Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1909 — MEXICO RACING HAVEN [ARTICLE]

MEXICO RACING HAVEN

Circuit of Four Tracks Has Twenty , Year Concession. El Paso. Tex., Feb. 12.—Mexico’s thoroughbred racing circuit has been organized with Alberto Terrazas president and Colonel M. J. Winn general manager. W. H. Kraft was selected one of the directors- Terrazas is a son-in-law of Governor Enrique Creel. J. G. Follansbee, the vice president, has long been actively associated with racing in the United States. Winn is president of the Louisville Jockey club. Points In the circuit are Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterey and Juarez. Work of building the track at Juarez will begin at once and thd course will be ready next November. The Mexican government has given a twenty year concession for the racing circuit.