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SLOPPY DAY AT NORFOLK CHANGE IN CONDITIONS AT COURSE OF THE JAMESTOWN JOCKEY CLUB. Jockey Turner Distinguishes Himself by Pilotimj Four of His Mounts to Victory Chances for Racing at Havana Aro Slim. . Norfolk, Va., November 24. Jockey C. Turner, a recent arrival from Latonia, is rapidly gaining favor as a rider with Norfolk race-goers. Turner rode the winners of the fifth and sixth races yesterday. Today he had five mounts, won with four of them and finished second with the remaining one. Two of Turners winning mounts this afternoon were Sure-get and Working Lad, from the stable of the Tennessee turfman, William Gerst. Both were favorites in their races and Incidentally they were the only favorites to win during the afternoon. Some of the winners came fiom most unexpected quarters, the biggest surprise of the afternoon being the defeat of the 1 to 2 favorite, Stilly Night, which finished third to Rose Queen and Capsize in tho fourth race, a dash of six furlongs. Rose Queen showed good speed in the racing and obtained a commanding lead entering the homestretch. At tho end she tired badly and ju8t lasted long enough to stall off Capsizes closing rush. Stilly Night was unable to get to the front at. any time and, despite a rousing ride at the hands of Guy Burns in the stretch drive. The races wero run over a sloppy track and before a crowd that was made up entirely of regulars. The change in track conditions was responsible for numerous scratches, the fields in a majority of tho races being materially reduced by withdrawals. Queen Bee, a, Bannockburn filly recently purchased by the Burttschcll -Louis confederacy from M. C. Prichard, sprcadeaglcd her opposition in the first race, a dash of live furlongs for two-year-olds. The filly was well backed by her-stable connections, who profited handsomely by her victory. Sadie Shapiro, favorite for the race, failed to finish among tho placed horses. For that matter, she was never prominent. Several of the stables racing here have arranged to ship to Columbia on Tuesday, so as to be on hand for the opening day of that, meeting. Tho management has announced that the ring will be an open one. Tom Shaw, who is booking here, ha9 decided to take a- trip to New Orleans for a few days at the conclusion, of the Jamestown meeting. He probably will return to Columbia during the second week of the meeting and remain there to the end. Judge Joseph A. Murphy was today in receipt of a cablegram from H. D. Brown, who Is in Havana, which brought the news that while the meeting at Almendares has not as yet been officially declared off. the chances of racing there this winter were slim. Judge Murphy also received word from Harry Payne AVhitney to the effect that he has donated the thoroughbred stallions Prince Hamburg and San-dringbam to the United States government. The horses will be turned over to the War Department and probably will be located at the department stock farm which has been established in Virginia, the purpose of which is to Improve the breed of calvary horses. G. Armbrnster is in receipt of a letter from Arthur Elrod, general manager of the Columbia meeting, to the effect that several strings of horses now in Kentucky will be shipped to Columbia. Among them are those of Gallaher Brothers and J. W. Frye, numbering thirty-five head. Hugh Penny has purchased the interest that George Senn held in the horses King Avondale, Third Rail and Wood Dove, the former having retired from active participation in racing and returned to his home in St. Louis. Fred W. Gcrhardy. who will act as secretary of the Charleston meeting, will leave for that South Carolina city immediately following the close of racing hero. It would not be surprising to find several of the officials that were employed at Moncrief Park in line at Charleston, now that there will ba no meeting in Havana.
