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GALE AFFECTS JUAREZ RESULTS RESULTSEl El Paso Tex February 16 Tlie spent portion of the blizzard which had been sweeping the east and north reached here today In the shape of a chili and penetrating wind rising almost to the proportions of a gale It had a deterrent effect on the attend ¬ ance as far as the local population n as concerned To racegoers from other parts of the country the weather seemed favorable enough for indulgence in outdoor sport Racing results were materially af ¬ fected however by the weather conditions The horses ran in the teeth of a gale during the early stages and only lightlyweighted and courageous animals whose strength and speed had been re ¬ served were able to survive This was conspicu ¬ ously illustrated by the victory of Lomond In the handicap a fouryearold horse carrying ninety pounds and in receipt of big weight concessions from every other starter in the race as well as by the close second of the leniently treated Ocean Queen The sudden rejuvenation of the Garrity Dunlap filly evoked much continent Airs continentAirs was the only favorite that materialized fluring the afternoon the following outsiders taking the remaining five races Nila Hancock Lomond Iliibl ola and Wolferton Nila alone of the quintet dis ¬ played improvementTomorrow unnatural improvement Tomorrow will be known as Souvenir Day and will be one of the big days of the meeting Ex ¬ pensive souvenir books will foe presented to every visitor to the course Many distinguished people from presentJohn tooth sides of the Rio Grande will be present John G Follansbee steward and vicepresident of the Jockey Club Juarez returned today from Chi ¬ huahua after an absence of a month Mr Follans ¬ bee says that notables from all parts of Mexico will lie here for the closing week of racing
