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GOOD RACING PROSPECTS IIS! MEXICAN CAPITAL AROUSE KEEN INTEREST IN THE THOROUGHBRED THROUGHOUT MEXICO Mexico City, Mex.. October 20. With the open Ing of the Mexican Jockey Clubs meeting of seven teen davs under the management of . Col. M. J. Winn of Louisville. Ky., close at hand, interest in the- racing and breeding of the thoroughbred horse in Mexico is keener -than ever before. Colonel. Winn, who was recentlv called upon to assume the manage ment of the Mexican Jockey Clubs racing, naturally will spare no effort to make the coming meeting a pronounced success. It Is highly important, that this meeting should be successful, as the future of racing in Mexico-depends in a large measure upon itsoutcome. IJae ing in Mexico is at present in its infancy and the government looks upon it. in the light of an experi ment that may prove highly beneficial to the country. It is the intention of Colonel Winn, if this meeting proves satisfactory, in its results, to promote a meeting of longer duration,, beginning in January, 101", and racing throughout the winter months. The winter season in Mexico is the liveliest time of the year, because it is, then that the great annual influx of tourists takes place.. Climatic conditions during the winter here are all that could lo desired, being in fact Ideal. It would be a convenient arrangement if horses coming to Mexico dry from the United States could break the long journey with a meeting at Juarez, starting about November 1 and lasting about forty days. then continuing on to tills city and racing here until the time comes to ship back to the Fnited States for summer racing. Judging from the general interest manifested here in the various clubs and cafes regarding the coming meeting, the outlook for the thoroughbred in Mexico is most encouraging. It will, of course, be necessary to conduct a campaign of education in the sport hero, as the general public as yet know little about racing. Nevertheless, the manner in which affairs are shaping makes the future appear bright indeed. Tlie Mexican Jockey Clubs" course is situated in the Iteautiful suburb of Condcsa, wlthiu fifteen minutes- ride of the center of the city. It is ideal in construction, closely copying the famous Long-champs, course . in- France. The outside track is of turf, one mile and live-sixteenths in circumference. There is also a splendid dirt track for training purposes. The grounds are situated almost within the shadow of the -historic Chapultepec Castle, the summer home of tjif MPiitan president and centuries ago the palace of the Aztec Inonarclr.- Moctezuma. On clear days the lordly peaks of the great volcanoes, Popocatepetl and . Iztaeeihustl, are clearly visible. The horses which have been shipped here from the United States are suffering from no apparent inconvenience from the altitude aiid are. taking to their work well and moving along satisfactorily. While the number of horses available for the racing is by no means extensive, their caliber collectively, is in-.linitely superior to that of those that have been available for the modest meetings heretofore held here. This should be a factor in the success of the meeting. Some of the horses brought from the United States for tlie meeting would race with distinction anywhere. Tito most pretentious establishment brought here is that Of W. G. Yankc, whose string embraces the noted filly Bound the World. Quartermaster, Lackrose. The nague. Incision, Leopold, Flying Feet, Big Claim, Wooltex and Frog. Other horses that came here in the special shipment were: J. C. Ferriss Administer. Galliota, McAlan, Zulu, Forecaster. Traymore, San lternito and Fort Johnson. H. R. Brandts Angelus,- llarrigan, Robert and Sebago. J. It. Wainwrights W. II. Ford, Sigurd, Janie Ware and Polly Pucelle. J. II. Meades Chapultepec, John Louis and Ilom-pie. P. M. Wests Spaulding. Miss Coyne, Freckle, G. L. Doyle and Mayo. F. M. Hoppers Balronia, Nyauza aud Harlem Maid. Henderson and Hogans Mat-go, Tim Judge and Henry Walbank. W. E. Applogate and Co.s Yanker and Skillute. J. Schreibors Jim Basey. O. A. Bianchis Oakland. It. Harriss Flying Footsteps. J. Brennans Texan, Juarez and Brave Withers. John Lowes Sona. T. Lydes John Pendergrast. F. Hanlons Butter Ball. J. Bishops Knropatkin and Buna. A. Christmans GroenbridgC and Navarro. G. Hoppers Yvonne. A list of Mexican-owned and bred horses -in training here follows: Two-year-olds Duke of Manchester, Henry IV.. La Ganzn, Frivolidad. Maliuehe.. Modre, . Perla, Mad Prauks, Extra Dry, Zamorana, La Luz and lloppen-licim. Three-year-olds San Miguel,- Alerta, Marques de San Roman, Dos Estrellos, Brown Fox, Allison. Madelon, Ma Miguonne, Wiggins. Mucy Bucna, Ivorydale, Practitioner, Shooting Star. Four-year-olds Tecoac, Billy. Miss Hardly, Comal, Irene Wycherley, Chanita, Gore, Ida Barbadoes. Candleberry, Saintasa, Star Eyes, Handzeal, Ethel Grant, Chaparito. The jockeys who will have the mounts here comprise the best riding talent that has ever visited this locality. Many of them are known throughout the United States. Prominent among these are: G. Molesworth. G. Mountain, D. Nicol, J. Howard, U. Hoffman, C. II. Miller, B. Hlggins, J. Bergman, M. Nelson, C. Maddux, J. Hildebrandt, and S. Martin. The otlicials who will be in charge of the racing include the following: Col. M. J. Winn, general manager: H. F. Brei-vogel. assistant manager; W. H. Shelley, presiding judge and racing secretary; T. Brown, clerk of the course; II. Morrisey, starter. Among recent arrivals from Louisville are