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CLOSER WINS RIO GRANDE STAKES, Newman Three-year-old Beats Sebago and Other Good Ones in Feature Race at Juarez. Kl Paso. Tex.. January 20.— The ltio Grande Sell-lug Stakes and other attractive races were respon slble for a larpe attendance at Juarez yesterday afternoon. The consistent closer led his ogpoaeat* in the stake race from start to finish and won from Sahago and Ymir. Carter rode him in faultless fashion and teiok no chances at the end. whipping and handridrng him throughout the final furlonp. Sebago loomed dangerous three sixteenths from the wire, but when called upon for the supreme effort, he failed dismally. Cbapultepec, of which great things won- expected, evidently sulked, as he was at no time a dangerous factor. Flying Footsteps won the last race from the top heavy favorite. Lackrose. Contrary to her usual custom, she went to the- front with the rise of the barrier and never allowed any of her company to get near her. 11. K. Braadt has received good reports of bis three year olds. The Reach and Cash on Delivery, which are wintering at John Husseys training quarters near Louisville. From what he hears both are doing well and will be in the best of condition to go into training again next spring. It is to hi- regretted that neither The Reach nor Cash on Delivery is engaged in the Kentucky Derby, but loth will likely he nominated by Mr. Braadt for the l.atonia Derby, the entries to which have not as yet dosed. John T. Ireland probably will not stay here for the entire- seasein. though the string he is racing at Juarez will remain throughout the meeting. Mr. Ireland thinks he will leave for Kentucky about the middle of February in order to tako up the horses he turned out in the blue grass region and g.-t them ready for spring and summer racing at Lexington, Louisville and Latonia. One of thesis the- g H d mate Chi rryola. which he hopes a winters rest, will greatly benefit. He has lately heard that she is doing finely and has taken on a lot of Desh. Trainer John Lowe has advised Dr. R. Macias. of Mexico City, that the latters good three year-old filly. Marao, is hopelessly broken down as a result e-f her accident in her last race here, when she was Jumped on. and he will ship her to Mexico City to he retired to the stud, as soon as she is in condition to stand the journey. Marao is a daughter of Peep oDay and Joeie Cohan, by Woohrthorpe, and witti her good racing record and fashionable breed ing is fitted to gra-e any stud. Henderson and Hogan turned the filly over to John Lowe to take to Mexico city last October, and until she ran in the race in which she was cut down here, she was not out of the money in eleven starts in Mexico and wni six races. While at Mexico City Dr. Macias bought her. hut kept the filly in trainer Lowe* stable, as she had shown inarke el improvement under his care. As she has won four races since tin-Mexico city turfman purchased her. she has cost him nothing, and in the stud she has a chance to produce for him a Mexico Derby winner. Marzos granddam is the noted Manola .Mason, dam of tin-great race hers,- McChcsaey, Kootenay. which is showing such consistency . t Juare-z. was bred by J. N. Camden and was one of a hand of young horses sent west last year to race on the- later-mountain circuit in charge- of o. Ii. Keeae, from whom J. 1.. Brown parch seed bim when the former began reducing his stable. J. H. Sehreiber is planning to get together a good stable of horse-, with John Lowe as trainer. Mr. Sehreiber makes it a rule not to lay against his own horses, when he- is booking.
