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RAIN AT PALMETTO PARK MACK AT CHARLESTON REDUCED TO SLOW CONDITION, BUT GOING REMAINS FIRM. Chuckles Wins Selling: Handicap That Serves as Days Feature After Coming In for Heavy Backing-. Charleston, S. ... February 0. Copious mills th:it fell tiiifs morning and threatening weather later failed to reduce the usu:il large attendance at Fal-metto Park for ladies day. The gentler sex were iiiiiiiiudful of the adverse conditions and were out in full force. Tile track was somewhat slow, tint the jioinjr remained linn and evenly balanced lields furnished interesting siKirt. The most extensively hacked winner of the afternoon was Chuckles in tin feature race, a handicap at heven furlongs. In spite of having a poor pilot. Chuckles was hacked down from a high price of even money to 1 to 2. lie never left the outcome seriously in doubt after assuming the lead at the half mile ground, for he only cantered during the rest of the trip and finished live lengths in advance of the poorly handlod Grosvonor. lrince Ahmed, the extreme outsider, heat the others for third place. The third race furnished a side incident when Toy, ridden by V. Ohert. threw that rider over the inside fence shortly after leaving rhe paddock on the way to the post, and proceeded to circle the course riderless, lie eventually bolted for iiis stable, where ohert remounted him and brought him back to the post. He was an extensively supported siccid choice to Stouter, which had receded from an oponin;j of :t lo 5 to i to 10 at post tini". Toys runaway caused Stentor and Miss Velnia to be backed at the last moment. The latter showed the most speed during the running and held Stentor safe all the way. Kewpie, which had been racing indifferently tinder h. Martins handling, ran in vastly improved form for Connelly and won well in hand from .lack Hanover and Lad." Erniagarde. which had beaten Kewpie in a former start, failed to stay after going the lirst quarter and finished far back. The mile ami an eighth dash which closed the card went to Effomli. which was in a running mood this afternoon and showed the way for the entire trip. .Mycenae, the favorite, finished second. The winner changed owners after the race. H. G. r.edwell Uecuring him on his hid of SOW. air advance of $:00 over his entered price. Joseph McLennan was taken suddenly ill just after he racing began and L. A. Cassidy served as cl.vk of the scales this afternoon. Stake bhiiks for the Havre de .race spring meeting were distributed among the horsemen this afternoon. George V. Langdoii received a message this afternoon that William Carmody had arrived safely at the home of his brother in Auburn, N. V. Carmody was taken sick here altout a month ago wilh hemorrhages and was taken north for the benefit of his health. The new layers who cut in this afternoon included Ldward" Austin. Jus Itluuie and 11. Knock. There were thirteen in line. Jockey II. Sumter was forced to cancel his engagements his afternoon on account of illness. The hul is suffering with an attack of bronchitis. While being galloped this morning the lilly I.ig Dipper .tolled into the outside fence ami injured her shoulder. Among the work-outs shown at Palmetto lark this morning were: Amoret Half mile in .11 . Chevron- Half mile in 51. Czar Michael Seven-eighths in 1::!1. Iladily dip -Half mile in 51. rellowuian Half mile in 50 fo. First Cherry Half mile in 52. G. M. Miller Three-quarters in 1:20. Hill .StreamHalf mile in 51. Kaliuka Three-quarters in 1:20. La I a trie Half mile in 51. Mollie Richards Three-quarters i 1:20. Sherwood Three-quarters in 1 :20. Single Three-quarters in 1:20. Sir Edgar Three-eighths in o.. Susan 15. Three-quarters in 1:2W;. W. W. ClarkThree-quarters in 1:22 York Lad Half mile in 50.
