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ANOTHER DERBY TRYOUT JAWBONE HAKES IGNOMINIOUS SHOWING IN FEATURE RACE AT CHARLESTON Rules ShortPriced Favorite on Strength of Good GoodShowing Showing in Previous TryOuts but Finishes in inLast Last Place Cracker Box the Winner Charleston S C April 2 Todays third race en ¬ gaging a field of Palmetto Derbyeligibles and serv ¬ ing in the nature of a preliminary for the big event to be run on Saturday next furnished the main inci ¬ dent of the racing at Palmetto Park this afternoon Jawbone and Flarama regarded as the likeliest of the contenders both failed to place Jawbones showing was particularly bad as he was at no time a serious contender and trailed distantly throughout Horsemen and race followers alike had come to look on him with a great deal of favor as the likely win ¬ ner of Saturdays Derby and it followed that he should rule at a short price over the others but in the face of his ordinary showing this afternoon it is expected that many will disregard him and look else ¬ where for the winner The purse was taken bv Cracker Box which made every post a winning one Duval took second money and Manager Mack third while Flamma was fourth fourthR R F Carman secured a contract on jockey C Peak Mr Carman has been riding Koerner on most of his horses during the meeting and the engagement of Peak will dispense with Koerners services Mr Carman stated today that he would like to continue Jo use the Jopliu rider but he deemed it advisable to attach some good rider to his stable particularly if he decides on shipping several of his horses abroad this summer Peak is riding in good from and his services were sought af ter by II B Dinyea who wanted him to ride in France but could not agree on terms with the rider Several riderSeveral horses changed hands at private sale today Catesby Woodford proprietor of the Raceland Stud at Paris Ky was the principal seller He dis ¬ posed of the twoyearold fillies Jessie Porter and Garden of Allah to W A Massey Red Widow and Tom Massie to W JJ Carson and Cheer Up to Ltiki Lc Blond T R Condran sold the black gelding Dixie Knight to H G Bedwell BedwellTom Tom Falsey a wellknown follower of racing from the east who was taken sick here a few weeks ago is reported to have gone blind Frank J Nolan proprietor of the Beverwyck Stable who left here a month ago on an extended trip through Florida returned this morning He will remain over to witness the running of the Pal ¬ metto Derby in which the Etlielbert colt Colonel Holloway which he took from Catesby Woodfowl out of a selling race here this winter will carry his colors Before returning to Kentucky Catesby Woodford decided that his Star Shoot colt Sonada would not be a starter in the Palmetto Derby It is bis in ¬ tention to reserve the colt for the Kentucky Derby Among DerbyAmong the trials at Palmetto Park this morniii were tlie following a aAmerican 50Arbutus American Girl Half mile In 50 Arbutus Seveneighths in 134 Argonaut 134Argonaut Threequarters ia 110 Beaueoui 110Beaueoui Mile in 146 146Bob Bob R Mile in 149 149Console Console Mile in 140 140Detect Detect 105Effendi Fiveeighths in 105 Effendi 105Electioneer Fiveeighths in 105 Electioneer Threequarters In 110 110Frank Frank Hudson Half mile In 49 49G G M Miller Mile in 140 Hannah Louise Threequarters In 119 Howdy 119Howdy Howdy Half mile in 2 35 48 and three quarters in 1 pulled up t Hughle Quinn Mile in 143 Martha Allen Threeeighths in 30 Mary Davis Fiveeighths in 104 Merman Mile in 147 147Mocklor Mocklor Mile in 149 Orperth 119Pierre Threequarters in 119 Pierre Dumas Mile In 143 Sureve 143Sureve Threequarters in 48 102 110 Suffragist 110Suffragist Threequarters in 11 Top 11Top Note Threequarters in 117
