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JAMESTOWN OPENING CLOSE AT HAND Special Attention to Be Paid to Steeplechasing Horses at Work on Virginia Track Norfolk Va March 28 With the meeting of the Jamestown Jockey Club only a few days olT only the finishing touches are left to be done Secretary Gcrharely is personally superintending the remodel ¬ ing of tin steeplechase course The hedges are to be far stiffer than those of last spring There will be no brushing through the hedges Horses will lit obliged to either jump or eonie to grief Among the jumpers at the track are Carter Halls Oakhurst and Bcrgoo Frank Light foot t Dr Pillow George Bren t oils Benlalu and Flat Creek and Frank Allens lligginbotham and Sam Fudge FudgeBob Bob Potee agent for Billy Garth arrived em the scene yesterday He came to make arrangements few the reception of the string of his employer as well as for the horses belonging to C C Sinithsoii T F Coles and Woods Garth These horses have been training over the Bennlng course and are ready to race Mr Peitee is very much impressed with the Jamestown track and predicts that It will surely step into the gap left by Benniugs withdrawal withdrawalAmong Among this shipment will be William Garths Stellaland and Duke of Roanoke The latter ran a mile em the flat at Pinilico last fall in 140 He has been schooling well over the jumps Gartli will also send a halfdozen twoyeare lds Mr Smithsons lot includes the wellknown jumper Bobbie Kean and Lucille II a new recruit to the jumpers Neus kaleeta the wellknown selling plater will carry Mr Smithsoif s colors in the Hat races as well as Opar a threeyearold recently purchased from Mrs L A Livingston of Rancocas Farm T F Coles will be represented by Ontario in the crosscountry races also by the fast sprinter Sal Volatile formerly raccel in the colors of T W Colt Ontario lias de veloped iute a promising jumper jumperThe The Hatlield string catches the eye of the visitor the minute one enters the grounds These horses shipped exceedingly vell and are ready to go to the post at short notice Osorine Hyperion II John Carroll The Golden Butterfly and old Grenade are an aggregation that should be prominent during the meeting Mr Ilatiields present intention is to start The Golden Butterfly and Osorine in the 1000 Nor ¬ folk Handicap HandicapAnother Another stable that impresses one with its import ¬ ance is that of J W Pailgle in charge of the David Dunlop string Mr PangJe is one of the old school trainers and believes that nothing is too good for his charges With his assistants lie was hiisily en ¬ gaged all yesterday morning lining bis stalls will cheesecloth and doing other1 little things tending to add to the comfort of his horses One can easily understand Pangliis enthusiasm over the twoyear old Master John This youngster for which David Dunlop refused 5000 looks the race horse from head to foot IJp bolwves at the barrier like a veteran and moves with a long sweeping stride Another likely youngster in the Paiiglc string is Touch Me a brother tei the speedy Notasulga Dr Bert named after an old friend of Mr Dunlop is another gewd looker in this string Takaliira is not looking as well as he might and has become some ¬ thing of a bleeder bleederAlbert Albert Simons contented himself yesterday with slew stable exercise for the Schorr string He de ¬ cided to give them some rest after their journey from the south beforesending them to track work workFort Fort Carroll a twoyearold by Griffon Earth in the stable of Frank Allen worked threeeighths in C Among the steeplechase riders who will sport silks here are Sobell McClain Hughes and White Sobell will ride the Gartii and Smithson horses while Mc ¬ Clain will have the leg up on Oakhurst and Bergoo BergooFollowing Following were yesterday mornings workouts workoutsOsorine Osorine Threequarters in 11 11HypeHem HypeHem II Half in 55 55Tiie Tiie Golden Butterfly Half in Looking well wellKva Kva Tanguay Threeeighths In C CJohn John CarreillrSevcneighths in 15 15Grenade Grenade Hatf in r 5 Leioks jaded jadedMuster Muster John Quarter in 28 28Teiucli Teiucli Me Quarter in 252 252Takaliira Takaliira Threequarters in 120 120Occidental Occidental Threequarters in 120
