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SPOHN WINS MORELOS STAKES Juarez Track Attracts Some 2500 Visitors and Favorites Take Most of the Races El Paso Tex December 24 About 2300 patrons of the sport at Juarez turned out today to witness the running of the Mbrelos Soiling Stakes vhlch was taken by Spohn from W T Andersons barn in easy fashion in the good time of 1238 for seven eighths His fictory was a popular one he having been heavily backed by the public as well as by the wise division Speculation was brisk in the ring the layers having as much business as they could conveniently handle Four of the six purees went to favorites favoritesIM IM en Scott winner of the second race was bid up to 1000 by W Hurley and sold whereupon John Tholl claimed Sigurd out of the race for 1100 1100Jockey Jockey Keogli was taken ill today and In conse ¬ quence was compelled to cancel his engagements for the afternoon He was to have ridden Polls in the Xavidad Hanflicap tomorrow tomorrowJames James Butler Jr William Butler Dr Edmunds Will Marr Ralph Henderson C A Beers R W G Moss C B Clow Senor Phnis and Seiior Alex de la Arena are prospective contestants in the pro ¬ posed race for gentlemen riders ridersE E R Bradley no longer has Colinet in his stable John Day having claimed him after his recent de ¬ feat
