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CHARLESTON OPENS TODAY OUTLOOK IS FAVORABLE FOR MEETING. WITH no orrosiTioN in sight. Excellent Card Provided tor Inaugural Day — Ex pectation That About a Dozen Layers Will Be in Line — Track in Excellent Condition. Charleston. S. C. .limitary 1 I.— Every condition conducive tn a successful opening of the Charles-tun Fair Mini Racing Associations meeting at litl metto Part tomorrow prevails tonight. From .ill -.-, ti..n- of the country have gathered horsemen .•mil tun followers of prominence, itiul each arriving train ami steamer adds constantly i tin* numbers, if any Interference is to develop, it is not Indicated ii.v the iiiicn cif tin citizens of Charleston, who are outspoken in favor of the sport. The raciag folk •re not anticipating any serious obstacles and arc going along with their plans in confident fashion. IaliiiiM in Park l« in fin minimi for the opening fiii l ready for the reception of the big throng that "III In- in attendance tomorrow. An excellent card baa heea arranged ror the initial day and it will bring lata roatest sosoe of the best horses that are ipiarti nil at the coarne. Bccaasc of the recent spreading of freah loam oa the oval, the track will not i.c especially fast far the first few days, bat will improve. The indications are that tea or twelve layers will lank after Ibe wants of those specula lively inclined and that they will not lack for liberal patroa age. The mctlioii of speculation will lie that in vogue on the New York and Virginia track* anil it i- generally looked apoa as coming within the pale of tin law. Late comers from the east and elsewhere Bay that hundreds of turf followers are only awaiting advices nf the successful launching of the racing before ~t :i it iiisr for this city to engage in tlieir favorite diversion. It is expected that next weeks influx of racing folk will tax the aceonimodHtions of the town. AH the leading hotela have already heea filled almost lo capacity. Local or state interference with the raring appears highly improbable and from Colum ilia, where the Legislature is in session, cornea word ▼ hat there hns been a change in sentiment anions ihe lawmakers in favor of the apart. The more en thsataatie believe that favorable li ijalathai will be enacted shortly, lp to the present time no racing ■aeusunna have been placed in Hie legislative hopper. The tiirftneii wen- much encouraged by Governor Bl cases utterance in his laailKllial addre.-s. when. referring to racing here, lie intimated that he would I, ep his hainls off. Colonel Stanley of Ihe Raited States Army con Huauatated negotiations for the stallions Myles OCoa nedd. Kind Sir. Lynchburg, .lack Parker and Oana ■tore this pawn tag. Those rive stallions will he -h aped from Palmetto Park t» Front Royal. Va.. some time next week. Hold Heels and Charcot were purchased in Kentucky and August Benson! doaated the fallow tag live to the government: Hear? of Navarre, Octagon. Belfrey II.. Footprint, anil Handy Rock. The hist three are sons of the famous Hock Sand, recently purchased by a syndicate of turfmen in France. Boota Boota was doaated by I N. Camden. The praaalneat arrivals this afteraooa included I R. Fell ..f Philadelphia. Charles j. ODell Fie I Riorum. Ike Carson. Joe Mitrphv. W. J. Lynch. Phil .MeKim. ami John Kelly. V. P. Barch received word from .jockey Htitwcll that lie would arrive from Jacksonville tomorrow Hutwell will ride for J. I.. Holland until such time a- William Garth icqalies 1 « i — services at Itenning. Algernon n.iingeiliehl. assistant secretary of the Jockey chili, received applications for licensee, froaa forty-three Jockeys, and ae vanity ■ se v ea trainers. All of the officials ale on hand. Phil McGlaals, whose starting rates will lie used hy James Milton. came today. The following work outs took place this morning, with the "dogs" up: Accord Mile iii 1 17. handily. Alfred V.— Three-quarters in hit, breezing. Bad News li. Three-eighths in ::*. handily. I.en Prior Three-quarters in 1:18. Hood work. Berkeley Half mile in 52. Inr filar Belli Stanley— Five-eighths in 1 : « . breezing. Black Chief Three-quarters in 1:88, handilv. Caliph Three eighths in :;s. handily. Carlton Club Mile in pj], breezing. cheer lp Three-quarters in l:tf , breezing. Counterpart Three-eighths in m. Breeatag, K.iton live eighths in 1:06. breezing. I trend i .Mile in 1:1V breeatag. Ilia Crane Half mile in ."::. nrcezing latlierola live eighths in 1 :0." . breezing Flara linii -Three-qaarters as 1:1T. Bxtn good arork. Uagaaal — Three eighths in :;". CikmI work, liraie Mc Mile in 1:36 breezing. Hildas Sister Five eighths in 1:0c. breezing. Jacqjuelina Three-quartern in 1:20, baadily. laarhoae Mile in 1 :1T. handily. Joha Iuiiong Three eighths in 3S, haadiiy. i.:oiv Sybil Half mile in 5:;. breeatag. I.i amenoc live eighths In 1 : o, breezing. Little Dp — Five eighths in 1KB. Is goad. I.vnchburg Three-quarters in 1 :_ ». baadily. lieh.el Aug. I.. Mile in 1 : is. breezing. Milton B. Half mill in .". •. Goad work. H!|nrei| Mile in I 17. handily. Ochre Court — Five eighths «a 1 :H. handily. Baton Three-quarters in 1:21. breezing. Pendant Half mile in 53. breexiag. Prince Fooso Three-eighths in ::!, breezing. Brogressire Half mile in ." •_. breezing. Kepuhlican Fire-eighths in 1KB. Is good. Rej Half mile in 50. Good work. Royal Tea line,, eighths in :;! . breezing. Suniiel I! Meyer Three eighths in 39. brczlng. ueet Owen — Three punters in 1:18. tlKid work. Sylvestris Thret eigliths in 38, handilv. rhereas Gill flu- luartere in 1:16. breezing. Tiny Tim — Five-eighths in 1 : •" . breezing. Toeaoa dOr Half mile in I.C driving. ; wid work. ToWtoa Field Half mile in 52. brcezinj;. Viley--Five eighths in 1:04. liandilv.
