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NORFOLK NOW THE MECCA HORSEMEN AND FOLLOWERS OF RACING FLOCKING TO VIRGINIA TRACK. Eastern Racing Season Scheduled to Eegin with Opening of Jamestown Jockey Clubs Meeting Next Wednesday. Norfolk, Vii.. March 27. Willi the Weather con-oil ions ideal at tin- plant of tin Jamestown Jockey Club anil I lie going in better shape than it has been i-Imv the meeting last fall, arrivals at tin- course iivun l:. -lining. New York, Juarez. Baltimore and Charleston lim ing the jiast twenty-four hours hav welled tlu strength of the stables nuiv lien- to large propoiiinus. Hotels in the downtown district are already lilling up with racing folk ami the interest of tin- citizens .if Norfolk and the big tributary territory Is extremely keen for the races. Manager Boh Levys announcement that the opening day of the fifteen-days" meeting. Wednesday, April 1, would In ladles day. has ipiickeued tin expectancy of the fair s x, who promise to he represented, as usual on racing days, in large numbers at the course. From Kenning the stables of Bon I ope, Tom Rod i-.k, .iJile iarsou and William Shields arrived on the same steamer from Washington. The Shields menage Is i m 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 v interesting, as the jovial trainer jind former rider has two royall bred two-year-olds in his stable which the I.eniiiiig crowd say can run fast. Tiiey are Sing Song, a hay gelding by Singleton - Casino, and itoleniy. u chestnut gelding by Stiir Shoot Auvergne. This is brother to arneati. Tin Singleton geliling is a handsome ami well-formeil youngster. lie is built for extreme speed ;ill the way and bears a striking resemblance, in nls massive withers and loins and big leg development, to Catigh Iiill when that great sprinter was at his best. Kven now he has gone halves aroun I .v.! in the muihlv Kenning going, and is ready lor he races. Shields brings word that the Garth-Parr stable, numbering seventeen head, including two-year olds. threc-yenr-ods such as Executor and Zodiac, and older horses, with a jumper or two. will be lure before the end of the week. Jockey Jr.uics l.iitwell is already at Helming exercising the young -Stcfs. having recently reported front his winter houe hi .l.icksonville. An interesting arrival is I. W. Doran. the first of the turfmen to come from Juarez, who brought four hirsts, all ready to race, lie reixirts that .li.jircz will be represented by horsemen who this .year have decided to race in the east instead of the ia west. ,. Shaw, who likewise is one of the latest arrivals from- Bciming. brought down four horses which were ,ieed bv the late S. W. Dot Street!, while Gar-sms band numbers three. The horses in the Rodrocu st,;Me are all good ones, including Galaxy, Lady .rant. Harvest Queen and two others which will i-iee in the colors of IT. C. Dahle, former owner ot Mh,1 lv. Pi. C. Gcnnnill. with four head, is anolinr turfman from Bciming who will race his stable hero. The horses of .lames Arthur, Kdward McBride, Frank J. Coleman, .Mike K el ley, J. M. W. Green. K. I tterliack, William Walker, Jack Phillips. . Itaiev and .1. I. Missick constitute the advance n:ir l from Palmetto Iark. These stables arrived in good eimdition. It is inevitable that the calculations of the regulars, who have been following the Charleston hirses during the past winter, will be subjected to a series of surprises at the forthcoming Jamestown meeting, as the class, condition and number of the stables already here gives indication of furnishing the southern delegation with the kei st of ton-tent ion. The Garth-Parr array of youngsters is one on which the turfmen themselves have little line, but which thev declare will prove to be a formidable lot. Trainer Garth never abandons activity at his farm near Charlottesville and he is a strong believer in plentv or work for the youngsters in his stable. s a result thev will be in a forward condition win n thev make their initial appearance here under colors, and should move to be iotent factors not only at Jamestown but on the metropolitan circuit. Miring the day Fred W. Gerhardy. associate judge and handicapper here, received notice from the Ha;n-ilton Joekev Club of his reappointment as one of the olllcials for that Canadian track. He has- written that he will accept the position, which he has tilled f. r many years. Mr. Cerhardy is here in charge of thi assignment of stable room for the arrivals and is completing other details of the meeting in conjunction with Manager I!ob Levy. . The westerners, who have been much in the minority during former meetings here, will be .in-nsuailv conspicuous during the coming meeting. Telegrams have been received from J. W. Parker, who Is coming with eight head, and S. A. Beckham mil C W. Scott with twelve head, all from lexas. notifying the management that they are on the way bv express from ICi Iaso. The Dwyer Bros, stable of six. IP. Xeustndter witli live. James Johnston with live and other owners are also coming from the far west. . . The otlicials for the meeting already are arriving. Judge Edward Cole. Steward Frank J. Bryan, Clerk of the Scales Herbert Conklin, Manager Levy and Handicapper and Associate Judge Fred Gerhardy are already here: Paddock Judge Harry White and Lienor tin- Course and Racing Secretary Joseph McLennan will arrive on the Charleston specials, over the Ulantlc Coast line. Starter Cassidy and Steward J. V Mitrphv are on the way from the west. Track Superintendent Miller will as usual hold the watch is ollicial timer. Now he is busying himself with nutting the final touches on the numerous improvements which lnive kept several gangs of men busy for the last month.
