The evening world., 1893-12-30
OF The TURF
Col. Pate Writes About His Failure
in the Mexican Enterprise
Must Throw Up His Hands for me
Present, He Says.
Jockey Griffin Going to st. Louis II
Few Days.

Col. Pate's Mexican race track IL abouo
to be closed. The Colonel iA slick, and q
a letter which he has despatched, TO Seq
rotary of State Romero Rubio. OF Mex
leo. tells the story of the failure; Nan
I write you these lines from a sick bed. befke
unwilling to keep You In suspense as to tho futuro
Of my venture at Penon. l am perplexsd zther
aware. have expended over 500. COO to inauen-9
rate = now industry and u new national am1nD-
enterprise after mature deliberation and caref01
consultation with the best men OF the Republic.
r a~, srSn. .'P, N Of Europe numbered hcrss
the CRY OF Mexico be similarly proyidcdf Ono
Of The most serious responsibilities Of sovernmst
healthy popular amusencnts. Since The acas. -
tional sport OF the MeSicans was a6oiiAhe6 a
the Federal district, II became a serious sfh6r1
with your Government and its enlishtsn<d p1Sa3<
dent to substitute something more hnm1nd A
less Objectionable. The turf was the ouiy 3sies114
tr"mcn In the enterprise, but only a. fsW X1
willing to engage. In Il, and they only u
the venture and the cooperation OK the Nexlcnn
aided. ST[t
You see what I have accomplished. n ~
built at Penon the finest race trsvk on che 49,
lean continent. and the grand stand and sta>1QH
are not equallcd anywhere In Europe or Amsr1c1
have induced prominent horsemen TO 70 down ~
the city OF Mexico to show the peopie what ~
great sport of kings really was. I have Kfveu 4
month OF NJ good racing as ever was seen, nu|
now find myself down to the bottom 81 ~
purse.
| have come mere to make q personal app@n1
to my friend' to assist me to carry on ~
enterprise, to hold the ncld until certain -
Inducements would arrive 10 prevent my WatGg-
loo They hive declined to share in my co11<
d"nce, "nd ! must for the time being. urss
din nv best on the opening day. Ths 49,
ihe turned out en- masse. a thousand equlpee11
,he races ] was R very proud man on the opes-,
Ing day. but | then saw for the hrst time de4-
9 n III" ,n,acauney OF transit fssiitisS
2, once nS, g. kept on for a month a : fartAsR
We have the nucleus Of the industry ~ e
horses I have brought. down. TO Mcxiob. IN
them ''V With s'e yo S"0'' they u are my worth worth III. 90. -
after paying some bills now due ccntracfcru
heart. I shall have to take a rest an
physically nr1hle to continue AZ work for -
and let me assure you II will be Of the spsni.7
pattern. have no regrets, save my attempts
would take as many years to accomplish.
Among the horses Pate loses II th1
famous stallion Counsellor.
TIE chestnut geldlng Guadaloups, "
Grlnstead, dam Josie C.. has been pun
turfman will take his new purchase ~
San Francisco to race over the Jumps.
Twelve yearlings will be shipped b
Theodore Winters TO the latter's 81
Louis establishment. One OF the lot VA
a full brother TO Yo Tambien. The Others
are high class and nave shown fae0
quarters.
Jockey Griffin will go to st. Louis In =
few days. His services should be eagefV
sought for. *
Alfred Hennen Morris has resigned th@
office OF Sup rvisor of Westcheste4
County. He VIII make an extended tour
through the Southern States.
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The Brooklyn Jockey Club g~uarantee1S
as heretofore, that its Brooklyn Ham
dicap Of 1884, viii be worth 5000, whiIo
the Fort Hamilton Handicap for three
year-o!ds will be worth $4,000. Entries
for these and other stakes will close with
t'ecretary Mcintyre at 37 Fulton street.
brooklyn, on Tuesday, an. q. Weight4
nounced on Feb. l., and declarations VII
he due Feb. 20. Besides the Brooklyu
Handicap. the Brookdale and the Parki
way Handicaps and the Standard q
Myrtle Stakes are for th~ree-year-o1o4
and upward. The Maturity Handicap, -
for four-year-olds exclusively, Thro4>
year-olds are eligible for the Falcons
and Brooklyn Derby as well as the Fort
Hamilton Handicap. The t~wo-yeaf.old
events are the Amazon. Glover. Seaside
Great American. Hudson, ana
Expectation Stakes.
Denny SNYDER. a well-known CanadiaU
Jockey, died in Montreal on Monday.