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RACING IN VENEZUELA VENEZUELAJ VENEZUELA J L Washburn Ashbin an outlaw boy has boon riding in Venezuela He tells an interesting story of tho thou country and its racing He states that tho thou meetings are hold on Sundays and the distances of the races range from 700 to 2000 metres metes that is fron from three and a half furlongs to two miles The purses hung up average from 1000 to 1500 The races are run the reverse way of tho thou tracks The attendance runs from five to eight thousand people every Sunday SundayThe Sunday The betting is done by the mutual pool system in tho thou old blackboard and chalk style indicat indicant ¬ ing King machines being unknown There is plenty of money in the country and the betting is brisk on the events Tho Theo race traek trek tho thou jockey says is prettily situated between two hills and only a mile and a half from Caracas the capital of the country countryWashburn countryseats Washburn Ashbin saw about a dozen of horses there from tho thou United States and he says the well known turf veterans Contest The Coon and Southside Outside are Salvators Salvatore and Hanovers Hanover there in their winning ability
