The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-23
HORSE RACES
AT STATE FAIR
Over 5000 in Purses Hung Ur
For Meeting.
PROGRAMME is ANNOUNCED
PROMISES TO BE BIGGEST EVENT
OF KIND EVER HELD HERE.

What viii in all probability be the
greatest weeks horse racing ever seen
in this state is scheduled TO come OFT
during the state fair at Agricultural parI,
The fair people have come out with a
programme offering $1,000 in purses. which
IS greater amount than has ever Becn
offered In this city during a whole year
in the past
The success of last years horse races
at the fair opened the ewes of the oi-
rectors as TO the possibilities Of this sport
il properly conducted. In order 10 ac-
complish this J. ;. Bransford was So
cured to manage the meeting and the
progra NINE was got out along the lines
suggested BY him. Mr. Bransf0rr q firsf
movement toward making an assured sue
cess OF the races was to secure the CO.
operation of all the leading horsemeu OF
the city and he now has them as we'll as
the whole machinery of the state fair
association working toward his enc.
A number of events have been nut on
the programme that are OF special in
terest to young Utah horse breeders. This
Is done TO encourage the breeding of fast
horses among the farmers and ranchmen
or the state. The purses are much larger
the country and this amount of money
IS pound TO bring in the best animals IN
the intermOuntain country. This is one
OF the reasons given tor getting out thu
programme at such an early date. and u
IS thought hOrsemen OF the surrounding
states will not be slow 70 take advan-
Secretary Bateman Of the state fair as
ISOLATION stated yesterday that an appi-
cation had been made to the American
Irott1ug association for membership and
that there IS reason 10 think that the re-
quest viii be granted This viii mean
that all the races will be run strictly
according to that associations rules.
which viii go long way to prevent any
Kind of Jobbing. The fair people will not
stand 70 any graft whatever which
means that honest. races viii be the only
kind served The programme IN full as
announced Yesterday is as follows.
Thursday. Oct. l. Purse.
No. !. trotting. 2:4O class. 5 in o.. .s40o
No. :, trot or pace, 2:l6 class, I'm g.. 500
No. 3. running, = mile Dash POO
No 4. running q mile dash...-...-.. $50
Friday. Oct. .. Purse.
No 5, trOt or pace. 2 years old. = mile
No 6, trot or pace 2:22 class. 3 in s.. 500
NO q, running, 3 mile dash ............ 2o0
NO. s. running. mile dash .......... 100
Saturday, Oct B. Purse
No. g. green trot or pace for horses
that have never started in a race
No. 40. pacing. 2:25 class, 3 I'm 81. 500
No IL. running, rs mile dash-........ go
No. y. running. % mile dash, ...-.--.. 10
Monday. Oct. , Purse
No. H. trotting. e:25 class. 3 in s.. 500
NO. "a trot or pace, 3 years old or
under. , in 3 ....e-................... 80
NON. Is. running = mile dash. ......... 80
No. is. running, 7 mile dash ........ 200
Tuesday. Oct. $.
Programme for this day will be made
up dI'ring the fair week.
Wednesday. Oct. {. Purse.
Trot or pace, free for all. i'm 81. 500
Trot or pace, 2:30 class, , in 5......... 400
Running ! mile dash ----..-.-.......-.. 20
Running AZ furlOnEs .....-...-.......... 80