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RACING ON SOUTH AMERICAN TRACKS. Walter Van Bokkolen. who. with his father, once raced a stable of horses over Califortii.iii tracks. srritCS from South America, under But BOS Aires date, to Victor TTOiSC, thai the sport of thorough bred hors ■• racing in that country is m the height of iiiosperity and that She patronage is great. The letter tell, of miles in 1:384 over the niile-and-one-half track being common, and that race riders of oely fair rating in North America seem to do ex-i optionally well in that country. Jockey Engl.indor. « nee a Wl 11-known northern jockey, is said to be rated as one of the best at liucnos Aires. England -iT only a few weeks ago won the 0,000 National lurse. and for his end received 10 per cent 0 Jb gross, or 88,838. Mr. Van Fokkelen reports that racing is held the year round anil that he considers the general lass of horses better than those of this country. The scale of weights is slightly higher than is the rule In re. The former Californian. learning that Mr. Troises boy. Raymond, had taken to riding, expressed the wish to his old neighbor of the Golden State that lie come to South America when developed.
