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BATTLE REMOVES DOUBTS JUAREZ MEETING NOW EXPECTED TO PROCEED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. Excellent Card Provided For Todays Opening jf Long Winter Meeting at Mexican Course No Monday Racing for the Present. 151 Paso. Texas, November 20. General Villas decisive defeat of the Federals in a battle south of Juarez, which lasted through the past two days, coming as it did before tomorrows opening of the lit th annual race meeting of the Jockey Club Juarez, removed the only cause for fearing the meeting might not materialize. The fear has now entirely vanished and confidence has been fully restored. The one topic of conversation concerns tne brilliant prospects for racing at Juarez this season. The city of 151 Paso is fairly alive with followers of the sport and all trains are bringing in additional people. Never in the history of racing in this section has there been so many representative horsemen here as at present. At the track there are over 700 horses ready to race and an exceptionally large number are carded to face starter Mars Cassidv at the barrier for the tirst days racing. -Matt J. Winn, general manager, today expressed hiimclf as more than pleased with the prospects and said that if iconic at a distance could understand the conditions as they exist, they would not hesitate to come anil enjoy the excellent syort to be given by the Jockey Club Juarez. Hundreds of horsemen and other visitors motored today to the scene of the recent battle about twenty miles below Juarez, and most of them returned witn interesting souvenirs of this historic event. Now that continued quiet is assured, horsemen are advising their friends throughout the country that there is no longer any danger here and another big influx of visitors is expected within a few days. Assistant Manager Harry Breivogel has formally extended the courtesies of the track to Sen. Pancho Villa and his stuff, which include Generals Rosalie Hernandez, Bcnavides Herrara and Rodriguez, Colonel Ortega and Col. Juan Medina, chief of stair. These leaders and their officers will make the opening of the racing season a gala occasion in celebration of their victory. They will station a guard of honor at the entrance to the grounds and will he Mitvtaii;eil. with a musical progrUiii -rendered Iiv-the Mexican Ninth Cavalry Regiment band of the con-" stitutioualist army. Some of the late arrivals include Harry 1 Ionian V New York, who will act as patrol judge during the meeting: John Troy, from San Francisco; Jaincs Gargan from ISutte, Mont. Walter learce of Louisville will represent the Io"isviile Courier-Journal and Times. Al Dohson, who is connected with the San Francisco Kxaminer. arrived here this morning. Henry McDanlcl left tonight for No York on account of the illness of his wife, but will return as soon as she is able to travel. He left his stable in charge of his foreman, W. S. Uhotiehl. Jockey I. .McCarthy has been engaged to ride for I. Striker. , Jockey McTaggart is expected to arrive with the Jamestown contingent next week. Ten prominent bookmakers have advised ring manager Gene 151rod that they will quote odds tomorrow. Manager M. J. Winn has decided to r:;ce only six-days each week for the present. Monday will lie the off-day as in former seasons. Later in the season it is probable that racing -will go on every day in the week.
