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M. J. WINN REACHES JUAREZ. El Paso, Texas, November 23. Matt J. Winn, general manager of the Jockey . Club, Juarez, arrived here yesterday from the Mexican capital to make final preparations for the Juarez winter meeting of 100 or more days, which commences Thanksgiving Day. He is decidedly pleased with the results of the meeting which closed in Mexico City last Monday, and he believes that the capital will ultimately prove to be a big racing center. "Racing is more or less a new thing In Mexico City," declared Mr. Winn, "but the class of people who take an interest in the sport is such as to give great premise for the future. The course is an ideal spot, and the visiting horsemen have taken such a fancy to Mexico City that they would be the test boosters for a meeting next spring, in the event that it is decided to have it. The city is unrivaled, the horses have thrived in the high altitude and the town Itself possesses attractions which will be an added influence in developing a desire on the part of American horsemen to race there. It was tho desire of the horsemen that the meeting be closed a number of days ahead of schedule time, in order that the horses that were racing there might have an opportunity to rest before the opening at Juarez." air. Winn spoko in glowing terms of the coming Juarez meeting, and believes it will be the most successful ever held In the southwest. "There are 500 horses at the track already," he said, "and 75 will be here from Mexico City on the special tomorrow, while about 200 more will come from the cast. The betting ring will be conducted on the open plan, and any reputable bookmaker will be allowed to cut in."
