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PURSE FOR CRACKER BOX KENTUCKY DERBY ELIGIBLES MEET IN I ALLOWANCE RACE AT CHARLESTON Sonada Regarded in Some Quarters as Dangerous I Factor in Churchill Downs Feature Hakes Dis ¬ appointing Showing and Finishes Unplaced Charleston S C April 17 C J Caseys Cracker Box a Kentucky Derbv candidate scored an impres ¬ sive victory at Palmetto Park this afternoon over a band of good threeyearolds that included Sonada heralded as a prospective factor in the great Louis ville race Sonada was considered best of those en ¬ gaged this afternoon and was staunchly supported nicker Box was by no means neglected huwever and most of the smart set gave him their support In the running he was reserved until straightened for the stretch dash then came away with evident vase to win by a comfortable margin Sonada weak ¬ ened in the final furlong and there are those who linstitm Ills ability to stay It is the general opin ¬ ion that Sonada is still far from his best form and that he will show to much better advantage with a little more racing On Cracker Boxs showing here 1m probably will lie reckoned with in the great I ouisville feature featureThe The consistent John Furlong again demonstrated ills superiority in taking the handicap at one mile and a sixteenth from Nadzu and Limpet with Carl iitu G the supposed good thing far hack John Furlongs performance this afternoon was by far Hie best he has shown here There was quite a inivup caused by Mcfiiggart who was riding Font stalde mate to John Furlong and there were some if the belief that John Furlong should have been disqualified for bis stable mates interference with the others notably Carl ton G GThe The attendance at the course this afternoon was ngiln large and it is really surprising how well the volume of betting is sustained All the layers again suffered losses as the winners were ex ¬ tensively supjK rted rtedR R F Carman lias decided to split his string in two sections sending one next Saturday to Lcxing while the second division will be transferred On Monday next to Churchill Downs Catesby DownsCatesby Woodfords horses will be shipped to Kentucky SaturdayThe on the Lexington special next Saturday The special that will leave here on Saturday next for Baltimore will consist of about seven cars of horses besides day conches and sleepers for the ac ¬ commodation of the owners and trainers trainersAssociate Associate Judge Martin Natbanson will leave at the close of the racing here for Chicago where he will indulge in a brief stay before going to the far west to assume his duties in connection with summer nicing in Utah and Montana MontanaGeneral General Manager Pons announced today that stew ¬ ards W P Burch and J B Campbell had restored to good standing S A Clopton W A Massey jockey Hopkins the horse Jawbone and other horses in the Massey establishment affected by their ruling promulgated after the winning of the Palmetto Dcrbv l y Jawlwne Notification of this action was forwarde1 to the Jockey Club with the recommenda ¬ tion that the Jockey Club concur in the reinstate ¬ ment Jockey Club steward E C Smith did not nflix his signature to the request for the reinstate ¬ ment and according to report is said to be opposed opposedI I ii Johnsons horses were not shipped to Louisville is iiilendVti last Monday due to inability to get a car Tliev will go next Monday MondayThe The following horses were sold at auction in the iiaddock liefore the racing today Princess May X110 IL Fishbert King Dixon 150 L Johnson DieU Moss 125 S Sotille Maynora 150 E Bacon Galvesca 00 s Sotille Dora M Lutz Sir J t Brown Skillute SJO E L Lemach incision SLW M Kevins Frog 175 F W Doss Wooltex M0 N K Beal Stalwart Lad 185 185Among Among the mornings workouts were the follow ¬ ing ingny ny Port Seveneighths in 135 135Charley Charley Straus Fiveeighths in 110 110Colonel Colonel Ashmeade Threequarters in 120 120lav lav Mav Half mile in 53 53Klsie Klsie Herndon Threeeighths In 37 37lVather lVather Duster Threeeighths in 08 08Cold Cold Mine Half mile in 52 Iliighio Qtiinn Half mile in 52 Kaufman Half mile in 52 Mocklcr Threequarters in 122 Pretend Half mile in 51 Republican Fiveeighths in 103 Kose Queen Half mile in 53 Tiiiv Tim Fiveeighths in 105 TVp Note Half mile in 51
