Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07
MAKE READY FOR
JUAREz OPENING
TURFMEN GATHER AT PLANT
BEYOND BORDER
GOOD SPORT is LoKED FOR AT
NEW RACE TRACK
Prominent Owners Are Arriving Daily,
and Work on Grounds 10 Helnq
Rushed for Opening on
Thanksgiving Day
[speelal 70 The Hernld1

Especial to The Herald
Ell PASO, Tex, Nov. 6-Althoueh
opening day of the inaugural meetine
at AT the new uarez race track, Just across
me river from this city, is almost a
ing on Mexican soil this winter arr
arriving daily with their strings. de-
spite the fact that the stalls are NOT
ready Tor occupancy Lyman II. Davis
the racing secretary of the Juarez
Jockey club. and who is in charge of
the work of constructing the new plant
In the absence OF General Manager
MATT ., Winn, who is in the east, states
lhat the stalls will not be ready he
lore November is, and advises horse
men not to ship previous to that date.
The horses that have already been
shlpped here for the winter campaign
are being temporarily stabbed on the
Texas side of the Rio Grande river.
The 800 stalls at the new plant are all
completed with the exception of the
roofing OF some OF them. This work
Will be rushed and ought to be COM
pleted by the first of next week. The
horses could be received on the grounds
much earlier than the date set by MFR.
Davis were 1t not that he desires to
nave the track completely fenced, the
water pipes connected with every sta
Bile and everything in a first class order
before permitting any of the stalls to
be occupied.
TO II. A. Cotton is accorded the honor
of being the first owner to arrive here.
with horses for the meeting Cotton
got in with Ms stable several days ago,
having shipped direct from Vancouver,
B. c. Among the more recent arrivals
are the stables of j. M. Shilling and
S. II. Holman.
naxric xuI,n xyoo 20 hoxvo Lea g.. NYo,,
York today to attend the Empire City
meeting at New York. has changed his
plans and will remain here. He re-
eeived word from Wlnn that 1t would
not be necessary to make the trip east
Davis has been working like a beaver
to get the plant completed on schedule
time, and 1t is largely due to his in
dustry that the work is so. far ad-
yanced.
Many Nominations Made
Davis is being ably assisted by Harry
Carr of Louisville, who will have the
position of superintendent OF the track.
VIII Shelley is in charge of the
Jockey clubs office in this city. He Is
at present devoting his time to the
of the stake entries for the
printer.
A glance over the nominations made
to the twelve stake events to be de-
cided during the hundred days of rae
ing would seem to indicate that the
Of the stables that usually race in the
winter. Among the more prominent
owners who will be represented in the
stake book are the following: p. T.
Chinn, st. James stable. II. G.. Bodwell,
Ed Alvey, w. p. Fine. w. Geret, George
Helle, I. c. Mcdowell, J, Marklein. ].
:. Ferris, S. +. Hayman, Henderson e
Hogan, Fred MeMaire, /. b. Fitzgerald,
I. b. Clark, j. e. Grant, Bexar stable,
I. Monohan, r. J. Mckenzie, G. II.
S. n. Holman. G.. w.
Scott. c. c. Van Meter, ]. r. VAIN
'ignt and L. Blum.
The most liberal nomlnator is the
81. James stable, while p. T. Chinn and
II. G. Bodwell have each named q
goodly number of their best performers.
rhe principal stake of the meeting is
he Chihuahua handicap, for 2-year-
lids and upward. This race is valued
It $1,000 and is at mile and furlong.
I viii be the big attraction on opening
lay, December l, and the race has re-
,eived forty-five entries.
This is the average number of entries
made to the twelve stakes. Barney
schreiber has announced his intention
If spending the winter in this city.
The Missourian will be represented at
he track by some of the best OF his
extensive string. He will also, It is an
bounced, lay the prices in the ring
hat will be in use at Oakland, where
he big owner usually operated every
winter, does not appeal to him, and ne
will forsake the coast city this winter
or the new Mexican track, where there
will be no restrictions against book
making.
George Rose is another California
lrfnfar tnnT.icf Nxyh az fg ctafa6 will
orsake the coast this winter for the
uarez meeting. AS long as there was
possibility OF racing at Los Angeles
Rose, owing to his interest in the track
t that place, felt it incumbent UPON
i'm to stick to the Southern California
rack. But with absolutely no prospect
f conducting q meeting there this
yinter, Rose, 1t Is reported on reliable
has decided to cast his for
unes this winter with the Juarez VEN
ure. He will be valuable addition
o the list of layers operating in the
ing this winter.
The mile and half line of track that
he Ell Paso street railway company Is
uildtng from the Rio Gfande bridge
, the race track is being pushed rap
lly, the rails for mile of the distance
aving been laid. The remainder of
he work should be finished in a few
ays, when it is hoped to have the
ne in operation. In addition to the
ectric road, the Jockey club is having
instructed a wide boulevard that will
arallel the electric road from the
ridge to the grandstand.,
In addition to the races, the town of
uarez will furnish entertainment to !.
isitors this winter in theN shape Of
ull fights and other sports. There is
cated right in the center of the town
spacious amphitheater, where the
= fcl CD ffr4an f. NFrffK
yery Sunday. The place is visited by
large number of Americans, who
give up their dollars to wit
ess this form of sport.