Show Many Winter Racing Racing I I Tracks Are Clos Closed dl I By Ely International lonal News Service I NEW lEW YORK YOUK Nov 22 The 2 The racing i game this writer whiter is to be very much cur cur- I tailed Two tracks perhaps three will see winter racing racing- They are Havana and I New Orleans and possibly Tijuana II I I Juarez will not see the thoroughbreds this winter winter perhaps perhaps not again until the I II I end of ot the war The passport difficulty j j I caused the owners of ot the Juarez track II I to announce that they would not attempt I to hold a meet this year ear The regula regula- thins require each person crossing into I I Mexico to o obtain a a passport on t the American l a side and before u P returning to the United States to obtain another in Mexican territory This must be done lone I i daily dally The long delay in getting these I official papers the promoters believe i I would cause ause hundreds to remain away from the track and therefore the meet if ir It li had been run would have only re reI resulted re- re su suited l in a loss I eIO The same a conditions may apply to Tijuana and an early announcement Is La expected on the final decision whether a ameet ameet I meet will be held there this winter The Tijuana promoters are hoping for a mod mod- of ot the rule While most of ot the horses will be shipped to New Orleans for tor the forty days days' meeting there which begins next month Havana will probably be the mecca for tor horsemen The climatic Conditions conditions condi condi- there and the fact tact that tha t the sport will run da days s 's or more Including Sunday sunday Sun sun- day racing will cause many horsemen to I ship to Cuba Cub I The racing on the metropolitan circuit which will close with the present meet at j Bowie has bas been more successful than an any year since the can on bet betting ling was placed The attendance at all tracks was good and the horsemen were given liberal liberal lib lib- I eral treatment I |