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CHARLESTON CONDITIONS AGAIN INCLEMENT. Return of Disagreeable Weather Reduces Palmet.o Park Patronage Striker Wins Handicap. Charleston, S. C, March 110. A reversion to disagreeable weather conditions brought with it a falling off in attendance and diminished interest in the Palmetto Park racing today. .Many ladies, however, took advantage of the managements invitation to witness the racing. The card was an ordinary one, with a selling handicap at six furlongs serving as the feature. Coppertown was the favored one in it, but he was taken into camp handily by the suddenly improved Striker, which, well served at the start, showed the way throughout and won well in baud. Coppertown was given aa ill judged ride, hut easily beat the others. Favorites were totally in eclipse, not a single first choiee connecting witli a purse. In addition lo fttrnishiug the usual quota of good tilings," the maiden race that opened pro- ceilings was attended by an unusual incident wliea on the way to the post. Bolter, from the Bedwell stable, obtained the mastery of the diminutive .i. Smyth and. after circling tin; course, threw tho youngster over the fence and later bolted into the paddock gap. where he was caught. lie was excused from starting, hut those who bet on him lost their money, as he was otlicially considered to have been in the hands of the starter. Silas Grump was considered good enough to win the third race, but his backers reckoned wrongly, for Moisant took the purse in a sharp drive with Joe Finn and Pluvious. The Joplin stable, made it a double when Sonny Buy led all the way in the fifth and beat Ella Grane and Jabot. The closing dash was taken by SpHlliound. which led for the entire mile and an eighth. Jockey .1. Smyth was uninjured by his tumble ami rode out his remaining engagements. He will lea.e for Kenning tomorrow. Horsemen who intend to engage in Kentucky racing this spring were pleased with the allottinent T dates as announced this afternoon by the state racing commission. The opening date. April 24. at Lexington, will afford those owners who race here plentv of opoortunity to freshen their horses. Green B. Morris shipped his horses to Norfolk this afternoon for a campaign at that track and later on will send them to Kentucky. It. F. Carmans extensive string will be shipped bv express to Lexington at the close of racing here. "Two carloads of horses that have been handled by trainer Raleigh Colston will he added to the special train for Lexington when the racing terminates here. In the consignmeat will go Jefferson Livingstons Princess Callawav.
