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NAPA NICK WINS JUAREZ FEATURE. Jockoy Buxton Nearly Loses Race Through Ovcrcon-fidonce Favorites Take Three Purses. El Paso, Tex., Ieccmler 9. Napa Nick won the feature race at Juarez today, a live and a half furlongs sprint, by a head from Itey Hindoo and narrow! v escaped defeat through overeontidence on the part"of P.uxton, who rode him. Off in front ho had a lead or four lengths nearly all the way and in the stretch Buxton was taking things too easily and did not see Key Hindoo coining until it was almost too . late The latter closed with a great burst of speed, coming from many lengths lichind the winner. The racing was formftil, three favorites scoring. Toekevs George Mountain, M. Nelson and Dave i Nicol sailed from Vera Cruz December 3, their destination "being Buenos Ayres. Tommy Twig was claimed by Quinhm and r Higel . , for S525 on Friday. . hurt at Salt Lake loekev Koy Selilen, who was last spring and later at Alan, arrived here and rode TrViner B. Narvaez will arrive here in a few days ; with the stable of Charles W. Clark of San Mateo, W S Heath, who formerly trained this stable, ins" several! his connection with Mr. Clark. The . good Ml v Cluny is reported as having recovered from injuries received early in the season. down this afternoon 1 Ix-es Friar was badly cut and while everv effort will be made to save him, it is doubtful if "lie will ever race again.
