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COUNTRY NEAR JUAREZ TRANQUIL Cincinnati O Octolwr 2 Turfmen now at La toniu and intending to ship to Juarez are much gratified to hear the cheering news from Mexico coming from Col M J Wlnu from an official source that nil Is peaceful not only along the border but far in the interior in the country which surrounds the Jockey Club Juarez raee track trackEven Even during the period of wildest disorder in Mexico racing proceeded with scarcely any Inter ¬ ruption at Juarez and such suspension as came to that track was caused by action on the American side of the Rio Grande and not from any Mexico source resulting from the cessation of street car tratlle across the Rio Grande bridges Nothing happened at any time to interfere with the run ¬ ning of the races there could the public have been transported to the course There lias never been a time when that great race track or the horsemen and their horses have been menaced by the ravages of war Buildings both business and civil and homes and resiliences have been destroyed at Juarez but no attempt 1ms ever been made to molest tlu Juarez track or Its occupants occupantsThe The talk circulated In some quarters that horse ¬ men and horses are not safe over the Iwrder of Texas is absurd to all who are well acquainted with the tnw conditions of affairs there as they liave Iteeii and arc today todayEverything Everything is peaceful at Juarez now The sur ¬ rounding country is uuiler government rule and the prosjxKits for a great season of racing there tills winter are brighter than ever before The accommodations for horsemen in El Paso have been vastly improved during tho last two months and when the opening of the meeting on Thanksgiving Day takes place patrons of the sport will find accommodations in El Paso that are equal of any to lie found in any great city In this country countryThe The meeting will embrace 100 or more racing days with liberal purses and valuable stakes arranged to suit all classes of horses Some of the best horses In training will participate with the most noted jockeys now riding to pilot them Horsemen can be assured from the official information now in the hands of Colonel Winn that their stables will be us safe at all times at Juarez as they are on any Kentucky track
