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WILL TRY TO BREAK MILE RECORD. January 18 Selected as Date for Iron Masks Attempt Against Salva tors Time. El Paso, Tex., January S. The days racing at Juarez xvas marked by close finishes. In several instances the leaders came to the finishing line noses apart. The layers receix-ed a x-orse drubbing today than has befallen them in the oast fortnight. Four favorites scored and all xvere heavily backed by the talent. Josefina Zarate, a txx-o-year-old filly from the stable or J. V. and. II. S. Nexvman won the opening race. The reason the time xx-as not as fast as in past txvo-year-old races xx-as that a warm, high wind blexv in the faces of the contestants all the way. George, winner of the third race. Ot up to xvin in the last stride. Jockey Grotli gave the colt a sterling ride and fairly lifted him along in the closing strides. Fool o Fortune, xvhich received heax-y support for the fourth race, did not appear to have a chance to overtake the llying leaders while entering the stretch, but he responded to jockey Fceneys urging and, closing xvith a cyclonic rush, managed to poke his nose in front of Claribel, quoted at 15 to 1, iu the last stride. Mose Goldblatt, trainer for Jefferson Livingston, has signified his xvillingncss to alloxv Iron Mask to run against Salx-ators record of 1:.!jV. for one mile against time, at Juarez on Sunday, January IS. It is planned to provide pacemakers for Iron Mask at various stages of the trial. Recent work-outs of horses In training at Juarez were as follows: Acumen Mile in 1 :!.. Attica Five-eighths in 1:03. Auto Girl Half mile in 51. Bird Man Five-eighths In 1:04. Hlue-Beard Mile in 1:50. C. K. Davis Five-eighths in 1:05. Cash Girl Three-eighths i "S. Compton Three-eighths in ."". Colquitt Half mile in 50. Cousin Puss Three-eighths m ..8. Cunair Seven-eighths in 1:20. Daylight Five-eighths in 1:03; Dick Dodie Five-eighths In 1:04. Emerald Isle Three-quarters in lS. Ethelda Half mile In 52. Glen Dell Three-eighths In 40. Gold Dust Mile in 1:47. Henry Ritte Mile in 1:40. Hester Half mile In 55. Ilolzborg Five-eighths in 1:05. Irish Gentleman Three-quarters in 1:19. Judge Walton Three-quarters in 1:22. Lady Pender Quarter mile in 25. Mary Emily Three-quarters in 1:22. Milton Roblee Three-eighths in 3S. Renxxar Five-eighths In 1:05. Robert Three-eighths in 37. Strange Girl Three-quarters in 1:19. Vernice Rico Mile in 1:40. - Wise Mason Three-eighths in 39.
