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BEDWELL RACERS TO FORE COLORADO HORSEMAN TAKES STAKE AND TWO OTHER RACES AT CHARLESTON. Loehiel Scores Over Good Opposition in Citadel Handicap — Rosturtium Runs Disappointingly in Two-year-old Race. Charleston. S. C. March 2.— II. 0. Bertweirs horses played a prominent part in todays racing at Palmetto Park. Three of his representatives won. including Loehiel, in the Citadel Handicap, which was tin- feature of the cur,|. Loehiel score, 1 over p.od opposition, which numbered T. M. Green, heretofore unbeaten hen-. The latter was an over Whelming favorite. but was decisively heat-n throughout, though making a game effort near he end that landed him in second place a alight niarui i in advance of the Meet Hetea Barbae. LochicCs i»-r formanee represented an improvement over his recent •ssas. The other two Bedwell successes came when Eddie Graney and Knight Dock scored. Like Loehiel, both ran in much improved fashion as compared with then- but preceding starts. Knight Decks victory v,.is especially cosily t,, the layers, for ids odds w.-re forced down from 10 to I to half that Bgare. Dig fields were the rule in most of the races, and each contest was marked by close action through out. In some instances the winner remain. -d in doubt until the final strides. in the opener, .1. it. Waiawrighta High star just managed to gel up to beat out the unlucky Bthel burg 11. Boaturtiam, a supposed star, made a de cidedly ordinary showing in this race and it appears as if h.- is far from the sK d colt that Some cr-.-d i:ed him with behag. 1.. W. Heffner tried to put over a good one in the second race in Cold Cap. but met vvtli disappoint nient in the last stride, when Bodkin took the purs,-. Klla Bryaon was the medium of a killing by her connections in the third. She was lucky to win. as Kormak was easily beat, but suffered from Interference and brought up ill third plan- as a result W. K. Appl.-ate was among todavs arrivals. lie cams from Juarez. M.-x. Jockey C. Peak, who had the mount on Kormak in the third race, was crowded against the fence repeated.- during the riiimim;. and had a foot bruised. Jockey Jimmy Boid has written Hugh Penny tint he and Archibald have bit India for France. Archibald rub- two winners during his last week in India in a couple of Arab pony races. Jockey Byrne, who was injured here before the meeting began, will be aeen in the saddle shortly. I. ekey Tommy McTaggart. who is regarded bv some as the best two-year-old rid.-r here has decided to remain out of the saddle for a week or ten days in order to give his injured Shoulder a cfaam ■ to mend. The boy rode Polly Worth yesterday against the advice of his physician, and hurt Ins arm again. Some good trials were seen at Palmetto Bark this morning. Among the b -si of them were: American Girl — Three-eighths in 57 Anioret — Three-quarters u 1:22. Arbntna Three-quarters in i:is Billy Barnes— Fire-eighths in 1:17V*;. * I.illy Murphy -Half mile in 50% Caugfa Hill -Half mile iu 52. Cloak— Three eighths In :;s. Cracker Box — Tin cc- |iiarters in 1:19. Kl Bart — Tbree-ojoartera in l :2o. Pantasque — Three-quarters in 1:18. Howdy Howdy -Three quarters in 1:17-,. Ivaliel — Three-quarters in 1:10 Jack Kills Half mile in S3, Jenny Geddes -Three-quartera in l:t!i •i- -sup Barn Three-quarters in 1:17 John Furlong— Seven -eighths in 1 :37. Judge Moiick— Three-quarters in 1:18 Knights Differ -Three eighths in 57 Mary Davis Five elghtha in IKK. Merrick— Flve-elghtha in 1:05. Micha.-l Angelo— Three -eighths in 57. Miss Nett -Half mile in 54 Moiis-. nr x. Mile in l:4S. Pajarotta Pive eighths in i -nr- Fardner— Five-eighths in 1:05. Pharaoh— Three-quartera in l:ls. Promised Land— Three efarbtba in 38 Prosper— -Three-quarters in i:i! . Rinda — Five-eighths in 1 :04. Sir Alvescot— Three-quarters in 1:17 Star 0Byan — Half mile in 5u-. Sticker — Three-quarters in 1:18% Surfeit— Half mile in 50. Thrifty— Five-eighths in 1:00. I oison dOr -Half mile in 54. 1 i-siila Emma Plve-elghtha in 1 05 an D. r,-n Half mile in 51. -massee -Half mile in 51.
