Evening star., 1914-12-20
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Only Two First Choices Win in
Mud at Charleston.
FEATURE FOR HARRY SHAW
Dick Watkins Speedy Colt Captures
Hotel Stakes in Easy
Fashion.


Racing at Palmetto Park this after
noon, while marred by untoward
weather conditions. brought out sur
prisingly large attendance and resulted
in formful and thrilling results. Show
ers, which had fallen steadily during
the morning, continued during the con-
testing of the various events, slowing
up the track and resulting in numer-
GUS Withdrawals.
The feature was the renewal OF the
Charleston Hotel selling stakes. with a
value OF $1,000. 1t resulted in a hollow
victory for R f. Watkins. Harry Shaw,
at odds on. which led from start to
finish by commanding margin Work
ing Lad and Crossbun were his closest
attendants at the end. The talent only
had fair day. two choices winning.
The heaviest blows they suffered came
with the defeats of Sherwood and Hol-
ton, both at odds-on, in the fifth ana
sixth events. The stable trained by
James Arthur scored a double in these,
with Progressive and Balfron, both be-
ing media of wagering coups. Jockey
Shilling piloted two winners.
OF tile fifty-three riders registered
here with the clerk of the scales
twenty-eight have declared their in
tention of riding in Havana this VIM
ter.
Thirty-two carloads of horses will
leave for Oriental Park at Havana the
night of January z. The book program
of the Havana meeting. which has been
distributed among the horsemen. has
evoked expressions OF approval on al
sides, as no purse is less than $500.
constituting the most liberal provisions
ever made at a winter race meeting.
The reports from New Orleans. where
the reform element is interfering with
the plans Of the Crescent City pro.
moters, have resulted in a multitude of
turfmen changing their plans. and as a
result the expected departures for
Louisiana have dwindled to 4 negligi-
BILE quantity
Notes Of the Meeting.
Prior to today's races there was big
sale of horses in the paddock, the CEN
ter of interest being held by the Oak
wood stud sale of yearlinss. from the
California ranch of Messrs. Lawrence
and Comstock. Trainer G. w. Langdon
paid top price of $3.50 for one yearling.
Jockey ]. McTaggart resumed riding
today after a five-day suspension.
Trainer Archie thinner suffered a
painful accident when he fell While
alishtfng from a street car this morn
j. L. Dempsey. we'll known turf
writer, is i'll in his apartments at Il
downtown hotel.
Trainer John Powers has taken up
Dakota for former Jockey Larry Rein
heimer, who has joined the owners
ranks.
Jockey w. Lilley. astride Beaumont
heavily. but escaped with a few bruises.
There were twenty throwouts re-
corded in the fifth race for Monday, a
record number at Palmetto Park
The Summaries.
First race. selling; purse. s3eo tnreeyear
olds and upward: six furiongs-Pat Cannon, ia
tJ. Connors,, } to /. 6 to and to ., won 10y
half a length; Euterpe ia q. Dreyerl, to 1,
tn / and even, second: Francis, 109 IF
Keoch), 8 to /, 5 to 1 and to s. third. Time,
1.171-5 Etheiburg II, Nigsdoo Curieux, Minda,
Sir Marion. Runway. Leialoha. Water Lad, Cen
eral Warren and Iona also ran.
Second race. selling: three-year,olds and nn. ny.
sM nose ooe5a China a. 14 II &C. V %andnaen ane to
to anq l. es to and and .' to g. third. Time. lie.
veneta Strome. Astrologer, Batwa. Rodendo.
Elizabeth Ha5wood, Mordeeai TIGER Jim' dnss Pres
Start and Marteayle also ran. .,oo
TAird race. selling: purse. ssoe threeyear- i ar
length an and a half: BRANDY wine, liz IR. sdill-
Gabrio. ia (w. ohert,. 4 to l. to and
to 10. third. Time. liz T. n. Green LuTia
Queed, Miss Barnharhor. Miss Velma and
Beaupre also ran. tPriwar and Gabrio coupled:
Beaumont Belle lost lost rider s s:,os, u.., so,,,nu
stakes: all ages: value. 1900: mile and
seventy yasds..Harry Shaw. 10 Nv Iiinphyl.
Working Lad. 1O3 tR. shilling). II to ;. ; to
and to .. second: cros,hnn. Sc W. Liiley,'
Bushyhead. Yenghee and A. n. Akin also
Fifth race. selling: purse IS $500: -, three-yea1- %
gressive. 105 (R. Shilling). IL to 5. TO and
ont Ton Sy length and - half "a shefweod her
ond: O'Haean. 107 &C. Turner. TO g. to ;
and out third. Time, 1os. Northerner also
ran.
sixth race. selling: purse. 5000: ,l,-ee-year-
old; and upward: one oieaBslfron 100 'k;
neck: Stars and Stripes. l05 81. Smythl. g
to l, , to and 10 >. second; C"nrertowRa'
third. Time. 1.43 45. Coreopsis. Humiliation
Holton. Ruissesu and Maclnez also ran