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I II I I I ALL READY AT CHARLESTON SECOND SEASON OF RACING AT PALMETTO PARK TO BEGIN TOMORROW. Turfmen Gathering in Large Numbers for Opening of Sport in South Carolina — Over Five Hundred Horses Available for Races. Charleston. S. .. January 23.— There was nu-otber big inllux of turfmen here today from the north, and it begins to look decidedly like the ev« oaT a great race meetlag about the hotel lobbies. Algernon DaisgeraVhl. assistant secretary of the Jockey Club, arrived from Now York. His misaioa here is to accept applical ions for licenses from th" trainers and Jockeys. He will reman until Saturday before returning to .New York to bo on hand for a meeting of the Jockey Club which will be aeld on Mondav next. It is expected that a vice-nreskteat of the Jockey Club to succeed the lale lames It. Keeao will be elected at that meeting. Other arrivals included I. LlttleSeU, Sr.. the dd est trainer in America; Tom Vancett. Fred Gay, Fetes Metier. Henry WeiathoaT. Harry White. Charlie Primrose. Icrrv Ieeples. Bdward Noel, J. Hendricks. .Mortimer Murphy. Pan Hall. Harry Stodajard. Dave Wcldoa. Sam Bradley. A I Haul. Stoney Aluains. Joe Seheirer. 1. W. I.angdon. an 1 Ben Blue a. Henry Fairfax, aeeasaeal of the Richmond Fab? Ass, , iatiou. James Howell and Colonel Stanley, a committee appointed bj the War department of the Baited States Uoverruaeat, were also new arrival They are here to pas; on the slallions selected by William 1. Hutch for goverameal use. Optioaci have already been secured oa La C Mexlcaa, .l.iei oCoiuiell. Frederick the Croat, and about a dozen others. In all. about tiftv stallions will be par-chased. Secretary Gerhardy and his assistant. Joseph Me Leaaaa, wen- busy at Palmetto Park this moralag compiling registratloBs of the horses oa the graaaari in preparation for Salurdays opening. There are 120 different owners here this winter and 531 horse*. The association has decided to return to the old system of weighing the riders this winter. All of he jockeys will lie weighed after each race at the ■calea al the ladgW stand, which are located na the lower Boor of that structure. Plate glass win dowa from coiling to the floor surround this part of the enclosure, which means that the riders will be weighed in full viow of everyone. An eight ton roller was plated on the track tills afternoon, which packed the soil anil made the surface as smooth as a billiard table. Showers that fell this morning also helped in a measure to improve the footing, which is now in excellent condition. The track was a trifle slow this morning as a result of light rain. What work-outs took place were around the "dogs and the most important Were as follows: Accord Half mile in r»4, breezing. Alfred V. -Three eighths in 38, breezing. Blanche Frances— l-ivc eighths in 1 :o4. Good work. Busy — Three-quarters in 1:21. breezing. Carlton C — Five-eighth* in 1:66, breezing. Chilton King — Half mile in 53, breezing Claque — Tbree-quartera in 1:22. breezing. Clothes Brush Flve-eJghtha in 1 :o.i. breezing. Co d Cook-.Mile in 1:48. Good work. Con Carran— Half mile la 88 breezing. Dipper— Tbree-quartera in 1:22. breezing. Edith labs— Three-ojaarters la 1:39. Good work. Floral Day -Three-quarters in 1:16. Geed work. Heretic — Mile in 1 :" ii. breezing. Irish Kid — Five-eighths in 1:0.",. breezing. Jack Nunnally — Three quarters in 1:20. Good work. Lochiel — Three-quarters in 1:21. breezing. Lord Flam — Half mile in ." 2. breezing. Mattie L. Half mile in 66. Goad work. Ifelver -Half mile la 51, handily. .Merry Lad — Three-quarters in 1 :24, breezing. Aliss Jonah -Five-eighths in 1:86, breezing. Aloii Ami — Three-eighths in ::7. handily. Moatagnle— Mile in 1:88. baadUy. Nonpareil -Half mile in " 2. breezing. old Hank Three quarters in 1:28, • 1 work. Premier Three quarters In 1 :22. breezitie. .Prince Ahmed -Three eighths in 39, breezing. Prince Chan -Three-eighths In SB. handily. Bagman— Three-quarters in 1 :20. Good work. Uighteasy— Half mile in 51. handily. Rose Queen — Half mile in 52, beet slag, Shackleton -Five-eighths in 1 :0." . breezing. Hberwood— Five-eighthH in 1 :o." . breezing. Sir Blaise Half mile m 52. breezing. Spindle— Five-eighths in 1 :»7. breezing. Tarts Five-eighths in 1:05, breeatag. Tofama dOr Half mile ill ."i.".. breezing. V. Powers Three quarters in 1:22. breealag. Woodcraft— Mile in 1:38, breezing.
