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AN OLD-FASHIOXKD COUP JOE STEIN THE MEDIUM OF A "KILLING" OF CONSIDERABLE PROPORTIONS. Owner of Colt Goes to Considerable Lengths to Hoodwink Work Watchers at Palmetto Park— Jessup Burn Only Winning Favorite. Charleston. S. C. February 2f!.— A roup of in mean proportions was put over in the fifth race 11 Palmetto Iark today when Joe Stein led home an ordinary hand of platers. According Io «ep n t the plans Im- th.- killing were well laid and tin- farts concerning the colts g I condition were somewhat Ci ncealeti. Ed. W. Mom-e. bis ow ne;- and trainer, I 1 throw off the dockers and prevent the colts identity being known, disguised him with a broad white stripe frmn eyes to nosirils mi tin- occasion 01 his last preliminary trial. The trial waa an . s-ceptlonally good one. and to further throw th.- work-watchers off the scent, the colt was taken r . a vacant stable mar ih. Bavy yard. Several miles from the track, where he was -., i!ed out. and afterwards he was returned to ins stable at tin- hack during tin-night. In some fashion an inkiinu of the colts fist work ami his owners contemplated coup leaked out and the price ruled far short of his connections ex pomatums, joe Stein Indulged Arbutus with th,. Had until well into the stretch, then came aw.iv i . an easy Ictory. Moderate weather and improve, 1 track conditions •erved to make the sport enjoyable. A bij; attendance was on hand. Surprises developed frequently. only one favorite scoring. This waa in tin- second race, when Jessup Burn led borne some useful spriut-era. The running of the third race caused some criticism, dm- to the confident fashion in which Spohn had been supported and his subsequent good snowing and the failures of Jawbone ami Tav Pay. The latter, particularly, raced | rlv and brought up far back. Hard of Hope took the purse after leading from barrier rise to finish. Jessup Barn changed owners after his vlstory in th.- second race, entered to be sold for 1912.sh00, be was boost, .1 to *!ii* by ft- F. Carman, who secuiad him at that pi ice. A selling race feud is .m here between s. a. Clppton ami R. f. Carman, aad timy are running up each others horses in all selling races. Jockey Shirvin was fined hf the stewards far rough riding in the sixth race. Skirvin had the mount on Detect. Going to the first turn, he crowded his opposition on the inside fence. Quality Street, which fell during the niiinin:, of the s. nd race yesterday, injured her stitle ami was dest ■ .yed this morning. While being worked this morning, Madrigaliaa, in the stable of Cant. I". M. Walker, stepped into a hole ami fell, injuring himself severely. .lock y Connors, who was in the saddle, wis s,, shaken up thai be was unable 10 ride this aftern The greatly improved condition of the track thi-morning brought out many racers, some of which were worked for the first time in several days. The "dogs" w.-re placed aloag th" inner rail, which a. 11. unts for th" slow time made in the trials, the horses being forced to ran in tin- middle of the track all the way. Some of the besr trials were: Camellia Half mile in ."is. "best, 1- Kriim Five-eighths in 1:13. Claque -Half mile in ."is. ,r Console— Five-eighths in 1:12. Dr. Barkley Half mile in no. Duval Three-eighths in 42. - Dynamite Half mile in 57. Fiddle— Half mile in ."it;. I Grenlda — Five-eighths in 1:11. Ilalteiis — FIve-elghtbs in 1:12. Hoffman— Half mile in r s. Ivahel -Three eighths in 44. .Tack Ellis— Five-eighths in 1:12. Premier Five-elghtbs in 1:14. Rash Half mil.- in SB. star ORyan Three-quarters in 1:21. Sylv.-stris Three-eighths in 41. Toison dOr — Three-quarters in 1 :2ii. T. i.imio Thompson— Half mile in ."id. Troy Weight Five-eighths in 1:14. Ursula Kmnia — Five-eighths in 1:12. »
