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CLOSE IS NOT FAR AWAY j IAIMLTTO PARK MEETING NOW WELL ALONG . ON ITS SECOND LAP. I i i Attendance i I Better Proportions Than in Early , Day. of Meeting, but Running Behind Figures tor Last Winter — Some Interesting Gossip, . . | Charleston, s. c. March 8. — Three week* from tlii- coming Saturda 1 1 1 • - Palmetto Park meeting ■ •I the « 1 1 : 1 1 1 • i ■ n i Fair and Racing Association will nmc ii» ;i close. While the attendance baa lav pro". I and la nm rairlj good, -till Ihc crowds have , been -mailer than those of last season. The falling ■iff in the attendance was due to several ttausas and j i he hii. niii undoubtedly piotit in the fntnre by the experience gained tlii- season. One tiling has been cleurlj ■ -~ ; .i i . t i — 1 1 1 -. t and thai i- tli.it such a late opening as was arranged for this season i- Imprac- ] 1 1 ;i i _ Once eastern race-goers are permitted to scatter at the dose of the fall meetings ii is difficult to get them together again later in the whiter. The -. niiii aii i ring and the poolroom controversy, which latter condition resulted in the absence of weight- from the entries Im- a week, were both mis itisfaet-iy ami proved annoying to raee-gaera. The former «a- deemed necessary to keep tbe meeting alive and the only way the association could whip the poolrooni interests into line was by crippling ihc service. The abaenee if the weights caused not ■ little grumbling among the handicap-new ami quite a few of ihcm left hire on that .Minimi. Happilj the matter has been adjusted and it is hoped that such conditions win not agaia arise. The frequently changing track conditions con rnsed form students the past week and resulted in much profit for the layers. The exception was Hatarday, when the public had an inning and the layers sustained the heaviest losses of the season. Judging by the advance iiominatioiis made to t In Kentucky si.ike-. nearly every racer of note thai has been seen 111 contest here, "ill probably com i»i. for the Keutiu-ky piim-. Manager Bob Levy, of the Norfolk track, «i ade a brief xi-it hen c«tcrday cpoke i-ueoaragiugly of the prospect for ii unsoeulul ~. ;- ..ii of racing sl hi" "k following toe dose oi tbe Palmetto Park meeting and the lime ihat vili intervene in-fore the Kentuckj open ing "ill doubtless help hi- meeting materially. The South Cs "liici legislature i- expected t adjourn name time this week and it is unlikely thai any action will be taken by the lawmakers oa anj hills pertaining to racing. The I. ill Intended ;• legalise the pari-inutnela got no further than the committee to which it was referred. There Is lit tie likelihood of any attempt at Interference with the sport as ii i- conducted here at present and the same boiling system jitoiahly will be in operational future meetings. While no oaacial annonnrrmrnl in re gard to future plans has been made hy the manage incut, sun n i- considered likerj thai ■ meeting «ill be attempted next fall, imaiediately after the i Urne of Norfolk racing. It is thought that i! ■ meeting here i- attempted right after that at Sot t dk. nearly everybody who engages in the Virginia lacing "ill come here. Iweiiiv eight owners have won amounts bene la excess ol *70«». a* follows: .1. O. Talbot t. S5.2W II. :. Bedwell. £4.779: Tennessee stable, gl.03.1 "I M Eli i K2.830: .1. I.. Holland. *2.77.-.; .1. v itedrick. S2.495: [i— K. A Tyson, ,850; A. .Maiono. 1,799: I. II. Adair. ,445; J. M. Good*. si,:;:.o; b. Davis. ,325; G M. Johnson, ,300* C it ;i- ,250 l W. Maj ,225; F. K. Brown. ,150; i I». Hi.. ,999: A. K. Joplin. ,025: W. P. tin. . sv»: : i;. McHridi . 25: .1. P. Byrne. 75: A. M Orpen. £77.v r. i:. Baird, 60; c. I». Cbenault. S795: .1 GrtHn. 50; C. Seed, STL.".-, it B. Gorln. 25; l II. Morris. 