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MEADOW IN WINNING FORM WADE McLEMORES GREAT MARE SCORES STAKE VICTORY AT JUAREZ. Greatest Crowd of Present Season in Attendance — Casanova, from Stable of I. Striker, Takes Opening Two-year-old Race. El Paso, Tex.. January 1. — Wade Mcl.etnores great mare. Meadow, carrying top weight, won the Ano N.iivo Handicap with consummate ease today In lore the largest crowd that has patronized the racing at Juarez this season. The race was run exactly to her liking, as Boy Junior and Irish Gentleman set a fast pace for a mile. Moleswortb r.Mle the marc with rare .judgment, not making undue use of her spied in the early part Of the race and being con tint to remain in imirth place till well straight oned away in the stretch. Then be called upon her and she passed into the lead with ease. She won with her eats pri, king and never fully extended. Boy Junior, an added starter, fought out the issue with Irish- Gentleman to the last turn, where the latter gave it up. Arasee took third money. Hie others were not dangerous at any part of the race The defeat of DoneastCT was a sad blow to the talent. Ho was supposed to have the race Iu which iio started at his mercy, but Startler took mat measure with great ease. A moving picture company ti«ok views of the handicap, also of ail other points of interest during the afternoon, and they will bo developed and shown throughout the United Slates and abroad shortly. The tirst two-year old race of the year resulted in an easy victory for I. Strikers Chsanova, a daughter of I.ithos and Apple Bloom, which finished with a pant rush in the final bund: -.1 yards. The favorites. Velio Forty and Daylight, comprising the Gaylord entry, wire never prominent. A card of ordinary calibre was decided yesterday tMfore the usual Sunday gathering. The weather, for a change, was perfect and the predictions are that the cold spell is over, for the present at least. S .1 Frankel broke into the ranks of the myers, bringing the total of bXks up to ten, including the h.b! and combinati .1: outfit**. Aniericus. at 18 to 1. was tin- surprise of th. afternoon. He scored over Annual Interest, Balelia and otln r plater-. Barney Schreiber reached here from Mexico City this morning. Hi- reported having disposed of all the horses be took to the Mexican capital with the exception of two. and expressed himself as satisfied with the prices obtained, althongii the expenses of upki 1 p and Shipment were exceedingly heavy, ibis contemplating shipping a carload or more of coming two-year-olds to Juarez for disposal in the near future. Thistle Belle was cl.uined out of the third rare tor 81.023 by w. B. Butledge. Brospccts for the tinan.ial success oi" the pre-ent meeting grow brighter with each passing day. Tho atti nilauce is constantly improving aad general conditions are healthy.
