El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-15
BUT ONE WINNER IS
BID Up OVER
At JUAREz
Fourth Race Tuesday Is the
feature Event With a
Close Finish.

Wednesday was auction day at the
race course. each of the six races being
a selling race. But one winner was
bid up This was Ramon Corona in
the sixth race, who was bid up from
$500 to $500 and sold to w. c. Weant.
The fourth race for four and one
half furlongs was the exciting one of
the days sport Six horses finished
abreast in this racef the decision go
ing to Tom McGrath by less than a
head and the others being separated by
a neck or less. Tom McGrath, Gene
Wood, Elder Dr. Mack, Joe Woods and
The Slicker went down the stretch six
abreast, each with an equal chance to
win out at the finish, and only the
judges in position to actually determine
the winner. Tom McGrath got away
slow and was running fifth when his
boy started home McGrath wormed
his way TO the front at the finish, only
after desperate struggle, in which
the five other horses joined. Gene
Wood was second by less than a head.
and Elder third by a nose.
From Oblivion to Victory
Red Lass had the first race won up
to the finish, when Oblivion came from
Oblivion and beat out the red girl at
the wire. Red Lass faltered at the fin
fsh and this cost her the race, a maiden
2yearold affair, in which a bunch of
green ones competed. Gladys Louise
and Pedro. first season favorites, were
the contenders for the honors in the
second race, a six furlong affair, Gladys
Louise was in front all the way and
stayed off the rushes Of Pedro long
enough to get home safely. Rio Pecos,
again backed heavily, ran behind his
form and lost money for the boys. Ia
vora took the lead and held it until
the stretch was reached in the third
race when McNally was in command.
Tavora came back for the finish and
outgamed McNa1ly and You Win. Cuban
Boy was cut off on the far turn, but
gathered himself together and came on
strong. just missing third place.
Sigurd Wins Fifth.
Sigurd, with Molesworth up, won the
fifth race from the rest, going away.
The Cat followed Sigurd to. the stretch
and fAen closed in for second place, but
was not quite good enough to beat the
leader, Butter Ball beat Commentator
out of the show position in the final
strides. Ramon Carona took things
easy in the first part of the last race
allowing Preen to do the real early race
work. When ready Ramon moved up
into the lead and romped the rest of
the way ahead of the field. Cobleskill
was in position to make winning
called upon Mauretania got away from
the barrier badly. but made up dis
tance enough to finish third.
The Summaries.
First race, five and one-half furlongs,
selling, maiden 2yearolds, value to first
s225-Obhvion. 110 Oouder), to l,
won; Red Lass, 109 (Keogh). Is to 5,
second; Beach Sand, 107 (Allen). 6 to l,
third. Time, LOS 1-5. Beechmont,
Owenita, Prince Withers. football Fritz
Emmett, Hersaw, Strange. Morada, Muy
Bueno ran.
Second race, six fur1ongs. selling,
3yearolds and up, value to first s225-
Gladys Louise, III, Is. SMITH, to ?,
won; Pedro. III (Ganz). 5 to 2 second;
Rio Pecos, Ill (Wilson), to 5, third.
Time, 1:13 LIS. Miss Caithness, Sink
Spring, Ed Holly, ran.
Third race, seven furlongs, selling
3yearolds and up, value to first s225-
Tayora, LOG (Benschoten), to 1, won;
McNally, log (Parker), Z to 2, second;
You Win, loo (Murphy), II to 1, third.
Time, 1928 Is. Cuban Boy. st. Kilda,
Spooner, Marcus, Invergarry. Duchess
of Montebella. ran.
Fourth race, four and one-hais fur
longs, selling, 3yearolds and up, value
to first s225@Tom McGrath, III CAM,
9 TO 2, won; Gene Wood, 106 (Parker),
4 to /, second. Elder, III, (SIcCullough),
s 10 5. third. Time. 1908 Is. DIR. Mack.
Joe Woods, The Slicker, Pannell, Ly-
kers, ran.
Fifth race. six furlongs. selling,
2yearolds, value TO first s3eO-Sigurd,
ITO tMolesworth), 9 to 5, won; Cat.
Jos CAM, II to /. second: Butter Ball
107 (Keogh). 9 to 5, third. Time, 1:13 4-5
Comnlendation, Clay, ran.
Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling
3yearolds and up, value to first 1925
Ramon Corona, 101 (Parker), 5 to
won; Cobleskill, 100 (Reid), to l, sec
ord; Mauritania, 112 (Ganz), II to .
third. Time, 1:24 2-5. Preen. Misprison
Tom Franks. Cheswardine, Buna. ran.
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