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MEXICO AND FUTURE MEXICAN RACING New York September 13 John G Foliansbce who recently landed in New York from Chihuahua Iiolieves there will be good racing at tho City of Mexico before many years The people of Mexico want the sport und tho City of Mexico with its wealthy population of nearly if not quite 400OOO inhabitants is competent to support firstclass rac ¬ ing ingDuring During the last ten or fifteen years hundreds of thoroughbred mares and stallions have been shipped over the Itio Grande and they are slowly establish ¬ ing a breed of Mexican thoroughbreds Mr Folians boe believes that line racing can bcbuiltup in the City of Mexico by Mexicans themselves themselvesBut But nothing he thinks would kill the chance of doing anything quicker than an effort on the part of the outside adventurers to exploit Mexico to their own advantages as several American cities have been exploited by other than local interests interestsThe The only possible way to firmly establish racing anywhere is by interesting local capital and local pride They have some racing of the busli variety in Mexican towns throughout the year and the people enjoy the sport hugely The Mexicans are invet ¬ erate gamblers They like to keep their money going and when they cannot circulate it through the medium of racing they do so by cock fighting
