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BETTER SPORT AT JUAREZ WEATHER CONDITIONS BECOME IDEAL AND BIGGER CROWD TURNS OUT. Joe Blair, Three-Year-Old from the Bushes," Runs Five-Eighths in 59 in Winning Toluca Handicap fcpm Gipsy Love, El Paso, Tex., December. 11. The patronage of racing at Juarez Increased wonderfully today as a result of the return of warm sunshiny weather that made Conditions ideal for the large crowd interested in the afternoous racing. The finishes were exceedingly close, particularly iu the second race, when Gordon Russell and Weyanoke came to the judges noses apart In the order named. Gordon Russell was well thought of. but Weyanoke had the call In the betting, being an odds-on choice. Charity Ward, with the liberal price of 100 to 1 against her chances came dangerously close to winning the lirst race of the day, but Noblemau, the favorite, got up to beat her in the last stride. The Toluca Handicap, at live furlongs, brougnt out a small field of sprinters and developed a sensation when Joe Blair, showing a tremendous flight of speed, led with apparent ease for the whole distance. This horse raced with only medieore horses the past summer at Vancouver. Gipsy Love, the favorite, was second, while Othello, the second choice, was last. Kederis was trying to carry Othello out on the far turn and the stewards gave him live days on the ground for this offense. The time of the race was fast, tile five furlongs being run iu 59. Horses are still arriving. A carload came from Maryland with three of L. Aste, live of Early Wrights and two each belonging to II. Kerr and A. O. Nieliaust" Palmer and. Sells are on their way from Oklahoma with fifteen horses, mostly yearlings. The -horses belonging to the estate of J. J. Ferguson" are to be sold at Sacramento, Cal., at auction. It Is expected that they then will 1m shipped, here. Stake blanks for the coming two-year-old events were distributed today among the horsemen. Then-are, lour in jmmher,.each,;with. 10 -,added,- and they will close December 31. - JJecent work-outs of horses in training-at Juarez over a good track were as follows: Avocado Three-eighths iu 40. Brightstone Five-eighths in 1:05 Y. Cleopat Three-eighths in 39. Dad Davies Half mile in 53. : " First Star Three-eighths in 3SVC-. Grosvenor Three-quarters in 1:21J. handilv. Gylfi Five-eighths in 1:05. Hard Ball Three-eighths in 38. Hearsay Half mile in 55. Himyar Lass Five-eighths in 1:04. JOhn Reardon Mile in 1:55. Mandadero Three-eighths in liSVs- 4 j.Mimorioso-Three-eighths in 3SK-., breezing. Miss Fielder Three-eighths in 43. - Orb Five-eighths iu 1:08, breezing... . Pay Streak Five-eighths in 1:08."; Renwar Five-eighths in 1:0GW.. Scrapper Half mile in 531.. Sen. James Half mile in 53. . ., Seneca- Half mile In 54. Split Second Three-quarters in 1:20. . Velie Forty Three-eighths in 39Vi. Virginia S. Five-eighths in 1:07, driving. Woof Five-eighths in 1:13. Yestersuu Three-eighths in 3S.
