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La, MERCHANTS WANT RACING * SUPPORT OF CHARLESTON BUSINESS MEN EN- . ABLED PALMETTO PARK TO OPEN. Lack of Sufficient Layers Chief Drawback in Con- nertion with Racing Now Going on at Charleston — Gossip from That Track. i aartcstoa. s. .. February 2.— Francis I. Pons tinl hi- associate* in 1 1 ■•- Charleston Fair ft Raring — elation harp made ixui their pwaliiw lo nn c ;w : i 1 • I 1 1 ■ . I —• -It I it l i provide ;i race meeting here this winter. Tin- local merchant* waated the sp.ni mi i I were a bulwark "I strength in overcoming what I |« ared i.. be i ii~i; iiii.iiiii t.-i I | - obstacles. Tin- la| -■• ol two month* between ih" close of the Norfolk luretiag and ■ ii - ■nteulng here did not help tbe Pal metto Park rentnre. Bacejfocr* aad horsemen scat lered ami maaj face- an- missed thai were here lasi season. I In- lark of layer* l m — also proved a great drawback, hoi an ike meeting progresses. 1 1» i — will probably 1m- overcome, foe aeveral are awaiiiim the • ; ected basax hefore catting "• People in i In- north larked i-ooaVlenee In the man UTaaniii making good their promise-. Ian now that ibej bare done — i tin- rhancrn are ihai many will naae south lo escape the chilling blast* thai usually prevail In February aad March. The racing liere to date has heen entirely free from -caiul; . Keea roartcat* have heea the order ami the purses have heea pretty will distributed. The Hack Ibis winter is in much lietter condition i baa it wa- lax year. The going. wlHU- not fast. Is much safer, the aim of 1 In- uack snnerintendrtil l eillg I" provide a good cushion for all parta of th course. The slowest part of the track is oa the inside for about Ifteea feet fraaa the rail. A lop dressing of black loam wa- aaread over this l ar of the track, which will eveataally make it the fasten pari of the coarse. .Inst now the riders arc skirting tiii- riai. which la a measure accounts for the alow lime made in the rare*. A hatieeahle thin;: baa heea the absence of Inn -as going wrong. rile tew two-year-old raccn run have shown nn a a .-ii balanced loi of juveniles. Of course, these i«i:i 1 1 • •■. mill dashes are not much of a test of anything inn ability to gci away from the harrier. However, they lni v.- proved keea eoatest*. The nisi iii tin- baby raeea wen: to .1. 1.. Hollands tlor-i..ii. wbicl heal ib - California yoaagater, Preaerver. n head. Gordon la one «t the eotta thai waa sold lijf auction in the paddork at Laurel la-t tail. He a knocked down to Dave VToodford mi bis bill of I ■;".•! Mr. Waodfonl wa- aapnoaed to have acted for his . mtiliii i-i . I .1. Nolan, in the transaction. bin ib. latter evidently iliil not think u.il of Wood rortla juilifmciii. a- be failed to avail hiaMeif of no bargain. Winn ■ aettlenieai was not forthcoming, Mr. Holland retained Ihe youngster hhaaelf. in the meantime Gordon has lill.il out ami developed into a aac-lnoking i"olt. He baa worked well enough to warrant bia i pie refusing an offer of sl.imki for li in ami it look- a If be was tiic bargain of iln-sab. Mr. Holland, by the way. has aoane gaeaV-looking material among the lour or ive thai be re-laiucil for racing aad it is sai.i that ■ rotiale arc being fenerved for racing over the metropolitan track- provided the sport is rvaamtd la the eaal this spriujr. i i. ink K. Brown, thai astate r*aag trainer who bamlicil the laic Senator P. II. McOirrens horses several reaaoaa ago, i- renoeaad as having a tiist-class rmtngstcr In his stable. He is one of the lot that K. R. BradW* parchased from .lames i. Keene ami afterward aoid in Kentacky. He is a rneatnnl ...ii hj I Itimns Stepping Stone. Mr. Brown will lake a nseful lot of horses north with him. In i Imleil in the number will be the last sprinter Graver Hngbea, Merry I a.!. Voltborpe ami Carlton club. liana, one oi tin !.i-i riders here, is umler rontracl lo ibis -table. r ;iinis .i. Ton-, win. annoanced a few day* ago . that all ei Iii- horaea in tralnmg wen- for -ale. contemplates retiring from the turf for a fear years, or until -m-li time a- he can race horaea of ii - own hreedins. lie will retain moat of ihe mares in In- at able and shin them to his form in Ten iicsKee io be mated with hi- star Shoot stallion. Ureal Heavens. Aawmg tin- marcn that will ! «• • n id with tin- hi i—. are Annie Sellers. Abrasion. i omnionci s Ioueii. Pliant. Gagnaat. Rdna Collins and fane Chaser. When Mr. Pons disposed of I.ilna i i oiiins. he only sold her racing qualities. Mr. Cons . has . siniiilioi ol males nl hi- nla.-e in foal to lln-Sain stall ion, T«*j Boocro. An - ibeni arc Merries. .Tallahassee lies Joli, i;i-ie Bramble, l.n-v Mis- ami May Lata. Mr. Pons baa also pane in far breeding Shetland poni.--. lockcy Peak, who i- riding here as a free lame. will ;n to Kentucky in lh«- sftrins to ride for .1. W. i:n ami George .1. I wag Peak is lidin at lighter I ..-his tlii- firing than for I year or two past. Jorkej But well, who arrived fraaa Jackaouville a few •lays ago, retains the form be showed la-t season I .Hi.i here i- Mule doabl of hi- ability to bead t lull -1 of winning riders here this winter. ai the • ■ lu-ieii of ihe meetiag. Bat well will go to Nor- i il. lo Join ihe William ilarlb stable, to which be ■ i- under rontracl ihi- season. ;n linn.- i- work log like i trojan laking on weight, lie i- riding .1- : till 1.1 III • 1 i- expected thai a vote will be taken tomorrow • ■n .in- pan neiinei racing commission bill recently MMoiiiiee.i al Columbia. It is expected that atrons ■ support will he accorded ihi- measure ami the belief i- » -i.ii ii ha- a good chance ror passage. Thin bill I I.. i- not he li liith.i.il hj the race track latereats . an. I i i- i 1 1 - -1 . 1 1 1 • - i that they aroold prefer some oilier system nl -i»i hI.-ii inn. If ihi- bill becomes .. , law ii won hi ni. an that tin machines wonM have i.. be in-i.il ed Immediately.
