The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-17
utah JOCKEY CLUB
/ MEANS BUSINESS
BSeventy-Three Thousand Dol
lars to Be Given Away
in Prizes.
HORSE SPECIAL LEAVES
CALIFORNIA THURSDAY
iWill Mark the Opening of Real
Horse Racing in

n All arrangements for the great race
meet to be conducted here from May %
TO July z, under the auspices of the
y Utah Jockey club. have been practical
II ly completed, aud the work of getting
the track at the Fair grounds into the
best possible condition is being rushed
by large force, of workmen Today
the first row of new stalls will be
finished. and il is expected that by
"Wednesday the entire number of over
300 additional stalls will be ready for
Occupancy, Five carpenters have been
4 busily engaged in this work since early
\ Wednesday morning.
On Monday morning General Man
Eager w. w. Finn plans to have large
force of men put TO work erecting the
Handsome new clubhouse. Orders have
been given by him TO push the work as
rapidly as possible. and the building
will he completed shortly after the
first of next month. it will be a pretty
structure and all ornament TO the
& grounds.
That the Utah Jockey club means
q business is shown by the fact that it
, has backed IFS agreement by dcpositing
\ with the Deserct National bank the
sum OF $4,000 as guarantee of good
faith and besides this. the club has
paid the sum of s45O0 advance money
10 inc ONncrS OF INC iTdths II 10
proposed 10 make the race meeting
the greatest thing of the kind ever
held in the iutcrmountain region, and
5 no expense viii be spared by the man
4 agemeni To bring about the desired re.
suit. The lowest purse to be competed
for will he $3.50 and the largest $1,000
The very fact that no purse under
< that none but The best horses viii
compete in the MANY events, as own
srs of good horses are not racing them
for their health.
Fine Track Cushion.
AT the present time there is an ex.
cellent cushion on the track. but this
is moi satisfactory to either Finn or
President Copdron, and An additional
cushion is being laid 1t is proposed
TO make the track as fast as il can
be made. and TO this end instructions
have been given by Mcssrs. Finn and
Condron to use all material necessary
and to forget the expense. The work
is being done under the supervision of
an expert, and it will not bc finished
until time for the races TO begin, and
even then men Will be busy in an cf
fort TO keep the track in proper CON
dition.
Word was received Friday by Gen
eral Manager Finn from Los Angeles
that the great ''Gatcway Special - will
lcave Santa Anita park for this city
4 next Thursday. II will consist of
eight palace horse cars, sleeper, diner
4 and chair car, for the benefit of the
horsemen. and will make the trip over
fhe Salt Lake Route. II is due TO ar
4 rive here next Friday afternoon. Scores
of the best thoroughbred horses will
be on board it, and the departure will
be the last, but not the least, inter
esting incident in the drawing of the
curtain upon thoroughbred racing IN
California. At the same timc IT means
the dawn of firstclass horse racing in
Salt Lake City and Utah.
n Too much cannot he said in praise
Of the officials of the Utah Jockey club,
President Condrou is known TO nearly
all the people of the city. He is one
of the prime movers in the formation
of the club and in bringing good rae
4 ing to Salt Lake. +. p. Pomeroy. rae
f ing secretary and Judge. is known the
country over as one of the best Off
cias in the game, while Dick Dwyer,
the famous starter. against whom
black mark has never been registered,
will be the starter at. this meeting.
Finn is winning his way into the hearts
of the clean rt-loving public aud
is bending every effort TO give the
/ city and public the best that can be
secured in firstclass horse flesh. Other
local people will be identified with the
club as officials.
Over $4,000 in Prizes.
In addition to those already an
nounced who will ship their stables
here on Thursday arc the following; G..
Summers g. Co., the st. James stable,
the Oraugeville stable, Lawrence &
Comstock. j. Mason 6 Co, +. Walthau-
ser & Co.. II. w, Hoag & Co. James
Arthur. W. St Vincent, II. L. Farrar
& Co.. II. J.. Jones & Co, f, G, Blum,
Early Wright A. j. Jackson. the Oak
wood ranch. J, II. Ripple, Walsh & Co.
and Daggs 6 Paddock,
Over $4,000 will be awarded IN
prizes during the forty-day meet, and
this will be followed by u six-day meet.
ing under the auspices of the Utah
State Fair association and then by
. twenty davs in the autumn by the Utah
E Jockey club One other feature Of this
spring meeting viii be overnight events
Of rich value.
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