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BIG THRONG AT JAMESTOWN TALL RACING AT VIRGINIAS PRETTY TKACK IB AUSPICIOUSLY INAUGURATED Guy Fisher Wins the Norfolk Handicap and Corinth CorinthOne One of His Stablcmates Accounts for Another Anotherof of the Purses Mishaps in Steeplechase Norfolk Va November 1 15ob Lew tlio Texan wjo is promoting the races Injiug given here under lli iusi vs of Uie Jamestown Jockev Club must rtriaiuly have folt encouraged over the crowd that turned out at the Norfolk course lliis afternoon to witness the opening clays sport of the meeting Fully ttoo jiersons were present ami it was au enthusiastic crowd too much interest being taken liy Ihe local people in the siKirt The siKirtThe feature race the Norfolk Handicap at seven furlongs to which the club added 1000 brought ut a smart field of siftinters and furnished a splen ¬ did mutest the winner turning up in Guy Fisher which came from behind in the stretch to beat High Private a length There were seven starters aud A laug had the mount on the winner Bosom showed a Hash of speed for three furlongs but retired on Hit backtstretch in favor of High Private and at Hie linlish tn beaten off Tiiere was strong support fur the winner and he went to the post favorite Practical prominentCorinth I the Iteliuont entry was never prominent Corinth a stable companion to Guy Fisher proved iu easy winner of the fifth race She led from start l i liiiisi and luid something in reserve at the end Iaug also rode Corinth and the stable proliltd hand siincly y her victory It i said that a stiff com ¬ mission found its way into the handbooks around the i iinlry on Corinth and also on Guy Fisher FisherFavorlt Favorlt s won three of the races the sncessfnl iKices being Leah Ouy Fisher and Takahira Leahs victory over Ciittyhunk was a surprise except i the shrewd division that hacked the winner winnerTlic Tlic steeplechase resulted in a chapter of mishaps Lizzie Flat the winner being the only one that Itliisicd the k course without mishap West Over which finished sceoml juni cd the wing at the sixth fence wlilln Dr Heard after leading Lizzie Flat ivtr the sixth jump propped suddenly and stop ed lUitt Jump i 1or tcd at the gale winch leads from tlnv IliHcld and is located directly opposite the pad ¬ dock Dr llturd evidently thought that the race wnB over and refused to go further He was finally whl p ted away and managed to finish the course in lime to take third money The moneyThe management announced that the hwrsea would not be called to the post for the first race on Wed ¬ nesday and Thursday until 24 but that during the remainder of the meeting the first race would lie started at 215 215Steward Steward Frank J Bryan In response to a telegram from assistant secretary of the Jockey Club Alzeron Italngcrficld prevented jockey Fain from riding this afternoon Tho latter who is under contract to R F Carman ran away from the latter last summer lint at Baltimore Mr Carman agreed to release the lad provided be signed to ride for E F Condran Fain agreed to do so but up to date no papers have liccn signed hence Mr Carmans action in the matter matterJockey Jockey Guy Hums is ex ceted here from Latonia i ride for Allxrt Simons Burns contract with J V Kchorr expired November 1
