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i BESOM IN WINNING FOKM P S P RANDOLPHS SPRINTER MAKES SHOW OF OPPOSITION AT JAMESTOWN Ringling Graduates from Maiden Class and Church Bell Again Disappoints Jeannette B Dupli ¬ cates Her Previous Success Norfolk Va April 15 P S P Randolphs fast sprinter Besom made his first start of the season in the sixfurlongs allowance race at the local track this afternoon The race was the feature of the program and Besom was asked to meet some of tni lxst horses in training here His recent work earnm him a strong following and when It came to the run ¬ ning he showed a high flight of speed and led ttvi others from the rise of the barrier to the finish where he had a threelengths margin over HotTnian The pace was fast throughout the first half being run in 47 and the threequarters in 113 So long as he retains his present form Besom will be a hard horse to beat at sprinting distances The re ¬ sult was never in doubt in todays race and at the finish McCahey had him well in hand handHarry Harry Payne Whitneys Church Bell a filly that was touted by the dockers as being alwe the ordinary again proved a disappointment this after ¬ noon She was in with an ordinary lot in the opening dash at half a mile and her trainer elected to try licr with blinkers The change in equipment did not help matters and Church Bell was not among the first three at the finish During the running she was jumped on and cut on the oft foreleg The winner turned up in Ringling which beat his oppo ¬ sition lengthsJeannette ny half a dozen lengths Jeannette B made it two straight by winning the second race Like Ringliug and Besom she made a runaway affair of the race and at the finish had a fivelengths margin The filly which won her maiden race a few days ago appears to be a prom ¬ ising racer She is an extremely goodlooking filly and goingIt has a rapid way of going It was a tight lit between Frank Ruhstaller and Toniata in the third race with the result in doubt until the official placing was displayed The back ¬ ers of botli horses thought that they had won and it was only in the final stride that Frank Ruhstaller poked his nose in front frontJ J W Young who came here from Juarez to pur ¬ chase some horses closed a deal this morning for the twoyearolds Trojan Belle and Floral Park which he secured from Harry Payne Whitney Tho pair will be shipped by express to the Coeur dAIene track tomorrow tomorrowJockey Jockey Joe Byrne was suspended for one week by the stewards for rough riding in the sixth raco While rounding the first turn he crowded his op ¬ ponents against the Inner fence fenceA A party of thirtyfive arrived from Charleston yesterday Some of the prominent ones were T W Chicago OBrien Henry Haines William Murray and W Keator KeatorAbe Abe Garson James McLanghliii and J H McCar ren were arrivals from Now York this morning These three horsemen are racing their stables here hereJockey Jockey Forehand left for New York this morning to attend the funeral of his mother who died yes ¬ terday terdayTwo Two carloads of horses arrived from Charleston today They included the horses owned by J W Hedrick K Strauss J Hiney J Kelly J G Wagnon and James Arthur ArthurW W P Austin will ship his horses to Benning at the conclusion of the Norfolk meeting to rest until the opening of the Canadian season seasonW W A liurttschcll and Sam Louis will send their strings from here direct to the Woodbine track at Toronto TorontoJames James Rowe was a visitor here yesterday He came from the Whitney farm at Brookdale N J to look over the twoyearolds that All ert Simons is handling for his employer Mr Rowe returned to the nightThe farm last night The Jamestown Jockey Clubs meeting was adver ¬ tised to run until April 27 but it is probable that because of the opening of racing at Pimlico on that day the meeting here will be brought to a close April 20 20Some Some of the workouts Sunday were as follows followsBesom Besom Half mile in 24 30 48 48Black Black River Threequarters in 119 119Bouncing Bouncing Lass Threequarters in 118 118Kl Kl Bart Fiveeighths in 101 101Handrunning Handrunning Fiveeighths in 103 103J J Gi Core Threequarters in 119 119Liberty Liberty Hall Half mile in 51 51Plate Plate Glass Fiveeighths in 104 104Slim Slim Princess Threequarters in 118 Spring Maid Half mile in 52 52Tom Tom Melton Mile in 140 Among the trials shown this morning wore woreBerkeley Berkeley Half mile Inl Burgeois Half mile In 40 Camel Half mile in 40 40Camellia Camellia Threequarters in l10 l10Chilton Chilton Trance Fiveeighths in 103 103Dr Dr Neet Half mile in 48 Electioneer Mile in 24 35 48 101 114 127 140 Flotsam Threequarters in 113 113Fond Fond Heart Half mile in 49 Mary Casey Half mile in 50 50Mountain Mountain Fay Half mile in 40 40Mtiskmclon Mtiskmclon Fiveeighths in 103 Ostend Half mile in 3O Red Bob Half mile in 40 40Running Running Account Half mile in 50 Sheriff Grueninger Fiveeighths in 101 Spellbound 101Spellbound Threequarters in 12 MV J si 101 115 Troy Weight Half mile in 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