who are quick to note the advantages that racing and its large following mean to a city, rallied to the aid of tho sport. As a result of yesterdays stay of proceedings, the racing hero will go on without further interruption for the advertised period. It is also a possibility that the matter may not reach a final hearing, as the legislature will convene in this city January 1 and will likely take a hand in the proceedings. Whatever developments come later on the local situation, it is unanimously held that the Charleston meeting will in no wise be affected this season and that the racing there will bo run as advertised for the entire period for which it is scheduled. The horsemen are of course elated over tho new turn of affairs and a general tone of cheerfulness pervades the course. The attendance again showed an increase today and tho speculation as well. Charlie Walters was an additional layer that posted prices today, aiid with conditions as tranquil as they are at present, several more are expected to cut in tomorrow. The steeplechase, which was intended as the days feature, was attended by the disqualification of Tim Sx.aker, which had finished in third place. His displacement followed as the result of his having swerved and jumped the wing at the first obstacle. Ordinarily lie would not have been penalized for his act of jumping the wing, but tho man who laid out the course must have; been of an artistic turn, for he placed the Hags at the extreme end where the jump is located where they would look prettier. Instead of at the beginning of tho wing. With the Hags marking the course in their present position, the judges had no alternative but to declare Tho Speaker to have run out of the course, and the disqualification followed. Enniskillen, the favorite, finished fourth, but as he had been forced also to jump the wing when Tho Speaker swerved, third money was given to Dr. Heard, which had landed fifth. The winner turned up in Gun Cotton, tho second choice, which showed a good performance under good handling and wore down tho poorly ridden Sam Ball. .Most of the races this afternoon were participated in by the cheaper grade of horses, but interesting sport developed. In tho maiden race a "good thing" was uncovered in Tom Massie, owned by Catesby Woodford. He won as his rider pleased and showed a high turn of speed. The erratic Donau finally made good, but ho was aided- to victory by the walk-up start and the vast amount of ground he saved on the stretch turn, where the other starters were forced to go wide. AV. B. Carson took his daily purse when Hatterais outstayed Nadzu iu a hard drive. The opening purse went to Agnier. which tieat the "good thing" Rubhi Grauda. Workbox suddenly returned to winning form in the closing dash, in which he outstayed another greatly improved starter, Dominica, with Oakley in third place. A new halter man lias appeared on the scene hero in the person of a young chap named Page, who is acting as one of the messengers in the stand. Pago appears determined to acquire a couple of selling platers and ho evidently holds a high opinion of tho racers running in the colors of W. B. Carson. After Muff won yesterday. Page boosted her the value of the purse and when Hatteras scored in the fourth race this afternoon, he bid the latter up to 05, a raise of 05 over the entered price. Starter .Milton found it necessary to discipline jockey Andress for disolndience at the post and the latter will have an enforced vacation of ten days to think it over. Plain Ann. Bachelor Boy and Joe Steiu were placed on the schooling list. There was another influx of turf followers this morning. Now the situation here has cleared, a great number of arrivals are looked for. Benny Barr and Ed. Colell were among those who came from New York. Wayne .Topi in announced yesterday before departing for Charleston that he would send four horses here to Ik; raced and that jockey T. Kocrner would come with the consignment. Joe Rose telegraphed here from New York that he would arrive on Thursday and would bring his crew with him, so as to lie prepared to book. A novelty handicap race is scheduled to lie run tomorrow between the regular third and fourth races. The participants, with the distances each, will be required to cover, will be as follows: Bob Kennedy, Marathon rumior, 500 yards. AV. II. Williams, Marathon runner, 500 yards. Automobile, racing car, 7 furlongs. Elizabeth Harwood. 90, Futurity course. Cu Bon, 90, Futurity course. Trainer Nat Byer will handle Miss Jonah, Mv Gnl and Baby AVolf at Charleston for J. AV. Hedrick.
