The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-08
OGDEN RACE MEETING IS
PROVING SUCCESSFUL ONE
Form Good for Half-Mile Track
Dates May Be Extended
Juarez Meeting.
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Especial to The Republican,
Ogden, Nov. with a continuance Of
anything ike favorable weather cOndi-
tons in this section, the wish of Billy
Murray's many friends among the sport
loving public of Salt Lake City and Ogden
viii be realized, for the popular promoter
and manager Of the Ogden racing venture
Will have recoup5d in d large part the
loss he sustained in the first half of his
taH meeting. The developments Of the
past six days, at least, would seem to
warrant this prediction. While the game
has not reached the proportion it at
tanned at the spring meeting, which was
hardly to be expected, inasmuch as horse
men who were returning east from Cali
fOfnia had much do with making the
spring meetings both at ogden and Salt
Lake the successes they proved to be, in
terest in the current meeting has grown
steadily from the opening day, the com
bined attendance of Friday and Saturday
being nearly if not quite as great as that
of the other four days.
The patrons of the track have had no
cause to be dissatisfied with what has
been given them in the way of sport, for
the racing has been as good as has ever
been had at any half-mile track in the
country, and the class Of horses which
have been furnished is decidedly above
the average seen at half-mile tracks.
No question has been raised as to the
cleanliness of the racing, and form has
been adhered to in remarkable degree,
taxing INTO consideration the many LNlLlBS
which may occur on hal1-mlle track,
with its sharp turns to upset calculations,
especially in the case of horses which
have been racing for an extended period
over a course like that at Buena Vista,
with its long and wide stretches.
That the racing will be kept clean II
the efforts of Manager Murray and Pre-
siding Judge Blum avail is taken for
granted by the patrons Of the track, for
both have the confidence Of the sport
loving public, and for that reason interest
in the meeting may be expected TO con-
tinue to increase to the end.
Thus far no official announcement OF
an extension of the meeting has been
made, but the chances are that unless
very bad weather should set in the racing
will continue throughout next week II
no longer, instead of closing one week
from today, as would be the case II only
thirteen days were had. One thing may
be stated, namely, the license from the
Pacific Jockey club under which MeSsrS.
Murray and associates are operating reads
for thirteen days or longer, and as none
Of the winter meetings begins until
Thanksgiving day, a continuance unLu
the end of next week would not interfere
with the plans Of the horsemen for their
winter campaign, but instead would meet
with their approval
There is a rumor growing out OF a pur-
ported interview with General Manage
Matt. VIM. that the opening OF the
| Juarez meeting has been deferred from
Dec. I until Christmas day, but in the
light OF the fact LhdL tlle lotlieI uale ID
been widely advertised as that for the
opening Of the meeting at the new Mex
/ lean plant and entries to the stakes to be
run have been accepted with that under
standing the report IS to change OF
/ opening date is probably unfOunded- This
notion would seem TO be borne out by the
/ fact that Mrs. Suarez, the affable and
/ capable bOokkeeper for the Utah Jockey
| club, who is to act I'm the same capacity
/ at the Juarez meeting. was notified a
/ few DAYS ago to come at once to FL PasO
( to enter upon her duties. and left in ac-
4 cOrdance with instructions Saturday.