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ANOTHER MEXICAN VENTURE Organization Being Promoted for Winter Racing in the Turbulent Land An advertising campaign to sell stock in the pro ¬ jected Mexico City course at 1 per share is about to be launched Mexican racing isnt healthy of aspect though the latest scheme for a long winter season in the capital city of the tumultuous land has attractive looking angles But so had Juarez and Tijuana Juarez has been dead for years and Tijuana hurt many troubles and less than a season of great profit since it has been operated operatedPolitics Politics in Mexico is uncertain and its handlers more than rapacious Racing is a fair mark for Mexican politicians politiciansFor For the new venture Albert J Olivier an Ameri ¬ can long resident in Mexico and Central America and a group of American associates one of whom is E F Dodson vicepresident of the New Amster ¬ dam Casualty Company have organized the Jockey Club Internationale de Mexico for the purpose of introducing thoroughbred racing into Mexico City The promoters declare to hold their first meeting of one hundred days during the coming winter and to have secured a permanent lease on the Hippo ¬ drome de la Condesa a wellappointed race course lying within Mexico Citys residential section with a purchase option optionThe The Hippodrome de la Condesa is on a tract of 115 acres and was set aside for racing by Maxi ¬ milian while that amiable Austrian prince strutted as the Mexican emperor some sixty yers ago and the race course was constructed under the direction of his empress Carlotta The course is one mile and a quarter around and a million dollars worth of improvements are to be put upon it if the stock sale warrants warrantsDaily Daily Racing Form has declined to print the ad ¬ vertisement for the stock sale It is not its kind of advertising advertisingThe The scheme includes large purses to be ultimately increased to some 1500 each witlt stakes in addi ¬ tion and is said to have the support of President Obregou and the Mexican authorities
