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NORFOLK HAS A DEAD HEAT SILICIC A 100 TO 1 SHOT FINISHES ON EVEN TERMS WITH FORCE FAVORITE Hoffman Scores Victory Over Good Opposition in inHandicap Handicap Thanks to Good Luck at Start Jenny Geddes Again a Winner Norfolk Va April 20 The first dead heat re ¬ corded in the east in some time came with the run ¬ ning of the sixth race at the Jamestown Jockey Clubs course this afternoon when Silicic a 100 to 1 shot managed to get up in the final stride to finish on equal terms with Force one of the choices Force had led from the start while Silicic cariirt from behind Whatley who had the mount on Silicic figured in a strong finish driving his mount from the head of the homestretch The race aroused much enthusiasm and the decision of the judges met with general satisfaction The owners de ¬ clined to rnu off the dead heat and the purse and wagers were divided dividedThe The program was probably the best offered during the meeting lt was a sevenrace card with the Atlantic Hotel Handicap a dash of one mile serv ¬ ing as the feature A smart band went to the post in this race and Hoffman proved something of a sur ¬ prise by outbreaking his opposition and leading all the way A lucky start was responsible for his victory as Kormak was unquestionably best The latter was off slowly and as an additional handi ¬ cap was carried wide on the first turn Ambrose was a bit overanxious and hurried his mount along closing a big gap in the first half mile The effort to get to the leader told in the stretch drive how ¬ ever and when the final test came Kormak weak ¬ ened and was beaten out for second place in the last few jumps jumpsHigh High Hat which appears to be the champion jumper this spring scored his third straight victory of the meeting when he galloped home with an eightlengths lead in the second race which ras over the twomiles course As in former races High Hat outjumped and outran his opposition fcom the start startJenny Jenny Geddes one of the few of the get of Ce sarion that seem to stay well beat a good lot of selling platers in the seventh race for which Woodcraft was supposed to a good thing Some supposedly shrewd operators took Woodcraft in preference to Jenny Geddes despite the latters good race of a few days ago If Woodcraft had any chance of beating Jenny Geddes it was ruined when the former broke down after they had gone half a mile McCahey who rode Jenny Geddes followed Hedge Rose and Montgomery until well into the homestretch before making the decisive move When shaken up the filly responded with a rush and got up in the last fifty yards to win going away Albert awayAlbert Simons has arranged to leave tomorrow for Pimlieo with the division of Harry Payne Whitneys stable that he is training trainingJ J W Pangle left for Baltimore today He will take up St Regis and a twoyearold by Yankee that he has had turned out all winter at W S Diffenderffers farm in Maryland MarylandRobert Robert Davies the Canadian capitalist who is racing an important string this year in charge of C T Patterson was an arrival from Toronto this morning Mr Davies will probably take in a bit of racing at Pimlieo before his return north northH H G Bedwell was among the arrivals from Charleston He brought three horses from South Carolina Pardner Bertis and Stare Mr Bedwell plans to ship his entire stable from Charleston and Norfolk to Coeur dAlene at the conclusion of the Jamestown meetingWilliam Jockey Club meeting William Walker who wintered his horses in To ¬ ronto this year was a visitor here this afternoon He will probably race a few horses at Pimlieo Jockey PimlieoJockey Forsythe left for the south this morning where he will spend a week visiting relatives in Pensacola before making the trip to Coeur dAleno with the Bedweli stable stableJockeys Jockeys J Hanover and Steinhardt arrived from Charleston this morning morningB B C Smith the Jockey Club representative at Palmetto Park was also among the arrivals Rain arrivalsRain fell during the running of the races today but the Jamestown Jockey Clubs course remained in good condition It still is raining tonight and unless there is a cessation of the downpour tho mud racingSome runners will be in demand for Mondays racing Some of the trials over the Norfolk track this morning were as follows followsAfterglow Afterglow Half mile in 51 51Ala Ala Marchmont Threequarters in 117 117Babbler Babbler Seveneighths in 130 130Belle Belle Mawr Half mile in 51 V VBrosseau Brosseau Mile in 23 51 104 118 131 145 145Calgary Calgary Half mile in 50 50Cowl Cowl Threequarters in 110 110Eagle Eagle Bird Half mile iu 49 c Ethel Le Brume Half mile in 50 50Flotsam Flotsam Mile in 140 140Fond Fond Half mile in 50 Fountain Fay Half mile in 50 50Howlet Howlet Fiveeighths in 102 102Hilda Hilda Maid Half mile in 52 52Hilda Hilda Queen Fiveeighths in 103 103Isidora Isidora Fiveeighths in 102 i iMadman Madman Fiveeighths in 102 102Monitor Monitor Threeeighths in 30 Mnskmelon Fiveeighths in 104 My 104My Gal Threequarters in 117 Ostend 117Ostend Threequarters in 117 117Plate Plate Glass Threequarters in i ° 0 = Pens Asinonim Threequarters in i17 Question Mark Threequarters in lls4t Startler Fiveeighths in 100 Touch Me Threequarters in 119
