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, KOOTENAYS CONSISTENCY IN RACING. El Paso. Texas. January 30. -When Kootenay , won the three-. pi. nlers handicap here on January 8 s this veteran of the turf scored lis fortieth rictory. . This son "f imported Ben Strosae and My Beanty was bred by Senator J. N. Camden at his Hartland 1 stud in Kentucky and was hronghl area! by g. H. Keene as a two-year-oM, but was not raced at i that age. and Mr. Keene sold I. nil for a small sum early in his racing career. He lias to elate started in 180 races and baa sesa in the money 113 tunes. earning a total Ol 4,820. the veteran is now eight years old. but his r. -ent running shows him to be sbonl as good as ever, as iu his recent races he has bean placed with great regularity. His best money-winning yeas "as as a fonr-y car-old in 1012, when he Won twelve races and earned ,350. He won eight races at three, seven races ;it five. five races at six and SSVea races at seven years edd. anel has already won one this year. His present owner, F. T. ShorteU, declares that the old gelding never fails to run his race when in proper condition. and the son of Ben Stromes consistent performances at the Jockey Club Juarez course this winter fully bear out this claim.
