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WET TRACK AT CHARLESTON HEAVY RAINFALL OF SUNDAY NIGHT GIVES MUD RUNNERS A CHANCE. Favorites and Second Choices Divide the Palmetto Paik Card — Dearth of Layers Continues — Please Welles Again a Winner. harleetou. s. c Ffkrwrj ::. — Racing through the mini was the order at Palmetto Park tiii afternoon, iiuc i« :i heavy ilri ai hia_ thai the truck re-Mui,1 aa ■ nMii! ni ■ hard ratal thai fell last night. Threatening weather, coupled with intermit-teat nhouris during the afternoon, contributed to a dec Teased attendance. The regulars, bewtrtt, arere m t in farce and Indulged in spirited betting. No new layers operated. There are uianj bag operators here, bal their betting activities are minimized fin tin present iiradlag the getting into action of more lav. iv The management is anxious to aee al least nine iayeis in line. The talent again fared well, favorite* and second choices dividing the • aid. Tlie worst apart the public experienced came with ihe failure of II. »;. Bodwolls .Madman, which wan beatea by Toisou dOr. Most interest in the lacing centered in the ih-i forinau e af the two-year-olds, which hegau the afternoons proceedings. Cordon and Please Welles, bath former winners, fought il out at the cud and the lilly won as her rider pleased. Gordons defeat was by aa means dis graceful and had be enjoyed the same racing luck aa the filly, he would bare given h.-r a much better argument. Salvation Rcj took third place. Wooden Shoes niighi have beea a factor in tlie running hut for suffering liom a jam that dine s.niu after the start, lie was badlv cut around the legs bj lieiug .1 11 luiHil mi. The —burner stalde took another purse when Aiicoii won the third race. The changed track ciioition- and ButwetTs presence in tlie saddle "■•I kill a marked change in his running us compared with his furiner efforts. Hugh Penny arrived from Norfolk this morning with Inn of his racers. Supervisor and Wood Dove. The burses that Mi. Penny IcH at Norfolk are in good shape. • s|n i -hilly Judge Monck. whkh is train ing well. Konaak is recovering from a slight ailment. Mr. Penny repurts that A. ;. Western was a 4*, " 1 -i .:! the Ja BM at own Jockey lulls course yes lerdav. Me came over from Salisbury. Md.. to arrange lor stalls for twelve horses which be will -i 1 i i ■ from the Clyde winter quarters in Maryland to Norfolk in a lew days. The Whitney two year ■ lis in charge of Albert Simons are pronounced a grand looking lot and all are doing well. The four-year old Senator Sparks came, down from Norfolk with the Iennv shipment. I. J. Mackessj of Philadelphia. W. MeAffcc of Lexington, Harry Kites ,,f Baltimore, and J. M. I:ri- .•; Kentucky were arrivals today . Willie Martin, who was confined in a hospital in Norfolk for several weeks, is up and about again. Paddock judge W. W. Lv les is another convalescent. He aiatle his appearaace at Palmetto Park today far the first time during the meeting. Jockey K Martin has severed his connection with the H. ;. Bedwell stable and in future his cagagi incuts will be made by Charlie Patterson. Jockey C. Peak leaves for Juarez tomorrow Bight. Laving closed with R. !•. Carman to do his riding during that meeting.
