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Show WITH ill IS C0I11S 18 STA1 Southern Race Tracks Are Proving Big Success, and Will Run Next Year. BY JAMES DOCKERALL. By Leased Wire to Tlic Tribune. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Wc have it from no Ichs authority than James But-lorM But-lorM the morcliant-princ sportsman, that Juarez will gradually beconio the wiu-ler wiu-ler racing mecca. Mr. Butler has returned re-turned cast from a tour of tho western, southwestern and southern tracks, and after his cneral round , of inspection ho announces in a lone that leaves no room for doubt that winter racing rac-ing is assured for the future, and that the bright, dazzling spot in lurfdom is Juarez. Mr. Butler's announcement settled some doubts in my mind, for I had begun to havo fears for tho new Mexican Mexi-can turf. .First: It has been running in opposition to two populur race meots, viz.: Jacksonville aud Tampa; socond: J have heard that the Mexicans Mexi-cans did not take to the sport, and that Americans were not attending in big numbers; third: I learned from my booky frionds that betting was so backward back-ward that tho layers of odds had to give suicidal prices; fourth: It. has been proved that, cold weather may put a check to Juarez racing every winter, .-judging from the blizzards which struck the track this win tor- No w, with all those doubts in my mind, I was just preparing to sav that .lunrcz was a fizzle, when Mr. Butler comos along with his chocrj' announcement. announce-ment. Truo, Mr. Butler is interested in the track. But then ho is not tho kind of sportsman to say a thing when ho doesn't believe it. Hero's the very interview, this is what ho said: "Turfmen need not worry over tho future of winter racing. Wo intend to make Juarez the mecca of the cold soason meetings. Thcro is no question of success. "W o are g&iug to givo liberal purses; wo are going to havo accommodations accommoda-tions .i"st as good as Jacksonville pro. vkIob and wo will build a club house for owners which will cost close to a quarter of a million of dollars. Thero will be no interference from officials and bookmakers will givo tho longest odds possible. Special trains in the future will be run from various points in tho United States at tho beginning and end of tho soason." ' Racing at Empire City. As soon as tho weather permits. Improvements Im-provements will bo started on the Empire k.HmrLlck a honkers. There posltlvc-lv posltlvc-lv will ho racing" on the Empire City turf this year. ' Wliere Hamburg Bqllo Winters, The groat Hamburg Belle, which .was purchnscd by II. M. Madden of Cleveland, Cleve-land, O., frqm Mr. Madden for ?n0.000, Is now housed at the Hanno. country seat In northern- Ofclo, |