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FORKFUL RACING AT CHARLESTON. First and Second Choices All hut Sweep Card at Palmetto Park. Charleston, S. C, December 3. Continued bleak weather was again instrumental in keeping down local patronage at Palmetto .Park this afternoon, but the full force of regulars contributed to a good attendance. Betting action was again brisk and favored the public. The fourteen layers were hit by the victories of three favorites and a like number of second choices. The Kentuckians figured prominently in the afternoons results, for they carried off four of the purses and backed their representatives in confident fashion. Their largest profits followed the victory of Winning Witch, which won in easy fashion over Lady Lightning. After the race the Weber filly was bid up from an entereil price of ,000 to ,405 and was bought in. The following race also drew a bid on the winner when Behest landed the purse. Entered for 00, he was bid up to 05 and also retained. Doctor Kendalls victory in the third race gave the pricemakers a severe setback, for he was backed almost to the exclusion of the others in the race; He won conimandingly, with the extreme outsider, Ruisseau, bringing up in advance of Harcourt. The opener was easy for the odds-6n favorite, Ann Tilly, which won as her rider pleased. W. O. Joplins Lace indulged Righteasy and Ancon with the lead in the second until the last sixteenth, where she passed the leaders and had no difficulty in landing the purse. The closing dash went to Dr. Waldo Briggs, but he had to be shaken up in the stretch to. outstay Linbrook. There was another big batch of arrivals todar from the east, including William Beverler. Max Marks, Ching Hare and Charles Walters, who will probably join the ranks of the layers tomorrow. Frank Herold arrived with. six horses from Norfolk. Jockey Neander, who . is under contract to T. J. Healey, came with the Herold consignment and that trainer will make the riders engagements while here. Jockey McCahey will be here In a few days. Word reached here today that the Bobert A. Davies horses, now at Toronto, will be shipped to Benning on Januarv 1, and that they will receive, their spring training on that course. The filly Southern Maid is said to have grown considerably sinee she was thrown out of training. E. Parsons lost his yearling colt by Boanerges Bltterthorpe this morning as a result of the youngster having contracted pneumonia. Will McDaniel arrived this morning from Norfolk. Frank Bray arrived last night with his consignment of racers from Norfolk. Jockey Guy Burns reached the course this morning from New York. He is considering the proposition of going abroad to assume the contract made by his brother. Tommy Burns, just before his recent tragic death. The jumper Clan Alpine, in the stable of the Canadian turfman, J. Smyth, was stricken with fever en route from Norfolk to Charleston nnd is reported as being in a bad way. If he shows no improvement by tomorrow he will be destroyed. Secretary Nathanson this afternoon announced the weights to the Argyle Handicap, one mile and a sixteenth, to be run next Saturday. The race has a value of ,500 and received 2S entries. Lahore was given top impost of 126 iwunds. It is unlikely that he will be among the starters and the lielil -will probably come from the following: High Private, 112: Sleeth. 110; Lochiel, 10S; Ringling, 105: G. M. Miller, 115: Floral Park. Ill; Harrv Lauder. 103: Donald Macdonald, US; Carlton G.. 112; John Furlong, 111. Counterpart, 103, Clubs, 109 and Dr. DueMier, 107. There were some creditable work-outs this morning over the slow track. Among the best noted were: Batwa Three-quarters in 1:18. Charlcstonian Five-eighths in 1:05. Clubs Mile and an eighth in 1;57. Colonel AshmeadL Three-quarters in 1:21. Colonel Cook Three-quarters in 1:1S. Cor Five-eighths in 1:03. Dr. Duenner Mile in 1:40. Dynamite Three-quarters in 1:21. Early Light Three-quarters in 1:19. Ivan Gardner Three-quarters in 1:19. J. II. Barr Half mile In 52. Joe Deibold Three-quarters In 1:23. Spindle Seven-eighths in 1:34. Star Actress Three-quarters in 1:21. Toy Three-quarters In 1:21. W. W. Clark Three-quarters In 1:22. Young Emblem Three-quarters in 1:22.
