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TWO PURSES FOR BED WELL I NIMBUS AND EFFENDI MAKE UP WINNING DOUBLE FOR WESTERNER. Latter Carries Top Weight to Victory in Selling Handicap That Serves as Feature of Palmetto Park Card. CharleSUn, S. C, February 17. -The colors of II. . Itedwell, so frequently successful at Palmetto Park lliis winter, wore carried to victory today by Kllcndi and Nimbus in the fourth and tiftli races, while .Mycenae, from the same stable, finished second in the closing dash. Jockey J. Hanover, who had lh mount on all of the Itedwell horses, also piloted Dustpan in the iirst race. Kifcndis victory came witli the running of the feature race, a si-iling han-dlap "I one mile and twenty yards, in which he carried top weight. Outpaced in the early stages, Hanover made no attempt to hurry him to the front. With the result that when the leaders quit in the homestretch he ennie from behind with a rush to win easily by a couple of lengths. The Venezuelan turfman. .1. Todd, who recently h si Coinoraekor out of a sidling race, retaliate! today after Discovery won the second race by taking lilui for 00. an advance of ;0 over the entered price. Discovery was raced in Harry Payne Whitneys colors as a two-year-old and was a highly tried youngster. Green It. Morris won another purse with his lilly klva, which easily disposed of the rather cheap lot opposed to her in the third race. Kiva led from start to iinish and won in a canter. It was ladies day and pleasant weather helped to bring out a tremendous gathering of the fair sex. Dr. Burch, a starter in the second race, was jumped on while rounding the far turn and his injuries were of such a nature that he had to lw destroyed, lie was the property of Alderman Stan-Icy 11. Kunz, of Chicago, who is racing a small string here. The great success of the Palmetto minstrels, which was given at the opera house here last night, will lead to a second performance which will be y given in the near future at the request of Mayor Grace. All of the participants in the show were followers of tin; races who are wintering here. The ishow was given under the management of Melvin m Collins and Harry L. Shaw. A petition signed by every horseman racing here was today presented to the Charleston Fair and Uacing Association by Larry Carey, asking that the Palmetto Park meeting be extended to April 1. In accordance Willi the request, the management has asked the Jockey Club for an extension covering the . period mimed. J. W. Johnson has announced that, he will sell the good two-vear-ohl, Sir Edgar, by auction in the paddock at Palmetto Park on Derby day. Moore Johnson has leen notified to appear before the stewards of the Jockey Club toinorow for a hearing in his case. Johnson got into trouble over a bad race run by J- II. Barr at Norfolk last fall. In a letter from Ixuiisville, James Kveruian states that he has taken tin the twenty-two horses he wintered at Churchill Downs. Eight of the number sire two vear-ohls. Coreopsis ran in the colors of his new owner. C. 1! Fleischniann, for the first time when he started in the fourth race today. J W. Hedrick. whose activities in selling races v Norfolk and Palmetto Park this winter have been the occasion or much comment, lias been called New York to explain to the stewards of the ickev Club his connection witli certain selling races" at .Norfolk last fall, his case having been ferred to the Jockey Club by Stewards Frank J. Ilrvan and Joseph A. Murphy for final action. The track at Palmetto Park was in good condition tis morning when the following work-outs took lace: l.anjo Jim Three-quarters in 1:18. lien IoyaI Five-eighths in 1:0.".. arburoier Three-quarters in 1 :20. Chevron--Three-eighths in 30. Czar Michael Mile and a quarter in 2: IS. Double Five Three-quarters in 1:20,. F.I Oro Three-quarters in l:20r.. Ella Ilryson Three-quarters in 1:1!. I llowman -Three-quarters in 1:10. Irish Kid Three-quarters in 1:--. Jack Kellogg -Three-quarters in 1:21. Joe Finn Three-quarters in J :-1 John Kiivlong--Three-quarters in l:10?f,. Knight of Incas -Three-quarters in I :-0M;. Lailv I,iglitning--Throo-quartors in 1:11. La lafrie --Throe-eighths i" 30-Little Kp--Throo-quarlors in 1:20. Locliiel--Three-quarters in 1:1S!. Malison .Seven-eighths in 1:31. Marv Ann K. Three-quarters in 1:23. No Manager Three-quarters in 1:22. I Panlner -Three-quarters in l:lS!r,. Premier Half mile in 51. Princess Callaway Three-quarters in 1:23. Progressive Three-quarters in l:lSi. ltagiiian Five-eighths in 1:05. Republican -Mile in 1 MIS. Surpass Quarter mile in 21. Surpassing Five-eighths in l:i.". Trifier Throe-eighths in 30. Wilier Lad Three-quarters in 1:1.. W. W. Clark Throe-quarters in 1:1:0.
