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THE SITUATION AT NORFOLK. Norfolk, Va.. Marcli 29. Manager Robert Levy of the Jamestown Jockey Club persists that the spring meeting of that organization scheduled for April 5 to April 20 will be carried through as planned despite the announced intention of Governor Miami 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 tho executive head. "As far as I know," Mr. Levy said, "tho meeting we conducted here last fall was orderly and decorous. There was no violation of any law. We 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 lias become tremendously popular with the people of Norfolk and the meeting Mr. Levy proposes to conduct has the endorsement of tho Board of Trade, the Retail Merchants Association, tho Credit Mens Association, tlie Hotel Mens Association and other civic bodies of the town. r Advices from Richmond are to the effect that Governor Mann has been in communication witli Judge J. T. Lawless of tbe Circuit Court of Norfolk County and with Col. R. C. Marshall, tbe commonwealths attorney for the same county and court, and bus instructed these individuals to use all diligence in tbe 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 anti-gambling laws of the state, which he 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 iu New York the tnrfmen are looking in other directions. I am also informed that the laws against bookniaking were openly and tlagrantly violated and delicd at Norfolk last April and I am determined that this shall not occur again. "In mv desk here I hold probably one hundred clippings from Norfolk newspapers of recent date commenting upon the approaching meeting on the Jamestown Jockey Clubs track. I do not cut these clippings out to put in it scrnpbook, but to keep myself informed and be ready to act at the proper time. "Section 381S-A, of the Virginia code provides a fine of not less than 00 nor more than 00, one-fourth of which shall be paid to the Informer, and imprisonment of not less than thirty days and not more than ninety days. Section ::81S-C, which Is to prevent gambling and tho mnking or selling of books, pools or inutuels. provides that any person or persons detected in violating this law shall be fiued not less than 00 nor more than ,000 and imprisoned not less than six months, 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 in Virginia and that at once."
