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JUAREZ HAS RECORDBREAKING PATRONAGE Sundays Attendance Approximates 5000 Jockey Shillings Skill Lands Righteasy Winner El Paso Tex January 171 The El Paso Handi ¬ cap at one mile the seventh and best of the stakes of the Jockey Club Juarez was remarkable for fast running and the superlative excellence of material engaged From a class viewpoint the field which included Uighteasy 114 Prince Ahmed 125 Glorio 132 Orbicular 11 Meadow 110 and Charlie Hagrave 104 was easily superior to any that could be mustered In at any of the other winter tracks in America At the weights all the con ¬ testants hi todays memorable struggle acquitted themselves brilliantly The fractional time of the early running the first halfmile being run in 45 45 is the fastest ever olliciaily recorded on this continent in a race beyond sprinting distances The winner Bighteasy was immeasurably the best served in the way of skilled jockeyship with Shill ¬ ing up and won all the way Charlie Hargrave her nearest pursuer for seven furlongs succumbed to the killing pace and retired In favor of formidable and menacing contention in Prince Ahmed Glorio and Orbicular This redoubtable trio victims of jockey incapacity in the early stages of the race had allowed Itighteasys commanding lead to remain undisturbed too long and when they challenged it was too late The Inadequately handled Glorlos close third under the big impost of 132 pounds was a stupendous achievement under any circumstances and stamps the horse as a real crack Prince Ahmed Orbicular and Meadow finished close up and running on perseverlngly in time but a fraction removed from ltS Owner II G Bedwell who arrived from California after an absence uf two weeks just in time to superintend the saddling of his splendid pair had no definite line on their ability therefore allowed them to run unbacked and odds of a to 1 could always be had on the entry entryThe The Bedwell stable was conspicuous during the afternoon sending live candidates to the post in various races Lord Clinton Pajaroita and Acquia the lastnamed two hot favqrites were all beaten The sprinting and secondary feature of tha card was captured by Enfield after Pajaroita had elimi ¬ nated himself from the lead and contention by bolt Ing IngThe The attendance approximated 5000 the largest as yet recorded at Terr azas Park The actual paid attendance also excewlciV any previous days by 2570 Th sky was cloudless and the air balmy an average temperature of 70 in the shade making it the most perfect day imaginable for outdoor
