| Show Col Applegate Explains Why Mexican Mexica M Race Meeting VV Vas as a Fiasco l MM Wit h In ln th public p print not Ih v uig Hgo g to the th tact fact that thai 1 i P V of uI h d uE C a i lon from fram tile the Mexican I govern tOt foi 0 a II big mca roco there ICe Ite It not nol 1111 been n heard huC about the proponed rare courtw COU t und the Ih re rt roe roea Kon a IK IM that the th made n A similar to the th till dla made iliadI by b u a party of or American in tho foil fall o ii ISM 1598 The story Mory la Is told nid by lj h IV 01 ru t I who o till tui t C storIes tutu told In III the th News Newa have HO MU to 10 our readers During the tit rail fall of or 1503 saId Col while hll at It n C who Iho had a R lon for races In Inthe inthe the tn City CILy Ity of ut Mexico Laton anti and Induced 11 foi tol 01 M 1 Lewis Clark Clork FA Kd Hop flop Hopper flopper per petr of o Latonia and myself to 10 attend the Ih opening ot of the now new ne Mex fex k race lIuo Crock During Durin the Ille hunting p MillOn I T hurt hod had the Ih to break bM a s l bone In the th nf itt o m tn toot tool and when hen hell tile the CliNt to Li go AO to I 1 wired tUrk lark and Hopper that thai I could not 11 After many litany lIIn p of or mM sage illig thy they conned nt mn Into the belief that list 1 I hurt at MI all Well SelI we V e started alar from rout Loul tile lilt and our or r first atop atol was waa at HI New Nt OTlean ieans We Wf were driven to tt tile the hotel l I L a hAIl Imil not only a s national hut but an 1111 reputation for fur Its Ita II I Imil mil atia glad to itay Nar Na that my toy Injured root fool lId did ROt not Impair my lily appetite From New Nw we Wl went to San 8 11 Antonio wo t o were en by our III III hu friends Our first top in o wan CM al at hp we at l t a II lay day 11 with will a II Hide id trip to New Nt Laredo Then Ien we went oMit to 10 t lo IA tr th hot the th titers there In pr u lon During our u atay we or had many mn Kidding lag matcho and nd I 1 rm Int rT ed to tOo Col Clark that IliaC any Mil man isian who ho voul l build a nice in tint tIit t country was wall a I lit fit sUbject oCt fur 0 ci the tIo Ih hOUM liou We w had been beet In tn the country long lon enough nou h to 10 ml drew each earh other an all a 1101 and Vol Col 01 Clark said Si Hi Senor on what do you OU your My ily I reply reid wan wall that I 1 Mr IJ Pate had hail built buill a nail Mil mill at rey ray and that any An man who 11 would atari An on enterprise nl nf ot that Clint character In country wits 11 1 for tor tho Iho reason Hut during tho Iho time Ume I was wall the e 1 had hadnet J hadnet l net flut neon a 14 or a II hatchet hatch t In the entire nU republic A ks a matter mailer of fact where we WI put Iut bolts or nail thy they tike ue u I leather OH t her When w we Rot got to time the City ity of tor Mexico W we e Ht Nt the Iho Hotel Tiler There were many Americana n therE and Kd nd It was wa not nut before b roro we ive had lIat quite qUill qUilla a circle of or friends American and tind na native tive Mexican Mexicans On the night before the Ih Derby there wee a R ball II one of ot lh lilt the WK big bI social dal events eventa and nl nd It tt waa Ia ats my OW fortune to 10 receive an invitation to totI the he tI mm same It H wan we attended l by the th prevalent and nd members member of hi his cabinet arrayed lI rt rae sti l In iii all an 11 their splendor Next Nut ity calm m the Deity Deiy and II the th anti and nd his hla wen we there thereIn In lt a boil bod Aa As a omI to the th au authority authorities u i Mark lik Invited In lied Se Secy y V Into lot the tho th Judges II viand steni 1 for foi f the purpose of ot pl IIII th Ilk I third hone horse and It II wun we my luty to Me ee that hit his hi royal toyal nibs did not make a wn ws a flu 11 a 1 cIa of ot people at ut the that da ilay arrayed In band haDd na lii 1 have bave ar seen n nem on en any Mii 11 track and they LM tIr vre II 1 Iii o haved That at al the 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