The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
WINTER TRACKS
NOW OPERATING

At the present time there are four
winter race tracks in operation, one at
Oakland, one at Juarez. Mexico, and
one each at Jacksonville and Pensa-
cola, Fla. The latter three commenc-
ed racing on Thanksgiving day, and
the meetings at Jacksonville and Jua,-
req will run 100 days. The Pensacola
meeting will run for sixty days. after
which time the racing will be trans
ferred to Tampa, Fla, for forty
day meeting. The Jacksonville track
has attracted "a very high class of
horses and as A. b. Dade will be do
ing the starting instead OF "Curley"
Brown, who officiated last year. and
who causes a great deal of scandal by
letting horses belonging to certain
owners get the best of the starts, 1t is
expected that the meeting this season
will run much more smoothly than
was the case last year.
Juarez Races Are Good.
Juarez, situated just across the Rio
Grande from Eel Paso, is a long way
from the center of eastern racing en-
terprise, but the fact that such promi-
nenet turfmen as John G. Follansbee,
Price Mckinney, James Butler, Matt
Winn and Alberto Terrazas stand as
sponsors for the racing there, has att.
tracted horses and horsemen from all
parts of the country. OF first class
horses and capable riding talent there
Is no lack, and the acceptance by Mars
Cassiday and Mr.. Follansbee, who is a
nephew of James r. Keene, Of the
posts of starter and chief steward re-
spectively, carries the guarantee that
the races will be started we'll and run
honestly The only trouble at Juarez
at the present time seems to be lack
of horses ready to race, and the fields
that have started have been quite
small, there being only five or six en-
tries in each race. For instance, the
Thanksgiving day handicap only at
tracted three horses, Jack Atkin, Har-
rigan and Taboo. Jack Atl1in, proha- |
bly, the greatest horse that ever faced |
a barrier in Mexico, on the strength of
his eastern reputation, was the favor
lite but made a most dismal showing. |
He led for part of the distance, which |
was one and one eighth miles, but |
failed to stay and wound UP in last pc |
sition, being beaten twelve lengths for |
second place. Harrington took up the |
running after Jack Atkin quit, but |
Taboo came very fast in the stretch |
and won by half length in a driving |
finish. The same horses, with cou-
pie of more starters, met again at a |
mile a few days later and Harrington |
reversed the former verdict by win |
ming easily from Meadow, with Taboo |
in third place and Jack Atllin no.
where The latter is evidently badly |
in need of a rest as when he is linn |
self he could beat his class Of horses |
like breaking sticks. Those who saw
Jack Atlxin race at Latonia, prior to
being shipped to Mexico, said he
seemed but a shadow of his former
self. and it seems pity that such
an honest performer should be COM
PEELED to race when UNIT.
Donald Mcdonald Takes Opener
At Jacksonville the handicap on the I
opening day was won by Donald Nc
Donald, from field composed of such |
good horses as Friend Harry, Mary
Davis, Guy Fisher, Milton B., John
Reardon. DR. Holzberg and Great
Heavens. Donald Mcdonald packed
top weight, 124 pounds, but had little
in winning from Friend
Harry by a length. Mary Davis, in a
stirring finish. beat Guy Fisher head
for third money. The winner was IA
vorite in the betting around 9 to ]
but the other two contenders were at
long prices in the speculation. The
only disappointment in the race was /
the showing OF the Schorr candidate, |
John Reardon, as on his Latonia per- I
formances he looked to have a royal I
chance, The. feature sof the opening
day was the performance OF horses I
from the barn OF S.. A. Clopton, the
western owner who used to race a
string at Butte. He won three races.
or half the card, with Ida D., Donald
Mcdonald and Lady Irma.
That the stewards at Oakland are
doing their best to protect their pat
rons from dishonest racing was shown
during the week when they ordered ;
that hereafter the entry of the 3-year-
Did, Daddy Clip, be refused. A few days
Daddy Clip started in race
where. he looked to outclass the COM
oany he was meeting and In conse-
Iuence was held at very short price
by the "bookies." He was beaten by
-iC OAA NJ APptcg Lar lAlt anu d IuGulDITE 4
performer named Dahlgren. Right after
hat start Daddy Clip kept falling back
ind through the stretch he was maxi
ng such slow progress that his rider,
Johnny yandusen, thought the horse
was brAaking down. The angle. 10
he race that convinced the authori-
les that there was "something wrong
vas the big doings in the betting ring
m Dahlgrer. This animal has never
shown anything in his racing record
hat gave him aschance to beat the fa-
'orite, but as soon as the betting com.
nenced the layers posted up 25 to ii. 4,
here was such terrific rush to get .
broad and the money poured in so