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FINALLY ON PAYING BASIS RACING AT JUAREZ SURVIVES HARD KNOCKS AND NOW IS PROSPERING. Yesterdays Attendance Affected by Chilly Weather-Five Favorites Win and Layers Have Unprofit able Day Lackrosc Again a Winner. El Paso. Tex., Decemlicr 13. Chilly weather conditions and a card devoid of special fcatureerved to reduce the Juarez attendance liclow the normal figure this afternoon. Speculation was quite brisk, however, and the majority of the races were extremely well contested. The feature, if it could be so termed, was the fourth race, a mile and an eighth selling affair, which was won by Lackrose by a scant length from Roinpie, with Dutch Hock third. The Yanke entry made every itost a winning one and at no time except near the finishing line, was he ever closelv pressed. Roinpie made a gallant effort in the final hundred yards, but could get no nearer than three parts of a length. Five favorites scored and the layers had anything but n profitable afternoon. A. D. Morley reached here from Latonia with six horses. W. J. Spiers also came in late this afternoon with Labold. Patruche, Jack Rain and three others from Latouia. New York, December 13. A letter received from J. G. Follanshce, the newly elected president of the Jockey Club Juarez, speaks of the present meeting at Juarez in glowing terms; Mr. Follansbee writes: "We are running on a paying basis for the first time since the course was opened in 1909. A club patterned after the Saratoga Heading Room has been organized, and it is much appreciated by the horsemen. The two new hotels in El Paso are almost completed and will be opened before the season is over. A new theater has been built and performances are given nightly. Horsemen" and racing folk are welcomed in Mexico. Citizens and ollicials of the state want the meeting prolonged, and would like to have the horsemen and horses remain iu tho republic." What the Juarez management desires most of all just now is the encouragement of American racing men. If the association is successful in a financial way the value of stakes and purses at this track will be increased. Since its organization the association has lived up to every obligation and continued its meetings in the face of unheard of obstacles.
