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PALMEHO CARD IS RIDDLED MORE RAIN FALLS AT CHARLESTON AND TRACK IS ONCE AGAIN MUDDY. Magazine Alone Saves the Followers of Favorites from a Waterloo — Console Takes John Furlongs Measure in Selling Handicap. Charleston, S. C. March 20.— Magazine, at odds-"ii. was the only successful favorite to take a purse at Palmetto Park this afternoon. Changed track conditions, due to heavy rain which fell this morning, served to puzzle I he public and brought about upsets in form calculations. The greatest disappointments came in the early races, j,, which Frank Hudson and Morristowu were decisively beaten. The Orst named was regarded as about the best betting proposition of the afternoon. He was at all Ii s held safe by Flabbergast. Eleven of those carded declined the issue in the third race, and on paper 1 he issue looked to be between Morristown ami i niou Jack. The former was backed with conii deuce, but in the running he was never seriously prominent, jockey Martin giving him a weak ride and gdting Ihiu cut off frequently. Union .lacks -bowing in the race was also much below his former good efforts, bill it was explaim d by an in jut v sii-tained at the post, when Suffragist kicked him." The pane wenl to Mindlnette, entirely overlooked at i..his of 30 to 1. Suffragist taking second monei with the 100 to 1 shot. Working Lad. iu third place. The selling handicap at one mile and an eighth went to Console, staunchly backed by his connec-lions. witli John Furlong, the favorite, in second place. The latter weakened after looming up as the likely winner when rounding into the stretch. General Manager Francis J. Bona announced today tliut it was his intention to distribute live stallions about the state, with the idea id improving the breed of horses in South Carolina. These hoi-.,-, will he placed with farmers with the understanding tiiat they shall serve tilleen mares in th.ir respec live localities free. Mr. Pons has already secured K.ileigh P. D.. Lanigan and Rockcastle. Cateshy Woodford of Paris. By., who is racing one of tbe biggest stables here, arrived last night and will probably remain until after tin running of the Palmetto Derby, lor which h.- will probably furnish the favorite iu the Star Shoot colt Sonada. The selling race war which has been slumbering dming the past few days, broke out afresh this afternoon, when several of the winners were advanced. Flabbergast, winner of the first race, was run up MOO over her entered price of 00 and was sold to Qallaher Bros., whose Prank Hudson finished second. R. I. Williams, acting for J. L. Holland, then retaliated by claiming Prank Hudson. He it terwards made a propositioa to swap, but met with refusal. Magazine was advanced s2imi over his entered price by Capt. I. M. Walker, bul was retained. Ihe bidding was in retaliation for S. A. Clop ton having taken Merman from Captain Walker a lw days ago. Longhand, winner of tin- closing line, was entered for *.: 0 and when J. W. Bnrtt-schell bid 00. he was promptly knocked down to him. J. S. Ward refusing to protect the horse even at this slight advance. Mtndinette, winner of tlie third race, was jumped oa dining th- running and cut down. Union .lack also a starter in this race, was kicked on the stitle by Staffraglst while at the post and badly injured. The "dogs" were up on the track at Palmetto Park this morning and those horses that were worked were forced to run in the middle of the track all the way. Due allowance should be made Some of the trials shown were really g 1. The heal moves were: Bishop W. — Mile in 1 :10-.. Booby— Three-quarters in i";21. Breviti -Mile in I :S0. Charley Straus -Three-quarters in 1:22%. Chilton Trance — Five-eighths in 1:05%. Cloak— Fire-eighths in 1:03%. Colonel Hollows] Seven eighths in 1:40. Duval -Three-qnartera in 1:20%. Glucose — Three-quarters in 1:1s! J. H. Rarr -Half mile in 51c . Knights Differ— Half mile iu 4A%. Lord Plain Mile in 1:50%. Mainline Half mile in 54%. Manager Ma.k Three-quarters in 1:191 Nick Akin Half mile in 50%. Promised I. and Pire-eighths in 1 : n;;,. Workboi Five-eighths iu 1:05, and three-qnartera in 1 :19%, pull.,1 up. After the rain, the following were worked, track muddy: Berkeley— Half mile iu 53. CI. I Mine Half mile in 52. Light O M Pile Half mile in SB, Montagnie Three-qnartera in 1:21. Montgomery -Half mil.- j„ :,:,. Iziina Three eighths in 40. Tillies Nightmare Half mile in 57
