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SLUMP AT PALMETTO lARK PATRONAGE FALLS OIF AS RESULT OF UNFAVORABLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. Foul Is Claimed Alter Spellbound Beats Colonel Cook a Nose, but Stewards Refuse to Change , Plating — Ring Reduced to Six Books. t hi rl«-i ..ii. s. C. March iti. Continued adverse weather tin- .-it term-on caused ;i diminished Interest in tin- racing :ii I •.-iint.t i Park ami a decreased at t. Milan. o. Ill. volume of betting ha- fallen . :i ruefully during the pasl fear days an. I t save need 1.-- expense tv.. ,.f the books wen. today discontin lied, tin remaining -i being auipie In handle the wagers offered. According t report, tin- layers have lost over 820.INMI, including operating epi-ns.-s. during, tin past live days. At times a paaick* attitude i- displayed. The absence of Ti.m Shaw * l. ei.i.illv noticeable, Por it leaven the ring without strong, leader. There i- also a disposition on the pan ni the layers to "tighten" lie prices, par Ocularly about thi.se with good winning chances. The principal happening ol tin- afternoon in a racing wa* cam arltli tin- running of the fourth jan. w..n bj spellbound over Colonel Cook, the heavily backed favorite. The erratic behavior of Hoffman a; tin- |mmI brought about he worn! atari that .lame- Milton ha- achieveil during tin- meet m;.. Colon. ] ook was the principal bcncoclary. l.ut Mondoa allowed him to he iimne.liatelv displace! from the lead by Spellbound. The latter showed an inclination to bear i«i1 alter going half a mile, ami Mondial, though having Colonel Cook well in hand. continued to stay on the outside of Spellbound. In the stretch drive, tin- latter continued to hear t" t ho outer rail ami carried Colonel Cook with liiiu. l Ion tried .I. -sp. -r.i t. I- to pasa Spellbound, hut Sklrvin was equally ah it in efforts to prevent it an.l iii the last furlong struck Colon. 1 c . k smartly acroaa the nose while apparently intending the I. lows t.i his own mount. The two crossed the lini-h in .-i ■ apart, Hpellbouud in the ran. Mondoa lost no time in bulging a claim •! foul and ii was generally snpp.-eii thai tin claim would be sustained, hul i In stewards, after a feu minutes .d deltbera I iim aiiouiii th result to stand in the amies thai F th. horses h;i.i finished. Chllion King and Early Ught, both Palmetto Derby ettgibles. fought it out In the opener and th. Joplia representative had a necks margin at tinea. I. Ada. ai long odds, took the Juvenile dash over Walters ami Single, representing John B. Mail.hu. l°has Cann. M was the intended "good thing" ..I the race, hut hud raring lack brought about his failure. Clem Beacbey furnished an up set in the third, when he heat Toddling to the finish. i.niei n Ree was the smart sets choice in the tilth ami fbappells lack of riding skill contributed to her defeat hv Counterpart Alter the Baisb the winner was bid up from an entered price of !M "i to 11.1 and tMMight in. Tin lav. .rile. Mycenae, man a;.* ii in last just long enough to score over Senator dparka in the closing dash. His victory coat his owni i 8*105, the auiouui be was bid over the en lord prict ol Sinn. s veral of the rhlera again had sessions with the -.wards because of rough riding. 1ml escaped tines or suspensions. Th. stewards derided to strict Joeke- Picketts future efforts here to th stable of his contract employer. .1. 1". Strode. There will lie a weeding .ui sale on Saturday neil in the paddock, when some of the horses owned In .1. L. Holland and F. .1. Pons will he offered at auction. Tin- Marlboro racing U receiving some considera-tion from the poorer owners ami there will likely be a shipment of about seventjr-Sve horses there from Palmetto Park. The Palmetto Park track was in slow condition litis morning when the following workouts took place: Ainoiel Ball mile iii •"._. 1- ..imI and will have in. excuse. Annie Seller- -Three-quarter* in 1:23, cantering. Bad News II. Mile in 1:53. Had peed. lianorella Half mile in 32. 1- good and will have no .. us Beruadotte lil - In 1:4% Extra good work and is improving; chances for winning Derby look hell i 1 Both Stanley Hall mile in 51. Worked with . ol. Robert Neville ami proved better. Cheer I p Thre. -. -ightii- in :,v Col. It rt Neville Half mil.- la 51. Font Three-quarters ill 1:23, .-ant. -ting. Jack Kellogg Three-eighths in In. cantering. .lawl.one- 11 ill mile in "... Training slowlj J.. Stein flu •■•■ qii.-u ii-i - in 1:22. Training slowly. I..I..UIIIH Five-eighths in 1:05. Liked the going I ami should race well on bear* track. Lord Blam Uile in I :.*iO. Should run u. 11. Mai -k P.. Biibaaks Half mile in 51. Oomiug p around to his liesl form. Mattie 1. Half mile in •".. cantering. Nash Cash Mile la 1 :." !. Had no sj ■ il New Ki vi i Mil. in 1:51. Snowing no speed and I ha- -oik- Imck. Progn sin Half mil.- in 5*. Liked the track ami Ii id plent oi speed. Repiibliran Mile m 1 51. I- In Sue condition. Bock Bar Three-quarters in 1:20. Has good I chance to win on strength of work Boh llvini- Three-eighths in .;*•. Showing sore in San Jon Half mile In 51. A promising maid n , that i- extra g I. Shacklet on Mile in 1:49, breealng. Looks the ami i- ready. slans Tin. i i|iiarters in l..t. cantering. Troy Weight Three-eighths in ;;v Worked with i Cheer In ami proved better. Winifred l . Mile in i:.-:;. Training slowly.
