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JAMESTOWN MEETING ENDS UPSETS FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN DECISION OF CLOSING DAYS PROGRAM Gate Receipts Turned Over to Board of Trade for forFund Fund for a Convention Hall Fred Mulholland MulhollandBid Bid Up and Changes Hands Norfolk Va April 20 Upsets came frequently at the Jamestown Jockey Clubs course this after ¬ noon It was the closing day of the meeting and several good things were put over Some of the winners who raced poorly in previous efforts showed surprising improvement and those in the know prof ¬ ited handsomely A majority of the winners had plenty In reserve at the finish and the lack of con ¬ tention disappointingThe in some of the races proved disappointing The management turned over the gate receipts to a committee of the Board of Trade to start a fund for NorfolkThe the erection of a convention hall in Norfolk The program was made up of a series of sellins races and the winner of one of them Fred Mul ¬ holland changed hands after his victory Fred Mul ¬ holland was beaten off a few days ago when a 7 to 10 favorite Today at liberal odds he won in a canter This probably influenced the bidding up of the horse He was entered to be sold for 40i and C C Suiithson secured him for 800 800After After the horse had been sold L K Powell bid 805 but he was too late lateH H Netistadtcr has arranged to ship Smirk Short Order and Anna May to Louisville The Bissell string will leave for Churchill Downs in the morn ¬ ing ingJ J G Wagnon has purchased Cloak Golconda and Chi 1 ton Trance from S Louis They will be shipped with V Powers and Chilton Squaw from here to Montreal MontrealLady Lady Sybil was jumped on and cut down on th j off hind leg during the running of the sixth race yesterday yesterdayLord Lord Eiam was bid up 200 over his entered pries by L Garth after he won the seventh race yester ¬ day but was retained by his owner Hugh ownerHugh Penny shipped W P Austins threeyear old Walter Scott to Dr McCarthys farm at Laurel Md this morning Tlie colt will be gelded and turned out until fall Wooltex was shipped to the same place The latter will be schooled through the field during the summer and shipped to Canada for the fall meeting provided he shows an aptitu Io for fencing fencingSheriff Sheriff Grueninger ran in tlie name and colors of C C Thompson In the first race the latter having purchased the colt from P M Cirill this morning Joseph morningJoseph A Murphy who has been acting as one of the stewards here left for St Louis tonight
