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JUAREZ MEETING AT AN END LARGEST CROWD OF SEASON TURNS OUT ON THE CLOSING DAY, After Two Unprofitable Seasons Racing Finally Is Conducted at Mexican Course with Balance on Right Side of Ledger. El Paso, Tex.. March 2T . — The winter meeting of the Jockey Club Juarez came to a close yesterday in brilliant fashion. The biggest crowd of the season wended its way across the Rio Crande to pay tinal homeage to the thoroughbred and were rewarded bv spirited aud intensely interesting sport. The meeting which has just ended will go down into history as marking an epoch in Mexican racing. During the two preceding seasons the stockholders of the Jockey Club Juarez were called upon to meet heavy deficits as a result of the attempt to establish high class racing iu Mexico. They did so without flinching and without attempting to shirk any of their obligations to the horsemen who had cat iu their lot with them. Now the tide has turned. Tin-meeting just ended was conducted at a profit and the indications are that future meetings will enable the promoters of the plant to realize on their inv.-t-ment. The horsemen who have raced here are a unit in sincerely hoping so. one and all agreeing that they have received the best of treatment from the management. The Primav.ra Handicap, carrying a gross value of ,200, at six furlongs, featured the closing day*M card and was won by Irish Gentleman in a drivini; finish. He was outpaced in the early running, but the leaders turned extremely wide when enterlns the stretch. He saved ground by running alons; the rail. but was sharply cut off at the end of the stand and was forced to fa around Dr. Dougherty and Napa Nick. Fnlield. the favorite, went alawilll to the outer fence When turning for home. losing all chance. The officials that left here today Included General Manager M. J. Winn. Presiding Steward C. F. Price. Racing Secretary Kd. Jasper. Presidinx Judge W. II. Shelley and Eugene Flrod. They all go to Louisville to take up their duties at Churchill Downs. Harry Rreivogel will remain for several days to clone up the associations business and will then proceed to Louisville. The Jockey Club Juarez management announced for the season of 1811-1912 one hundred days of racing and in ckMiag yesterday made good its promise with two days over. The present meeting was a financial BBCCCSa Item the start. Not a sin gle day lias been played to a losing house, so to sp».ak. SVime of the loss in the Hist two years oi eration of the plant has been recouped this year, but part of the profits will go for improvements on the plant for next winter, when an even more successful season is anticipated. The improvements to be made this year will In- completed for next seasons opening iu Novemtwr for 100 days or more racing. Already many owners here have tiled applications for stable accommodations next winter. At a recent paddock sale at Juarez several horses culled from the Kentucky stables of Henderaou and lfogan. J. T. Ireland and W. II. Fizer changed hands, the suniinarv being as follows: Fleeting Fashion. H Ilerdel. 0..: Roseworth. L. F. King. o0: Nancy Bay, R. C. Banbury. ?2oo: Little Blonde, c. B. Deahl, 55; Jack Wainwright C. Jackson. 4." : San Benito, J. T. McClenimv. 40: Miss Miller. J. T. MHlemmv. 20; Lehigh. A. Gregg. 15; Hiccough, J. T. McCIemoiy, 00: Mary Bodloe. L. A. Mason. 00; Acquin, J. T. bfc Cteaamy, : Nlta R.. J. T. McClemmy. oo: Cramerev. W. R. Street. 00; King White, M. Deyasan, 0: Moloney. P.. T. Patten. ".: Swede Sam. P. T. Pat ton. 0; Sabado. t. F. Garner, 0. J. T. McClemmy. who boughi San I. rnilo. Mi-; Miller. Hiccough, Acquia and Nits R.. owns an extensive Texas ranch and is picking up thoroughbred mares which sell cheaply with which to breed horses to improve the common farm horse. H. R. Brandt may try the northwestern circuit the coming summer after the Louisville meeting ends wilh his pair of three-year-olds. The Reach and Cash on Delivery. If he concludes to go to the Coeur aTAleue track be will have these three year olds shipped there and will enter In in in the I .rby at that place. Me does not think either of them is goad enough to race in stakes in Kentucky ngahMt such cracks as The Manager. Worth. Sounds anil Presumption, but he bolieves that they have a chance of winning the C cur dAlene Derby, which this year is a $."..000 race. Recently Mr. Brandt was asked to price Harrigan Bad SebagO am! offer, d the pair for ,500, rating Sebago as worth ,000 and BTarrigaa at ,500. J. T. Ireland has left for Kentucky minus the 1 M tire stable of BOrseS he brought here to race. He has sold them all and will start the npting and sum leer campaign with only three horses, which W. L. Lewis has taken up for iiini recently ai Lexington. The-e are Cherry.da. First Star and Order of Dane . The last named two are maiden three year olds. Mr. Lewis recently wrote that rherryola looks tine this sprimr and gives every pranking of returning ! • her gooii form. F. L. Jones, having come to the conclusion that his seven ear-old gelding. Sir Angus, had acquired to., nervous a disposition to race longer, sold tie- mm of Bedeck to Gen. David do la Fuente. of the Va qnltaa forces, and his new owner took the gelditur with li j 111 to Chihuahua a few days ago to nat in the 1 avalry WlllCC. F. ilylaiul. of Toronto, who spent most of the winter lure with the Canadian bookmaker, P. Molett. I as retained home. He enjoyed hs Btey and on leaving Blgnlaed his Intention of spending next winter lice. F. L. Fitzgerald. Ike Striker an., several other owners now at Juarez with cheap selling tdalers in their stsbles will make up a carload of horses which will sro from Mexico to Dufferin Park, in Canada. Mr. Striker has had a prosperous season here and I as traded horses until he now has a creditable string,
