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FALSE ALARM AT JAMESTOWN Excited Individual Without Authority Succeeds in Stopping Betting Temporarily Norfolk Va November 4 Disagreeable weather conditions prevailed at Jamestown again today The northwesterly gale which set In on Wednesday con ¬ tinued and the high wind was accompanied by a drizzling rain that made the Jamestown Jockey Cluli course anything but an agreeable spot The regulars braved the elements however and considering the day a surprisingly large crowd turned oilt The going was still heavy although not deep and the mud runners ran up to their best form Arondack Cuttyhunk Onager and The Monk scoring as favor ¬ ites The Wilson stable gathered two of the purses the second with Cuttyhunk and the fourth with Onager McCahey had the mountou both of them themA A ripple of excitement occurred after betting had been going on for about five minutes for the fifth race when an excited individual announced that diking must stop The order was complied with hut when it was found that the party responsible for the announcement had no authority betting was resumed and business progressed in the usual fashion on tiie sixth race raceThirteen Thirteen layers cut in this afternoon the largest number to date The meeting is improving with each passing day and many New Yorkers are ex ¬ pected to come down to participate in the sport after election day dayAlbert Albert Simons won his first race since leaving Canada when Fair Miss beat Kingpin half a length in the third The Monk scored a Iticky victory in the closing dash Henrv Munro was best and had jockey Itell succeeded in keeping him from going wide at the turns he would have won Entering the Siomestretch The Monk slipped through to the in ¬ side and tills won the race for him himGene Gene Austin and George Vortman were among the neu layers that cut in this afternoon afternoonOapt Oapt W F Presgrave and Thomas Clyde are ex ¬ pected here next week from Maryland They will pritbably go from here to Lexington to attend the IKcemlJer sale of mares and yearlings yearlingsJoekey Joekey McCahe left for his home in Baltimore to toJoe Joe Nottcr who is here announced that he would get iiito condition to ride again and lie will prob ¬ ably lie seen in the saddle during the latter part of the meeting Nottcf will spend the winter at Jacksonville
