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GOOD STABLES POR JAMESTOWN RACING Norfolk Va Oclolter 21 Six stakes with val ¬ ues ranging from 800 to 1500 which will be de ¬ cided at Norfolk during the fall meeting of the Jamestown Jockey Club November 1330 will closu ii Saturday October 26 Tho stakes arc the Mou ticello 1500 a handicap for horses of all ages distance one mile tho Exchange value 1000 han ¬ dicap for all ages at one mile and an eighth The Thanksgiving 1000 selling stakes for three yearolds and over at one mile and an eighth Lynn haven a 1000 selling stakes at ono mile for all ages the Merchants an 800 selling stakes for all ages at threequarters of a mile and the Fairfax Hotel SOO a handicap for threeyearolds at three quarters of a mile mileEntries Entries for these stakes may l e made to Bob Levy general manager of the Jamestown Jockey Club who Is in Norfolk at tho Montlcello or to Kred Gerhardy who will represent the club at La tonia So great is the pressure of applications for stair room that Mr Levy declares he will be com elled to favor those who make nominations in stakes stakesApplications Applications for more than COO stalls are In al ¬ ready Tho management has built several hundred new stalls and is about to begin the construction of more The purses this fall will bo better than hereto ¬ fore None will have a smaller value than 300 and In addition to stakes there will be a handicap each afternoon worth from 400 to 000 000Among Among the applicants for stabling are such well known American and Canadian sportsmen as August Belrnont Harry Payne Whitney Richard T Wil ¬ son H C Hallenbcck Thomas Clay McDowell Harry K Knapp Francis R Hitchcock Thomas F Ryan Robert Davles William Garth Capt E B Cassatt Capt P M Walker and scores of others othersThe The officials at Norfolk this fall will include Joseph A Murphy and Francis J Bryan as stew ¬ ards Edward Cole and Fred W Gerhardy as placing Judges A 15 Dade starter Harry White paddock judge Herman Conkling clerk of the scales and Joseph McLennan racing secretary and clerk of the course courseGeorge George Miller Is track superintendent and already be has the course in fine condition for training Mr Miller has been at work since the beginning of August Mr Miller promises that the course will be faster than it was last fall Besides superintend ¬ ing the construction of the new stalls Mr Miller lias doubled tho size of the betting ring and floored the eamc
