Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-05
FIRST RACING.
card PROMISES
SPEEDY EVENTS
Tentative Card For Opening
at La Rosita Track Issued
Today Will Carry Purses
Which Assure Fine Races

The tentative race card for the open
inE day AZ the lila Rosita race track
Sunday, December g--hns been issued.
and the purses. ranging from $50 tn
$780, assure seven of THE best races
ever put 0n In northern Mexico. "A
number Nj the fleeteSt horses brought
here for the racing season are being
entered WI the inaugural events. and
large crowds from Valley points. San
Antonio. Houston. aRd The racing centrrs
VI the country are expected to attend
the opening day.
Following ~ The tentative card, H.
announced this afternoon:
First Race--The inaugural. Purse
100000. Six Furlongs, for 3-year-olds
and older. Weight for age. > pounds be-
low scale.
Second Racc-Purse $2jO00, fur
longs. Claiming Price $400. for 3-year-
olds and older. Winners since October
IL. carry three pounds extra, None
winners ? pounds allowed.
Third Race--Purse $4,000, One quar-
ter ElIe. for cold bred horses only, for
3-year-olds and older. Weight for aEe.
five pounds below scale.
Fo1rth Race-Purse $4,000 Six Fur
longs, claiming price $60O.O0 down 90
$.uO.O0 for three ycnr-cldS. Weight for
age five pounds below scales.
Fifth Race Punme $20G.On, fnrl0ngs,
Claiming price $2OO.0O, weight for age
sem pounds below scale, Winners OF a
race since Oct. 18th, carry n pounds
extra, Non winners allowed TWO pounds.
Sixth Racc-Purse 500. 4 mile and
I'D yards, three-year ar-olds and older.
Weight for age. pounds below scale
H Seventh Rare-Purse $-s50O0. 5-S OF
u mile. Claiming $S00OO down 10 $500
Weight for age. pounds allowed for
for each one hundred dollars down 10
S2OOOu.
Track I'm Good Condition.
The track M I'm Rosita An in excellent
condition. Officers of the International
Amusement Company state. and the
opening races will be fast ones. The o.
ficerS of the company place special
stress upon the fact that the race track
and grounds are high. well drained
grounds. and that visitors need have mo
fear of mud. The work 0r pouring the
conirete for the walk from the railroad
spur track platform I'd the Erandstand-
and In the betting room is proceeding
rapidly. and will be completed mnd sea-
soned before the opening dny.
Visitors to the track need not let
weather conditions deter them Secrr-
fary T.rcllner stated this morning. We
wish to emphasize the fact that we have
made preparations ~ meet all cOntin-
grnrirS. and regardless ofthe rains the
races will b. rum. The track is now I'm
good shape and with continurd fair
weather the conditions will Nv ideal for
the opening Sunday
Seven Races Daily.
Seven races will Nv rum each day.
with the exception NJ Fridays. which will
~ MI open day. The races will start at
> n. m-. and race will be- called each
half hour thereafter. the last rnee be
ing called at o'clock Arrangements
are being made 40 have one ladies' day
each week. ladies being admitted 10 the
tra without charging the regular nd
miSSirn fee
Arrangements have also been made
for the parking of automobiles nj the
Palm Roof Garden not far from the
international bridge. where automobiles
viii ~ placed under the charge vi an nc
frndant. Space has been secured for
several hundred ears. and arrangements
will probably be made To have the shuttle
train run down 40 the Palm Garden and
take OH race track passengers nc thar
point.