The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-04
Closing of Tracks in Many
States Causing Western
Owners to Think.
SPORT MAY COME TO
AN END in KENTUCKY
Western HOrsemen Will Have
to Abide by Rules to Race
in the East.
Tribune specIal Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service,
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-There will be
no lack of horses in this section during
the coming racing season, ard from
present indications 1t Will surpass any
year in the history Of the sport, both
from a financial and a racing stand
point The closing OF the tracks In
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, the move
on one part OF the class to attempt to
end racing in Tennessee, with the mix
up between the American Turf associa-
tion and the Western Jockey club, have
caused the owners OF large and small
stables In the West TO rub their eyes
and ask. Where are we att"
Many Places in Doubt.
At the present time. racing is allowed
In Louisiana, where the two rival tracks
are hard at II in New Orleans, also in
Arkansas, where there is talk of more
turf war, In Kentucky and Tennessee
but in the latter State everything waits
upon the decision of the Supreme court.
Should that body oVerrule the decision
OF the lower court, horSemen will have
to look elsewhere for a place TO race,
as this will mean the closing OF the
'rnoks at Nashville and Memphis. the
latter place being one OF the leading
lufl ceuters In the South. A few days
ago bill was introduced In the Ken
lucky Legislature aimed at race tracks
and poolrooms and heavy penalties are
provided for any violation of any sort.
II this bill goes through it may stop
racing In Kentucky which would mean
the closing Of the tracks at Lexington,
Latonia, Churchill Downs and Douglas
Park Should this happen the resort in
the West would receive a body blow,
and there would be only one thing for
Western owners TO do. and that is race
their horses on the Eastern course or
ship them to Canada TO be raced over
the Canadian circuit.
East Well Provide
Tie East is amply provided with
tracks, having the important clubs at
Aqueduct. Bennings, Jamaica. Bel
mont Park Gravcsend, Brighton Beach.
Sheepshead Bay and Saratoga, at
which to hold meetings. With them
are the lesser courses for second-grade
horses at Narragansett, Salem, Pimllco,
Kenilworth Park. In Buffalo. and per-
maps Albany In addition to the above
meetings Will also be held on the Can
adian circuit. which included the tracks
at Montreal, Toronto, Fort Erie, High
land Park and Windsor.
Will Have to Make Coed.
There are many undesirable owners.
Jockeys and trainers of horses in the
West who would not be allowed to race
on the Jockey clubs here. and as their
applications will have to pass under
the watchful eye of the Stewards only
the best will be allowed to occupy sta
BILE room and start their horses. The
forfeit rule, which Is still good here,
would have to be lived up TO, and many
owners would have to be compelled to
meet their obligations before their en-
tries were accepted. Western men are
beginning to size UP the situation, and
as the prospect looks n little blue In
their section. one and another OF the
more important turfmcn beyond the
mountains Is announcing his intention
Of trying TO win few purses and stake
events In the East