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STAKES EOR HARRI SHAW II. E. W ATKINS THREE-YEAR-OLD WINS CHRISTMAS HANDICAP AT QKARLESTON. Canccdcs Weight to Others in Race and Carries 120 Pounds to an Impressive Victory Undaunted Accounts for Secondary Feature. Charleston, S. C, December 25. It. E. Watkins" Harry Shaw, carrying 120 pounds, proved a handy w inner of the Chris. mas Ilaudieaii, ,500, a one mile dash that featured the card at Palmetto Pari: this afternoon, Brave Cunarder outstayed Working l.ad after a sharp drive for second place. The ruu-nlng was dominated by the winner all the way and bis. success was aided in no mean degree by the ukillful ride that Troxler gave him. Siimmerlike weather, coupled with the attractive racing program arranged by Secretary Nathauson, accounteJ lor the largest attendance that has witnessed thi racing here during the present meeting. Enthusiasm was marked, the many lirst time visitors taking a keen liiteiest in the racing and its attendant incidents. T1k Kiirlut Handicap engaging some of the better grade or shcrt diMance racers which served as a t-ecuudury feature lesulted in a rattling contest with the winner turning up in Undaunted, a well-backed choice. Black Chief outstayed A. X. Akin for second money. The winner, in ruimiiig the distance in 1:01, created a new track record, J. M. Goode tool; his lirst purse of the meeting when Jessie Louise won the second, in wnieh the biggest lield of the afternoon started. The opening cash was easy for Martin Casca, which led lac others handily to the finish to win over Sonny Lcy and T. M. Green. Charles It. Ellison. B. T. Colton, Frank Bain, and jockeys F. Murphy and J. McTaggart will depart tomorrow for New Oilcans. Another delegation will leave Sunday for the same place. H. I, Brown left for .New York tonight. Before departing he maiic a positive announcement to the bookmakers here tliat the ring at Havana would be an open one and that the charges would be 5 a race." The program will be made up of six races daily. On Sunday Archie Zimmer. Larry Carey, J. S. OWnbey, J. F. Sweeney. Walter Congdon and F. J. Smith will ship their stables to Havana. j
