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BDTWILL3 SKILL COUNTS MILTON B. WINS HANDICAP AT PALMETTO PARK BECAUSE OF HIS RIDER S ABILITY. Lochia! Beaten in Close Finish — Favoiites Win Five Raics Over Traik That Is Muddy from Rain of Night Before. Charleston, s. c. February 12. — Tin- principal ia ihkiit ■! todays racing :it Palmetto Park cairn- in • I"- roarlli nur, ■ handicap at one mile and a sis leeiitb. in which Milton r... LochkH and Jawbone •f«v ii" starter*, John Furlong having been wit a drawn. Iii«- race developed into a duel be vv u Mill ii !■ ridden by Butwell, and Lochiel, oa which Corey h.id the mount. The two fought it out streou-ousry from harrier rise and their riders Indulged in evey riding trick at tkeii command. BatwelPs su-lierlorlty prevailed at the end awl accounted for Mi! t"ii B.** neck victory. To some of the spectators it scented .-is it Butwvll was the aggressoi in the unfair riding tactics, bat *tho stewards decided otherwise and suspended Corey for six days for leg locking Butwell. The latter offense is said to have taken idace m-i lieforc the two entered the stretch. threatening weather. succeeding a bard rain but in-Ill- militated against the sp,„-,. ransed :1 slump in attendance ami detracted In general from the racing. The track suited the sturdiest of mud runners. The talent was in g 1 form, the purses going to tiv favorites and :■. second choice The n-alis a-cre attended with considerable lo~- t the ring. Jockey Butwell was in the limelight through winning half the card. Goose also showed g.M.d form in landing two winners. The other winner, Sylvestris, was ridden bj Pickens. syivc-tri- began the afternoons proceedings i v .int. ring away from the others in the opening dash •I I., Holland- Gordon tuned the tables on bis former conqueror. Please Welles, by sinning the - ■ i race a- hi- rkler pleased. Chemulpo was decidedly best of the starters in the third race and tt-on cantering rrom Xew llaven, the latter beating the second choice, Berkeley, in bandy fashion. The ,1 rkiM st lini-h tame in the tilth race, when Ethel : ■ linn.. iusl lastejj to heal Vil.-v. Spellbound i. nl ■ narrow escape from defeat in the closing dash. tor. leni l-i.-i been given a snag ride, be could not bare lost. II ;. Bed well made an nosurcessfal effort today !•■ have General Manager Pons rescind his order IM .1 efccj Grands i xpulsion. Jockey Guy Bans will do the stable riding foe I i. ink H. Brown, succeeding Ganx. Xo Manager, the half brother to the great Hermis that U :» ii ■ Joplia sent i,. tii,. M st today in the two-year-old scramble, i- said to have shown Boaae good trials orer the Palmetto Park track. The ...it acted green at the harrier and was farther h in.li. a;i|..il bj being caught in the webbing at the Mai 1. .. W. Langdoa lias bonght Salmi from W. Dti Bos ,230, a stiff advance over the price for which the latier bought the eolt at the Lawreace iV Com jt«s-k -ale at Palmetto Park Saturday. Salvation Key, purchased by Mr. Iru Bois. has been transient , I t.. the Thomas F. Sbeedy stable, of which Andrew ;. P.h.k.-I. y is train, r. There was link- .loin- at Palmetto Park thi-morning in the waj ■■ work, for the reason that the course was muddy. The following workouts took place outside the "dogs" | | Fiv • Ightbs in 1 lo. breeaiag. Black i in. i rii eighths in -to. Liked the soft going . Cheer I !• Mil ia i : !.i. handily. An Improved horse in mud.h going, l-.liia Leska Three-eighths in 39. Will probably Improve ii muddy going. Ella tJrane Three-eighths in +n. lit li.-ll.nru ii Five-eighths in 1:07. Is right on edge and will run go. id race first time out. I "in 1 1 |uarters in 1 :S.:. breezing. Grosveuor live eighth- in 1 . ». Is getting slow work in plenty and l.H.k* good. Will get to the front I" ore lonu. Ilarcourl Half mile in r.s. Salk« la work, hut i."t in ia.-.-. is extra .h..|. l-lan.l Queen Thro Iigbtbs in :;s. « , . M ., i Ul. sml like.l the -..|| going. .Iim It -e Mile in 1 .."ii;. cantering. 1- good Miss Gayle Threendghths in 39. Is shaping un ii-l. i-i Saturdays -take. Mot berk in* Thro iihtli~ in n. Seems t.. be "! little ... . ■ nut Naughty Lad MUe in 1:54. Is lit and inn- well in th.- mini. Pliant Half mile in :.|. n ready and likes the i I. Wlas Gramp Three-quarter* ia I ::_•:.. Bid it .a-ih and i- in extra E I nmditloa Swarfs Hill -flail mile in :.::. Good more and is ready.
