The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-07
NORFOL K A MECCA
North CarOIinians Go
There Next Week,
BIG Excursions From North Carolina
township Race Meet to
| Attract Great
Crowds.

Especial to News and Observer
Norfolk, Va, May 6.-The first big
successful excursion of the summer
will be run from North Carolina
points to Norfolk during the next ten
days. Railroad men declare there will
be great throngs of Tar Heels here
to attend the horse races and to visit
the resorts. Excursions will be run
from Washington, N. c., and inter-
mediate points via the Atlantic coast
Line. from Raleigh, Wilson and inter-
mediate points and from Lewiston
and intermediate points via the Sea-
board Air Line.
Plans have been perfected for all
the eXcursionists who come at TINS
time, to find Norfolk ready to take
care of them in unusually pleasant
ways, especially since the Norfolk
Horse Show and Fair Association Will
have its big spring meet at that time.
c. W. Smith, secretary and general
manager of the Norfolk Horse Show
and Fair Association, has returned
from Baltimore, where he assisted at
the Pimlico meet and secured a large
number of entries for the May races
here. Mr.. Smith has established his
headquarters at 247 Main street,
where he has a corps of assistants,
tention exclusively to promoting the
interests OF the association.
In speaking about the outlook for
the May races, Mr.. Smith said yester-
day: q
I'VE are going to have the largest
bunch of running and steeplechase
horses at the May meet ever gotten
together in Norfolk"
Percy Evans, the we'll known
steeplechase rider of Warrenton, Va,
will ship from Baltimore tonight three
steeplechaSers and one entry for the
running races. Mr.. Evans will be re-
membered as the rider who was in
iured in a steeplechase here last Au-
gust and carried to st. NincentS hos
pital where he remained unconscious
for several hours, but very pluckily
rode in the race again two days later.
Bob Taylor, of Baltimore, who is
well known here as the owner of the
high jumper, Grey Rock, will send
down three entries for the steeple-
chase and one entry for the fiat
races.
Portner Brothers, of Manassas, Va,
have written for entry blanks and
promised to send down five entries.
Richard Walack, of Warrenton
Va, will have two entries in the
steeplechase events.
j. H. Chain, of Richmond, will
send down the celebrated steeple-
chaser, Miss Chafin.'
Entries will close on May 9, and
while as a general thing comparative
~ few entries are received until the
closing day, the association is already
in receipt of a large number of en-
tries both in the harness and running
events, and from present indications
every class on the May program will
fill.
The fair grounds present busy
scene at this time. A number OF
horses arc already located at the
track and their trainers work them
out every afternoon, getting them in
shape for the races.
With one or two exceptions, all the
railroads entering the city will run
special excursions for the event The
Seaboard Air Line will bring in two
specia! excursions; one from Lewis
ton. \. c., on Tuesday the 18th, and
one from Weldon and Raleigh on
Thursday, the 18th. Hardy Harrison
has arranged for special excursion
from Richmond over the Norfolk and
Western on Tuesday the 10th. A spe-
cial excursion, under the management
of 3. Il. Bowers and T. M. Woolard,
will be run from Washington. n. c.,
and intermediate points on Tuesday,
the 18th. Other excursions from the
principal points in Virginia and North
Carolina will be run here during the
week of the meet.