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HOPE FOR FAVORABLE P.ACING LEGISLATION. G. L. Blackford, Banker and Horseman, Bolieves Sport Will Be Revived in Lone Star State. El Paso. Tex.. Jan. 11.— G. L. Blackford, well-known banker and horseman, of Denison. Texas, is one who believes that racing is coming back in the Lone Star State. In a rt cent letter to a friend here he gave it as his opinion that at the uet session of the Texas legislature racing with pari-mutuel betting would be legalized in Texas. Being a big business man. and in close touch with politics, Mr. Blackford is in a position to know whereof lie writes. As evidence of his faith in the future he is going into the business of breeding thoroughbreds on a greatly enlarged scale, and at present is regarded as the representative breeder of the state. He has no older hemes in training at Juarez at present, his only holdings being six fine-looking two-yer.r-olds. which are under the watchful care of trainer Dick Vestal. The four-yenr-old colt Meal Ticket is regarded as the real "Iron Horse" of the Juarez track, and shares with Rubicon II. the distinction of having started the most times since the beginning of the ■M ting. During the first 20 days of racing Meal Ticket has started in fourteen races, of which he has won two. He faced the barrier ten times before winning a purse, hut this did not discourage his owner. W. E. Moody, who is a believer in the custom of racing a liorse into condition. .Meal Ticket runs as though l.e loves to race, and the WW racing he gets the better he runs. Lady Tendi Remarkable Racer. Mr. Moody has also in his barn the old mare Lady Tendi. tin- eldest thoroughbred now racing at Juarez. Tl is mare, five years ago was one of the fastest racing at Juarez but advancing age dulled her ■ peed, and ■ couple of years ago she fell into the hands of the feed man. She was subsequently sold to a junk dealer in El Paso, and last spring Mr. Moody bought her at a sheriffs sale for 4. and put her in training. In several of her races Lady Tendi has shown a flash of her old-time form, but her owner realizes that her racing days are numbered, and in the spring he will send her to his farm at Toyah, Texas, to breed her to one of his stallions. O. G. Parke, a breeder of thoroughbreds on a small scale in Central Texas, announces his retire-mi nt from the breeding business. He will dispose of all of his stallions and mares, and devote his time to the cattle business. Kitty Cheatham, which is being raced in Mr. Parkes colors at Juarez, will be sold towards the latter part of the Juarez meeting. A. A. Gregg, who is racing a small stable at Juarez, also announces his retirement from racing at an early date. The best one in his barn is Edna F., a winner at the meeting.