00; Blrnle, sTio The struggle for saddle honor- has been B sharp one, with Musgravc. Bntwell, Duxton and Goose aliecuating In the lead. At present Musgrave is -lighll in the van. The record of the lirst ten iii respect to winning mounts follows: Masgrave 10 Wolfe s itnt.ell 18 Montour 8 Boston it .1. Wilson s itojse IS C. Grand s Mondon S B. Martin 7 1. w. Ibiiiiek. who arrived from Pennsylvania ■ fen days ago. reports the death of the old i-prlutej Rah Well which in his prime, carried the colors "i 1 1 ii n Payne Wbiluej. Bab] Wolf had been • una I out at the Hedrick far car llarrlsburg Ia.. all winter, together with Rustrum and Bels Mawr. in galloping about the held Baby Wo! i Ktepped mi • :i h de and broke in- Khoukler, which ic ie— it.-. ted iii- destrnction. Bdle Mawr has been blistered since la-t fall and ivili be pal in training ngaln tbln spring Bahj Wolfs racing record is a» toliows: Baby Wolf. br. g. 1904. by Hamburg— Geisha. J ■ i ig Bta. 1st 3d. :;d. Una. Wan 1«HI! 2 Hid not lace. 1007 .; s 5 u ii :: 1.935 Won t 11 :: r. ii :; b.r.T:. lataj .", in. i not race. I»l« ; Hid Ii il ran 1911 T -.vz 7 r. S ].- 2J60 loi il i.:. .31 13 in s *J1 1,410 tieorge w Lang ion is lore again after an absence of » eoipili of week-. His mission to liaile-ton if to consul I villi .1 vr, Messervy. owner of the horset that i. M id hi Mr. Laugdous name last season. The tdi an i" inn Hi- Majesty, Briar Path and Kuncli of Keys rrom Gravesend to Lexington. Chi horses will be camimigned on tbe Kentncki clrenl until ti |»eniug of tin- Saratoga meeting, whei Ik i "ill be sent i ist. His Maj.-tv will I red III iii tin -lake- :, nil Mr l.anudon will | oint bin tor in.- 0,000 Kentnckj Handicap to be run al Douglas Park. Briar Path, which was -h-k a short tune ago. has fnllj recovered. The two-year-olds shown her.- this anring appear to i«- mi oriiiiiar. lol I in- have beaten each otbei along and i1 looks ■- if there Is not a tir-t- among the lot. r. i. May, tbe yoang Kentucky trainer vie In past reasons has shown gnat abilitj a- a ilevel r of two-year-olds ba a !:!.. ;. lot here. Prances M. one ..i tbe number has raced particular! well Gordou. ..i n,, ■ raeki ol J. I- HoUaml** string, and the -,, . ,h little llea-e Welles, have bath been beaten In Prances M. Otraulo has also earned winning brack ets f..; Mr. May. According to rumor, tbe stable ha several Ihnl can simpli run awaj from tics. which no an- thai they niii-t be above tin ftwi urdinarj Mi-s Gnyle. I be swaj barked daughter ol Tin lonimoner and Aliwca, In Ed W Moores stable. ii- belter tiiMii she has abown, desfdte the fact thai she ha.- won. A- a matter of fait. Miss Gayle lias never yet raced over ■ re. ill fa-t track, which sort of going -in- is supposed to fam-y best. Mr. Moon baa not shown up in- beat hjvenlles ret. Mrs. I.. A. livings lias a couple ..I till i- - here Ilia I are ieu.iit.-d to have shown Well hi trial-, tin, i- b ibirini and the other by Voter, liarl. which ha- been to the no*4 hail unci, i- said to be. the star ot the J. I.. Holland string and there i* aol nneatton but that be is a fair aart of a colt. Hi-] people thought well enough of him to refuse an offer of ,000 from .. W. I.angdon. All of Hie youngsters ill Archie Zinunei - stable. iiieluding Scais.ialc. were taken sick Hvo or three weeks ago. which forced Mr. Ziinmor to stop train ing them. Scan-dale Is high I thought of on ac Hunt ol having shown up well in his trials. Mr. /.iinmer had a hard time breaking a lilly hy Miller. she would leave the barrier "bucking" and In her .. iiooiing at different limes unseated several riders Mr. Zlmmer finally adopted the scheme of adding un overdraw cluck to her bridle equipment, which proved I anccess. The Uly now breaks well and sin-has shown about as mncn -peed as any two-year aki here. onsiderabbi rain fell here the Baal week. but. contrary to expectations, it had little effect on the track. A splendid drainage system was installed la-t summer and the going i- never really deep, in i matter how much rain falls The track sii]ierin lend-nt has kept a good cu-h on the course -im •• the meeting began, which accounts for what looks like slow time when the going is called fist. The horsemen prefer this cushion to the hard, asphalt like track- at some other points, and the absence of lame horses here this winter has liven a notice able feature.
