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MIM0RI0S0 AND HIS OWNER. The Juarez correspondent of the New York Sun writes entertainingly of the recent record-equaling performance of Mimorioso aud his owner in the following strain: "Mimorioso is not a Whisk Broom, neither is he a Rock View, a Ten Point or a Cock o the Walk, but that he possesses a superabundance of that essential racing qualification speed is the opinion of all that have witnessed his races since the Juarez meeting opened. "On Thanksgiving Day Mimorioso finished a bang-up second to Pan Zareta and would surely have won but for early interference. In his next essay he smothered his opposition with speed and won "with plenty to spare in 1:37-,. which equals the track record held by Bourbon Beau. So easily did Mimorioso win that experts could hardly believe he had accomplished the distance iu such remarkable time, and it was the concensus of opinion that had jockey Woods so desired the horse could easily have shaded 37. "The history of Mimorioso, his general conformation and his surprising improvement again clearly demonstrate that racing lias many angles that prove its glorious uncertainties. Mimorioso was bred by J. N. Camden of Kentucky, and as a two-year-old at Coeur dAlene he won a couple of cheap races. At that time he was trained by Ham Keene. Keene sold the colt to Seymour Veiller, better known to turfmen as Skilly, for 00. and in Skillys hands the son of Mazagau has Improved so that now many clever horsemen would back him against any mans horse. ".Mimorioso probably is as scraggy a thoroughbred as one ever saw. He doesnt weigh over 850 pounds and has a rat mane and If brought into a sale ring with his racing qualities unknown would hardly bring 00. But in action he races like a Colin, has an exceptionally easy gait aud strides magni ficently. The fractional time of his remarkable mile records a sparkling performance 23V. 45t, 1:11 ji, 1:37. He broke second and after the first three and a half furlongs took the lead and won by two lengths unextended. "Speaking of Mimorioso calls to mind that his owner, Skilly, although a member of the far western racing colony for over a decade, is well known to New York race people and particularly those who visited California in the heydey of the sport. Skilly was assistant to Bob McGibben, and it was Skilly who furnished the bookmakers with chalk, rubbers, pencils and other appurtenances. Skilly became an owner more as a joke, but today he owns besides Mimorioso several other handy horses. III-aata, a-1 to 1 shot winner at Juarez, is a memlier of his racing aggregation, and like Mimorioso, is also by Mazagan and Is a cast-off of the Camden Stud."
