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THE SITUATION AT NORFOLK. Norfolk, Va.. March 29. .Manager Robert Levy of the Jamestown Jockey Club persists that the spring meeting of that organization scheduled for April 5 to April 25 will be carried through as planned despite the announced Intention of Governor Mann of Virginia to prohibit all forms of race track speculation. Manager Levy maintains that no violation of the Virginia law is contemplated by the organization of which he is the executive bead. "As far as I know," Mr. Levy said, "the meeting we conducted here last fall was orderly and decorous. There was no violation of any law. Wo have planned to conduct the coining meeting in April along the same lines and shall do so. The spring meeting of the Jamestown Jockey Club will be run as scheduled." The news that Governor Mann had issued a pro-nunciamento with reference to betting at Norfolk caused considerable surprise here. Racing has become tremendously popular with the people of Norfolk and the meeting Mr. Levy proposes to conduct has the endorsement of the Board of Trade, the Retail Merchants Association, the Credit Mens Association, tlie Hotel Mens Association and other civic bodies of tlie town. Advices from Richmond are to the effect that Governor Mann has been in communication with Judge J. T. Lawless of the Circuit Court of Norfolk Comity and with Col. E. C. Marshall, the commonwealths attorney for the same county and court, and bus instructed these individuals to use nil diligence in the matter of law violations when the Jamestown Jockey Club throws open its gates next Wednesday, and to have arrested and tried all offenders against the iiuli-gambling laws of tlie state, which lie says he intends to have enforced to the letter. "I am cognizant of the fact," Governor Mann is quoted as sayingthat horsemen are already gathering from far ami near at Norfolk, that since the abandonment of racing in New York tlie turfmen are looking in other directions. I am also informed that the laws against bookiuakiug were openly and flagrantly violated and defied at Norfolk last April and I am determined that this shall not occur again. "In my desk here I hold probably one hundred clippings" from Norfolk newspapers of recent date coniinentiinT upon the approaching meeting on the Jamestown Jockey Clubs track. I do not cut these clippings out to nut in a serapbook, but to keep myself Informed and be ready to act at the proper time. "Section 3S1S-A, of tlie Virginia code provides a fine of not less than 00 nor niore than 00. one-fourth of which shall be paid to the lufonuer, and imprisonment of not less than thirty days and not more than ninety days. Section 381S-C, which is to prevent gambling and the making or selling of books, pools or mutuels. provides" thnt any person or persons detected in violating this law-shall he fiued not less than 00 nor more limp 1,000 and Imprisoned not less than six mouths, nor more than one year. "If necessary, I will visit the Jamestown track in person." the governor is quoted. "Law violation of this sort must cease iu Virginia and that at once." s
