Evening star., 1907-09-01
RACES At NORFOLK
BEGIN TOMORROW
Arrangements Made for a
Thirty-Day Meeting, but 1t Is
Probable Will Last Longer.

NORFOLK Va August 31.-The inaug
ural race meeting of the jamestown Jockey
Club is announced, and this southern ex-
tension of the great sport which has been
under process of preparation for some
months. is now certainty. The meeting is
scheduled to open on September ,, and the
association states that there will be not
less than thirty days racing. The race
course is near Norfolk, within easy reach Of
this city, as well as the crowds that are
sure to patronZe the jamestown exposition
in that month
Many of the most prominent citizens and
business men of Norfolk are interested in
this racing proposition, and they have gone
about the matter in a thorough manner
that is sure TO bring the success that 1t
deserves. The best people in that part of
Virginia are in fact enthusiastic over the
coming meeting, and it will receive the sup
port of society of the very highest class.
While the running of the race meeting
at Norfolk would seem at first glance to
be much in the way of an experiment. such
assurances have been given the promoters
in the way of local support, as we'll as from
the horsemen throughout the country, that
there is no longer any question as to the
success of the meeting. Other race meet
ings in the south have been profitable and
attractive, and with the added attractions
of the jamestown exposition, which is
bringing thousands to Norfolk, there should
be no lack of attendance to encourage the
association in its ambitious enterprise.
Mr.. Sheridan Clark, who has for so long
been identified with the turf in an official
capacity. both at New Orleans and with the
Brighton Beach Racing Association, has
been put in full charge of all matters re-
lating to the management and proper con-
duct of the sport, and his long experience
in racing affairs makes it a certainty that
the meeting will run smoothly and satisfac-
torily both to horsemen and the associa-
ton. Mr. Clark has been around New
York tracks for several weeks with Mr..
William Young, who is vice president of the
association, and they have succeeded in
securing material in the way of horses and
riders that should make the meeting alto
gether interesting and attractive to horse
men looking for spot in which to earn fair
purses with their strings.
The officials of the meeting will be well
known and experienced turfmen of the
highest integrity, and every detail of the
meeting will be carried out in accordance
with the usual regulations that are so ia
milar to all horsemen Col. S. NJ. Apperson
has been appointed judge. Mr.. James E.
Prince of Norfolk is the president of the
jamestown Jockey Club While the asso-
citation states that there will be not less
than thirty days racing it is more than
probable that there will be !an extension of
this time for another thirty days.
The program for the first week, Septem-
Der = to September :, shows six races each
day, with $500 added, and an intelligent
list of conditions which should prove de-
cidedly attractive to the horsemen. Besides
sprint races, there are plenty of races from
one mile to one mile and a quarter, to suit
the distance horses. Three steeplechases
a week are scheduled. and this, it is expect
ed. will be one of the most attractive fea-
lures of the meeting.