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TRANCE FAILS HER BACKERS BEN BRUSH MARE HAD BEEN LOOKED UPON AS A SURE WINNER. Eerond to Caugh Hill Is Best She Can Do in Race at Palmetto Park — Smaller Eields and Absence of Rough Riding Feature Racing. Charleston, s. c. March St. — Smaller Irtii furnished tbe racing today and there was a conspicuous absence of the rough riding that had been marring Hit -i».!i at Palmetto Parte Mori confidence was shown by xpeculstors ami action in the ring was livelier. Fifteen layers again operated and as all the winners came la for generous rapport, the public I .ni Komewhal tin- batter of the argument. .1. it. Wninw rights Trance was tin- distinct disappoini in. tit ui the afternoon. This till had been pass-*! arpuad as a •■■•,.Mi thing ami i humus throughout i be r.iiiiitiv were loaded down with commissions from the big operators here. She Battered her backer* during the tiist hair mile, bat when it came t i the teat, she was iiiiuaiel to the emergency, with i tin- result that she wai beaten rather handily by Caugh Hill. The latter was responsible for -harp Interference with Trance in the lasi sixteenth, which i contributed to the Wainwrighl lilys defeat, but 1 1n- stewards look no cognisance H the matter. An oatatandlug Incident of the afternoon ame in i tli.- sivth t.ni- when Y. T. Anderson and his coanec thins attempted ■ rleannp with West Point. In i former efforts here. Weal Point had ihows little, ami when the commissions for him began to ■how, the layers became panicky, and the odds about him i tiiiiiidi-d until 4 to l waa tin- heal obtainable at i ■ si ti Mi- failed t" finish better than third. • aequo sad Emerald Isle leading him at the end. . l-ut li was the general opinion that he weald have made uihi.i had Brace heea of material assistance tn l i in. Several claims were put hi fur Pharaoh after he was beaten In the second rase and in the drawing I tni i in- horar W. A. Massej secured him for 7.- . Musi Jscobson arrived from Kentucky this moni ing. Hi came in riiarii-stuii in the Interest of the ■ M teg tu be offered at Coenr dAIene during lhc " « ■ : 1 1 i 1 1 r st niuier. oiii-in Bee was the only winner bid np dariag the at:, moon. After she beat l-.tticit -m m 1h fifth i i. hi. II. 1 . Williams carried bet from $~,H| " a] o i and she was booghl in. ■i. si -pii McLennan, who has been appointed teera-larj for the meeting which will open at Jamestown i April 8. will in- here on Monday next with pro-gi am 1m ok- for the im-i ting. The aasociatioo bas decided to make Monday next , ladies day and it prohably will be the last i f snefa , «iei isi.ms during the meeting. Some of the besl i trials at Palmetto Park this morning were: Hard .if Hope- Mile in 1:48. Breaker Be Three-quarters in 1 18%. Captaia Bwanaon— Three-quarters in 1:18%. i ansiac I i. ighths In 1 : 4. Colonel Asbmeade Three-quarters in 1:18%. Dr. Berkley- Seven eighths in 1:32. Ih i-tiincet - -riit-e. quartan in l.li;1.-.. i: i/ain-th Harwood Pive-eigbths in 1:03. Hidden Treasure Seven-eighths In 1:33. flutteras -Mile in 1 45. Incision -Half mil.- in 61. i le krone - Half mile in 52. Lady Lightning- Mile in M%, *£%, 1:1".--.. 1 :_". . i a::. Little Had Half mile, in 50%. Meridian -Three-quarters In. 1:17%. Mlndlnette— Five-eighths in l m. Miss Kdith -Four ami urn- half turtoagl in 23%, a; ! . as, .v.. • Mi-- Wiggs Half mile in 4!l -. flit] Mi. in Ihiei quarters in 1 :is. Im,- Aslnorum nve-eighths in 1 :«»4. lloysl Captive Five-eighths in 1:41%, and three-quarters in 1 :18, imlli-d up. S. -.i i lift Five-eighths In 1:03 Sllvi r Knighl Mile in l :46. Bkillnte Half mile in 51. i li. I Inc. qusi tits in l ; is" Swans Hill ijVl. eighths in 1 04. Ill.- Bump Five-eighths in 1 :»4. Vesper Tine, quarters la 1:18%.
