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VIRGINIA LAW IS TESTED DETAILS OF CASE IN WHICH DECISION IS GIVEN PAVORING RACING. Special Race, With Betting, Arranged Between- Two Horses at Jamestown Track Layers Arrested, hut Speedily Discharged by Magistrate, Norfolk, Va.. April 3. The test ease to determine tlie status of betting at the Jamestown course was made Saturday afternoon and resulted in an overwhelming victory for the racing prombtors. A special race was arranged between Bend Over and First Aid. Fred Miller laid odds on both horses and after the finish paid off on the winner. Bend. Over won easily. After he settled Miller and his clerks were arrested, taken before a magistrate and given an immediate hearing. The defendants were discharged on the ground that the law had not been Violated. The defense was built up on the decision of the Supreme Court of New York, which decided in the case of the People vs. Orlaudo Jones and John Fallon in favor of the latter. When the bugler at the Jamestown track blovs the Assembly" and "Boots aud Saddles" on April 5 he will usher in the opening race meeting of the year under sanction of the Jockey Club, the controlling turf body of the east. That the meeting will be a success is predicted by the hotel and business men of this section, who say they have had many applications for reservations from turfmen from all parts of the country. The horses will race here nineteen days before moving on to Pimiico. There will be no restrictions as to betting. Attorney General Williams has come to the conclusion that the betting as conducted here last season does not violate the anti-gambling laws of Virgiuia. which specify poolselling and bookmaking. Governor Mann has been notified to this effect and the personal betting will not be interfered with. There are uow about 400 horses here. The races on the opening day of thi; spring meeting of the Jamestown Jockey Club will be run over a deep aud heavy track. Heavy raiu set iu this morning and continued all day and there is no chauea under the most favorable conditions for the track to dry out for several days. This, of course, means that the mud runners will have a decided advantage. Hundreds of race-goers reached Norfolk last night and today, no less than live special trains bringing the delegation from Jacksonville, Fla. About -1,500 followers of racing came up from the Florida city to participate in the sport here and more -arc duo to arrive tomorrow, when a llfteeu-car horse special will reach here. Three carloads of horses arrived today. The consignment, comprised the horses owned by P. S. P. Randolph. James Itowe, W. A. Burttschell. Sam Louis, James McLaughlin, Jr., Capt. P. M. Walker and A. Simons. Iu the lot were Lahore, Aspirin, Oakhurst, G. M. Miller, Monty Fox, Bosom, Plato Glass and Racquet. Jockeys Eddie Dugau; Guy Burns aud Byrne also arrived. The outlook for a successful meeting is particularly bright. There is no fear whatever ot interference -from the state authorities and the local business people are decidedly in favor of the meeting. There will be no telegraph wires on the grounds. This was given out today by the Western Union Telegraph management and the afternoon dallies will be put to considerable inconvenience thereby. Starter Mars Cassidy is looked for tomorrow night. He is on his way from Juarez. Stewards William I". Riggs and Frank J. Bryan will probably get here AVeduesday morning, while Edward Cole, who will act as presiding judge, is due tomorrow. Secretary Gerhardy has been on the, ground for a week past. He reports that he has more applications for stalls than he can accommodate. Dave Woodford wired from Jacksonville this morning that he was sending on the big string owned by tlio Beverwyck Stable. Tom Shaw, I. Ilanimerslag. Rod McMahon, E. J. Callahan. Peter McGrath, William Beverly. John Lewis, George North, Jack: Sturgis and Joe Itoso were among todays arrivals. One of the feature attractions of the meeting will bo the steeplechase racing. Some of the best jumpers iu the land will be here. Including the strings oC Silas Vcitch. William and Woods Garth, Theodore, Coles. W. S. Dlffenderffer. David Dunlap, Colonel Israel Parr, Jr.. Duff Green, Henry Craven. Colonel Henry Harrison, L. M. Stackhouse, Courtlaud H. Smith and others. There will be at least twenty layers of pdds on hand. Mortimer Mahoney. dispenser of advance information, says he has twenty on his list who havo applied for reservations. The business men of Norfolk want it distinctly understood that racing here is practically at their request. The board of trade, the board of commerce and various other business organizations have approved the meeting. s August Belmonts stable of sixteen horses has arrived from Garnet t. S. C, in charge of John Whalen. The stable made the trip from South Carolina in one, of Mr. Belmonts sumptuously equipped cars without Incident. The horses Whalen brought from Garnett are the three-year-olds Trap Rock. Watervale, Flint Rock and Pyramid, and the following two-year-olds: Dragnet, bay illly by Rock Sand Donna Mia. Lady Paramount, bay filly hy Hastings Lady Languish. MIssiou. brown filly by Rock Sand Misgivings. Nickle, bay gelding by Hastings Niminy. Overman, bay colt by Rock Sand Orinnta. Peccadillo, bay filly hy Hastings St. Priseilla, by Rayon dOr. ,Sans Gene, bay filly by Rock Sand Genevieve. Tactics, bay colt by Hastings Merry Tokeu. Tipsand, bay colt by Rock Sand Tiptoe. Toast Rack, bay colt bv Rock Sand Toseana. Vestibule, bay colt by Rock Sand Lady Violet. Recent work-Outs here: Capsize Half mile in 501. Chester Krum Mile in 1:50. Hoffman Three-quarters iu 1:1S. Mexoana Five-eighths in 1:05. Montcalm Three-eighths iu 30. Spellbound Mile in 1:44. Superstition Mile in 1:40s.
