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SURPRISING FOE THE DERBY F. CARMAN POINTING GOOD COLT FOB RICH PALMETTO PARK FIXTURE. Entrance of Carman Thxoe-Year-Old Into List of Piobalile Starters Increases Interest in Evont Gossip from Charleston Track. i i.arli stou, S. C. February S. Reeause of Sur-s sinks excellent showing last week, when he ;-!nil second among a good lot of IiaiiIic-;n liursis i lio fact Unit it was his first race in many -.ills, interest in the Palmetto Derby, to be run ; u IS, lias been materially increased and v-.-.ii is now regarded as an open proposition. surprising was brought into training, it was by many smart turtmcu that W. ;. Yankcs ..; iv.t would win tin- Derby, as he hail shown i in Iorm in some of Ids starts here and had in.-ed a liking for a route. Surprising ap- ! a trifle shori in his recent start, but it was :! that II. F. Carman has been preparing him :iie Derby and about one more race will put him Old Ben and Surprising were carded to i hi the race in question, but the Yanke gelding - withdrawn. U;e Palmetto Park track became faster last week i .it any previous time during the meeting, but Los leeu the caw every time this winter when tr.n-k was approaching its Ik-si condition, rain ;.iul again turned it muddy. Today it was so that trainers could d little- work with their - and the "dogs" were put up early so as to a chance to dry out without being cut up. lime that it has been rained upou. the track -..wii some improvement when it dried out and s jK-cted that by Wednesday, the first stake f ihe week, it will lie fast. SI. 500 stakes will lie run this week. The j . ; i.ing Handicap, six furlongs, for three-year-i -. n il! attract a lield of the best horses of that j i l ie. while the St. Valentines Day Handicap, mile and a quarter, which will he decided Snt-;:!. will be -mtested by an excellent field of . . The running of these two stakes will r- im Ik run only three of the twenty-three origi- I Iiv scheduled. ;:.g Secretary Xathaiison has made liberal 4fc .. usiMis for the two-year-olds this week and the! . , r licibyim. now tilling so well that they -"ttingPBTiinong the "best features of the The showing of Emerso:j Cochran in the . A.i Celling Stakes, the first half mile race year for the juveniles, bears out the opinion uiv turfmen that he is one of the best two- Ms at the course and that lie was so late i: iii!g brackets was due to bad racing luck - two previous starts. There is only one more ; .-vent left for the two-year-olds." the Pine -i Inn Stakes, to lie run February IS. i :ilter men again lioeaiiio active last week :i : inKiary let-up and run-ups were numerous. !i. ies changed hands bv being bid up. Effendi. : ; rover ". Raker let go to H. 5. Redwoll for Mill Feather Duster, which J. W. Iledrick sc-l .r ,100. Kftlwoll likewise was a sufferer. it I in-od t! give up more than half the value .if !;u.e race which Pardner won in order to protit !.. l.cdwell did well in the matter of winnings h.!K the week and now is well abivo the 2,000 r. The .T. O. Talliott stable is second with a more than .iK0, and the Ueverwyck stanle I. in!. Jockey Johnny McTaggart is increasing hi i .er the other riders each week and there is i:ulit but that he will stand first at the end of meeting. lui.ers who have won SI ,000 or more follow: II. l: -.dwell. 2,555: .1. . Talltntr. ,007: ISever- . Stable. $.:.t;r.: .1. L. Holland, ,810: A. .-,,.-. ,235; K. V. Carman. ,705; W. Walker. :i V.0: .1. W. Hcdrick. .035; I. M. Iledriek. ,590; i. t Itaker. .2.4r: . W. .1. Kissel!. ,3S5: I". 1. R.owu. S2.125: .1. A. Strode. ?1.9S5: L. .Marion, si.ft;:.: V. C. Yanke. S1.1I00: C. A. Spiet. .S0O; M. V foltnn. .70; T. F. Sheedy, .,700; .1. H. M Cam n ,575: K. .McKride .10.".; Airs. W. II. ! i.-.v .:!7."; .. II. Adair. ?1.:;50; F. .1. Ions. .1 W. .lohnson Kl.:!lo: M. C. Moore. ,210; J. M. A Miner. .17.".: V. T. Worthington. ,l.r.0: S. II. Ki.nz SI. 140: X. K. Davis. .12.": J. M. W. Crcen. si 110: It. V. Haymaker, ,110; 1. llyams, ,075; t Ions ,000.
