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; : : FINISH FINALLY IN SICHT FAVORABLE WEATHER SPEEDS CONSTRUCTION WORK ON CHARLESTON TRACK. Only Finishing Touches Remain to Be Applied — Arrivals of Horsemen and Horses Continue — Gossip as to Legislation. Charleston, S. C. January 5. — Todays clear weather afforded opportunities to the constructors of the racing plant at PUlntettO Iark to utilize their till working forces and make considerable headway towards completion. Tin- big till that had been threatening to delay the opening finally yielded t the constant work on it and the swamp-like ground is now a solid stn-tch and will form part of the circular oval over which the horses will race, As to the track proper, there only remains a small amount "i leveling to be done before it is iu complete condition. The finishing touches will lie applied long before Monday, as it is intended to work the full force of laborers on Sunday next. The rails aroaad the track are already in course of erection and this work will be finished by Saturday next. Onlv interior details ate lacking to complete the grand stand, the structure being now entirely covered by a roof. The installation of chairs started todar and this task will be completed by Sunday. The big special from Kuitucky is due to arrive tonight and will consist of nine cars of racers, two sleepers. ;i .liner, day and baggage coaches. In the shipment are the borses owned bv ;. w. J. Blesetl. William J. Young. Walter Panel, J. Tandy Hughes L. P. Doerhoefer. L. V. Bellew, T. Abadie, L. Kelly. James MacManus, J. J. Flanuigan and others. The horsemen will find everything arranged for the Comfort of the horses on their arrival at the course. Thirty horses, comprising the shipment of W. 1. Bureh and Dr. J. s. Tyree, arrived tins afli initial from Washington, 1. C. On Ihe same train came Mr. Bureh. who will serve as the presiding steward during the meeting. Dr. Tyrees horses are in charge of Iternie Hill, who succeeded William Oliver as trainer for the Tyree stable. Mr. Hill recently returned from France, where la- was in fhatire of the younger Burchs horses during their campaign on tin- French courses. The street railway company put on a big force today to inaugurate work on "the big spur from the main line to the grandstand. This work will reoaire several dais t,, finish, but direct service to the grandstand will be had by Tuesday next. To a. commodate the expected traffic, ten ears, each with a capacity of lot passengers will be supplied by the Isle of Ialms Interurbaa road and used on the race track line. Among the horsemen who have been here with their horses for some time awaiting the openiug are W. Hurley. W. Gerst. 0. H. Holle. James Criffin. I*. Hyams. W. O. Joplin. C. Cochell. ,T. W. Flynn, C. W. Scott. It. S. Brush, Lon Johnson, G. B. Morris. J. C. Cahn, M. Foley, Gallaher Bros.. G. It. BrysOB, W. T. Anderson. W. F. Austin. K. F. ondran. T. It. Condran. I. Cooney, J. R. Wain-Wright and Weber and Ward. A consignment of two-year olds from Oklahoma, owned by J. I.. Holland, is due tomorrow. A division of Barney Behreibers horses that will be raced lure in charge of William Cahill. will at rive tomorrow. The lot will include Sager. which is expected to be a factor in the racing. The F. II. Million and F. D. Weir horses, including Idleweiss. Heli ne, Husky Lad and Others, will arrive tomorrow from Columbia. Catesby Woodfords band that, wen-raced at Columbia and those ot F. W. Moore, who also has charge of A. Browns String, including Bet-tie Sue. last years Kentucky Oaks winner, will reach the track Sunday. P. A. Brady, who will serve as aw t the stewards, arrived today from Columbia. The office force of the racing a-siciation was busily engaged today in taking care of the numerous applications for licenses made by trainers, jockeys and valets. The applications will" have to be passed on by the stewards here, before they will be granted. The Steamers plying between Charleston and New-York ate crowded witlt passengers, nearly all of whom are lace folk from New York and Other easi era cities. At th.- request of the local racing man.ngenteit. who wish to do everything in their power to protect tin- public against pickpockets and other crooks here. Major Bichard Silvester, chief of police of Washing ton. D. c.. took up with the Piakertona the matter ,,f securing an expert detective who should go to Charleston and assist in keeping guard against the light-fingered profession. The result is that M. A. Hoist. -in. who has been a member of the Washington police fore- for years and is regarded as one of jn beat men. will come hen- in the capacity 01 a ape eial detective for the racing period. The Columbia correspondent of the Charleston News and Courier, writing on the subject of pros pectlve legislation alined at racing during the s,.s sion of the South Carolina legislature which will bo-:,in oh Tuesday next, has this to say: "Should a bill preventing betting mi tares nam the legislature, it will have to go to the govern .r and should be approve it it will go on the state 1 ks. However, and here is where the uncertainty In-. What attitude Would the governor assume.- No statement from him on the ra. ing situation has !ie--n obtained recently as to what attitude he would take ill the event that a bill such as is outlined alio • Wei.- passed, of course, the matter would in- their onghly threshed out and argued pro and con before the legislature so that it se.-ms now that the Charles ton race meeting can run its prescribed iiuml«er ..! days with little ehame thai any interference by the legislature in that period would be made. The law makers could, of course, rash through a bill, and in the event the governor approved it. have it to ; 1 into effect immediately, or if the governor should veto it. they eoiii 1 pass it over his vet.. Immediately and have it beCOSBC law. In BBCk a case the tluirles ton races would be interfered with, but there s small likelihood of any sack hasty action, and. Indeed, the legislature is just as likely as not to refuse to pass any bill against t.uing. The whole-matter is purely one of specalation."
