The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29


big stables of the East are beginning
to report at Norfolk with their fit
test horses which are to take part
in the spring meeting of the James
town Jockey club. The meeting will
q begin next Tuesday, April lst and
continue through to the 18th
fifteen racing days in all. and 1t bids
fair to ne the best in the history OF
the sport hereabouts.
AS is the custom al Norfolk. the
opening day will be ladies' day. The
management will be disappointed if
the fair sex fail to turn out in big
force. A handsome pictorial souvenir
will be distributed among them in
stead of the old-fashioned silk pro-
gram.
The biggest delegation that came
in from Bennings this morning was
the stable of William Garth, 1t num-
bered seventeen horses all told, and
Lewis Garth Is in charge. The stable
consists of horses of all ages. and
grades, and Master Lewis expects TO
start in winning right away because
he and his father have been busy at
the old Washington Jockey club
course for upward of month.
The interest in the juvenile end
of the Garth establishment is keen.
No man in the country is handling
as many smart youngsters this sea
son as the big horseman of Abe
marie, he and Colonel Israel Miltiades
Parr. a prominent young business and
society man OF Baltimore. having pur-
chased last fail the entire yearline
output OF the famous Ellerslie Stud
in Aibemarle county, which has been
practically dispersed since the death
of its founder, Captain r. j. Han
cock.
After Harry Payne whitney. owner
of al NR i
sey. Colonel Parr is the biggest nom
Z inator in the Juvenile, the James
town Jockey clubs $1,000 special for
baby racers, which will he decided
1 week from Saturday.
Has Named Five.
Colonel PARIS entries are five In
number-rThe Idol. a bay gelding by
Glorifier out of lama. The JrchIn.
a chestnut geiding by F'atherless out
of Eliaz Russell; Robert oliver
chestnut gelding by Fatherless out of
Dumontine. Wanita. chestnut geld
ing by Fataeriess out Of Watita. and
Mater, bay dliy by Fatherless out
Of Watita.
The Urchin is a well-setup colt Of
the family Of Moreilo, the best horse
Virginia ever sent ~ the American
races, and the others belong 10 WIN
ming stock In addition to these young
ters, Lewis Garth has Lord Ester
ling fiiiy in the race, called Lady
Esterline. who is a half sister To that
good race mare OF a few seasons back
Lady Esther.
Garth was too busy yesterday I'M
loading TO talk about his horses He
got in on the boat early In the. fore
noon and walked his runners from
pine Beach. and IL was midafternoon
before they were safely housed Bnt
he said that his youngsters were ready
4 aT
starters IN the Juvenile. The Gartns
ALWAYS spring "A good two-year or
no dawn here Ringing and Cap
tain Elliott who afterward won
stakes and purses at very nearly every
track in the United States and tana-
da. made their bows at Norfolk IN
Aprtt I9t9 Captain Elliott
trin,Iy made son Of Hermis and Esti-
mate is coming back in the stable
81 Samuel Ross. of Washington ana
he will surely win over distance OK
ground
Willie Allen. the most successful
streplechase jockey in the country LOT
a couple Of seasons, came on WIN
Lewis Garth to ride the jumpers 81
tya stable Of which there are many
Allan Is i'm fine form. He has been
yauonfnu and schooling chasers ever
s4nce the Garth horses went up from
charlottesville. where they wintered'
to RenninES.
Lewis Garth predicts that the Ben,
nings horses will hold their own an
along the line. The Bennings bunch,
she Young trainer ayers. have done as
much as the horses down here. ne
sneaks especially we'll Of the Belmont
youngsters.
Arrivals From Charleston.
Two arrivals from Charleston are
yobn Mcpherson and r J. CARROT
Mcpherson brought Blue Mouse. a
mare developed several years ago by
willie Martin, and the winner AZ
charleston of her last Two races, ana
Apnes NAV. quick footed sprinter.
Thr star Of the Carroll establishment
10 thai clever little Bannockburn my
Queen Bee. the winner Of half dozen
straight races last spring, three or tour
~ them at Norfolk
Queen Bee was not as lucky a.
Charleston during the meeting which
viii anish on Saturday as she was u
yasr. hack. but she * in tiptop CON
dition Joe Cooper. the man who fnd
Queen Bee last spring, is coming back
with the sprinters Jessup Burn ana
Mon Ami.