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JOCKEY 0 BRIEN FALLS INTO DISFAVOR. United States Army Officers Can Now Visit the 1 Juarez Races — E. Martin Visits Tia Juana. El Iaso. Tex., January 4. — Judge Pries having decreed that jockey W. J. OBrien can ride as ! more at Juarez, that rider has departed for other parts. S .line time ago OBrien, whose work in the saddle came under suspicion, was quietly notified not * to accept any more mounts. No public announce weal aras ande of this act ot die stewards aad I when OBrien quit, little notice wa- taken of it. Hi remained around the paddock, however, until Judge Price ordered his badge taken up. In dis Musing the affair, lodge Price stated that while the officials had no evidence ot fraud having bees committed, they deemed it best for the interests of ■ racing that he be prohibited from riding here any more. After a period of two years and a half, during . which they have been prohibited from visiting ; Juarez by order of the war department, the em-hstrgo on Unted states army officers crossing the international boundary line has been lifted and I Oast era of the Eighth brigade and the other military ifganizal i ms stationed in El Iaso. may ii"v isit the raees. Tin-re are approximately 6.000 l troops stationed In the city and. as practically all of the officers are lovers of racing, some idea of the benefit the race track will derive from the * lifting if tlte embargo may Ik- obtained. , Jockey E. Martin, who is under ■ suspension of tnreaty las at Juarez, has gone to Tia Juana. The stables of M. Reiser. It. Hipley. M. E. Dawson. J. Italian!. E. K. Short and F. McKenzie have beeM shipped from Juarez to Tia Juana. Jockey E. Pool has left Juarez for a visit to California in the hope it will help him to regain his form in the saddle. Seymour Veiller. having become dissatisfied with 1 the rattier indifferent saddle work •• hi- rider. 1.. HartweU, has suspended the BOS and fur the pro-•nt will have tiie services of other riders on his 1 horses. Ike Striker lias received Registrar W. H. Howes approval of his choice of the name Jack Hare foe hi- Jesse Jame — Rose of the Raucho chestnut colt. • This voung racer is named for a brother of Thomaa Hare, a well known 1 ookmaker on the eastern Canadian " tracks.
