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GART1I COLORS PROMINENT VIHCIKIA TUEFMAN SCORES DOUBLE AT JAMESTOWN JOCKEY CLUB TRACK Wins Steeplechase with High Hat and Takes Feature FeatureRace Race with Joo Madden Which Ho Purchased Purchasedfrom from S C Hildreth Favorites in Eclipse Norfolk Vi April 9 The colors of William Garth the well known Virginian turfman wore con ¬ spicuous at tin Norfolk course this afternoon High Hat carried them to victory in the hurdle race over the grass course while Joe Madden tool the one mile dash that was provided as a feature J JH H Madden was nnsexed last fall following his innchase from S C Hildreth by Mr Garth He was making his maiden effort in Garths colors t may anil he raced In a creditable manner lie was ridden by Schtittinger who will do most of Mr Garths Hat riding this season and made his opito sition look cheap winning with plenty to spare by a length and a half from Aspirin For some unex ¬ plained reason the layers did not figure Joe Madden as having much chance and this enabled his backers to obiain as good as 25 to 1 for some o their com ¬ missions Joe Madden won like a good horse and so lmg as In retains his present form he certainly will be hard to lieat in selling races racesThe The opening race a dash of half a mile for two yearolds found Robert DaviesT First Sight winner over rather indifferent opposition Like in Joe Maddcns case as good as 25 to 1 was obtained at one stage of the letting against First Sights chance His victory was a hard earned one how ¬ ever as it was only in the final strides that he got up to beat Latent a head Albert Simons showed up a handsome flllY in this race in II r Whitneys Church Hell She acted green at the barrier and when the start was effected she wheeled after breaking in front and cut across the track to the outside fence Burns was forced to pull up sharply jo keep from going over and In doing so lost his balance and fell off Church Bell found strong sup jHirt on the strength of a fast trial yesterday morn ing and probably will do better some other time ILwaa a disastrous dav for the backers of favor lies High Hat Iwing the only first choice that won wonJockey Jockey Butwcll was susi ended for the remainder of the week by Mars Cassidy for trying to beat the barrier with Harcourt The latter is a sluggish horse at the post and Butwell was probably told of this by the horses owner When the start finally fame Harcourt was last to leave tho barrier barrierTaines Taines McLaughlin Sr wired that he would leave Oravesend tonight for Norfolk with his horses Two miloads are also expected from Charleston tomor ¬ row The racing here could stand about fifty more horses that are ready to race and the management if orts that there is still plenty of stable room for all who may wish to come comeJockey Jockey W Allen has signed to ride the steeple ¬ chasers in the Garth stable this season Allen takes the place of Frcdr AVilliams who sailed for Jrance a few weeks ago to ride for C Kohler KohlerW W O Scully who came from Bcnning a few days ign reports that his marcs Fautanitza and Very jnet have dropped foals by the Hastings stallion Glorifier Pins and Needles which is at the Wal lei farm at Mlddloburg Md is due to foal to Pryn Mawr Mr Scullys string this season will include two maiden threeyearolds by Contract lnins Fantanltza and Vcryneet and also a twoyear old by the same sire Garneau wintered finely and iiromfses to be a good horse this season seasonWilliam William Garth left Bcnning for Pimlico last Thursday with a string numbering thirtyseven JI lili Pal the colt he purchased from S C Hil ilrcth last summer Is reported as having developed Into a grand looking threeyearold A filly by Th Commoner named Hot Water is said to be one of Mr Garths best juveniles juvenilesThe The burses of Capt William F Presgrave are also at Pimlico as are those of Harry Shannon and most of Thomas Fortune Ryans string Wondawhy Is said to have worked an eighth over the Benning track this spring in 114 seconds secondsAlthough Although the going at Norfolk track this morning ivai in g od condition but few fast moves were shown Some of the best trials were giar Threequarters in 12 ° Anavri Half mile in 51 51Babbler Babbler Half mile in 53 53j50 j50 011liveelghths in 10 10Jlnsseau Jlnsseau Threequarters in 120 J Candidate Half mile in 32 32Clonk Clonk Half mile in 53 Owl Half mile in 53 Fl Bart Fiveeighths In 101 Kleotioneer Half mile in 55 3Mon Blue Half mile in 50 Finchettc Threeeighths in 58 Flotsam Threequarters in 122 122Fond Fond Heart Fiveeighths in 1OS 1OSGrauia Grauia Mile in 14 14Ilotvlct Ilotvlct Threequarters in 50 104 118 118CUnlltine CUnlltine Half mile in 52 52Molsant Molsant Half mile in 50 ir rjal Threequarters in 120 120Napa Napa Nick Fiveeighths in 103 103Oakhurst Oakhurst Mile in 152 152Pluvious Pluvious Threequarters in 124 124Princo Princo Fonso Threeeigliths in S iiiiniiin Account Tlir eqiiarters in 110 1 n lIlNiund Threequarters In 120 llie Follies Fiveeighths in 104 rriht Fiveeighths in 107
