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PALMETTO DERBY TRY-OUT JAWBONE SHOWS SUPERIORITY TO OTHER THREE-YEAR-OLDS IN TEST. Impressively Scores Over Flamma and Manager Mack in Special Race at Charleston — Helen Barbee Is Stake Winner. Charleston, S. C March 50.— Interesting racing developed with the running of todays card at Palmetto Dark and tin- sp..rt was witnessed by a large attendance. The feature ran- was the Battery Para S.-lling Stakes of ,000. contested by sprinters of merit. While this race was considered the bead-liner from a monetary standpoint, the race preceding it really aroused more interest, as jt brought out a iiuartet of Derby eiigihh-s considered as the moat formidable factors in this seasons feature race for Ihree ear olds, slated to be run on Saturday next. Horsemen generally regarded todays test as furnishing a real indication of tin- respective merits of the three-year-olds and looked Ow it as a preliminary to the hig race. The outcome justified tin- high pinion held of Jaw-hone, for he took the measure of his opponents in decisive style, and that. too. fie-spite a bungling ride. Flamma waa the ruaner-nn, with Manager Mack a beaten off third, but far in advam-e ,,f Duval. It anpeara as if Manager Mack, if his showing today affords a true line, will not be much of a factor in next Saturdays hig ra.e. for be was favored by a weight concession and had the benefit of Koerners superior riding skill The showing of Flamma was good. Should Sonada 1m- an absentee from the race Jawbone will rule a short in i.e.i favorite for tbe Derby. The consistent Helen Barbee won the stake race after a spirited drive to overhaul the speedy Trance. The latter, as usual, dominated the early running and for a time it appeared as if she would la-1 to win. hut Helen Barbee, although brought wide into the stretch and forced to over. ..me early interference, would not he denied and got up in tbe last feu strides. Tom Mas-io just lasted long enough to outstay the 100 to 1 shot. Commoners [ouch, for third place. .1. ir. Mollis- Forward again ahowed himself a good celt by scoring Impressively in fast time. II" was at a short price and was staunchly hacked, Hugh fenny purchased of J. W. Burttscbell al private si,],- this morning the Ma.-.v filly Eagle Mini ami will take her with the remainder of his hois s to Norfolk. It was also reported that l.on Johnson had disposed of Carlton G. to W. R. Carson. Tbe Carson stable contemplates racing on the Inter-mountain circuit during the coming season. The horses owned by James MacMaaus and ». . Blanch! left tonight lor Louisville. J. W. May has arranged to ship his stable aad ties,, owned by C. T. Worthington to Kentucky tomorrow. Bagman was bid up 8809 over his entered price ol 00 after he «..n the sixth race and was bought in. Fred Lunader was responsible fur the bidding The Burttscbell-Louis combination will reduce their stable before leaving for the north. They Sohl Fort Worth this morning to D. Hammond. Ren Double, which raced in the Ions colors last seas, ,n, died at the track yesterday. Horses that were given trials :i Dalniello Dark this morning were again forced to work around Ike "dogs." Some of the best moves were: Aspirin Mile in 1:93%, Aviator Three-quarters in 1:21 1-.. Black River — Three-quarters in 1:20. Blaadara -Three-quarters in 1:20%. Campeon — Three-quarters in 1:20. Carlton J. Three-quarters in 1:18. Colonel Ashmeade -Three-quarters in 1:21. Corinth— Three-quarters In 1:21%. Fantasque— Three-quarters in 1:22. tiohl Cap -Three-quarters in 1:22%. Heart Dang— Mile in 1:5:5. II, ulas Bister -Five-eighths in 1:05%. Lady Lightning Three quarters In 1:20 Lady Sybil — Three-quarters in 1 :2:t. Lynchburg — Three-quarters in 1:19%. Miss Nett— Three-quarters in 1:21%. iz.ini Three-quarters in 1:21. Red Den Half mile in 5.!. Republican Three-quarters in l:lf Do-,. burg IV.-Half mile in 51%. Rubia Granda— Five-eighths in i:oG, Bklllute Five-eighths in 1 :00. Sialtni.ro Mile in 1 :50%. Surfeit -Three-quarters la 1:19%. T. M. Green -naif mile in 53%. The Royal Prince Half mile in 54. Tetson dOr Three-quartera in 1:21 Top Not,- —Half mile in 51%. Winning Smile— Half mile in 52%.
