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EXTENSIVE PLANS FOR EL PASO. Well organized racing is a new thing to El Paso, but taken to kindly. Already opulent visions have been engendered by the bite of the racing ling and at this distance and season there is something of interest in the following from the El Paso Daily News : "El Paso is but on the threshold of her greatness as a racing center, and plans already outlined give promise of making this city a racing center un-equaled even by New Orleans or Saratoga jn their palmiest days, according to plans now formulated and almost ready for putting into execution by men of unlimited wealth of New York City. "The veriest inkling of the great tilings in store for this city were brought to El Paso today by Judge Leigh Clark, who returned this morning from a trip of several days in New York. He tells of two mammoth hotels, one in El Paso and one in Juarez, and two mile tracks, one across the river and one on this side, all to be built and operated bv a group of millionaire horsemen of the east, who plan to start work on the proposition not later than January. " I am not at liberty to disclose the names of those back of the proposition, said Judge Clark todav, although I am not connected iu any way with the movement, but I became aware of the movement while I was in New York and uikhi investigation I found it nil to lie true. " According to the plans of these men. and they have gone over the situation carefully, and figured out every detail, they will erect a splendid big hotel in this city and another in Juarez. These will eclipse anything in the west ami will accommodate the wealthy men. owners of the finest horses in the world, who will patronize the two tracks here. A mile track is to bo built in Juarez and another in ibis citv. One will be used exclusively for horses and the other for automobiles, and long and extensive race meets will be given- here -practically the year around. " As these men have it reasoned out El Paso offers the ideal location for them. Its situation tin the Iwrder has been one important factor. El Pasos mild winter climate is another. The fact that lKXkmaking is allowed at the tracks in this state is still another important factor. Poolselling may not he allowed in Texas, but it is in Mexico, and they have even investigated and found that the contract between the Western Union and the F.ederal Telegraph Company of Mexico provides that any message filed with one must be transmitted to the other if the sender desires, regardless of the contents of the message. These conditions, according to the plans of the backers of the proposition, form an ideal situation for the building up here of the greatest racing center in the western continent. " The idea is not to remain dormant long, as 1 understand it, and while I cannot say absolutely that such is the case, I understand that persons representing these Interests w;ill arrive In this city not later than January to commence the preliminary work on the proposition. " The men backing this movement are of unlimited wealth and can do all they have in mind if the fancy strikes them. "
