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JAMESTOWN MEETING LOOMS IMPOETANT Norfolk Va March 2 i The meeting of the Jamestown Jockey Club scheduled to commence April 1 will be watched with interest outside of Norfolk Turf lovers realize that this meeting will determine whether or not Norfolk is to fill the role formerly assumed y Bennlng of owning and closing the eastern racing season Turfites are as a rule slow to lend their support to a new venture and as a consequence the previous meetings held at the Jamestown course were not supported by outsiders as they should have been but from all points comes the news that the present meeting with unopposed dates is to receive the unbounded endorsement of racing people which will be evidenced by their appearance here April 1 Keen interest in the ap ¬ proaching meeting is lieing manifcstedIn New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington The class of horses booked to appear at the meeting causes the meeting to take on an air of importance In the turf world that has been lacking in preceding meet ¬ ings held here As the successor to Benning Nor ¬ folk with its splendid hotel accommodations easy accessibility and suitable climate is amply qualified to fill the breach left vacant l y the elimination of Benniug from the racing map mapThe The track proper is all that could l e desired for spring and fall racing the excellent drainage being the means of keeping the track in good condition in all kinds of weather Trainers who have fitted tlieir charges over the course proclaim it one of the safest in the country
