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WILL INVESTIGATE RACE NO MORE MOUNTS FOR JOCKEY MCABE UNTIL INQUIRY IS COMPLETED. Judicial Action Follows Stingers Success Over Besom in Feature Contest of Jamestown Card Richmond to Have a Bit of Racing. Norfolk, Va., April IS. The feature race of the program offered at the Jamestown Jockey Clubs course this afternoon went to Stinger, running in the colors of C. C. Smithsou. Stinger was backed to the exclusion of the others In the race, beat his company away from the barrier hy a couple of -lengths and won in rather handy fashion by a length from Mexoana. McCabcs handling of Besom came iu for criticism, his finish being considered weak. There were some .had-looklng angles to the race, and the stewards requested jockey L. McOabe not to accept any more mounts until the investigation which has been started on the- race is concluded. This was the only incident that marred what was otherwise a good days sport. There was a decided improvement in the going and, while the track was not exactly fast, the footing permitted good time to be. made in some of the races. The nineteen layers who operated did not profit much on the afternoons business, as live of the winners were well-backed favorites. The Belmont filly. Dragnet, scored another victory when she won the third race in little better than a canter. Ridden by McCahey, she assumed an easy lead in the first furlongs and was rated along under slight restraint for the remainder of the trip. At the finish she was only cantering and she could have won much further off, had her rider wished. Walter Scott; which finished second, ran a much improved race. Me was easily best of the others although not equal to the task of beating Dragnet. The latter is a good looking filly and iu her race today she showed up much better than in her previous effort when she was driving to beat Auto Maid. She probably could have beaten the latter a dozen lengths . today. Dave Woodford, trainer of the Revcrwyck Stable, was removed to St. Vincents Hospital this afterr noon suffering with pleurisy. Jockey Adams, one of whose ankles was broken the other day as a result of -a fall while riding Whin, was at the track this afternoon. Mis limb is mending nicely, but it will be a couple of months before he will be able to ride again. Harvey F.. which was taken out of a selling race bv William Walker on Saturday last, has been returned to his former owner, J. J. Morau, and ho ran in the latters interests and colors this afternoon. Mark Lloyd, secretary of the Virginia Racing and Horse Show Association, was a visitor at the. Norfolk track this afternoon. He is here in the interests of a two-days meeting that will be given, at Richmond on May 20 and 22. Several horsemen promised to ship their racers there to participate iu the meeting. Recent work-outs at Jamestown. Weather clear; track slow. Royal Onyx Five-eighths in 1:05. Ruby Knight Three-quarters in 1:22. Mas becu going along slowly. Sehoolmarm Three-quarters in 1:23. Mas speed, but does not seem to stay. Seymour Deutler Three-quarters in 1:21. At his best. Stinger Three-quarters in 1:10. Now close to his best racing "form. Summer Night .Mile in l:4Si. Has all her old-time speed. Tactics Three-eighths in 40. Weather clear: track good: Amerique Five-eighths in 1:04. Antcnor Half mile in 40J. Is al his best. Auto .Maid Half mile in 52. Dang Half mile in 7,0 i. Dertinont Five-eighths in 1:011. Bethlehem Half mile in 50. x Dillie Hibbs Three-quarters iu 1:10. Blow Out Half mile in 50. Rounder Seven-eighths iu i:3.".l. Capsize Half mile iu 51. He has all his good speed. Captain Swanson Mile in 1:-1S. Is ready to race up to his best form. Cardiff Three-quarters in 1:20. Chepontue Seven-eighths iu 1:31. Was going along in an easy manner. Craftsman Three-quarters in 1 :1S. Dantield Hair mile in 51. lias all his speed. Double I Half mile in 51 J. Flaiunia Half mile in 51. Forester Five-eighths iu 1:05. Hedge Rose Five-eighths in 1:00. Henry Ciosscaddin Three-quarters i" 1:18. Has all"his sliced after a long let-up. Henrv Munro Mile in 1:471. Good work for him. Hildas Sister Half mile in 50j. Jack Baker Mile in 1:52. John Marrs Half mile in 50. Jolly Half mile in 51. Coming around to best form. Kerran Throe-quarters in 1:10. Laughing Dyes Half mile iu 50. Live Wire Half mile in 53J.- Macias Five-eighths in 1:00. Mollie Kearney Half mile in 52. Muskruolou Half mile In 52. Oakhurst Five-eighths In 1:0L Shows plenty ot speed in all his works. Pathfinder Seven-eighths iu 1:35. Pete Five-eighths in 1:01. At his best.
