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: BIG BETTORS BEHIND AT PALMETTO PARK. Management of Track Also Has Small Deficit to Make Up— Kentucky Stakes Please. Charleston, s. c . February in. With one-third • t ih,- me.tiii- over, racing ai Palaaetto Park i- oinu on in placltl i.i-hion. with no snags in sight. Mailer- arc prts-eeding at the course in tranquil style wiih everj indication that tin- meeting "ill ...in iino undisturbed lo ihe .nil of iis schedule. Ihe lack of ronndence shown by the sporting tia ternitj that ihe racing would go on npinterruptedl] wns ii deplorable bandican that had to lie overcome ai the outset and proved costly. Now ihat conaV dence has been instilled and ii is apparent that the meeting will not soger Interferenee. the Interest in ihe taring i- Increasing all over the country and arrivals an- numerous. rhe racing crowd is -uii short ••; that of last season, but it is expected thnl th" stead? Improvement now tangible will eventually result in bringing about more satisfactory i on. lii ion- than | i -v iii---i I:. -i -• a-on. Tin- amnagemenl baa a lade any prodl lo date neiil.er doe- the I..-- anionii in anj considerable sum. What ileln-ii there i- on the meeting can -pi dil] in- overcome, ami i- not canslng anj eon i-.-rn. The racing continues formful aud no earn plaints arc beard on the score of iiieon-i-ten. ie-. The only .au-e for rouiplaiut is furnished by the tight tpimalioiis ol.iaiuahli . Nearly all of Ihe hij; Letters an- losers. Charlie Ellison. George Keif Prank Tyler, AI Hanf. Santo Sort lie, Sam Louis S. A. Cloptou. Tom Buckley. Charles J. O.h-ll ami Nick H.imlolo- ate behind in their betting opera tions. Dandotoa came here from Chicago, where he Is in r famiiiil:, known v- Ni-. i, i i 1.1 ;ek aad ■in., ai- arrival be has atade ii lively for the layers lie i- ihe most extensive loser and hi- ileuVil will go ..v.- lie 0,000 mark. lie is easily ihe heaviest pl.iM-r lhat ha- operated here and he will li.-; a-high a- aii..ii. in the country. The JlO.OOtt los-at the track renresents imij a pari of hi- betting operations, for he ha- operated eXtewMvelj in Ihe .-liililiou-e- ihat abound in ihe city. The betting contingent i- expe«»te«l lo receive a notable imreii-i next week from Hoi Springs, Ark., from which place V. R. Rngstrem and Jack Sturgisa will arrii c the liherai stake oaTerings announced by General Manager John Ha«*hmeister, for the Drntglas Park and l.aiouia tracks, caused a stir aaaong the- own .1- ami was aiso responsible lor a. change in -inn oi ihe uirfinens plans. There Were quite ;i nuinhei who bad arranged for a transfer of iheir horse- at the clo.-e of the rarlpft here to the Maryland ami I Canadian t racks, bill ihe tempting prizes offered bj the Kentucky racing aasociatlons proved too strong a magnet for them to resist, with ihe result that many owners who had not thought of doing so will ship direct to Lexington and also sngagt in tin-racing at Churchill llowns. Douglas Park and La tenia. According to lalk there will he a surfeit of entries to all the -takes that wilt he decided in i Kentucky thi- spring. The rich purses and slakes will also he responsible for a return of former owmrs io ihe sport. Panicky conditions forced i them out of ihe liu-iness. hut they now deem ii a i propitious time for a return and are in quest oi likely racing stock, flu- latest io signify his in iintion of setting hack into the harness is .lake . Marklein. the former Cincinnati market master. He is here looking about for some useful horses In carry his colors and will likely succeed in purchasing a limited number io ship hack to Lexington. Among [ those who will skip direct to Lexington are W. 0. .loplin and F. W. Moon-. The former baa a pruuis lug siring, including some good two-year-olds that i will show to better advantage up the line. Rnh Hymns, one of Ihe yonngstera in thi- siahle. has - already Indicated by her impressive performance* - that she i- a iiit above ! he ordinary. In K. W. Moiire-oonsignment - an- Joe Stein am Betlie Sue. huh s eedy racers. The Moore hand also includes thi colt Tavoni, by Plaandes Diplomacy, bj Kingston. This youngster is regarded highly by his owner and I will lie a starter in the Breeders Futurity Stakes at i l.evingloll. There have been mi the ailing li-t here quite a i number of goi d horse-, but .ill an- now reported as coming around. 1he chief sufferer rrom sickness in his stahle is H. G. Bedwell. The majority of f hi- horses were practically mil of commission for i ino-t of the time he has heen here. At present I he has iii forced retirement Eddie Graney, the v.ieian Kadnu, Bin Loyal and Dally Waters. The • latter was secured reeentlj al the il. I. Comstock £ sale, ihe I.. -dwell stahle headed the list of winners - here last season ami during the earlier part ... the meeting won nearly all the stake fixtures. This - season the Colorado turfman has not heen so fortunate, ihoiigh ho l- still well up in the winning - list. Mr. Bedwell has also suffered by the snspen siou of his riders. Jockey c. Grand, who waa ex nected to he quiie a factor in the success of tin horses, was ordered away from he course by General 1 Manager Pons, for lii- assault on Buxton in the 1 jockeys room. Corey, who succeeded Grand, was suspended for -i .lays hj the steward- lor leg locking Jockey Butwell during the running of Ihe fourth race Wednesday, won by Milton B. The wealthy Canadian turiuian. K. Davles, sent a representative here Ibis week with a view to negotiating for the purchase of Judge Wright, hut nothing lias conn- out of ihe negotiations as yet. It is evidently the intention of Mr. Davies1 repre -entativo to -ee the i nl i in action before he goes s further. According to the work-watchers, Judgi Wright -" going along in his training in superb style and is doing everything ihat hi- trainer, .lack Mc-Cormaek, ha- asked of him. He was recently let down for a -i furlongs trial and went the distance in 1:18, with remarkable ease. He is not showing I ■in- slightest after effects of his illness. He i« intended for all the leading race- to he run in America 1 thi- year and hi- owner feels .-onlidi nt that In- win 1 capture hi- fair -han- ..; Ihe prizes. Mr. Pom holds him a! 5,«D0 and i- not overly anxious lo - part with him. "If they open an] of the New . Yolk Hack- ilns season. S1.",. M0 wont Inn him." Mr. P.n.s said recently. Judge Wright will likely 1 make hi- three-year-old debut in a short race next 1 week and will from then on in- pointed for the Palmetto Derby. II. 0. Comstock. who brought lure a choice hand 1 of rwo-year-olds of hi- own raising, returned lo California "ii Tnesdaj last. Be fort departure he turned over Salvor and Hindoo Bey to trainer Indj Blakeley to be raced and utter -old If a suitable " price for them can he obtained. Mr Comstock may 1 send ■ consignment of rouag stock to Kentucky next 1 t.-ll when i in- yearlings --ales are being held.
