The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
JAMESTOWN READY
FOR OPENING DAY
Merchants Selling Stakes Will
Be Inaugural Feature Of
Fall Meet.
EXPECT LARGEST CROWD YET
Stables We'll Filled and Horses
in Fine Fcttlc for
Contests.
EXPECT LARGEST CROWD YET
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Norfolk. Va. November s.-With tho
advance guard OF turf followers already
on the ground. and considerable
quota of horses being given daily
workouts over tho jamestown Jockey
Clubs track. all is in readiness here
for tho reception Of tho big Kentucky
and Pimlico delegations. whose arrival
will signalizo tho inauguration of the
fifteen day race meeting here on
Thursday. Tho A1erchanty Selling
Stakes. tho first CT the four stellar
events OF tho Jamestown program. Will
DO the inaugural feature, and tho fact
that Thursday will be Ladies' Day.
when ell women VIII he admitted free
AZ the guests OF tho management. lends
ground to the belief OF Manager Bob
Levy and his associates that tho big
Eest crowd that ever saw racing In
Virginia will be on hand.
Horses that have arrived from Ben
ming and Laurel during the week in
clude the stables OF l.. i. Cooncy, with
punch Bowl and Guy Fisher, both
Jamestown stake candidates; H. Nett
stadter. with Snirk. Mimess and An
con; part OF the stable trained By
James Johnston; +. Minter. with Glen
Beachey and others IN the platter divi-
sion; julie Carson. with his own and
the horses owned b. Pierre Lorillard;
J. p. Jones. with Henry Hutchinson.
Hunter @. Breckinridgc a native Vir-
Emily Lee and others: J. j. McCaulcy.
j. A Broi,ler. J. W. Pangle. J L. Paul,
Harry Shannon and others
scenes of Activity.
scenes OF unusual activity are now
evident daily At tho course. for prac-
tically every horse already 0uartercd
hero IS In forward condition Punch
Bowl. after 81 long lct-up. Is looking
as At as q fiddle, and Trainer L W
Heffner. who is inclined TO 70 slowly
with ali his charges. declares the half
brother to the kentucky Derby winner
Donerail VIII have no excuses when
no starts in LynnhaVcn Hotel Stakes
next Saturday. Guy Fisher IS like
wise ready for the races. and is being
pointed for Monticello Hotel Handicap.
on week from Saturday. and the
Thanksgiving Stakes. In both OF which
he VIII start. no matter what the con-
dition OF the track.
Thc absence OF these two stars from
recent contention ~ due less TO their
own condition than 10 that Of Trainer
Hefper. who was confined 10 his bed
with severe illncas during the Laurel
meeting. 10 has now, however. com
pleteiy recovered. Among the advance
guard OF arrivals. in addition to the
turfnen above NAMED. arc Frank S
Hackett. Harry l. shaw, who has been
on visit 10 hts home in New Orleans;
Frank j. Navin. owner OF the Detroit
pGs'pdii C4uD, ana otncr notable fol-
lowers OF racing Paddock Judge Harry
White also was visitor yesterday.
stepping over on his return 70 PIN
leo from Charleston. Io reports that
applications havo been made from
horscmen In the East for ga stalls al
Charleston, which, added TO the big
delegation from Kentucky. made il APP
pear at present M though HE same
Situation which confronted tho James
town Jockey Club earlier in tho season
would exist In Charleston. lie reports
that l.. A Cassidy. who is on the
ground directing the improvements at
the plant. has arranged for the CON
struction OF additional stailroom. how
ever.
W. P. Fine and his stable shipped
down from Benning by steamer and
went 70 Charleston by rail yesterday
Cockspur Back in Form.
Cockspur. tho Broomstick colt, which.
when owned by the recently dissolved
firm OF Henderson q Hogan. was
thought tn be OF stake calibre, and
pointed for the Kentucky and Latonia