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Show TWO-YEAR-OLD SPRINTER WINS OYER FAST FIELD NORFOLK. Va.. Nov. IS. Via Octavia, a two-year-old that until yesterday belonged be-longed to August Belmont, showed his class at Jamestown today by defeating Iwt of the fastest sprinters at tho track. Tho colt was sold yesterday to James FItzaimmona and ran in his name and colors today. Tomorrow will wind up the meeting, which has been tho most successful ever hold here. Results: FJrst race, slz furlongs Hodgins, 6 to 1, won; Firewood. 3 to 1, second; Bounder. Boun-der. G to 1. third. Timo. 114 f.-o. Second race, live furlongs Lange, 10 to 1, won; Forester. 11 to 5, second; Gold Leaf. 10 lo 1, third. Time, 1:02 r.-ti. Third race, six furlongs VI o Octavia, ?, to 2. won: King Cobalt. 2 to 1, second; sec-ond; J. II. Jloughton, 3 to 2, third. Time, 1:12 Fourth race, five and one-half furlongs Henry Crosscaddln, 3 to 3, won; Hal-lack, Hal-lack, 3 to 1, second; Cheek, 3 to 1, third. Time. 1:07 2-5. "Fifth race, one mile and twenty yards Tom Melton, 3 to 1. won; Summer Night, fi to 1, aocond; Ncoskalccta. 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:12 1-5. Sixth race, one mile and a sixteenth Captain Swanson, 4 to 1. won; Henry Munroo, li to 1. second; Campaigner, 7 to 3, third. Time, 1.M7 i-fi. |