New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Racing Season in East Opens at
Jamestown, Va, Today.
HORSES CROWD THE TRACK
Outlook Bright for Meeting, with
the Sport Still Dormant IN
This State.

Racing under the jurisdiction OF the
,ockov club will begin to-day, but not IL,
this state. The Eastern season, the extent
of which is 50 problematical because OF the
unsettled conditions here, Will be inaugu-
rated by the jamestown Jockey club. at
jamestown. Va The outlook for most
successful meeting is particularly bright,
for tnc reason that more ana netter horseS
than usual will go TO the post, becadse OF
The fac, that owners and trainers who IN
nih.r wears have waited for the call of the
hugle here must take time by the toreiocH
and make the most ~ their opportunities.
Lovers Of thoroughbred racing and close
followers of the sport 10 the NUMBER o'
several hundred left tins city last night 10
he on hand for the opening. More VIII 20
down on Friday. and a goodly representa-
lion from the metropolitan district IS as
surcd
MANY Well known owners will he repre-
scented. inclndng August Belmont chal
man of the Jockey club. =. :. I. Randolph
Pcverwyck Stable. James Mclaughlin r"
Jimmy Rowe. David Dunlop. Courtand ~
Smith. r. r. Wilson. j. i. thompson
frank y. Weir. r. r Miller. J. W PanSle'
J-or,est Rose. W T. Rahcock and g T..
Calvin. stable room rs ~ premium ana
fully nve hundred horses arc now Puarter''
st or nesr the track many of which ar"
,eady 70 race. August Belmont and X J.
Wilson have engaged fifteen stalls apiece
while Rinv and Woods Garth were luch>
enough to get twenty-five stalls for their
lig string 49,
Mars Case.Jy will do the starting. while
,be nroslding Judge will be Ed Cole and the
.,.r.ards William p. Riggs and Frank J.
prvan Mos, Of the best jockeys let' N
this country viii sport coiorS' inc'nu'ne
Fiddle Duean. who is under contract 10
August Belmont.
!, vas n,o,rng day At National League
Headquarters yesterday Thomas J. Lyhcn
end his staff said gcodby 10 their o'd
quarters in tho ST James BWldins' 81
prnodvav and Goth street. and moved into
an attractive suite in the Metropolitan Lie
,ovro- iobn Heydler. tho genial Se'fe-
,ay, Of the league. said II was fine 10 ne
IN unde~ the clock. where there was plenty
ii breeze.
2 r.. Johnson. president of the American
League. has announced his assignment ol
rmpires for the opening games on Apri j.
ss follows. At Detroit. Sherdan anu
porlne; at Philadelphia, Evans ana fea" ;
at Washington. Connolly and Mu'eh' an"
., (, Iouis Dineen and OLoughllh.
According 10 Tom Jones. mGnas'r ol Au
,yo,east. the ten-round bout arranged ne
tween the lightweight champion anu
Packev Mcfarland in this city on Apfh .
has been declared of. Jones Is quo'eo d
saving that he has had numerous WARNINGS
against allowing Wolgsst TO face Mcr ar
land on tho ground that the latter Is
wel,erweight Mcfarland. IT is true hhos
difficulty in getting down 10 lS3 pounos'
while the lightweight limit Is 13S pouhos'
I'm; Jones has become suddenly eNciteo
over a matter Of three rounds. deciuihs
no doubt that easier picking 5 more TO MS
Iikinc. Woiaast can go along for some
time as a good drawing card. so 1t Is not
surprising that Jones fears to stake all III
\ bout with the clever. hard mttinc Chi-
cago boy.