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GREAT DAY FOR FAVORITES FIRST CHOICES ALL BUT SWEEP THE CAR AT JAMESTOWN TRACK Virginians Well Pleased with the Racing as Meeting MeetingHears Hears Its Close My Gals Victory Followed by byFirst First BunUp of the Meeting Norfolk Va Novenil er 17 favorites all but swept the card at Jamestown this afternoon Mont calm was the only first choice that failed to deliver tin goods but the winner in his race King Avon dale was liy no means neglected and went to the IHist a wellbacked second choice Four of the races furnished close and exciting finishes There was more snap to the sitort than usual and those present were evidently well pleased as the winners were greeted with much enthusiasm It looks as if the management did a wise thing in deciding not to ex ¬ tend the meeting The townsfolk are well pleased with the racing but another week of the sport prob ¬ ably would cause it to drag The first runup of the meeting cauie after My Gal wou the fourth race with J W Tangle doing the boosting The filly was run up 200 over her entered price of 500 but was protected and bought in The improvement shown by My Gal was responsible for the runup and the inference Is that trainer Burttschcll probably advised BOUM to wager on her in her previous effort when she ran a poor race The first claim of the meeting also occurred after Montcalm was beaten in lh liflli race J W Klynn trainer for Forrest Rose took the son of Rock ton for ltri5 ltri5The The opening dash resulted In an easy victory for tlii heavily backed Patrick S which won in a anter from Superstition Aldivias performance was a MH r one the finish finding her last of her Held lloricoii l cat Flying Squirrel a short head after a stirring stretch drive This pair raced head and head throughout the last quarter and in the final lest Iloricon proved the gamer gamerHumors Humors that Judge Cronin would not run his race and that jockey Hughes had been approached led the stewards to Interview Hughes before he went to the post He was told that he would lie ex ¬ pected to produce the party who had approached him and was given until tomorrow to ascertain his iiiUiii When it came to UifcnDjilnsj f the race Hughes matle no mistaken and made every jiiinp a winning one Judge Cronin fenced in faultless fashion showed extreme speed all the way and won on by himself In record time for the course courseHoffman Hoffman came back after his victory of yesterday and beat a better lot than he met in his previous ffort Goldstein rode a confident race on the horse waiting with him until well around the far turn Iseforc making his run He moved up courageously when called on and after disposing of Superstition drew away into an easy lead and had plenty in re ¬ serve at the end endDavid David Dunlop announced that he would ship the horses he is racing here to Petersburg Va to go into winter quarters John W Pangle will sever his connection with Mr Dunlop at the conclusion of the meeting Mr Pangle has had great success with the Dunlop horses He developed the smart twoyearold Master John and won swine fifty races for the Virginia turfman last year Mr Dnnlop has arranged with Theodore Coles to handle his horses in Hie future Mr Paugle has gathered together a small stable which he will ship to Jacksonville They Include Sebastian French irl and a couple of yearlings He purchased French Girl of Mr Dun ¬ lop this morning for 200 It is said that Hugh Penny will succeed Theodore Coles as trainer for C C Suiithson
