Rain Spoils Juarez Card: Heavy Downpour is Followed by with Drawals from Most of the Races, Daily Racing Form, 1913-02-08

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RAIN SPOILS JUAREZ CARD HEAVY DOWNPOUR IS FOLLOWED BY WITH DRAWALS FROM MOST OF THE RACES. Handicap Field Is So Reduced That Race Is D.daied Off and Another Substituted— One Favorite Among Winners. El Paso. T.-.. Fehraary ■ -Tli- ""l maners were accorded ■ chance .,i Imrei tliis afternoon as , i, -nil i.r : ti. .i min thai fill laat night. Cold anil threatening weather, coupled with tin- had track litions. contributed to :i decreased attendance. The regulars were onl In force. however, and tb leu l I. make:- in line had plcniy of patronage. II,. i,. xx a* considerable scratching and the field . rlM handicap was so reduced that ii wai declared ■til ami ■ ais furlong* selling race substituted. Oalj ..i . favorite won during the afternoon. Gasket, the h.avllj hacked .MM~-t.ii choice of the fifth race. wheeled .-owpletdj ar i.l as the harrier went ap iiud ran the reverse way of the track. Haleala. after winning the fonrfli race, was bM n|, hj Harrj Met anh from 83IM to 8699, hot was pi.. i. . -1 .-« I b owner li. C. Riddle. Jockey B. Steele was suspended by starter Cassiifl ror five days for disobedience ;ii the iM.-i. He will leave tomorrow for his h e al Lexington, Ky.. i resi iin.il racing opena al thai point. Steele haa Hiwn here thai he la ;i competent rider and haa displayed able horsemanship en several occasions. Pride .. List was ii. .1 .in down a~ badly as ■ i- though in his ia~i race, and trainer Joe Tlgiie i..-l~ confident thai he will get the big sprinter ;.. ibe post iii;in. times again before the meeting cloaea Gross iraa the onlj rider to aeare twice this after ii l"be going al Jnarei tadaj waa of a peculiar kind. II..- track, while in a mushy, muddy condition, was iudiaed .« be holding. The Juarez track was muddy iiiw morning after lasi niellis heavy rain. Only a tew horse* worked ami they went around the dags," a* follow*: keqaaaa Hull mile in .".7. breeaing. Liked tke ~..n going. Rill linn Three-eighth* in 44. breeaing. lirevlte Half mile in XI. hreealng. iMilch Bock Five-eighths in 1:15. breeaing. I... White Three-qiuirieni in l:2C bgeaaing. ""_l I..IMD Shark— Three-eighths in 44. breezing. M Mm .Inn.-- Half mile la 57, breeaing. Is partial V m muddy going. v~ u~.ur.. in r« •• i.i:i ii . -i-- In 1 :-f!. hreealng. Kesponsfnl Half mile in •" 7. breeaing. Shorty Northern Five-eighths In 1:13, breeaing. Sreriln- Half mile In " 7. breeaing. la rounding I... s.niii Heart Three-eighth* In 41. breeaing. Liked ii,. attfi going. w i i.l.!. n Mi!.- in i :39. mat n keg.


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