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NO RACING AT AGUA CALIENTE UNTIL FRIDAY i . e 1 Tuesdays Card Declared Off New Entries to Be Released Thursday Three-Day Suspension Decided Upon by Management Because of Continuous Rain and Prospects I of More Unfavorable Weather AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, Feb. 2. Owl burst that hit the Agua Caliente course last until Friday. President James N. Crofton s three days sport, would be added, to the reg the days became longer, with programs, of e pour began Sunday night. Rain fell almost 6 t ng to bad track conditions caused by a cloud-night, racing was suspended at the course tated the twenty-one races, included in the :ular programs later on in the meeting when ight and nine races daily. A torrential down-continuously Monday and developed into a 5 cloudburst Monday night, rendering the track and immediate surroundings of the plant a sea of mud. With heavy rain predicted- for Tuesday and Wednesday, president Crofton decided this morning to suspend activities until Friday when the sport will be resumed as scheduled, with daily racing except Monday until March 27. Horsemen welcomed the three-day lull. Such leading turfmen as James Parsons, C. B. Irwin, Benny Creech, L. O. Lee, L. T. Whitehill, H. T. Palmer and others agreed it was the proper action to take in view of track conditions. Agua Caliente sport has flourished lately. On Sunday one of the best crowds of the meeting was in attendance to see the Speed Handicap run. A week previously a new season record was set and figures show it to be the best day the course has enjoyed in its history, barring two Agua Caliente Handicap afternoons. Highways between San Diego and Agua Caliente were passible today, but water in the rivers was rising and it was feared it might cover the roads before nightfall, as there is a tremendous run-off sweeping down the canyons from the mountains. The card programmed for today will be discarded. New entries will be taken on Thursday for Fridays races, which will follow the condition book.
