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JUAREZ RACING IS RESUMED El Paso Tex December 17 Bright skies and balmy weather brought out the usual Saturday at ¬ tendance today Owing to the sticky condition of the track the card was marred1 by numerous with ¬ drawals the two feature races suffering most in this respect The changed tract conditions made it an exceedingly difficult task to pick the winners and only afternoonThe two first choices won during the afternoon The defeat of Angelus In the handicap was a great surprise as despite his Impost he was considered much the best of the field He was particularly unfortunate throughout evidently suffering from waiting orders as lie wasJighting for Jiis head down the backstreteh and when ranking his run was knocked off his stride by Injury His rider claimed foul which was not allowed allowedColonel Colonel WInn returned today from a visit to Oall fpmU as did James Butler I H1 Wlieatcroft ar ¬ rived with his family and will spend the winter here hereChapul Chapul tepee was returned to his former owners Iiarn after the last race he being bid up by J H Meade to 800 and sold soldF F J Keegan a brother of the track superintend ¬ ent at Latonia has arrived from Covington to take charge of the Juarez course Mr Keegan worked under his brother at the Kentucky track and is re ¬ garded as a firstclass man for the position Manager positionManager M JWinn will not encourage Secretary lymau II Davis to return here this winter He hopes for him to entirely recover with a few months rest so that he will be able to assume his usual duties at Churchill Downs next spring He feels he will need his services more then than he does now as the meeting here is progressing smoothly with W H Shelley discharging the duties of secre ¬ tary JasperTrainer assisted by Edward Jasper Trainer W P Fine had much trouble in getting Ills gray gelding Uncouquered to the post for the mid reason that the horse would not stand for being plated behind All year he acted like a demon whenever the farrier attempted to work on his hind hoofs It was not until he got the gray gelding back in Mexico that Mr Fine was able to get him shod or plated behind In conformation he is about as good looking a twoyearold as is racing here hereCharles Charles Hutchcroft confidential man for book ¬ maker Sam Frank has arrived here and engaged quarters for the winter for his employer who is due from New York and who will cut in immediately upon his arrival arrivalW W T Anderson has taken first call on the ser ¬ vices of jockey Vcndnscn VcndnscnJ J T Ireland brought eleven horses here from Kentucky Including the older racers Cherryola Bob Farley Mr Dock Marsand Tommy Twig and the following five yearlings yearlingsBay Bay colt by Gcrolstcin Nickname NicknameBay Bay colt by Star Shoot Amy Davenport Bay DavenportBay filly by Miller Lady Premier PremierBlack Black colt by Jack Point Lady Vincent VincentBrown Brown filly by Ethelbert Miss Wicks
