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FAST RUN RACE TO HOCNIR. Comes from Last Position to Defeat the Speedy Joe Blair No Racing Cn Tuesday. El Paso, Tex., December 24. In a remarkable display of speed, the five-year-old Ilocnir, in Unstable of K. Spence, came from the rear in the last eighth and. passing tiie flying Joe Blair, won the fourth race of the Juarez Jockey Chilis offering, running the five-eighths of a mile in 59 seconds. Joe Blair and Utelus had raced like a team to the head of the stretch, where the latter tired and dropped out of contention. leaving Joe Blair to fight it out with the fast coming Ilocnir. The latter, running in the rear until entering the stretch, moved up with a terrific burst of speed and. passing his opposition as if they were standing still, won with plenty to spare. Joe Blairjiung oil -gamely; bur "Could not withstand the winners l ush. Moller, Im.il ltlu trouble in taking the opening race, winning AVitlrfu four-lengths margin at the end. Milhrey, under an energetic ride by M. Garner, took Mab into camp in the second, scoring in a rousing finish. W. M. Cains consistent Ohlsmobile ran back to his previous good race and. rushing into the lead early, maintained his advantage throughout, only cantering all the way in tiie third race. Lofty Heywood had just as easy a time winning the fifth race, four lengths separating he and Peter Stalwart, whicli passed the tiring Noble Grand iu the stretch and landed an easy second. The closest finish of the afternoon came in the last race, when Smiling Mag got the decision by a nose over the well-backed favorite, Canto, which pulled up quite sore. Milhrey was bid up from 300 to .C05 by N. S. Vail, but was retained. Mab was purchased by 11. N. Vestal. There will be no racing at Juarez on Tuesday. The entries for Wednesday will close tomorrow morning at the usual hour.
