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FAVORITES FARING WELL FOUR OF THE PUBLIC CHOICES NUMBERED AMONG DAYS WINNERS AT NORFOLK Merry Lad Beats Hoffman by Narrow Margin in Principal Race of Day Toniata Wins at I First Asking This Season Norfolk Aa April 15 The Front ipr Purse a dash of one mile was provided as an attraction by the Jamestown Jockev CMrb this afternoon It brought together a wellbalanced field and fur ¬ nished a stirring contest in which the favorite Merry Lad beat Hoffman a neck after a long anil hard stretch drive Cloudy weather kept many of the regulars at home The track was in good condi ¬ tion however and a majority of the races furnished wellfought contests Bnlgar Cogs Merry Lad and Blue Mouse were winning favorites Toniata making his first start of the season in the third race furnished a surprise by leading all the way Toniata was prepared for todays race at thc Havre de tJrace track and his people are said to have profited victoryBulgar handsomely over his victory Bulgar was the only winner of a selling race this afternoon that was bid up He was advanced SUM over his entered price of fSOO but was retained by his owner W A Burttschell was resjionsible for the bidding biddingSeveral Several stables were shipped from here to Havre de Grace this morning Archie XIninicr AV T Anderson and a division of the Simons stable were among those that left Wayne Joplin and Mooro Johnson have arranged to leave for Lexington on Friday and several other owners who have been unable to secure accommodations at Havre do Gracn will send their horses over to Baltimore to await the opening of the Plmlico meeting Nothing meetingNothing further lias devejoiied in the Irish Kid SehelkeGrand case It was expected that a priimi neut bettor would be Involved but enough evidenc has not developed to warrant otlicial action as yet Judge yetJudge Joseph A Murphy will leave for S Louis at the conclusion of the Norfolk meeting but will be in Montreal within a week or ten days to lo jk over tin slfii of the coiitemplifftltraCk jit Dorvul It is understood that Judge Murphy will manage this plant for the new club The clubThe Country Club at Norfolk will it is understood make application to the Hunts Association at NiJw York for membership in that liody with the view of giving a hunt meeting here some time during the summer Several jumps have already been placed on the Country Club property and a number of the members have announced their intention of securing some thoroughbreds with the idea of developing them into hunters huntersFollowing Following were the best workouts this moniins Absconder Seveneighths In 134 Arran Half mile In 521 Belray Mile in 147 f fEthel Ethel Lo Brume Threequarters in 1S Joe Gaitens Half mile in 51 Judge Monck Mile in 1 47ife Kormak Seveneighths in 10 Louise Travers Threeeighths in 3Si n Mollie S Half mile in 52 Prince Chap Half mile in 50if V Republican Threeeighths in rrTJ Uod and Gun Mile in 154 Scallywag Threequarters in 110 Stentor Half mile in 50 Talecarrier Threequarters in 117 The Kunip Threeeighths in 30 Veilchen Half mile in 50 AVinning AVidow Half mile in 52
