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JUAREZ RACING IS FORMFUL. First Choices Account for Four Purses Another Gain in Ranks of Bookmakers, El Paso, Tex., December 19. An extremely cold day had no apparent effect on the attendance or the running of the horses at Juarez this afternoon. Not only was the attendance large, lint the form of the horses was excellent. Four favorites won and only one first choice, Quartermaster, ran a bad race. As he has became a bleeder, lie cannot be depended upon. Sebago ran right back to his last good race and won the five furlongs sprint from Pride of Lismore ami Flying Wolf. Outpaced in the early stages, be made a great run through the stretch and caught Pride of Lismore a few strides from the fiuishing line. Frank Shannon cut in today, bringing the total number of lwoks tip to nine. Roger Minton reached here this morning from Coeur dAlene with The Peer, Stonemau, Charlie Rothschild and Summertime. S. N. Ilixter came in from Norfolk with Bourbon Beau and Gift. James Hand shipped, six head over from the Fair Grounds, where he has been quartered during the past week. Jockey Chief Johnson reached here today from Mexico with Juarez and Brave Withers after being eight days on the road.