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EXPECTS JUAREZ TO PROFIT MEXICAN COURSE LIKELY TO BENEFIT BY CURTAILMENT OF WINTER RACING. General Manager Winn Declares Financial Results of Juarez Venture to Be as Good as Expected Ambitious Plans for Next Season, Kl Paso, Tex., January "0. One of the most brilliant curds of the meeting, suininerlike weather and the Guadalajara Handicap run over the full circuit of the track, drew one of the largest crowds of the m to fen-anas Iark yesterday. The sport proved interesting throughout, each of the races belli; hotly contested from start to finish, and as all the winners were well hacked, the public had a profitable day. Tolls, the winner of the handicap, was not fancied by the talent, which backed the Ireland entry, Chorryola. heavily. Chcrryola proved a poor selection, never having any of her wonted sliced during Ihe rmuiing. Howard rode a clever race on the winner. When he found the pace to be excessively slow, he sent his mount to the front, stole a long lead and before the other riders woke, up he had tin; race won. The third race, a purse at live and a half furlongs, attracted a line lot of sprinters, but proved somewhat of a disappointment, as Eulield, one of the best fancied contenders, propped at the start and had no chance thereafter. Jockey T. Rice was lined .00 by the stewards for rough riding in the fourth race Saturday. Lena l.cch and Del Cruzador were put on the schooling list by starter Cassidy today. After the win of Kopek In the sixth race, selling race hostilities were renewed by J. PinkstalT. who bid up the winner to 0". The horse was retained by owner Buck. "The Juarez race track is in the business to stay as long as its concession lasts twenty years. It may go on for a longer time, but its life will extend ait least for that time. The enemies of racing, trying to injure it, have included in their attack the Juarez track, saying that it was on its last legs and ready to close its gates at any time, I wish to dwiy those reports in as emphatic terms as 1 may express them." . Jn.-tUiiEja-words Col. Matt Winn, mauager of the Juarez race track, told just what the plans of the track managers arc for the future. He went on to say: "The Juarez race track has lived up to the ox-pcctatioiis of its stockholders. Tills means that the returns from its gate and its other revenues have hii.u adequate to satisfy the men who have placed money in it. It is untrue that the Juarez track has been losing considerable money and that its stockholders are disappointed. The sport is well supported and we are doing a tine business as well asany new track can expect to do in the first years of its existence. "Just to show that, the club is in racing to stay, the directors are already planning for next years business. Instead of lowering the value of the purses or the stakes, the directors will increase the amount of added money and next year we will give away to horsemen purses and stakes worth nearly XIOO.OOO. That is ourreply to the men who have been maligning the truck. "Next winter we expect to have all the racing men throughout the United States at Juarez. The conditions will favor their presence at our course. The auti-piiblic lietting bill that will go into effect in a few months in Florida may wipe out racing in that state. With present prospects in California it would seem that there would be little likelihood or racing at the" Oakland track next winter. Of course. 1 do not believe that the bill as now framed in California will stand the test of the courts there. I think that ultimately the courts will decide against the new measure, as it is narrow and seemingly unconstitutional, lint before the courts can hand down their decision in the matter there will be at least six or eight months lost. Before the racing men of California can obtain redress a winter will have passed. With no other place to go they will naturally look for a safe harbor in their troubles. And that safe harbor is the Juarez track."
