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JUAREZ SEASON AT AN END LONGEST MEETING IN HISTORY OF MEXICAN COURSE COMES TO A CLOSE Plans for Next Winter Expected to Closely Follow FollowThose Those of Season Just Terminated Bi y Crowd CrowdOut Out for Final Day of Sport El Paso Tcv April 11 Tlie winter meeting of tlio Jockey Club Juarez which began last Thanks ¬ giving day and has continued uninterruptedly ever since save for the few days 01 which it was im ¬ possible to conduct the sport because of snow storms and other adverse weather conditions came to a close this afternoon The length of tin meeting one hundred and twentythree racing days broke all records for the course and exceeded by a sub ¬ stantial margin tlie one hundred days of racing which General Manager Matt 1 Winn promised lorsemen ami other patrons of the sport in making iis advance announcejncnt of plans for the meet ¬ ing On the whole the meeting lias been success ¬ ful in spite of keener competition from other win ¬ ter racing centers than in preceding seasons and other factors that operated against it It is under ¬ stood that the club ends the season with a balance on the right side of tlie ledger although possibly not so much as in the immediately preceding sea ¬ sons While the plans for next season have not been formally announced it is understood that they will not materially depart from what has come to bo regarded as the fixed program here There has been some desultory talk that next season may see the installation of tlie parimntuels at Juarez but this probably is premature and undoubtedly grows out of the fact that the syndicate which financed the bookmaking at the Mexican track this season has operated at a loss of some 0000 0000Fewer Fewer horse will go from here to Kentucky with the closing of tlie meeting than ordinarily To begin with the Kentucky contingent was not so strong here this winter as in former seasons and then most of the more important stables already have been shipped east The bulk of the horses remaining here are those of owners who usually confine their racing to the far west and witli few exceptions they will be shipped to Denver for the meeting which is scheduled to take place at Over ¬ land nark In June There will be a substantial shipment to tlie halfmile track circuit in Eastern Canada CanadaA A tremendous crowd gathered at the course to enjoy the Until day of racing Ideal weather con ¬ ditions prevailed and the lields were uniformly large A mile handicap occupied the place of honor oil the program All ten of the horses named in the overnight entries as prospective starters went to the post and the F D Weir entry consisting of King ling and Itculah S figured as a receding lirst choice Houlah S was sent out to make the pace and led until well into the stretch before she retired Ilingiing outpaced in the early racing came fast at the end and overhauled all but Mud Sill which likewise came from behind and scored an easy victory Kootenay a forward contender all Hie way outlasted Hculali S for third money Mud Sill was quoted at the remunerative odds of ti to 1 1Other Other outsiders that scored during the day were Miss Tempo Eye White Panliachatd and Sam Con ¬ nor Itosemary was the only winning favorite favoriteHarry Harry Ureivogel acting manager will remain for about four days to close up the business of tin track He will then go to his home at Detroit b fore assuming his duties at Churchill Downs Id ward Jasper goes direct to Louisville to act as rac ¬ ing secretary Gene Elrcil manager of the bolting department leaves for Louisville to take charge as usual of the mtituel machines on the Kentucky tracks Steward John T Ireland goes to Kentucky to commence his duties as steward under his new appointment by the racing commission of that state statePatrol Patrol Judge Charles Dwyer will make a visit to the Pacific coast before returning to New York Starter Mars Cassidy plans a fishing trip about Chesapeake Hay before the racing season opens in New York YorkAfter After ireful investigation of the raco run by Sharper Knight Anril the stewards have raised tlie suspension of iockev II CivaiiurIi
