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J i t r s i t 1 J. 8 « s r t i i , , ! , NO SENSATION AT JUAREZ BAY GIVEN OVER TO SELLING PLATERS, WITH FAVORITES GENERALLY WINNERS. Cossack an Easy Victor in the First — Sweetdale Defeats Holler— Bertha. V. Outstays Upright — Busy Edith a Repeater. El Paso, Texas, December 2. — Tlie Juarez card today was once more given over to the selling platers. Tlie weather continued pleasant and the sport was well patronized. The days proceedings began with a three-quarter-mile sprint for maidens of all ages. Cossack, a twei-year-old from the Goldblatt stable, was a well backed favorite and justified the confidence that had been reposed in him by taking the lead with tlie rise of the barrier and outrunning his opponents all the way. Bonnies Buck displaced Andy H. as the runner-up at the end. The second race went tJ Sweetdale, well backed at good odds. Mollor the strong favorite of the. race led into the stretch by a wide margin but tired badly when Sweetdale challenged. The oth vs were beaten off. Bertha V.. was backed into pronounced favortism for the third race, and made goad by wresting the lead from Upright, the pai-omaker, in the stretch and winning going away. Frank D. Wife I Busy Edith was held at MM to win the fourth race and, exhibiting the same good form as iu her pree-eding start, she led throughout and had a margin at the end of four lengths over Colle, which had been in persistent pursuit all the way. A carload of horses arrived vesterelay from Bowie, Md. They included those of j. C. Ellis. L. E. Bird. A. D. Harrison, M. Hayes and Phil Musgrave. R. Ripley purchased Maznik today at private terms. This will put an cad to the selling race troubles. Jack Atkin withdrew his interest in the lietling ring tixlay and leaves tomorrow for Los Angeles.
