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J UAREZ OPENING TOMORROW AIL OFFICIALS ON HAND WITH MANAGER WINN AT THE HEAD. Fourteen Experienced Eiders Heady to Take Mounts Kentucky Scale Weights to be Used Eec- ords of the Juarez Track. By Peter Clark. El Paso, Texas, November 2S. "With the opening of the eighth annual racing season of the Jockey Club Juarez only a few days away, when they will usher in their usual 100 or more days of radii;;, at their magnificent course across the Rio Grande. The sport loving public of this vicinity has been anxiously awaiting its usual pastime to come. Everything points out that the coming meeting should break nil records here for attendance, for never in the history of the Jockey Club Juarez does : it appear to have had such favorable circumstances awaiting as lias the coming meeting. The city lias increased in civilian population to a tremendous extent and there are easily 40,000 or 1 more visiting militiamen in this locality. The regu- 1 lar followers of the turf are dropping in quite rap- idly from the north, east, south and west. .Assistant manager Harry F. Breivogol and Mr. Eugene Elrod, who has charge of the betting ring, have their department already installed with the niutuel machines and paraphernalia and will be ; ready to attend to the wants of the big crowd that is expected to attend during the winter. They both returned today from a trip to Tijuana, where they : went to do some missionary work among horsemen who have felt disposed to return to race under this association and their visit bore fruit, as they expect to have at least 100 thoroughbreds shipped from tl at poinc here. Ka.cing secretary AV. II. Shelley today distributed his book among the horsemen and they were more than satisfied with the conditions underneath its covr. lie will change his program weekly, so that conditions will suit the horses racing at this course. Col. M. J. Winn and Fred Fenchler came in today from the east, manager Winn was greatly surprised at conditions in this Ilorder City saying, "1 can hardly realize the growth of it and the business prosperity since I left here last spring, it augurs ! well for the most successful meeting ever given by the Jockey Club Juarez." The trouble that is occuring down at Chihuahua, between the Mexican troops is causing no worry with the people here or the racing followers in the city. They find it a hard task to get apartments, as the place is filled to its capacity. People are arriving daily in large numbers and the expression from them all is "have you found accommodations." Horses are rapidly arriving from all points and it is expected that there will be close to 400 on the grounds on opening day. The following jockeys are on hand: .T. MeCabe, C. Hunt. T. Hunt, It. Guy, G. Molesworth, Mack Garner, T. Henry, W. Rosen, Jeff Acton, AV. Meln-tyre, 1. Stirling, J. Howard, J. Rooney and A. Carroll. The officials of the club are all here, including presiding steward C. F. Price, starter Mars Cassidy, John T. Ireland and J. Hall Richard Dwyer, the veteran starter of the west, arrived from San Francisco and has been appointed patrol judge. Dillard Hill, the Kentucky turfman, is enroute here with fifteen head, having wired for reservations. He is expected later in the week. The stables of F. H. Kessinger, II. Tullett, Fred Houghsman, A. T. P.arnett, and II. McCarren, Jr., arrived today from Tijuana. There were twenty in the shipment. Starter Mars Cassidy, presiding steward Charles F. Price and manager M. J. Winn will all be on hand at the opening this week. The jockey brigade is rather light, but it is expected that another influx of riders will be coming this way within the next fortnight. The track is in perfect condition. Superintendent Keegan has given it his usual care and fast racing should result. The program for