San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-07
RACING IN MEXICO.
Dec. 8 is the Date Set for the
Mexican Derby-Horses to be
Shipped Soon.
Shipped Soon.

Dec. 3 is the Date Set for tn
Mexican Derby-Horses to be
Shipped Soon.
r. c. Pate, accompanied b,
Secretary Mayfield, arrived in tn,
city yesterday morning, and Is a
the Palmer house. The forme
has just returned from the City o
Mexico, where he has been for the
past two months pushing the worl
of completing the grand stand anC
stables at his new race track. 81
have completed stables for 4OC
horses, and the grand stand, a huge
double decker, is very nearly com
plete," he said in answer to a
question regarding the GU
look for racing in Mexico.
"The track is ready and is as
good and fast as any track need be
1t is located in one of the most
picturesque spots in the world
just two miles from the main
plaza of the City of Mexico and di-
rectly opposite the famous Hot
Springs. Our opening day will be
December 3, and the chief event
will be the National Derby, with a
$1,000 purse. A special train of pal
ace horse cars will leave ST. Louis
October II, and will carry 200 race
horses, a stop being made at Dali
las, Texas, to permit the owners to
race their horses during the four
teen-day meeting to be held there.
From Dallas the train will proceed
to San Antonio, Tex, where short
meeting will be held, and
thence direct to the City of Mexico.
On Nov. two more special trains
will leave st. Louis and go direct
to Mexico, with but two stops to
give the horses a rest"
\R. C.. Pate is a we'll known and
popular horseman, and he is de-
serving Of the rich harvest that
seems to be in store for him
through his Mexican concession.
When he began this Mexican
movement, about year and a half
ago, and stated that it was his
purpose to transfer his extensive
breeding establishment from Mis-
souri, to Mexico, there were many
collectors" and skeptics who did
not hesitate to say the undertake
ing was absurd that the MeXicans,
while being great spOrt-lOVing peO-
pie, did not take kindly to Ameri-
can methods, that they knew alb
sOIutcly nothing about high-Class
horse breeding or racing; all of
which Mr.. Pate has disprOven.
General TreviniO, one Of the lead
ing generals of the Mexican army
and d noted lover of the horses,
came to st. Louis at the invitations
of Mr.. Pate, and, while out driving
behind pair of trOtters, remarked
to Mr.. Pate that he wished Mexico
could have such an industry as
the breeding upon an extensive
scale of high-class runners and
trotters. Mr.. Pate replied: "Give
me the right encouragement and
| will furnish the industry" That
was the beginning, and the cOnces-
sion granted Mr.. Pate by the Mex
lean government to build and
maintain race tracks throughout
the republic, and to import 400
horses each year free Of duty for
breeding purposes, was the result
of the generals expressed wish.
The undertaking has now develop
ed into an enterprise which prom
ises much for the overloaded Amer
lean farms and market.
1t promises to be new FL Do
RADIO to American hOrsemen for
legitimate investment. twill not
be dumping ground for the culls
of any mans farm, for the stipula-
tiOns OF the concession are that
none but the best shall be brought
in. The concession is strong, law
ish, and lasting, and is not only
a guarantee against loss to
Mr.. Pate but is of a nature that
warrants him in Offering it to his
friends as an investment unusual
in its prOtit-bearing features. Of
ficials high in the affairs of state in
Mexico have expressed their conf
dent belief that more than 100000
people will be in attendance on
opening day. The price of admis-
sion will be 50; hence the fruits of
the undertaking are easily appa-
rent. The concession, embracing
as it does. broad and free privileges
for term of ten years, is unques-
tionably without parallel in gov
ernmental indulgence to an indi-