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JAMESTOWN TRACK IN FINE CONDITION. Princo Ahmed Reduces Record of Course for One Mile to 1:39 Two Favorites Score. Norfolk, Va., November 21. A ladies day program attracted a large crowd to the Jamestown Jockey Clubs course this afternoon. Despite cold weather, the attendance was large enough to pack the grandstand to overflowing. Well balanced fields went to the post in a majority of the races, and keen contests were provided. Several of the finishes found the winners under hard stretch drives and two of them were first home by the smallest of margins. It was the first real opportunity since the meeting opened for horses that like to hear their heels rattle. The track was extremely fast and this in a measure accounted for the large fields. Favorites took two of the purses, Coming Coon and Ella Bryson being the successful choices. The biggest surprise of the afternoon was furnished by M. J. Conran, whose George S. Davis made a runaway affair of the fifth race. Trainer Conran has the faculty of putting across an occasional good thing at a price. There was no local support for George S. Davis and he went to the post at 12 to 1. Little Adams had the mount and directly the barrier was lifted, ho lost no time in rushing his mount into a long lead. Entering the homestretch. Pennyroyal made an effort to get to the leader, but Adams had something in reserve and when called on George S. Davis kept going and at the end he beat Cowl, the second horse, by a length and a half. The latter was heavily backed by Dr. S. W. Streetts friends and had the filly escaped a jam on the turn into the backstretch the outcome would have been different. Thirteen horses faced the barrier in the closing race, a dash of one mile. The field went to the first turn in a bunch and in the jam Shelby and Fair Miss were the principal sufferers. Shelby was pulled up, but Fair Miss was thrown against the fence and her stifle was injured. Turner and Forsyth, two likely apprentices who arrived from Kentucky a few days ago, each rode a winner this afternoon. Turners finish on Horicon was an especially meritorious effort. It was only in the closing strides that he got the colt up to win by a bead. Capt. E. B. Cassatt, whose stable is taking part in the racing here, came over from Chestcrbrook Farni at Bcrwyn, Pa., to witness a few days sport. He will probably remain for the rest of the week. H. G. Bedwell again has the sprinter Richard Reed in his stable. He purchased the horse from Sam Louis a few days ago for 00. Mr. Louis took the horse from Mr. Bedwell out of a selling race. Thomas Healey yesterday decided to bring his season to a close and returned to New York. He left four of the horses he was training for R. T. Wilson here with Albert G. Weston. The others he shipped to Belmont Park to join the remainder of the horses he is wintering there. Beaucoup, Mexoana, Onager and Fantasquc were the four that were left behind. Mr. Weston will ship them to Charleston when he leaves here. Mr. Healey contemplates a trip to California this winter. In previous seasons he has mado it a point to take in a bit of racing on the other side, but the fact that James Rowe will he unable to accompany him, led him to change his plans. Nat Byer yesterday purchased of A. G. Weston the two-vcar-old Avernus. Fred W. Gerhardy today received word from Francis J. Pons that an extra force of men had been put to work on the Charleston course. Also that 290 stalls are now completed and that by De-comber 1, 500 will be ready. It is the purpose of the association to construct a training track for the horsemen which will enable them to keep their charges in condition on arrival there. H. G. Bedwell is among those who have announced an intention of going from here to Columbia. Prince Ahmed, in winning the handicap for all-aged horses, reduced the track record for one mile to 1:39s. j
