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MEADOW CARRIES 145 POUNDS TO VICTORY. El Paso, Tex., March 27. The notable achieve- ment;.of. Wade .UJinorerand-.rjir-martv.Sloadowr hi carryjng 145 pounds to Victory in the Chihuahua nandicainmh-Uie reducliig of the track, record for live-eighths of a mlUrto 08 J hy John Griffin II yester-dav featured one of the most brilliant programs provided bv the Jockey Club Juarez this season. Ideal racing weather and the attractiveness of the program drew one of the largest Sunday crowds of the meeting, society and the Mexican military being well represented. The Chihuahua, Handicap, a handicap at one and an eighth miles, in which Meadow was asked to carry the unusual Impost of 145 pounds, was the stellar attraction of the day. Despite the enormous impost and the quality of her opposition, Meadow was accorded the position of honor in the betting. In winning with consummate ease Meadow firmly established herself in the proud position of being easily the host racer of the meeting. The race was notable for the tribute that was paid to a gallant thoroughbred, the applause being deafening when the mare was seen to take the lead rounding the turn for home. As the eighth post was passed, the occupants of the grandstand rose to their feet en masse and cheered her on to victory. The ovation was continued long after her return to the staiid. The feat of John Griflin II. in reduciug the track record for five-eighths, indicates that that good racer, whose form heretofore during the meeting has been disappointing, will be a dangerous factor in sprinting contests the remainder of the meeting. The success of three favorites gave the public an even break witli the layers. The win of Round and Round was particularly disastrous, he being the most heavily backed horse of the day. The usual Monday crowd was out today and witnessed the running of a well balanced program, thu principal event of the afternoon being a handicap at seven-eighths of a mile which attracted a fairly good field, among which Jack Atkin appeared to stand out and was hacked accordingly. Jack Atkin was unequal to the occasion, beiug somewhat deficient in his usual early speed, although looming dangerously in the stretch racing, he quit badly in the run home. The race was hardly a true run one. as a poor start affectbd the chances of several of the contenders, notably John Louis, which was almost left. First Mate proved the winner; The ring had an inning today, as but one solitary favorite succeeded in catching the eye of the judges first. Joseph Schreiber, owner of Jim Basey, arrived from San Francisco today and will remain until the close of the meeting. Rosey Posey, which was scratched last Saturday on account of lack of proper indentification, fulfilled the necessary requirements this afternoon and started in the fifth race as the medium of heavy support here as well as throughout the country. She easily wore down the pacemaker in the final running of the race and lasted to win by a slight margin. The California contingent, cleaned, up handsomely on the success of Father Stafford, winner of the second race. As the meeting draws near its close, horsemen are more liberal in the entering of their charges and the fields are growing correspondingly larger. The season hero, while falling below the expectations of the management, financially has proved a boon to the horsemen, who are unanimous in their praises of the efforts of the association. Garrity and Dunlap have sold to the United States army authorities the mare Queen Quality and will dispose of several other horses for cavalry service before the meeting ends here. They will send only Ocean Queen to Louisville this spring, turning out Rarney Oldtield, Tom McGratli and such other horses as they decide to keep, until next wiuter. They expect to pick up some new horses on "the Kentucky tracks this season with the idea of reaching Juarez next winter with a stable that will he able to hold its own. They recently sold to C. R. Cuinpliell the 7-year-old black horse Antlgo for breeding purposes.-.Mr. Campbell has a pretentious stud in Oklahoma in charge of the veteran horseman, James Gray, who raced Galen and other noted horses in the days of long ago. This season Mi-. Campbell has fourteen yearlings, chiefly the get of Ronnie Joe and what lie does not sell privately lie will lease to he trained in partnership witli various horsemen. The breeding of thoroughbreds In Oklahoma has assumed considerable proportions in the last few years. Jack Weaver left Juarez for his home at Latonia a few days ago, but the horses he owns in partnership witli trainer W. J. Speirs will rhce throughout the meeting here. Mr. Weaver has a horse or two turned out at Latonia and he went home to get them into condition to ship to Louisville so that they can join the string trainer Speirs has here upon the arrival of the latter at Churchill Downs early in the coining mouth. C. If. Patten and Markie M., in this stable, will probably race, hero before the meeting ends next Sunday. The two-year-old bay colt. First Aid, the racing qualities of which Rarney Schreiber has leased to M. C. Prilehard for this season, is a promising youngster. He is by DcutschUnd Trnihed Nurse. II. R. Rrandt would have liked to have lionght this colt, tint he balked when Mr. Schreiber declared ,000 to be the least he-would take for- the colt.
