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QUARTERMASTER MEDIUM OF COUP. W. G. Yankes Recent Acquisition Justifies His New Owners Judgment Double for W. T. Anderson. El Paso, Tex., March 11. Perfect racing weather and a line card drew a Saturday crowd to the Juarez races today that was larger than usual. Good sport was witnessed throughout the afternoon and despite the success of but two first choices the public had a fairly good day, as. the winners were all well backed. Manager Winn returned today from a visit to. Louisville, Ky., and announced that over 1,150 entries were made" for the twelve stakes to be run at the coming Churchill Downs meeting. Among the nominations are many from the stables of II. B. Duryca, It. F. Carman, F. R. and T. Hitchcock, Jr., James Butler and other eastern owners. The feature event of the day furnished the means for the most extensive betting coup of the meeting In the victory of Quartermaster, the colt acquired by W. G. Yanke out of a selliug race last Tuesday. Not conceded to have much of a chance in the company he was asked to meet, ho opened at the liberal odds of 0 to 1, rose to as high as S to 1 and then was hammered down to as low at .1 to 1, finally receding to 5 to 1. Owner Yanke, who wagered lightly here, backed him elsewhere heavily and is reported to have profited by his victory to the extent of more than 0,000. The colt, never extended at any part of the running, made every post a winning one and won with ease. W. T. Anderson won two of the three races in which he had entries today. The winner of the first race, Gold Point, was offered at the morning paddock sale, but as a suitable bid was not forthcoming he was withdrawn. He would have been n profitable investment, as his success at the lucrative odds of 10 to 1 would have required the wagering of but a small sum to have won him out at the first asking. Senor De La Arena, a popular Mexican turfman, has purchased from M. Ilirsch at private sale the horse Candloberry and will take him to Mexico City to race at the close of the present meeting. John Rose and W. S. Rice, prominent layers of the middle west, arrived today to spend , the remainder of the season. Jockey Ganz was suspended for twenty-five days by the stewards for carrying Fernando, winner of the fifth race, to the extreme outside in the stretch. Nolan was also cautioned for easing Acumen in the last race, thereby tossing away second money for that horse. Quartermaster, winner of the handicap, was purchased bv his former owner for the insignificant sum of .0. B. Schrciber has leased to M. O. Pritchard the running qualities of First Aid. At a sale of race horses in training held in the paddock prior to the races today the following horses were sold: Rose Dal v. H. G. Snyder. 50: Geht-nlcht. J. Johnston, 00; Yankee Nic, F. A. Prather. 03; Belle Marchmont, C. T. Morse. 45: Alta Ray, C. T. Morse, 0: Dixie Dixon. A. C. McCaf-ferty. 00; Petite Oiseau. Crystal Stable. 00; Golden Showers, Crystal Stable. 00; Miss Tierney. W. Gabriel, 00: Sporting Life, Dr. Higgins, 40; Old Show, Dr. Higgins. 0; Royal Chatter, Dr. Hisglns, 0: Texture. Monahan and Wells; 0: Sink Spring, W. Franklin. 5; Hannibal Bey, F. Robert, 0; Monelik, M. Barringor. 00.
