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FIVE FAVORITES SCORE AT NORFOLK. Formful Racing and liberal Patronage Mark Open ing of Closing Week at Virginia Track. Norfolk, Va., November 27. Form was well observed at the Jamestown Jockey Clubs course this afternoon, the days results showing five winning favorites. The hurdle race, which furnished the only beaten favorite, went to one of the well backed choices. All the winners were accorded strong support and as liberal odds were laid against them the layers had a costly experience. The attendance was large, the local followers of the sport seemingly being desirous of taking advantage of the few remaining days before racing In Norfolk comes to a close. R. E. Watkins, whose success here has been none too pronounced, furnished two of the winners in Lad of Langden and Blackford. Both were ridden by Byrne, who also landed Bard of Hope, winner: over a band of maiden two-year-olds In the first race. Bard of Hope and Blackford won their races in driving finishes, while Lad of Langden had a two-lengths margin at the finish of his race. The best contest of the day came with the running of the fourth race, a dash of five and a half furlongs, for three-year-olds. T. D. Sullivans Caugh Hill, heavily backed by his stable connections, just did succeed in getting up in time to beat Moncreif a short head, the latter being an equal distance In advance of Grenida for second place. It was a close thing between the first three and it was due alono to Butwclls vigorous finish that Caugh Hill scored. There was much crowding in the race. Pennyroyal and Cardiff both being crowded against the iniier rail. Jockeys Forsyth and Diggins came out of the race with bruised legs. Diggins pulled up Cardiff on the stretch turn, but Forsyth plucklly persevered with Pennyroyal and finished fourth. Both lads were lifted from their mounts and carried to the jockeys room. They were forced to cancel their other engagements. Additional excitement was created by the boosting of the winner, Albert Simons running Caugh Hill up from 00 to ,105. at which figure Archie Ziramcr protected and bought him in for his owner, T. D. Sullivan. Fond Heart showed great courage in the sixth race, racing Lucille R. into submission and drawing away in the last sixteenth. The first special train to leave Norfolk for Columbia will depart from here tomorrow night. Several stables will make up the consignment, including those of H. G. Bedwell, Hugh Penny with the horses of W. P. Austin and C. C. Smithson, and John Powers with J. L. Hollands big string. Another special will leave on Thursday and still another on Friday. Al Harford, who is interested in the Columbia mooting, was a visitor here this afternoon. Joe Blume, who will book at Columbia, left for that place last night. Jockey Clarence Turner and Luke Le Blond left for Columbia last night.
