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OPENING IN EAST TODAY MEETING OF JAMESTOWN JOCKEY CLUB 10 INAUGURATE EASTERN RACING SEASON. Officials All on Hand and Comse Near Norfolk in Complete Readiness for Auspicious Beginning of Sport — Horses fiom Winter Tracks Well Engaged. Norfolk, Pa., March :;i.--Everything i- in readl-neaa i"! tomorrows openfhg ol rtie llfteen-daj - spring meeting ,,r the Jamestown .|t«kiv Club. The !a-l shipment ,1 horses bill,-,! from Charleston to Hi,- Irani baa arrive*] in good rendition. Tl»« city Is already well iillc-,1 with visitors and ra.- i i lower- in, in i In- north and, Judging frooi inquiries :it lilt- iii, li-ls. many lin,|-.- Mic - n i i i I--T- I. at, arrivals include Bt artel CaasMy and liis assistants, and Charles i,uk. director ,,f .advance Information. .Mr. 1 ink reports tbal In- lias received many inquiries iiiiiii law-is and expects to ■■ ■ ■ .is mam in hue us -■II lam rails meeting. Tin- ..tlnials are :i!l here ..in; are .-is follows: Steward* Prank J. Bryan ami Joseph A. Murphy. Judges Edward Cole and F. V. Uerbardy. S tarter- Man i a--i.h . t l ,1: i,r the grata* H. P. Conkling. Paddock and Patrol Judge Hairy White. t lerk i,r the Course and Baring Secretary Joseph McLennan. I. mil,, « raters r. .i. Bryan, Joseph A. Murphy ami 1" V. Mrfanrdy. Track Superintendent ami Timer- -George Miller. Ceoeral Managi i Bob Levy. Tin- Jamestown Jockey Clubs meeting ushers mi the eastern raring of i:U4. Followers • ! iln- snort mi- arriving dally fr their northern home-, swell lag i in- i,ij crowd already on the ground, li wis ■loitdy. l,iii laii- weather Is promised for ihe opening. I i.i rack i- drying ,mii rapidly under tin- influence of a high wind and will be in go«, i condition for the sport. Great Interest centers in tin- running of the two-year-old race. With inn sue ••.• two exeep lions, the contestants an- horses that havi- win tend lure and bare never been si-iii under colors. Tin remainder ■ • iln- card is well fllled, with the Inaugural Handicap, three-quarters of a mile, as r» tli« chief feature. In thus race several of the better class oi horses from the winter tracks will face the starter. The itayem were allotted two races, o in- at a mil,- ami twenty yanis am! I in- other at a mile. Both lilleil w.-ll. Judge Prank .1. Bryaa arrived this raoraiag from liis home in New York, accompanied by BU Cole. Starter SSSldy ami his erew placed their tttSTt- Ing machines in position today ami are rendj for the opening. The triable of J. W. Hedrlck came from Charleston. This string was scheduled to go to the Kentucky tracks, but a Change was made a: tin- last moment and tin- stable wax -hipped here Instead. Horsemen ami trainers were this morning putting the tinal touches or. their charges for tomorrow s opening, ami the track, which was in good eon d II ion, wa- fairly alive with banes at stark. Mm one slight mishap was reported by the own ii- ami trainers win, shipped their horses from the south. * freight ear, loaded with mr-u belonging t, A. 1". li,, vie. of Savannah, la., was Speet in shipment iHiii Charleston, but the animals escaped in iii. Among the lot wen .Miss Velma and Miss Eleanor. T. w. Chicago OBrien arrived yesterday from the wsi am! expects to become a regular for the i, itf the seas,, n. otln-r arrivals were jockey -.lames Bntweli. from Benning, and .1. McTaggart, 1 1, no bis iii-iie- in New V., i k. WiMiam Aim!, luster. Tom Shaw. Henry Haul. Al Ial.i. Sieve 1. I |.,iniiie,li,-u. Bene Siisiin. William Beverly. San. Bradley. Fred Cook. Ike Hakteburg, ami laud-, Kyle are anion- the layers on hand. A Ic-avy iiin that fell Sunday night made the Inek muddy yesterday and training was Interfered with. A lew horses Wen III I r aafl. however, including several two-year-oMa from tin- -table of Harry Payne Whin-, y and It. T. Wilson. The horses that wintered lien- are coming around to racing condition raplrilj ami with continued mild weather will l e tit to race shortly. Those that a intend further nortli are backward in training and ,ill not be seen ander colors until towards the .•i.,-e ,,f ii. ,- umating. The best moves yesterday ruing Included the follow lug El ii,, Mi!,- in 1 :•",:!. Progressive- Seven-eighths in 1:35. •|a Paj Mi- in 1:53. Thrift Three-quarters in l:lf.
