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HODGE AGAIN FAILS AT JUAREZ. Kay Spenees Three-Year-Old Once More Finishes Third to Othello and Orb. El Paso, Tex., February 23. Kay Spenees good three-year-old, Hodge, was a starter in the live and a half furlongs handicap that served as the feature of todays card at Juarez and again failed to display the high-class form that marked his lacing as a two-year-old. Hodge was the openiug favorite in the betting, but the place of honor at post time was occupied by Othello and the Heath colt justilied the confidence reftosed in him by dashing into an early lead and retaining it to the finish. Orb was just as easily second all the way. Hodge liegan slowest of all and ran wide in entering the stretch, but finished well and showed improvement as compared with his only preceding start here a few days ago. He was attempting to concede weight to everything else in the race. The time was fast, the tirst quarter being run in :22. the half in MO-, and tin- live and a half furlongs in 1:05, which is bill little behind the track record of l:ol:;f, for the distance that stands to the credit of Pan Zareta. Incidentally, Othello was the only favorite to score during the afternoon. The beaten choices included llasson, Ooma, .Moonlight, Sea ClilV and Jack I.ax-son. James P.utler, Sr., and James Butler, Jr., will leave for New York tomorrow. They will lie accompanied its far as Cleveland by Price McKinncy. The party was to have left here yesterday, but storms west of here have delayed all trains. Jockey C. Cross leaves tonight for his home in Oakland to rest up until the Kentucky tracks open in the spring. The board of stewards that will act for the remainder of the meeting is made up of II. F. l.rei-vogel. J. T. Ireland and V. H. Shelley. They have changed their position to the lower stand, making four placing judges now instead of three, as in the past. I. B. Freeman, acting for S. A. Beckham, claimed Anytime for 1914.sh25 from J. Livingston. I.. AY. Hicks claimed Tahoe for 1914.sh25. Recent work-outs of horses in training at Juarez over a heavy track were as follows: Army Maid Three-eighths in 42. Ben Greenleaf Half mile in 53. Hob Hensley Half mile injjlife-s,- Burnt Candle Three-quarters 111 Y:14. " Chilton Trance Five-eighths in 1:10. Dahlgrcit Five-eighths 111 1:05. Danbcrry Five-eighths in 1:07. Darkey Five-eighths in 1:13. Ed Howard Half mile in 511-.. First Star Half mile iu 54. Gilbert Rose--Half miie in 50. J. H. Reed Three-eighths in 3S. Jack Laxson Three-quarters in 1 :25. King Stalwart --Three-quarters in 1:25. Kitty W. - Three-eighths in 39. Lady H:mmil Three-eighths iu 39. Lady Riilie Half mile in 59. .Marsand Three-eighths in 40. Rake Three-eighths in 41. Itcbecca Quarter mile in 27;"- j Rio Pecos -Three-quarters inr 1!2... Russell McGill Half mile iii-5H,. Salesia Five-eighths in 1 :0S. Saltnl Three-quarters iu 1:20. Say Five-eighths iu 1 :13. Scarlet Oaks Quarter mile in 27. Swiftsure Three-quarters in 1:23. Tigella Quarter mile in 25. Tod Cook Quarter mile in 20. Upland Chief Half mile in 50. Vampire Quarter mile in 20. Va-Va--Half mile in 55.
