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LAHOKE IN RUNNING MOOD JAMES HOWES HACER IS RETURNED WINNER OF OVERNIGHT HANDICAP AT NORFOLK Jockey Butwell Guides Horse to Victory Over Carl ton G Guy Fisher and Other Good Opposition Selling Races Produce Good Contests Norfolk Va November 21 James Howes erratic ra tr l iliorc showed his true form at Norfolk this afternoon when lie won tlie Norfolk Handicap and l eat g x d opposition in record time for the Jatnes lown Jockey Clubs course Lahore carried 110 pounds overcame much early interference and won in easy fashion by a length from the favorite Carl tou running the mile in 130 He was on his toes at the barrier to day but in the dash for the lirst turn he was shuttled back and was last of tin Held to enter the backstretch Butwell nursed him along and finding an opening along the inner rail sent him through with the result that after going lialf a mile ho was in a contending position Jn the homestretch Lahore shook off Carlton G and at the finish had a lengths advantage Guy Fisher well supported l y his connections ran third and Amalli was fourth fourthThe The program aside from the Norfolk Handicap was niadeup of a series of f4UO top and l ottom sell ¬ ing races and a majority of them furnished good contests The favorite won in only one of them Donald Macdonald at odds of 7 to 20 taking the closing dash Jesuit winner of the hurdle race was also a betting choice Like Donald Macdonald Jisiiit led his opponents from the rise of the barrier The jumping races here this fall have been particu ¬ larly bad in that a great Jiinnlwr of accidents have occurred In todays race three of the eight start ¬ ers were put out of commission at the first fence where Rcnlala and Renora bolted over the outer wing while Icnanlt propi ed and refused Lamp ¬ black also quit after going over six fences and was pulled up upThere There ivas a lapse in the selling race war and only me of the winners was run up Deduction was bid np 205 over his entered selling price of 5400 but was retained by his owner It developed today that T W Hedrlck secured Continental instead of K J McGraw Mr Hedrieks claim was at first decided to l e invalid but he was afterward notified that under the rules he was allowed fifteen minutes in which to produce the necessary amount of cash which he did and the filly ivas turned over to him The otliciais say that under Jockey Club rules a man may claim a horse without actually putting up a penny but if at the expiration of fifteen minutes when the claiming time closes it is found that he lias not produced the necessary amount he is given fifteen minutes more to fulfill bis part of the con ¬ tract In Canada anyone may claim a horse out of a wiling race but the cash must be deposited with the clerk of the scales when the claim is made Continental did not remain long in Mr Hedrieks stable for lie disposed of the filly at private sale this morning at a slight advance to Adair Baker BakerW W O ParnitT is cxi ected from Nashville tomor ¬ row He probably will remain for several days daysJockey Jockey C Turner was suspended for three days by Hie stewards for rough riding in the sixth race raceJockey Jockey Loftus departed for Cincinnati this after ¬ noon He will go from there to Chicago for a few days Itefore continuing on his way to Juarez Loftus will ride for the Mackenzie stable at the Mexican track this winter winterAl Al Rohrluck general manager of the Connaught Park Jockey Club was a visitor here today Mr Rohrback rejxirts that the plant at Ottawa has been fully completed and that much enthusiasm lias l een phowii among the people of Ottawa over the plans for the inaugural meeting which will be held nest spring Tom Brown and Hob Hughes left for Kentucky this morning The latter will go to Lexington while Mr lirown will remain in Covington until the opening of the Chariest ou meeting meetingWilliam William Walker who will ship his stable to To ¬ ronto at the conclusion of the meeting today pur ¬ chased from L II Adair the threeyearold Dyua mlie mlieItashti Itashti has run her last race The filly will lie ro tiird to the stud and mated with oue of the Brook dale stallions next spring springHerman Herman Flippen who has Lizzie Flat and n couple of given junipers at the Norfolk track in charge of the colored trainer Charlie Douglas came down from his Virginia farm today to see Lizzie Flat run Mr FJippen lms several well bred yearlings at his place that he will race next season seasonPrevious Previous to leaving for Banning yesterday Capt I M Walker sold Mon Ami and Cordie F to J M Cooper who will ship them to Charleston CharlestonD D F Kinney whose Dr Heard won the steeple ¬ chase on Tuesday will leave for Barney Schreibers place in Missouri next week to purchase a couple of thnnyearolds that he will school during the winter for jumpingNothing jumping Nothing fast in the way of work was seen over the Jamestown course this morning The following were among those that were exercised exercisedAlnlon Alnlon Threequarters in 110 110Acton Acton Mile in 1 4C 4CItashti Itashti Half mile in 50 50Blackford Blackford Mile in 147 147Con Con Curran Mile in 148 148Dustjian Dustjian Half mile in 4S = f fFanchettc Fanchettc Fiveeighths in 104 104Gates Gates Threequarters in 118 = 3 3Collv Collv Threeeighths in 7 7Henfpstead Henfpstead Seveneighths in 131 131Heretic Heretic Half mile in 53 53Hilarious Hilarious Mile in 144 144His His Majesty Mile in lrO lrOJoe Joe Knight1 Three juartcrs in 115M 115MJudge Judge Wiilser Mile in 147 147Mary Mary Ann K Fireeighths in 108 108Mohawk Mohawk Girl Fiveeighths in 101 101Old Old Coin Threeeighths In 37 Pardner Half mile In 51 51Pikes Pikes Peak Half mile in 0 0Hose Hose QiHcii Threequarters in 110 110Sherwood Sherwood Throequarters in 11S 11SSilas Silas Gniiujk Threequarters in 118 118Sir Sir Blnise Threequarters in 110 110Tarlar Tarlar Mile in 144 V Tick Tack Threequarters in 119 119War War Horn Threeeighths In E Winning Widow Threequarters in 117 KM Dove Threequarters in 117
