The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
RUNNING RACES
FOR Y RG|N|A
Plan on Foot to Have Great Meet
During the Jamestown
Exposition.
ALREADY AT WORK ON PLAN
What A. D. Payne Says About
Virginia Runners OF Past
Days.
ALREADY AT WORK ON PLAN

JAMESTOWN, VA, January 26-There
is much interest in this city over the
talled-of race meeting this spring in
connection with the jamestown EXPOSE
ton in April. A we'll known Washington
man. who has a stable OF horses ut Ben
ninss. says that preliminary steps have
already been taken, the ground for the
track having been purchased.
Ex-Congressman Young and his assoc
ciates have selected plot OF ground.
thirty-flve acres in extent, on the road
from Norfolk to Jamestown. seven miles
from Norfolk, and three from the exhibit
tion grounds. The tract lies near the
Country Club, and is accessible from
Norfolk by electric cars. making transit
of the very best. For this ground the
Young syndicate has agreed to pay sl5,O00
Of which half has already been paid, and
work on full mile track will DO rapidly
pushed. AS the ground Is level and hard,
this work can BIO rapidly sent along.
Recognition will be asked OF the Eastern
Jockey Club, and dates for short meet
ing only. as ON SUPPLEMENTARY. fifteen
to eighteen days II patronage warrants,
the meeting Will then be extended longer.
There Is no doubt that properly man
aged such an enterprise would re-
ceive general support of the many
wealthy breeders now located in vir-
ginia, who hope to obtain legislation
another year looking toward q con-
templated Virginia racing circuit at
Richmond, Lynchburg. Petersburg,
Wheeling. etc.. while meeting at Nor
folk this spring not properly managed,
would Just as certainly meet with State
opposition. At Richmond last fall,
10000 people attended the State fair on
one day alone, and the time looks OPP
perfume for Just such venture as the
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Fonzo Payne.
A. D. Payne, the we'll known vir-
GINA breeder, was another visitor at
Bennings recently, greeting his many
friends at the track that hail from
the Old Dominion.
Mr. Payne is great believer in home-
bred horses, and echoes the sentiment Of
the Virginians who used to root" for
Fol-. War Eagle and Eon In the old days
with the war-cry OF Virginia never
lottesville. Breeder Payne has 500 acres
of the best blue grass in Albemarle
county, watered by running streams in
every field and paddock. The land Is
hilly, giving youngsters every, chance for
lowed to run In the open from sunup to
shutdown. with three meals day regu-
larly. At the Payne Farm are the young
stations Merry Day y,d and Cherry Pit. both
mares Merry Day has had only seven
public performances, and four have been
winners; while Cherry. Pit. Is a full
brother to the great Morello, He has
also twenty-nine highly bred mares, by
Gray. Hasroscope. Knight OF the Garter,
charaXus, Eon, Requital. Wanderer. The
Chevalier Rossington. Eolus. Quckllne
and other sires.
Two Of the best-looking three-year-
ods at Bennings are John PanHe's
sandy Creeker and Meddlesome hoy.
sandy Creeker was rather hard luck
youngster last season, but he came to
his own at Rennlng's, all right, and bids
fair to prove more than useful colt
this year, especially In mud. Sandy
creeker has put OH close to a hundred
pounds since racing closed. and will
show Increased length and development
Boy has also grown and filed out. Frank
somers, Pangle's cross-country horse, is
also wintering we'll.
Joseph West has q promising three
.year-old flly Mt Benning's-Dairy Maid
Ing at Gatien-L enlette, This young