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.JAMESTOWN MEETING OFF DETECTIVES SWOOP DOWN ON BETTING RING AND ARREST LAYERS OF ODDS. Prisoners Rushed Before a Justice of the Peace and Enter Pieas of Not Guilty — Jockey Bresch Fatally Injured. Norfolk, Va.. April 7. — The present meeting of the Jamestown Jockey club has been declared off. ltob Levy, manager of Hie race track, made the an nounceinenr from bis room- a I the Mouticello Hotel I ght. Mr. Levy refused SS make any other an iioiiioeineni us i., vvhal emuse wnuld be taken in Iba future. Norfolk, Va., April 7. — Retting operations were interrupted after the second race James lovvn today when a dozen detectives with "John Doe" warrants swarmed into ihe Ijt-ttiug ring and arrested several layers. The raid was a spectacular • lie. but maiiv escaped. A man who seemed to act a- head of tin- raider- blew a whistle as a sigual and Immediately several guns and revolvers were flashed on sheet writer-, cashiers and money takers. Xo resjstaaee »va- offered and the men placed undet arrest were loaded into automobiles and taken be for- Magistral. King of Ooean View. They entered pleas ol mil guilt v to charges of keeping gaming hoii-es. They wire released on bail furnished by .several lo.-ai residents. Immediately after the ra ill ihe ring araa in a panic When the excite mem subsided, however, several burdv souls nuns a ted on llie lawn, in approv.il New York style, and plenty of wagers were made. Tbe raiders, it Is understood, were in the emplov of the Baldwin Detective Agency, of Roanoke, but il Could nol be ii aineil who had tbe warrants sworn on I for the arrests. Al Hanf. one of those caught iu the raid, after securing bail, arrived in town und instituted proceedings against one of the raiders for highway robbery. Il.-nif alleges that his cashier. Harr.v Mark, was held up by a man with a revolver and forced to hand over what cash he had iu bis money bag. No arrest has as yet been effected. It is supposed thai todays raid is the result of the visit of ipvestigatioo of Attorney -General Pal-bnf I. Jockey Bresch, who was injured during the running of tin second race, when his mount. Surpass fell, died tonight at ihe Si. Vincent hospital. His relatives were notified by wire and his body will be shipped to Latonia for burial, bresch was sixteen ..ears of age and was tinder contract to J. I". Strode. During the past few weeks be has been exhibiting skill a- a rider. Susan P., 1. M. Hedricks winner of the fifth race, an odds-oil choice on the lawn, was bid up by Sam Loans lo ,808, an advance of 0o over her en-tered price. She was retained. J. W. Hedrick then claimed Supreme from I. Gallagher for ,025. Jockey Neaeder was painfully injured in the right eye this morning by falling on a piece of barbed wile. He was forced to cancel his engage-men is for tbe day. The track was fast this morning when the following work-outs took place: DmiuesM — Seveu-eighlhs In 1:3:?. Hi namite— Seven-eighths in 1:38. Kl Org — Mile in 1:52. leather Duster — Three-quarters in l:2.i1.. City Fallen— Half mile in Skjfc. Good Day — Three-eighths in .17%. Gr.izelle— Five-eighths in 1:04%. Indolence — Mile in 1:44%. Lou Leader — Five-eighths in 1:04. Perth Rock--Three-quarters in 1:17. Prince Chap— Three-quarters in 1:17. Progressive — Mile in 1:47. Rye Straw — Half mile in ." 1%. Ta Nun Da — Seven-eighths in 1:41. Tactics — Three-eighths iu 39. Vein-ta Stronie — Half mile in 51. Vollborpe — Mile in 1:52.
