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POOR DAY FOR FAVORITES JOE DEIBOLD IS ONLY FIRST CHOICE TO SCORE AT CHARLESTON. Held at Prohibitive Odds, He Wins Overnight Handicap in Impressive Fashion Over the Sands Takes Long Race. Charleston, S. C, December 20. Cool weather and a liad track operated against the yport at Palmetto Iark this afternoon, but did not have a deterring effect on the attendance, which was again of large proportions and included many ladies, who accepted the managements invitation to witness the racing. Traces of the recent hard rain were still to be seen about the course and the going was somewhat deep and sticky. esiecial!y near the inner rail. Favorites fared poorly, all the choices except the consistent Joe Deiboid racing disappointingly. .foe iieibold ruled an overwhelming favorite in the feature race, a selling h:indic:ip at one mile and twenty yards, and won impressively. The two-year-old Young Emblem lasted just long enough to take second place from the outsider, EI Urn, with 15b It., the si-coi.d c.iolce. a nose further back. Buxtons handling of Hob It. was decidedly faulty and cost that horse second place at least. The lirst mile and a half race ever run over the course resulted in victory for Over the Sands, making bis Initial start in the lievcrwyek .Stables colors. Hi- led all the way and bad a two-lengths margin over Blllle linker at the finish, while Tay lav beat Dr. Waldo ISriggs for third place. The latter ran an unaccountably dull race and probably disliked the t In" going. Chuckles was an intended "good thing" in the lifth race, but the best he could do was to lake third money. The consistent Ancon got up in the last strides to beat Hye Straw. After the linish the winner was bid up 03 over an entered price of 10, but was retained. Another intended "good thing" went wrong in tin- closing race when Yorkshire Boy was beaten by Reno and Schaller. Dave Vititoes High Class accounted for the oifeiicr when he beat Al Jones in the last strides, and Batwa proved best in the second race, in which lie easily disposed of Camel and Old Jordan. , A dlssoltitjyn of partnership between L.-JX.Adajr-X and W. II. Baker was recorded with the secretary this afternoon and the horses atTected by the transfer will in future race in W. II. Bakers name and interest. Mr. Adair gave as his reason for selling out to his former partner that lie wanted to retire as an owner. Since his advent on the turf he has always been In the market for a good horse and has ligured prominently in the list of winners. The horses in which he sold his interest todav include High inivatc, Sleeth, Coy. Samuel It. Meyer, Itoyal Tea, Busy, Princeton. Ambition, White Wool and the coming two-year-olds ltoscou Goose and Florence Moody. The contract held by L. II. Adair on jockey Gooses services was also transferred to W. i H. linker, as well as all of the stable equipment. W. A. Burttsehcll, acting for Miss E. A. Tyson, represented in the fifth race by Behest, claimed Chuckles for 1913.sh25. Burttscbeil . also purchased for Miss Tyson at private sale this morning the racer Judge Monck from Ben Weete. Hugh Penny yesterday closed a deal with J. L. Holland for first call on the services of his apprentice rider. J. McTaggart. during tb5 remainder of the Charleston meeting, beginning January 1. Grover Cleveland Baker, owner of Joe Deibold, today purchased from J. W. Hedrick the lilly Star Actress. II. .15. Gorin. former owner of Old Honesty, was a visitor at Palmetto Park this afternoon. lie will remain here for a couple of weeks before returning to Kentucky. The rough going at Palmetto Park tills morning made anything like fast work out of the question. Among the mornings moves were: Belle Terre Half mile in 5". Charlestonian Half mile in 55. Chas. Cannell Half mile in 55. El Mahdi Five-eighths in 1:07. Feather Duster Half mile in 55. Hearthstone Half mile in 05. Itepublican Mile in 1:52. Itoger Gordon Half mile in 53. Sager Throe-quarters in 1:24. Sleoth Half mile in 54. Water Lady Half mile in 53. Winning Witch Three-quarters in 1:20.
