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CHARLESTON BOOK ISSUED ,f * PROGRAM FOR EARLY DAYS OF MEETING IS .[ 4 DISTRIBUTED AMONG HORSEMEN. to ti I More Rain Falls, but Work on New South Carolina . V Course Has Proceeded to a Point That Assures 1. l at Opening of Meeting at Scheduled Time. in ■ f I Charleston. S. 0., January 3. — A continuous down- | I. pour of rain today did MM deter the big force of l 1. laborer* from continuing In their work of completing • J. here will begin Janu- « 8. the Hack over which racing arv 1". The inclement weather occasioned a good .» Ml of discomfort to the army of workers, and T. J some were inclined to discontinue, hut under the j! I". perKtiatdvness of Francis .1. Ions. who worked as J S. hard as »nj of the men. the task continued in a • S. satisfactory manner and when quitting time came ■ there was considerable to show for the days effort. • J. The opening will sorely take place as per original • J. schedule, nnlcsa a deluge of several .lays duration J should occur. The "Culebra Cut" has been filled ti» an extent that teams are driving over it at both -J J. ends and the damping of the dirt is now going on J in smoother fashion, as the hauls for the forty mule j teams have been decreased considerably for the fact * that they now can work at both ends of the fill. - The heavy downpour drove all the carpenters tinder J shelter and enabled tlieui to tackle the Soaring of J the betting ring and the grandstand. What this J big army of builders did daring the afternoon was little short of marv.lous and all that is now neoes- ■ sary Est the hi:; structure to be completed and - turned over to the painters is the finishing of the J roof. Arrivals of horses and horsemen continued and in- eluded five cars of racers from Columbia. S. C. In • the lot were the horses owned by EL McCarren. • J. r. Tholl. E. W. Moore. H. G. Bedwell, J. L. • Holland and W. B. Carson. The task of erecting the fences around the course ! m as entered apon this afternoon and it is expected ; aggfaY b coni].lcted bv Saturday at the latest. The Hi k is expected to reach a completed state in de- ■f:n! by that time and the horses will then have ■WBJ -j... -.viiiiiit ■- to rs 1 1 ■ »i • over it To their owners en ▼tetit. Tin severe weather which has prevailed here for nearly three weeks is showing little sign of abatement, but the management has no anxiety now ■ ii the score of the work being unfinished when January 10 comes. There will be plenty to !*• done • aftei the opening, but it is ssserted thai the plant , will be in more complete condition than was the Laurel track for its opening. The Inaugural program book of the first eight dms racing was distributed to owners this afternoon and was well received by tile horsemen. The conditions show a diversified list of races under various conditions suitable to all sorts of homes. The minimum purse is MOO, with a liberal sprinkling of 1500 and .«tn parses. Two stakes are set for derision during the opening week, Including the Inaugural Handicap with a guaranteed value of ,300 and the St. John Hotel Stakes, value ,000. Announce men! was made today by Racing Secretary Gerhardy that acceptances of two-year-old entries will not be had unless owners secure notice ■ from the Jockey club that the names claimed have bar*, approved. every train continues to bring here large delegations of horsemen who intend to take part in the coming meeting and. unless reservations have been 1 made, late comers arc finding it difficult to si cure desired accommodations at short notice.
