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JUAREZ TRACK DRENCHED SHOWERS FALL ALL DAY AND HEAVY DOWNPOUR PRECEDES THIRD RACE. First and Second Races Won by Brothers Large Delegation Reaches Mexican Track from Oakland Stewards After Rough Riders. El Paso, Tex., February 17. Frequent showers fell "today and there was a heavy downpour of rain just before the running of the third race which made the track quite sticky. Form remained good, however, three favorites winning. The attendance suffered on account of tho inclement weather, one of the smallest crowds of the meeting turning- out. ,The first and second races were notable for tlie winning of tho two brothers, Z.apotec and Fritz Emmett, both of which were bred by the Texas breeder, S. Lazarus, and were recently disposed of by that gentleman. II. W; Hoag arrived today from Oakland with the horses of E. G. Sonle, the Riverview Stable and two belonging to William Cahill. Quite a delegation of turfmen arrived on the morning train from the California track. Including bookmakers -Mark Quirk. Charles Sbafer and others. I-. Winters, a prominent Texan, took a hand in the bidding up today, boosting Fritz Emmett and Union Jack. After the runup of Fritz Emmett Mr. Winters, finding the horse belonged to L. H. Ezell, promptly returned him to his former owner, claiming that he was under the impression that the horse was still owned by S. Lazarus, witli whom he had an old score to settle. The further entry of tho horse Helen Carroll has been refused by the board of stewards on account of fractiousness at the barrier. Jockey McCullough was fined 0 by the stewards for rough riding in races. The number of lines recently imposed on riders indicates that the stewards are keenly alive to the rough riding practiced latelv and are determined to stop it. If fhiing is not sufficient more vigorous measures" Will -be taken.
