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TIJUANA TO OPEN AGAIN Expect to Resume Racing at Mex ¬ ican Track Next Tuesday Repeal of War Time Passport PassportAct Act Removes Barrier That ThatStopped Stopped Sport SAX DIEGO Cal March I In affixing his signature to the bill reiKmling the war time puss port regulation act President Wilson removed the barrier that temporarily stopped racing at Tijuana The fact that the American public visiting the Tijuana race track were compelled to procure passports for which the Mexican govern ¬ ment retiuired a tax of SI for temporary cards and 10 for yearly passports caused president James AV Coffroth of the Lower California Jockey Club to close his gates until such times as the central Mexican government lifted the harsh restrictions Itelief came last night when word came from Washington that the President had signed the bill which makes it unnecessary to require passports to vjsit Mexico or any other friendly nation nationPresident President James W Coffroth was elated upon receipt of the welcome news and this morning after a conference with his associates and a dele ¬ gation of the Thoroughbred Horse Association he announced that within three days after the local immigration officials had received the official noti ¬ fication he will resume racing at Tijuana ajitl com ¬ plete meetingAt the remainder of the 125 days meeting At the United States immigration offices it was said that official notification of the doing away of passM rts could bo expected within the next it wen tyfrnirhoursj Should this be the case ft tilrai w aiSf ttr t froth Y3if iiuuuuiictlt Ilia entries will be accepted on Monday and racing wjll TuesdayNot be resumed ou Tuesday Not one of the STO thoroughbreds quartered at Hie Tijuana plant were shipped away during the short layoff and if anything the suspension of iacing will enhance the sport here having given the runners a much needed rest restWord Word also reached here today from Mexico City saying that a commission has been appointed by the secretary of foreign relations and is now iU route to Mexicali to go into the whole passport situation and adjust it to the satisfaction of both Americans and Mexicans It is further stated Epig menio Ibarra recently appointed governor of Lower California is in favor of abolishing the passport fee now in force and permit Americans to visit Tijuana at their pleasure