Thanksgiving Day comprises six races, including a handicap as the feature. The first race is for three-year-olds and over, with selling conditions, at five and one-half furlongs; the second for two-year-olds, at five-eighths; the third is at a mile for three-year-olds and over; the fourth, the feature race of the day, a handicap for three-year-olds and over at five and one-half furlongs; while the fifth and sixth are selling races for three-year-olds and over at five-eighths and seven-eighths respectively. The officers of the Jockey Club Juarez are M. J. Winn, president; James Uutler, vice-president; H. F. ISreivogel, secretary, and AV. II. Fenchler, treasurer. The same capable staff of officials that presided last year, with the exception of Edward Jasper, who is now racing secretary at Tijuana, will have charge of the details of the racing and are as follows: Stewards Charles F. Price, AA. II. Fenchler and M. J. Winn. riacing Judges AV. II. Shelley, II. T. Breivogel and J. T. Ireland. Starter Mars Cassidy. Itacing Secretary AV. H. Shelley. Entries close each day at 10:30 a. m. and the races are scheduled to commence at 2:00 p. m. sharp. The Jockey Club Juarez has adopted the scale of weights sanctioned by the Kentucky Itacing Commission and in use on all Kentucky tracks. For the mouth of December, the scale is as follows: One-Half mile. Two-year-olds 99 Three-year-olds 117 Four-year-olds 122 Five-year-olds and over 122 Three -Quarters Mile. Two-year-olds 99 Three-year-olds 117 Fcur-year-olds 122 Five-year-olds and over 122 One Mile. Two-year-olds 93 Three -year-olds 113 Four-year-olds 122 Five-year-olds and over 122 One and One -Half Mile. Three-year-olds Ill Four-year-olds 122 ; Five-year-olds .....114 f Six-year-olds and over 124 Two Miles. . Three-year-olds "JS? 1 Four-year-olds 1-- Five-year-olds i"vJ Six-year-olds and over .1-4 Two and One-Half Miles. Three-year-olds Jj8 Four-year-olds Flve-year-olds I- Six-year-olds and over 1-u Three Miles. Three-year-olds Four-year-olds 1-- Flve-year-olds Six-year-olds and over .....im " i ; i j , , : 1 1 ; : ! Four Miles. i Three-year-olds 100 t Four-year-olds 122 i Five-year-olds 120 t Six-year-olds and over 127 2 The track is reported in good condition and while there is little doubt about fast time being recorded after a week or so of racing, there is some question 1 -whether the class of horses at the track will be able to reduce any of the already exceptionally fast track records. Four American records were made at the Juarez course, Joe Blair hanging up a new record of 39 seconds for three-eighths on February 5, 1910; the popular Pan Zareta lowering the five-eighths mark to 57 If. on Fcrbuary 10, 1915; the great exponent of speed, Iron Mask reducing the five and one-half furlongs time to 1:03 and the three-quarters to 1:09 on March S, 1914 and ! January 4, 1914, respectively. All the records at ; Juarez, with the exception of that at one and one- i quarters miles, are remarkably fast and as follows: Dist. Horse. A.Wt. Date. Time. 3-S L. Capricious2 110 Jan. 5. J914 :34 Ed Howard.. 2 112 Jan. IS. 1914 :34 3 1-2 f Joe Ulair 5 115 Feb. 5, 1910 :3! 1-2 Anion 2 115 Feb. 9. 1911 :40f, 5-S Pan Zareta.5 120 Feb. 10. 1915 :57y5 5 1-2 f Iron Mask...O 150 March S. 1914 1:0.Tand 3-4 Iron Mask..C 115 Jan. 4, 1914 1:09 7-8 Dorothy Dean5 110 Feb. 10. 1914 1:23 Christophine 3 87 March 1. 1914 1:235 Dorothy Dean5 118 March 1. 1914 1:23 n 1 Christophine 3 102 March 11. 1914. . .l:3difc 1 1-1C Injury 4 115 Dec. 25. 1910 1:45 Injury 4 119 Dec. 31, l.UO 1:45 Injury 5 120 Jan 8, 1911 1:45 Meadow 5 132 March 7. 1911... 1:45 R. the AVorld3 113 March 17. 1911... 1:45 J. Reardon..7 110 Jan. 1. 1014 1:45 1 1-8 Meadow 5 nr. Jan. 15. 19U 1:51 1 3-1C M. Caithness4 100 Feb. 20. 1911 2:00 Wolferton 110 Dec. 31. 1911 2:00- I 1-4 Cordh F 3 97 Dec. 28. 1913.... 2:00
