The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-05
.HORSEMEN HOLD
LONG MEETING
Decide to Cooperate With D. A.
AN. Society.
MILE TRACK is DISCUSSED
COMMITTEE WILL CONFER WITH
FAIR DIRECTORS.

About thirty horsemen responded 10
the cali for a meeting at the Salt Lake
Saddle company's store last evening,
and for period of two hours discussed
tie proposed new mile track. When
the meeting convened each member
present had an idea OF his own. and in
the short space Of a half hour mile
tracks We're built on every vacant lot
in Salt Lake county. The assemblage
finally got down to business, and after
eleeting James c. Leary as chairman,
the proposition Of a mile track at the
Agricultural track was thoroughly dis
cussed. Many OF those present were
opposed 10 the location. but the argu-
ments used by those who favored this
site won over all opposition.
1t was the general opinion ct the
meeting that while the t3ir grounds
was not the proper site. the d. A. &
Nj. society has determined to build the
track there or not at all, and that it
would be TO the hOrsemen's interest to
work in conjunction with the society,
if possible. With this object in view a
committee of five was appointed 10
draft a resolution and present the same
to the directors of tie fair association.
Those named on the committee were
W. n. Brown. ". f. Stone, G.. w.
Shores. James Devine and DR.. NJ R.
Stewart, and the following petition was
formulated:
I'VE, the undersigned, business men
of Salt Lake and horsemen of this city
and state. hereby express regrets that
the d. A. & NJ. society. at the late
annual meeting Of their board Of di-
rectors, failed to announce an intention
- - l. -rr
/ poses on the new site selected. We ear
nestly request that early provision be
made for such a track. and that a
| speed department be created, with an
( offer of liberal purses. such las viii
bring good horses, and that it viii be
made a special feature for the coming
year.
I'VE urgently recommend that this
! speedway. when constructed, be con-
Quoted by the society under such rules
and regulations as viii enable the in
terested public to train and develop
horses throughout the year"
The intention Of the petitioners is TO
secure from the society recognition
of the speeding and driving citizenship
of the state. and to pledge its board
of directors the hearty support and CO
| operation of all the signers in the
event that such consideration is shown
the lovers of good horses.
1t is the intention Of The appointed
committee to secure as many signeTs
to this petition as possible before pre-
senting the same TO the directors OF the
ID. A & NJ. society Not only the horse
men, but the business men of the city
will be called upon by this committee
in the next few days for signatures.
The horseInen are in favor of giving
/ several good meetings during the year
beside the regular meet during fail
week. If the fair people will not pro-
mote these meetings. then the horse
men will do so themselves. In order
to DO this an organization of horse
owners VIII be formed, backed witt
plenty Of cash, to carry out the pro
gramme.
Chairman Leary was given authority
TO call another meeting to hear The
report Of this committee after they haC
called upon the fair people, and if {
satisfactory answer is not Forthcoming
in all probability action will be takel
by the horsemen to construct a tract
of their own.