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POTTEB COLOBS CABBIED TO INITIAL VICTORY Wealthy Turfman Thereby Encouraged to Continue Racing at Juarez Favorites in Eclipse El Paso Tex January 28 The recently acquired racing establishment of Allen C Totter a wealthy young American of Mexico and Texas scored its lirst success after many attempts when Miss Hardly won the second race at Terrazas Lark today The Sir Hercules lilly had been previously backed several times on the strength of fast private trials but to th great disappointment of her punier had always failed to race up to her work On this occasion the experiment of running the filly in blinkers was tried with gratifying results Mr Potter was so encour ¬ aged by Miss Hardlys victory that lie decided to remain here and race the season out instead of ship ¬ ping ills stable to the City of Mexico as lie had contemplated doing Allen C Potters string con ¬ sists of thirteen twoyearolds all near relatives to some noted turf stars and two mature horses All were bred by Barney Kchrcibcr who when he made the sale last Septeml er remarked that it was the largest single transaction of its kind in the history of his stud farm farmJockey Jockey Shillings saddle record during the after ¬ noon was one winner four seconds and once un ¬ placed Two of the horses he rode Nila and Sen ¬ sible were shortpriced favorites The misguided plunge on the latter that drove the odds down to ovens was one of the biggest ut tills meeting Nila was the only successful choice and the public suf ¬ fered heavily On the complaint of jockey Small tho stewards fined jockey Shilling 50 for hitting the for ¬ mer over the shoulders with his whip This Incident took place on the last turn during the running of the sixth race raceThe The defeat of Gerrymander in the closing race was due incapacityPresident to the jockeys incapacity President Alberto Terrazas wired an order from Chihuahua to have his private car sent there imme ¬ diately for the accommodation of himself his family and a party of friends who are coming to see the running of the big stake at Terrazas Park next Sunday SundayJockev Jockev Archibald will resume riding tomorrow tomorrowFinancier Financier a starter in the fifth broke down prob ablv irretrievablySir irretrievably Sir William Wiseman and Marquis del Cainpo stewards of the Mexican Jockev Club and a party of friends have just arrived from the City of Mexico to enjoy the local racing
