The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-28
Preparations Going On For Calder's
Park Races.
TRACK IN GOOD SHAPE
HORSES AND WHEELMEN ARE
WORKING HARD.
Programme of the Various Events
Scheduled For Decoration Day
Some Fast Miles Done By Cyclists
and Harness Stars During the
Last Few Days-Notes.

Preparations for the horse and BIZ
cycle races to take place at Calder's
park on Decoration day took on an
extra squirt during the week and every
thing is now in the very trimmest of
condition for what the promoters have
good reason for believing will be
most successful meet. The track at
Calders is pronounced to be in excel
lent shape, a force of men having been
continually at work leveling it off and
keeping it in repair for the final day.
The Calder's course has presented
very lively appearance during the past
week the trainers having gotten their
charges down to such a fine point that
many a visitor to the park has whiled
away most entertaining hour in
watching the customary track maneu..
vers and now and then close finish
between steeds drawn together for an
impromptu dash.
The owners who have horses entered
have been haunting the place of ap-
preaching battle. giving directions for
the care of their particular pets and
sizing up the situation for few race
day pointers.
Horses Being Worked.
The horses have been subjected to
careful and thorough work during the
week and today, for the last time be-
fore the real trial, the drivers and rid
ers will take their steeds out on the
track for a good all-round exercise.
The recent rain will have tendency to
make the track faster than ever. and
if anyone wants a tip on what is going
to happen on Decoration day he had
better go down to Calders this MORN
ing and see the steeds step around.
The Decoration day races will begin
promptly at 2 o'clock. Yesterday the
names of those who will act in the
John Bransford of Los Angeles will be
the starter. He is a horseman of con-
siderable repute and has been brought
here for this particular purpose, as has
also H. II. Smith, another well known
horseman from GlenwoOd Springs, who
will act as associate judge. Will Jen-
kins of this city is the third chosen.
viii Lynch and Tom Harris of Salt
Lake, will be the official time-keepers,
and the starter for the running races
will be p. Franklyn.
Programme of Events.
The programme for Decoration Day
provides for five events, a 3-minute trot
and pace, purse $3.50; a three tighths-
mile running, purse 800; free-for-an
trot, purse $50; a free-for-all pace,
purse $3.50, and a five-eighths-mile run
ming, purse 500. For the 3-minute trot
and pace the following entries have
been made:
Laura c., by E. Carson; Lyman T.,
by Ed Needham; Wiry Joe, by Holt
Bros: Tombstone, by Mckenzie; An
gus P, by Ed Harris, and John s., by
Jack Smith.
IT,,
tered the following: Erma d. A,
2:2412, by Charles Smith; Cap Hames,
by B. G. Fox; Wasatch Monarch, 2:30,
by w. Dufer; Holger, 2:2313, by H.
Cohn; Rimac, 2:22, by Ezra Thompson.
The three-eighths mile running will
see the following at the post: Blue
Bird. by Tex" Rockmere; Miss Rem
son, by Mccoy. ridden by Shorty
Evans; Ben Bolt. by Ezra Thompson,
by Evans, ridden by New Evans; Tam
pa Maid; Troublesome. by ]. W. Cory,
ridden by Jimmy Bozeman; Stella W.,
by Billy Winburg.
The entries for the free-for-all pace
include Iris, 2:19A, by Thompson;
Black Cloud, 2:16%. by w. E. Stone,
and Hal Corbett, 2:19A. by H. Goan.
For the five-eighths mile running the |
entry book shows the following: Ben |
Bolt, by Thompson; Tampa Maid, and J
Miss RemSon of the Tom Mccoy sta
bles.
In addition to the scheduled events, |
J. c. Lynch will drive his horse, Lord !
Mortimer, 2:1112, an exhibition mile, to |
90 against the state record of 2:16. This |
will be well worth seeing, as it is con-
ceded by many who know what they |
are talking about that Lord Mortimer |
will be able to lower his present record. |
The bicycle races will be sand !
wiched" between heats. and this doub- |
ing of attractions, it is thought. will |!
attract the largest crowd to Calder's |
seen there for several seasons.