The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-05
NO HORSE RACES
FOR SALT LAKE
Local Turfmen Are Selling or
Shipping Their Steeds
Away.
MULTITUDE OF CAUSES
BRING ON MISFORTUNE
Unusual Interest i'm Game Be-
ing Manifested at Provo
and Ogden.

Unless Daniel comes to the rescue Of the
local horaemen thcrc viii bs no racing IN
salt Lake this summcr But even II a Daniel
should lin his head above the turf horizon.
II is doubtful II he would be able to revive
the sport this eeason. Last Decoration day.
Tor tho frat time within the momory Of many
Salt Lskcrs. there were no horse races. Many
people noted the fact. some inquired what
the cause and others arc still inqulrins.
Multitude of Causes.
Tho answer cannot be given in word There
multitude OF causes. all OF which have
worked to bring about the present state OF
aHairs. The horsemen admit this. but die
egree TO Just what It was that landed tho
game its Knockout blow number insist
work out their horses. Others point the finger
Of sCorn At the automobiles and declare that
the chug -chug machines arc not only dis
placing carriage horses. but are ruin,ng the
racing game. In the bad management OF some
OF tho meets held here last summer othcre
discern deep rooted symptoms OF disease that
have fastened themselves on tho game and
helped 10 bring about Its funeral
Another Theory.
There Is SIN fourth class. who will listen
10 none of theee explanations. and have
theory of their own. They gay the fault is
with the horsemen. at least with their
purses. Failure their part TO put money
into the game. To buy horses. to nN up
track and erect clubhouse. they declare the
prominent horseman, who has sold several
blooded animals within the past month, said
that he did II because there were not enough
top-notchcrs rocing on local tracks to make
IL interesting.
No Track to Work On,
There ls. no doubt considerable truth in
this last assertion. but therc 10 another side
To the case. Why buy good horses when
question asked by some horsemcn Calder'c ls
unit for use. The weeds on tho track are
half foot high and from appearances the
management OF the resort does not coptem-
plate making any expenditures on II. The
only other track ts that AZ the State fair
grounds Some OF the horsemen have driven
down there occasionally to work out their
horses or turned them into use on the road.
Willing to Lease Track.
James C, Mcdonald, president Of the stats
Fair association when asked last evening
regarding the matter. said that tho gates
kept shut as protection to the property
the grounds Ho said. however. that the
secretary or the association would Issue keys
10 any horsemen on application ond that the
secretary has at present number OF keys
for this special purpose in his possession. Mr..
Mcdonald sad further that he and his
racing He also saId that at the last meet
Ing OF tho State Fair association a resolution
WAS passed authorizing the secretary TO lenso
the track for tho summer As yet
has applied TO make tho lease.
Horses Being Shipped Away.
Under the conditions it is rather hard to
discover Just what horses would race In case
the track at tho fair grounds leased
Mr.. j. T. Richards. formerly OF the
three fastest horses In the State, has Just
sold his booded steedE to Charles Ded Ryder.
one OF the leading drivers OF the country, Mr..
Ryder VIII use two of the horses for circuit
racing and viii turn over the third 10 New
Yorker for driving purposes, The names OF
tho thee horses with their records follows
Allied w. record, 2:QS; Doctor Frassc. record.
2;l2ps: Sun Beam, 212s. Mr. Richards Ia one
| OF those who has given UP horses for the
chug-chug.
Disposing of Animals.
J. s Bransrord one OF the oldest Nnthus-
lasts OF tho racing game, has sold his two
| horses. Tom Corneal and Mistake. and in
vested his money in automobile, c, II.
Thompson has shipped Osmond America and
Joe McGreGor away for the summer Ezra
Thompson VIII ship JENNA A. to Denver In
tlmo 10 enter her In the approaching race
meet Mr.. Thompson sold his other racer.
Robert !. less than ono month ago. Tom
Mccoy, OF tho most genuine enthusiasts
OF the game read tho hand writing on the
wall carly In tho spring and parted possession
with kangaroo. He is using Cavalier,
his ncet-tooted PAGER. on the road. III. ".
Brown another staunch supporter OF har-
ness contests hns shipped his horses in
Guiding Altoha. to his ranch ut Goshen. Utah.
Interest at Provo and ogden.
with the decline OF tho game locally thero
has developed unusual interest In horse racing.
both In ogden and Provo. Race meets Will
be held nt intervals in both OF these cities
during the summer. one is scheduled for
Great interest la manifest by the Garden City
urfmon. who has Just put In shape SPLEEN
did track. IN Ogden tho interest is also keen
cr than over.