view raw text
UPSETS AT PALMETTO PARK HOHSES BUT LIGHTLY REGARDED TAKE PURSES AT CHARLESTON TRACK. Celesta Accounts For Five and a Half Furlongs Dash That Serves as Days Feature First Shipment of Horses to Havana Goes Forward. Charles toil, S. C December 21. Upsets were the order lit Iulmetto Park this afternoon nnd a major-It y of the purses went to horses that were but little fancied by the form students. The change in the going was probably responsible for some of the irptxes JUKI it remained for Colonel Cook, winner of Hit; closing race, to save tile followers of favorites troni a complete Waterloo. Several of the finishes were close, that of the- opening event being specially so. The Bedwell colors, which are seen in front but seldom these days, were carried to victory by Thi! Lark in that race. It was a close thing between The Lark and Miss Frances and the foriMT just managed to last long enough after leading into the homestretch by four lengths. Wlin t was intended for a feature, a live and a half furlongs dash, went to Celesta, which beat Water Lady half a length. A neon, the favorite, was used up in the early stages in overtaking the pacemaker. True as Steel, and ipiit in the linnl fur-iniig. Celesta carried top weight and showed a good performance. She is a candidate for the Christmas Handicap and is evidently being pointed for that stake. Colonel Cook,- after getting away with the leaders Jn the closing dash, drew away into a long load in rounding the far turn, but began tiring at the end. Ho was so far in front, however, that he lasted to beat lleartlieat by a couple of lengths. The rain of Saturday night made the going heavy .mil the mud runners were well suited bv the conditions that prevailed. The exodus to Cuba began today when T. P. Hayes departed with his string for Havana. He left via Tampa and Is due to arrive at Oriental J ark on , Wednesday. Larry Carey and several others will ship on Saturday next. Harry AVhite. who is looking after the shipment of horses to Havana, was notified today that the Phil Hyams stable had left New York for Havana by steamer on Saturday lust. -Jccrry- . Blunter was ah arrival from the east I today. Ife Is enroute to New Orleans, where lie -will ride this winter. A reiHirt, said to have emanated from Xew Orleans, that the meeting at Havana would be declared off was vigorously denied by II. D. Brown, i who cabled from Havana that he would be here i shortly to look after the shipment of horses tn Ciilnf. The meeting at Oriental Park will be opened ilicliilly by President Menocal, the honorary president of the club, on January 7, as scheduled. W. .1. Hums, an English bookmaker, has arrived here nid says he is in the lield to buy some horses to rjfee in the United States the coining season.
