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RACING CONDITIONS IDEAL I: EFORT AT PALMETTO PARK IS FINALLY COMING INTO ITS OWN. Lnyois Haul Hit as Result of Success of Favorites i; and Second Choices — Limpet the Only ■ Outsider to Score. I Charleston, 8. .. March 18. — For the first tisse • sin.c iin- opening of 1 1 1 « - local raeJag Mmi. a com- blnation ol conditions today Made the racial! at ■ l.iinx ii.. Park ideal. The weather wag perfect l and the track waa at its beat, while tin evenly 1 n la need caliber of the ■tartera resulted la keen • Ibat v. • Immensely enjoyed by the Unreel union of He- season. The visitors included many notables, nmoug ihem senators. t-twgreHstiien, city ■ officials Mini state representatives. Among the latter . ;. a i. v. win. had voted in opposition t- racing , iring •!,. last w elon "l Ibe legislature. Tin all ;; nil improvement was reflected in the ring, it would have been better lor the eighteen layers bad tn. ii- been :i falling off ill the vuli:uie ..f business. • ■.!• the-, all received a scorching aa .i n -nil oi the victories of favorites and second choices, which took practically all the panes. The only upset of the uftern i. ami it i- doubtful if Hie layers benefited by ii. came with Ibe running of the fourth nice, in which Sir lieges ruled favorite. The winner iiit:.! up In Limpet, recently claimed by !.. H. Adair. the latter made a ahow of hi- company Mini wni m- his rider phased, with the favorite -.roll,!. Aii oid fashioned killing was made by William W lard and hi- associates in the sixth race by the victor of Howdy Howdy. The hor-e has been kep« under cover, pending propitious conditions, bat Sua . i ohm, ctioii- w.ic extremely lucky to succeed, aa Star Blue was much the lust. « Mte-iiv Woodfords establishment made some .in. -ml- lor tic defeat of Star Bine by aeoring a i1 wide during the afternoon with Torn Hassle and V. Iowcrs. Both of these were held at a short price I and were forced to hard drives t • win. M. Boasherg writes froaa Toronto that he has ■dosed arrangements to manage the meetings to be _%mn tib- season a; Deloriniier Iark and King P.l- ™; id Park al Montreal and IMUfcrm lark a! To The flrsi meeting mi Deloriuiler Park will run from May is to May 25 and that there wiil h ■ iiit -i flays of racing in all at the Montreal tracks liesides twent] ■ days at Dnfferin iark. No parse , r lean than 50 will be glvea at the Montreal tracks, while those at DaflTeria lark will be 00 and upward. There were a number of new arrivals at Palmetto Park this afternoon, Cbkmel w. P. Applegate and Sidnev Cohen arrived from Juarez, while lodge Monoi, c.ui.e from Montreal. Canada. Jack Lory dropped off on hi- way north from Paha Beach. Several prominent politicians occupied l»oxes. among them former Congressman Adam Beds of Minnesota and Congressman G. s. Legare, of South Carolina. Senator Manning, senator McKer-man. Senator Appelt, Major .1. 0. Bemphlll, W. 8. Lee and 11. Clarkson were also in the pait.s. Willi- Appier, ii.. atter spending a week or ten flaya here, made a hurried departure for New York restei lay. lb- will sail for England on Saturday next io vi-n hi- -hi. who is attending roller;,, there. . h.l he also will witness tin running of the Grand National Steeplechase, one of the big sporting events ol tin- English turf. Few. it an . of tin- Palmetto Iark bookmakers iiiir--. row Shaw. W. «;. V.inke. and Charles Wall, -is piobibiv lnad the list, but their winnings do ii"! amount to much. Frank Bala, who cam. from California last week and ataed the ranks of the layers, started ,,ft right foot first. i!. going .it Palmetto Park this morning waa ia good condition and s number of borsea were oat. .-• me • i the trials were: American Girl Flve-eightha in 1:05%. Black Friar Half mile in 52. Kotlkin Tbreo-quartera in 1:17%. in iiv r Boj Half mile in .".0. Burgi obi Half mile in 50%. j Half mile in .M "■... Cainpeoo - Half mile in 50 K. ii i: ,n Five . ■ i i i 1 1 h- in 1 :07. hristmaa DHsj Half tulle in 53. K. Five-eighths in 1 :07. Cnpsil 1 iv isrhths i.i 1 :i 7. P|i Ik Half mil, in .",1 -.,. Pl.ii Graney Three-quarters in 1:18%. Hugbie Quinn Klve-eiahtbs in 1:05. Ivabi I -Half mil in 50%. .la, k Bills Five-eighths in 1 :05. .lark Nnanalty -Five-eighths in 1:05. Michael Aiurelo Five-eighths in 1:05%. Ot pet tli -Half mile In 51 :--.. Princess Industry Half mile in 52. l.in- Asiuornm Half mile in 52%. Pa] troita Five eighths in 1 :"l. Pi en:-, d Land Half mil, in :,1 -... p.-e Lawn nee Half mile la 51%. rticliard ;, l.ti Half mile la 50. RIghteaay-«-FlTe-ehrhtb« in 1:05%, and three-ooar ii- in 1 :2D. piilh-d up. Itose Queen -Flve-ebjchtha in 1KM. Swarts Hill Flve-eichtha in 1:05. Spobn- Half mile in 51 .-,. Tin. e l.ink- Half mile in .".1 .-,. loiniuie Thompson Five-eighths in 1:05. Trance -Hall mil.- in 50%; flve-elghtba in 1:05%. polled up. Working Lad Four ami one half furlongs in 58. Vorkvilh lour anil half furlongs in "s-
