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MORE MUD AT CHARLESTON SEVEEE BAIN SEDUCES PALMETTO PAEK PAT EONAGE TO BEGTTLABS Font Well Served by the Wet Track Conditions Beats G M Miller in Driving Finish in Over ¬ night Handicap That Featured Card Charleston S C April 13 A severe rain which began this morning marred what otherwise would have been good sport at Palmetto Park The wtt weather served to hold the attendance down to i mere handful of regulars and caused the program to suffer extensively by withdrawals The eight layers however found business ample and profitable as most of the victors were held in light regard The handicap went to the superlative mud rae jr Font but he was put to a hard drive to dispose oC G M Miller whose showing was extra good as he was conceding the winner considerable weight ani was gaining at the finish finishClose Close finishes marked the nmning of most of th races and under normal conditions there would have been considerable enthusiasm The public began thu day disastrously by centering their attention on LiL tlc Dad in the opening race He flattered his back ¬ ers until the final sixteenth when he was overtaken by St Arauo The second race appeared a gift for Pretend but frequent failures on his part caused most of the support to be accorded to the others Pretend made good with Louis des Cognets second Righteasy was regarded as the likely winner of the third race but the best she could do was to take third money Lewis winning handily with Capsize In second place The Golden Butterfly appeared prom ¬ ising to the public in the fifth race but again thev guessed wrong for Jose Hose led all the way The final dash went to Pierre Dumas which for sonic inexplicable reason was neglected and at a long price while Ragman received the public support After the finish Pierre Dumas was bid up 300 over his entered price of 900 and was bid in J W Hcdrick biddingThe whose Key finished second did the bidding The horses owned by C J Odell were this morn ¬ ing transferred to Savannah Ga where they will be turned out until fall Their owner contemplates a trip abroad this summer J summerJ W Hedrick today secured the contract on jockey Ferguson from Edward II Garrison and the rider will accompany the Hedrick stable to Norfolk Secretary NorfolkSecretary Fred Gerhardy received today the blanks for the Montreal Jockey Club stakes No purse of less than 500 value will be offered at Blue Bunnets during meetingThere ihc spring meeting There will be an extensive shipment of horses to Kentucky on Monday next The shipment will in ¬ clude the strings of Gallaher Bros J S Ward N B Davis W J Young Lon Johnson and W O Joplin JoplinThe The horses of T W Burttsehell and E W Hen ncr as well as those of E F Cooney will be sent to Pimlico on Monday next nextJockey Jockey T Koerner leaves tomorrow for his homo in Louisville Ky where he will rest until the opening of the Lexington meeting Jockey meetingJockey J Wilson will go to his home In Mil ¬ waukee Wis for a brief stay before going to Pimlico to ride rideA A nondescript lot of horses were offered for sale by auction in the paddock before the racing The following were disposed of Daintv Daffo 145 E F Cooney Woodlander 125 W T Smoke Blitzcn Jr 95 T W Messcrvey
