The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
RE ADY FOR BUGLE
At ia N ESTO W N
Speedy Thoroughbreds Waiting
for Barrier to Lift at
Norfolk Track.
ARRANGING FOR "NAvY DAY.
Prominent Sportsmen Will Be on
Hand to Back Their
Strings.
Especial to The T.mes-Dispat ch.


Norfolk. Va. April 1-Everything Is
IN readiness for the opening Of the
spring meeting of the jamestown
Jockey Club, and when the bugle
sounds next Wednesday, afternoon
railing lie horses to the post. the be-
ginning of the largest racing carnival
ever seen south OF Baltimore, will be
inder way.
Entered for the local meeting are
some OF the best horses in the coun-
try. In fact. 1T Is said, that the finest
lot OF thoroughbreds that ever gather
ca under the roof Of any barn at one
time arc CHARTERED at the track, ready
for the start.
August Belmont, r. r. Wilson, Jr..
G. G. Smithson, f. ]. Moyne, Robert j.
Mckensie and many other millionaires
and owners OF fine horses have the pick
OF their st les at the track. Fifteen
runners from the stable Of August
Belmont like number from the barns
OF r. T. Wilson, Jr., and dozen or
NOR, from tho Smithson camp. with
from I'VE to twenty from scores OF
equally as good stables, constitute a
gathering OF the highest class racers.
Endorsed by Business Men.
Ihat the spring meeting OF the local
.rnck promises TO be the biggest thing
indicated by the hearty support given
mo enterprise by local business and
commercial organizations. The meeting
n mas ~, the Endorsement OF the Retail
trade. Credit Mems Association, the
Industrial Commission and various
other bodies Everybody Is working
TO make the meeting a success.
Most OF the local hotels have alrcady.
deserved IN advance nearly every room
Many OF the horsemen Will bring their
,amilies with them. and VIII remain
meeting. Robert j. McKensie. tho ca
madam Northern Pacific magnate. vii,
come to Norfolk with his family in hi.
W. v D'iIhenderfcr tho Baltimore
nm and has reserved a suite of rooms
~ mo MonticcllO Hotel for the meet
Many Stecplechnsen.
One of the feature attractions OF The
iocal meeting Will be the steeplechnse
t eve IS somT OF tho finest jumpers in
string of SIlas Neitch. William and
w, GODS Garth. Theodore Coles. w
IR srae, s1,I,,r David Dunlop colone,
iiehry craven. Colonel Harrison. J.. NJ
S,,i,aa,ckhouse. courtland II. Smith. X. T
M' sIa u, ana others IN the stable
Lydia. $500 ano
n op ,rad, day viii be ladies. dav nj
pects, the record for attendance TO be
smashed on that day.
MT. Levy is arranging several hmm.
orouS Tea lures for the meeting ono OF
when Is mule race. the riders ia
lie sailors Of the United States Navy
On April the Atlantic battleship fleet
VIII return TO Hampton Roads and
about 1000 blucjackets will be given
shore liberty. MIR. Levy is arranging
to have navy day" al the track. and
lians to have half a dozen mules en-
tered for race. Prizes Will be award
ed the first. second and third winners
and 1t Is expected that the track will
he crowded with enlisted men and Of.
hcerS OF the various ships on that day
To Give to Charity.
Another feature that promises TO he
attractive from every standpoint is the
determination OF Manager Levy to de-
vote Il certain percentage OF the re-
ceip,s on some day to some worthy
charitable institution or cause in Nor
folk. 4 minstrel performance. such
! az was given at Jacksonville may also
BIO arranged. and It Is hoped that tho
amount realized for charity will he
considerable.
TWO special trains carrying hor.es
end horscmcn left Jacksonville YES
terday for Norfolk. They viii arrive
here to- morrow. Special excursion nnr
ties are coming from Baltimore Wash.
, lngton and New York. and 1t Is, con
/ scrvatively estina ted that the visitors
Will number about 5000
some OF the iIOrScmen,
Among the prominent men eNpccted
arc: August Belmont. Francis 4. Ponds
n. ". Cnshin. S. s. Rowland. r. IT
Wilson, ,Tr., Raymond and Percy Rel
mont, p. Sterrctt Gittings. S. T.. Jcn-
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