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MANY RESERVATIONS FOR NORFOLK MEETING Norfolk Va April 4 Applications have been made for more than GOO stalls by horsemen who expect to take part Jn the spring meeting here and the stabling capacity of the racing plant with the old exposition grounds thrown in will be taxed to the utmost when all the horses arrive arriveThe The Jamestown Jockey Clubs session will begin April 8 and continue until April 27 or longer The opening day will be ladies day the fair sex attend ¬ ing as guests of the management Ladies days arc big affairs here and General Manager Bob Levy looks openingThe for a bumper crowd for the opening The newest applicants for stabling are John W Burttschcll W T Anderson T Hatfield A F Dayton and F Schelkc James Fitzsimmons has increased his reservation to twenty stalls P S P Randolph has increased his to eighteen and Frank Nolan has increased his to fourteen fourteenMr Mr Randolph who is wintering at Aikcn it is understood will bring on a few youngsters belonging to Harry K Knapp and Francis R Hithcock Jake Byer has the Randolph string in charge this season James seasonJames Fitzsimmons who is coming from Washing ¬ ton with a mixed stable will bring two promising fouryearolds of his own in Via Octavla and Sand Hillproducts of August Belmonts Nursery Stud Both horses fell lame last spring and were fired They have had a rest of many months and are galloping soundlyH soundly H G Bcdwell is himself going to Kentucky after the finish of the Charleston meeting but he will send ten horses here in charge of his foreman including Berkeley Nadzu Lochiel Rose Queen and Montgomery MontgomeryTbe Tbe Lewis and Bissell string which will arrive on the special scheduled to leave Palmetto Park Friday consists of twoyearolds exclusively all of them winners Mr Bissell a millionaire stove manufacturer of Pittsburgh Is comparatively new at racing but he is full of enthusiasm enthusiasmA A week ago Bob Levy and Joe McLennan were afraid they were not going to get N B Davis good twoyearold Rosturtium for the Norfolk meeting They were pleasantly surprised when Mr Davis notified them he would postpone his trip to Ken ¬ tucky long enough to race here for a couple of weeks weeksHugh Hugh McCarren has planned to come here on Fri day s special and he will bring jockey Skirvin with him himJockey Jockey Butwell will ride here for the stable of P RandolphA S P Randolph A G Weston is coming on the special which will leave Charleston on Saturday with Richard T Wil ¬ sons Onager Beaucoup and Mexoana and three or four horses of his own He will be joined here by Garry a big threeyearold son of Garry Herrmann with which he won some races last season