Col. W. E. Applegate. AV. G. Yankc, Wendell Cassidy, P. Patterson. J. Blackwell, J. Groth, F. N. Nelson. J. Finn and B. Herikle. Arrivals from San Francisco include J.. Schreiber, owner of Jim Basey; Jerry and James Quill, who will remain here throughout the meeting and then proceed to Juarez for the winter meeting in that border city. All the horsemen who came here from Kentucky are charmed with Mexico City and its beautiful .and convenient racecourse. The horses from Kentucky are quartered in new barns recently built in a stockade jnst outside of the main track, and which are commodious and comfortable. The Mexican turfmen own their own stables, which are all built in stockades outside of the racing enclosure. In fact, that housing the string of Gov-Guillermode Landay Escandon is about three-quarters of a mile from the course. The structures are all of brick, and indicate in their appointments the attluenee of their wealthy ownors. Governor Escandon has a string of eleven horses in training, in chargo of Alex Molvin. n trainer who has had experience in America and England- The governor is now in France and will riot be here for the coming meeting, but trainer Melvin -will race the big string just as if its owner was here to see his horses rnn. This is the stable for which the American jockey, George Mountain, came here to ride, and trainer Melvin also has in his employ the Indian rider "Sitting Bull" Johnson, who was seen at Juarez last winter. The list of horses comprising the stable of this noted Mexican turfman is as follows: Itilly, eh. c, 4, by Arkle Our Baby, by Tyrant. Tecoac, b. e, 4, bv Sempronius Masha. Alerta, b. c, 3, by Holstein Ella U., by Free Knight.. Dos Kstrellas, ch. c, 3. by Double Scotland Hawthorne Princess, by Albert. San Miguel, blk. c, 3, by Charcot Limavady, by Charade. Brown Fox, br. c, u, by Double Scotland Fox-bloom, by The Bard. Manchester, b. c, 2, by Double Scotland Our Baby, by Tyrant. Henry the Fourth, ch. c, 2, by Double Scotland Queen of Navarre, by Henry of Navarre. La Ganga. blk. f, 2, by Double Scotland Black Lilly, by Itishop. Malinche, b. f, 2, by Double Scotland Ella R., by Free Knight. Frerilldad. b. f, 2, by Double Scotlaud Scottie, by Royal Hampton. Double Scotland, the sire of all the two-year-olds in this stable, is a horse which raced in America in J. It. Respcsss colors as Mr. Browu. Governor Escandon also has Frankfort, a brother to Hamburg, in the stud here. His ranch Is about thirty miles from this city and lie also owns an English-bred stallion and about fifteen broodmares. Most of his yearlings this year are by Frankfort and are. according to trainer Melvin, a fairly good-looking lot. Tecoac, in this- string, ran third in the Mexican Derby of 1910. but trainer Melvin seems to think as much of Billy as ho docs of the former, though Tecoac showed better as a three-year-old. Senor Alexandre de la Arena has only two horses he expects to race during the coining meeting, and they are Candleberry. the American-bred four-year-old, which ran second in the Futurity of 1009, and the three-year-old chestnut colt, Marques de San Roman. These horses are trained - by an Americau horseman, W. Sims, and look as good -as any of the Kentucky horses which have come here to race. George Crump is training live horses, two for T. R. Crump and throe for W. II: Ford. lie has Dave Nicol under contract to ride, and that skillful jockey looks to be yble to ride much lighter than when he last essayed to ride in America. The two Crump horses in this stable are last seasons Mexican Derby winner. Star Eyes, a chestnut colt by Star "Shoot-Dreamy Eyes, and the-four-j-ear-old bay colt Hand-zeal, by Handspring Zealandia. The latter is n half-brother to Waterboy, J. B. Haggins great horse, which has recently found a new home in the Argentine Republic. Those in the string which belong to W. II. Ford are: Charreta, b. t, -1, by Rensselaer Miss McMeekin. Gore. b. c. -1, by Sorcerer Allaire. Ida Barbadoes. b. f, 4, by McChesney Achillides. Gore ran second in the Mexican Derby last year, and his trainer thinks he will race well here this fall. One of the most pretentious stables of Mexican-owned horses here is in charge of trainer W. J. Loam. He has horses owned by no less than five persons John Kent, C. Brockinan, Manuel Arcc. Francisco Rincon Gallardo and Lucien Zivy. A full list of the horses trainer. Loam has in charge follows: Ethel Grant, b. m, 10, by Scorpion Maid of Honor II. Comal, br. g. , by L. B. Davis Opalescent. Irene Wycherley, ch. m, 5, by Algol Alta Loma. The Mollusc, b. f. 4, by Filigrant Leostrata. Ben, br. c. 4, by Sorcerer Negri ta. Miss Hardly, b. f, 4, by Sir Hercules Hardly, by Candlemas. Practitioner, b. c, 5, by Dr. MacBride Carrara. Ivorydale, b. . f, 3. by Dick Welles Doncella. Muey Bucno, gr. f, .!, by Serpent Reel. Shooting Star, br. f, 3, by Requital Star Lily, by Sandringhani. Wiggins, eh. f, 3, by The Dawn Lady Wiggins, by Albert. Extra Dry, ch. f, 2, by Leonid Nothing, by Leon-atus. La Luz, ch. f, 2, by Leonid Miss Gould, by Pcr-blaze. Zamorana, ch. f, 2, by Leonid Sammie Mac, by Rancocas. As a rule the two-year-olds raised here are a trifle undersized as compared with those raised in Kentucky. On the ranches the grade of hay is poor and tlie grasses are not as nutricious as in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. It will be observed that the blood of these horses is that which ruled on the Kentucky farms in years not long gone. In fact, all the horses now old enough to race in this country, with few exceptions, are by stallions and out of mares brought here from Kentucky.
