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MCAHEY IN THE LIMELIGHT RIDING OF THAT JOCKEY IS FEATURE OF RACING AT JAMESTOWN Pilots Three of His Five Mounts to Victory Poor PoorRiding Riding Cuts Figure in General Failure Failureof of the Favorites Norfolk Va November 15 Jockey McCaliey cut ait important figure in the racing it the Jamestown track Iliis afternoon He had mounts in live of the Mi jji ff won three of them and finished third in iiiilliir McCaliey is a rider ivho enjoys tin confi Kiiio of UK liet tin public and as a rule his mounts hud support no matter what odds the liookmakers piitlc against tinin The only favorite to score was Tom Mellon ridden by McCaliey Some of the win ¬ ner sprung from most unexpected quarters ami rctiIuil riding had much to do with the defeat of some of the horses which were well fancied fanciedM M alMs handling 4 f Besom in the feature race 1 ix furlongs dash which was run as the fourth rare was responsible for Comptons victory There wax a suspicions look to the betting in this race iud Paddock Judge Herman Coukling was sent to MIC smlch turn while the Jockey Club representa ¬ tive Frank Bryan went to the halfmile post on the baikstreleh to watch the running of the race Mc al waft warned l efore he left the paddock to do his IKSI Besom was a receding favorite going back from 12 to 5 Wlien the break came he was off forwanlly and after racing in close company with King Cobalt io the stretch turn lie drew away when Hi hitler collapsed but at the end McCabe sat per fclly still and Compton got up iu the last few rides and beat him out outBlackfords Blackfords improvement also aroused criticism As a matter of fact it was the first time that this nicer found a track that just suited him ami other nmriitions wore also favorable so those who analyzed the race carefully were not at all surprised by the horses victory victoryIcOnhpys IcOnhpys nmullins of O V ISnster and 15ounder wax in the main responsible for the victories of both of these horsos O C Buster led all the way in his race while Rounder came from behind and mly succeeded in setting up in the final strides stridesTom Tom Mellon wheeled just as he reached the barrier in the closing raca uif galloped away about a fur ¬ long at lop speed Infore McCahey was able to pull him up He was finally led back to the post and fter a delay of eight minutes a good start was obtained with Tom Melton off slowly and outrun in i In early stages Rounding the far turn lie picked up UK leaders and at the finish drew away into an asv lend of half a dozen lengths lengthsThe The Jamestown Jockey Club announced that on the losing day of the meeting Saturday Xoveinlier 19 iweiily per cent of the receipts will be tlonated to SI Vimflits Hospital There will be seven races ill Ilia I day and the hoisemen have agreed to donate llie purse1 added to the extra race to the hospital fund Manager Levy intends to make this a regular fejiSiirc of the meetings here hereJohn John Wlialcn announced that he would ship the horses be is training here for August Belmont to Jacksonville at the conclusion of the meeting to pirlicipile in the racing at Moncreif Park ParkKolcrt Kolcrt Levy promoter of the local racing in laaking if the decision to bring the meeting to a litsi Saturday stated that the patronage war ranled an extension but that so many horsemen naii ftitt lit Io sUip lo southern tracks that the s jmrt would be reduced to a mediocre caliber Preparations said Mr Levy are now on foot to luiikr Jamestown a fixture on the racing map With this in view extensive improvements will be 11 lc for the meeting next spring The club has ml made a fortune this fall but the patronage has ill satisfactory
