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JUAREZ PLANT IS ASSUMING SHAPE. Keen Interest in Opening of New Track Manifested in Texas and Mexico Stalls in Demand, EI Paso, Tex., August 30. After having been on the ground three weeks. Colonel Matt J. Winn declares that the construction work in connection with the new race track at Juarez, Mexico, is moving along more rapidly than he had expected. So far no serious snags have been struck, and It looks like plain sailing throughout. "The astonishing feature to me," says Colonel Winn, "is the number of applications for stable room coming from Mexico and Texas. I hadnt. an idea there were so riiany horses hereabouts, and the Interest taken here is amazing." Tlie twelve stakes which will close about October 1 will be supplemented by others to close during tlie meeting, these being arranged especially to suit conditions then existing. Both the Adams and the American Express companies have given the management a schedule of rates covering the shipment of horses both from New York and tlie middle west. The charge by the Adams from Jersey City to El Paso has been fixed at 1909.sh75 for a car of twelve horses. The American rate from New York to El Paso is for a car of sixteen horses. The rate from Cincinnati will be about 50 less per car, and from Chicago about 50 less. Among prominent horsemen who already have applied for stable room are T. C. McDowell, S. C. Hildreth. Barney Schreiber, 1. Dunne and W. Garth. Mr. Winn says: "One thing, the mud runners may as well be left at home. I. can promise not one days had track here from opening to closing day. We expect to lose money, at least for tlie first year, but the caliber of racing which we promise to inaugurate at Juarez will do much to attract the better element of horses and turf followers."
