view raw text
MERIDIAN TAKES THE STAKE CARMAN RACER WINS WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY HANDICAP AT CHARLESTON. Beats Kormak a Head in Stirring Finish — Lochiel a Beaten-Off Third— Three Odds-On Favorites Among Days Winners. Charleston, s. c Fehrwary 22.— It. P. Carman -cor.-d his initial stake victory of tie- Calm. 110 Park meeting this afternoon when Meridian accounted for the valuable Washington Birthday Handicap. The colts success was in the main dii ■ to clever horsemanship on tin- pan ..1 lockey 1. Koerner. who literally lifted him pas the t.iii-h a short head in advance of Kormak. The latter was beat at the weight assignments, but .1. William-*, his rider, was ■neojnal to the emergency when th crucial test . aim-. Palmetto Fail was called on to entertain the haulier attendance of the season. Tbe gathering included Governor Bleaae and many other distinguished visitors. Tbe chief executive of the slate seemed to take a keen interest in the sport. The racing waa spirited in most instances and some ol the Mm-. • Were Sufficiently close to elicit wild applause Huh winds during the night, coupled with brigiu sunshine during the morning canned the track to dry considerably and made the going firmer than it w 1 yesterday. The second race was attended by a spill, Quality Strict and Lydia Lee c ing to grief. Qnlnn and Sklrrin, the riders involved, eacaped injury. The Bedwell stable scored a doable during tbe afternoon. Th. nsistent NadXU made it live straight lor him when he got up in the la-t si ride to heal The Golden Butterfly in the closing dish. Mr. Bed-wells other -inc.— was score, 1 by Hearthstone a brother to the American Derby winner, Highball. Il.-artlisione was a real good thing and scored after being hacked from 20 to 1 to 12 to 1. •lockey T. Koerner was in great form, for in addition t.. winning with Meridian, he scored wild Knights Differ and Magazine. Bichard F. Carman 1 .s| another borne l.v the s-b-inn race piocess this afternoon. After Magazine won the fifth race, he was boosted 00 over his entered price of 00 and sold to W. A. Mass. v. There were a number of arrivals today. Robert Fain and K. Alard came in from Juarez. The Call fornia delegation that got in from Oakland include.! Fd Freiae. Ed Soule, Horace Paul, George Keister, Have Hone;. ;,i in and Will Collins. The stewards imposed a tine of 0 on II. C. Bedwell f,.r failure to get permission to leave 1. linkers off Deaeeadaat, a starter in the fifth race.
