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TRACK IS SWEPT BY STORM ONLY HARDENED REGULARS SEE DAYS RACING AT PALMETTO PARK. Management Decides to Run Card Off After Postponement Had Been Considered — Conditions Responsible for Wholesale Scratching. !i:n lt—t .n. s. c. February 21. — A teniae: storm which i L;:ni early this morning raged aaabated uu-iii near post time for !!!■■ racing :it Palmetto Part ■ad for ■ i inn threatened to bring shoal a i" -t i.e. in -int-ii i "i the raring this afternoon. The manage i a deemed it advisable not to diaeontiune. however. Aa a result of tin- adverse eooditJona only a ■teaser attendanee, composed mainly of hardened . ■•■. wade tio- trip t the course to iritneaa the contents. The seven ralna h.nl converted the track into :i rainiatore lahe and sesa» bat i nrad ranner moat pronounced type conld successfully f . ■.•■ with the u-■ i 1 1 r . The heavy winds nused con Hideratile danuige to the plant, tin- fencing suffering moat. •Withdrawals were plentiful Mini all the races wer . ntested hj small lelds. The talent got their hump* regularly, isaly two : • i . ! i I backed choices 1,.-Ing among the winner*. Fifteen 1 1.- operated, hut the slim attendance nfford-d them scant opportunity for handling big inouey. Ai! the layer* had a profitable session, as tin longer priced Winners were entirely overlooked in Mi-- nettiug. Upsets began in tin- opener when Temasses was taken into camp by F.lla Crane. Figoia was the medium for :m attempted betting coup* but what chance -in might have had wu destroyed when she ran oat no tin- rtretch turn. Mumits. whk-h n . i~. -.i i«- l Jockey Brace during the rnnuiug of tin- Bftli race, bolted into tin- onter fence .it tin seveu-furloogs punt and fell into tin- ditch. Kortunateh tin- tilh eneapecl injury. Bruce walked • . . |. t. ti..- paddock imiii- the worst for tils mud , th. Beach Sand, whir* finished second to Roebuck in the sixth race, was claimed l.y V. H. Carson f r i i the event f favorable legislation in New Tort State, Richard r. Carman will campaign his imi imiii stable . n tin- metropolitan tracks during th" coming season. If no relief is obtained from he i Islature in tin- Empire Mate. Mr. Carman lias arrange*] to ship about si or eight of his horses to England. II. • has already aelecteil tin- horses thai rry his colors abroad Mini tin Sir Dixon colt Meridian Will be one of the number. I.on Johnson is look I us after ■ two-year-old to take tin niace of Puck, which was taken from him • ui •■: ,i selling rare yesterday. 11 - offered V B. ! . s- m Ml ! ■ K. ,-1 mi i ii in . Inn failed to get him. .1 ,iu.-- Griffins handsome youngster Judge Wright, bi Ruiiermai Debacle, i- reported on tin- ailing list. The youngster bad a high fever m few days ago. I hi In improving. Judge Wright i- considered by li.iny good Judges as one r the most promising j iHingster on tin- fciiwinan
