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CHARLESTON TRACK FASTER IMPROVEMENT IN PALMETIO PARK GOING REFLECTED IN DAYS FEATURE. Celesta Runs Mile in 1:41. Vastest Time of the Meeting for Distance, in Winning Handicap Two Winners at Long Odds. i iiai.lt slon. S. .. February 4. A good card was 1 ivUilid for tin- patrons ut racing at Palmetto I ark tnl afternoon ami attracted a law at tcuriamv. id- al weather iisrniu prevailed. The running of some ui i In- races developed surprises that favored ihc la.vi rs. Tin victories of Mice is ami Protagoras. Iiotli to ulitcli were quoted at long mlris. wore :Ouum-rs t -indents of form. A select tew prontod li.v the st! i:s in Protagoras, which was lia i.-k.-il from : 1i I to 2tl lo 1. ln inlh handicap, won by Celesta in a hard dr. vi unit .lie Doil.cld. was run in tin- fastest lime io I lie distance during the present mooting. A g io l ,i, id participated in litis race and some of t lit? starlor. luit :i I il Lochiel. met Willi intTleroncc on Ki .irsi turn, which contributed inwards their .a tire :o In- more swum-, factors. lilt- live and a half furlongs sjirint Ilia! i-aini Jinn u tin- card was auotlifr race Hint was attended w in crowding, wliirli served ;o irovonf several of l.in starters iroin showing tiie;r hosi fonn. l.uria. iii odtls-oit iavorile, and i.aurr. were tile chief m Hciors Skeils. siie winner, ami Vilcy. which finished third, hail the best of racing ln-k. l.ravo. an intended "good thing." went wrong in tin eli.iiti; dash, ehielly because he bolted on the strils-h turn, while enjoying a comfortable lead. Ills n. inline out enabled Buzz Around to win. while la Nun Da and Pliant lo:ik the iniiuir portion of the I IM S! . I t two year old seratnie a; three ami a half fii-lungs resulted in an "a-V victory lor Finaloc. iiogoeleri In the betting niainiy because l. Connelly had the mount. Certhelma. the favorite, was never a sent Us factor. .1. 11. Mead, owner of Brookfieiri. Irish Conth-maii at d ethers tnat have been racing sttceessfully at Juarez, arrived today in advance to his horses and will remain lor the rest or lee nioitiug. r. .it ;:n .Marklein was among todays visitors, having "Tfstppi il oil in visit his father, -lake .Marklein. for . f w days before going to Florida for a brief rest. .1. O. flolder bought toilay at private tonus tnuu l-M Trotter the horses Merry Lad ant! Spring .Maid, whi h hi will continue to race here. Ill l r. blanks tor the stakes i lTeicd by .he New Louisville Jockey Cliiii. to be run for tiering Ihe spring meeting at Churchill Downs, wore riitributoil among horsemen today by .loseph McLennan. The list of hxtures. headed by the Kentucky Derby, 0. ; milled, is an imposing one ami was com-limited ii with favor by the horsemen here. .lueke.i .1. Henry is considering a proposition to lit Hussia lo ride for one of tin- important sl.-ihl s of iliat country. Il is likely that terms will be agreed upon and in that even! Henry will loav - about March 1. T. Meade, of New York. Ami Charles McCorinick. f Delrolt, were anions Hie arrivals today. ltival Meteor sustained his first defeat of the sscitlrg when lie finished a scant head behind Parri- ii in tlia Columbia Selling Stakes, the realure racier Hie program. Hoyal Meteor was considered to Is... ve the sialics al his mercy. He was liv far the I ts, but iniiclt interference on the lirst turn, where MeTnggnrt was forced to pull him up. accounted 1 ids defeat. There were some who looked for a disqualification, as the interference was caused by i ic winners stable companion. Klwah. After the ran W. II. ltakcr bid Iauluer up from Sl.oiH to ..lMt. He was bought in tiy II. Hod well. The tine weather and iuiM-ovin track conditions ,i!- factors in the J-inmI trials by some of the I sirs S litis liiorniiijr. incliulint: the following: Dili l.tixal -Iliree-tpiarlers lit 1 :1 . neti-t.cliiiii - Threi-ipiarters in 1:1T:.-.. Caini i Throc-iunrtors in 1:17!.-.. harlesioiiiaii- -Three-iiuarters in 1 :W-.:.. leux in 1 :2" I i s - -Tliree-nuarters Cvnosiire - Three-tpiarters in 1:1. I iiiulv Mint Scveii-i islilhs in I Donlili Five Half mile in ."1. I, 1 1 sou Cochran Tlireo-oitrhths in .I":;.-,. Ivtrly Lisht Three-quarters in 1 :lil Catv" Iallen - Three-iiuarters in 1 :1S. t, M. Miller -Three-quarters in 1 :-l-.. I I it I Siieatu -Three-tpiarters in 1:1!-.-.. Kalinlra Tliree-tiuarlers in 1:1!. Kit silt of rneas -Three-quarters in l:lS,f.. I an Shark -Three-eighths in :.S. Ma jorie A. - Tin ee-eihths in ::7. Ivor tiie SantN -Seveu-eiKhlhs in l::!-f.. Ialaniiuln 1ive-eishlhs in 1 :.:. Dolly II. -Three-quarters in 1:17-.-.. Prince Ahmed Hair mile in ".-.-.. Pink TlirM-quart!rs in l:l:"-.. liaviiiliall Thfee-eiIiths in ".7"-:r.. Uitisseatl Three-quarters in 1 :1!:;r.. S.n rlock Holmes Three-quarters in 1:::. Slur wood Tliree-tiuarters in 1 :. Sientor -Half mile in 50-f.. Strprisin Three-tpiarters in 1:1..
