The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

Special by Tribune Leased Wire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The first weeks
racing Of the present meet at Jacksonville
is now history. but it has indicated one
of the best seasons In the history OF
racing in the Southwest. when Moncricf
park was thrown open for the meeting
misgivngs, but these have all disappeared
now and the racing is in full swing with
out 1t, a, glGomy cloud upon the horizon Tho
opening at Juarcz. Mexico. 1t is tndi-
Gated that racing at Juarez has come
to stay. and many Fasteners who Wis
course will soon rival the Western and
Eastern tracks in favor or course IT Is
not interfere seriously. The management
Of Juarez wants 10 acquire circuit book
ings. That is, they want horscmen to
visit the. track at certain seasons each
year. making 1t regular stopping place
on the National circuit
The bugle which opened the Tampa
track also blew in a new era of turf pros
vile betting is legal. although a crlmp
has been put In the sport in C5lfSTn,a
suffered from this handicap. but has
been bearing up bravely, or course, at
Juarez there is no limit TO the betting,
One can get any sort of bet he wants
there.
There was a week of endless Hrangiing
would allow the sending OF racing news
over press wires strung 10 tho track
Almost 80 the eleventh hour Brown held
Oo DSe ana s to we ew psG Gsesg han nso the the
grandstand. The poolroom wires are
handled by the associations representa-
tive, and. in view OF the fact that Tampa
tive adjunct. must he looked upon more
or less as an ironclad trust. That Brown
entries and installation OF press wires.
was looked upon as somewhat OF a fore
gone conclusion. The track depends to
sSa news ssm ToEa sner ana 10 %n
extent. Some OF those who arrived late
at Jacksonville were II. n zieger. G:
and Mrs. l., A. Livingstone, all own
| ers OF strings Of good horses. The smart
| hlly Intervene, trained by Archie Zim-
mer. succumbed to an attack of fever.
| The latter is quite prevalent along the
| Florida coast owing TO the recent atmos-
pheric conditions there
Danny Maher. the American jockey.
comes home from the English turf the
winner OF 100 races during the past sea-
son. Despite the fact OF his long serv.-
which would have made campaign IN
America impossible. Danny persevered
and his efforts were finally crowned with
success when he topped the century mark
of victories. The ono hundredth win was
scored in the Manton Wolter at Now
bury, and brought the Jockeys total win
| nings UP to e95 victories I'm his nine years
OF Service upon the turf Since 1900 Maher
has had $500 mounts and his average
winnings worked out trifle better than
25 per cent wonderful quota Of VIC
tories. ie Splendid as is Maher's perform
ance, It does not, however. work out quite
as we'll as the record OF that other famous
| American rider, Tod Sloan, who won 25a
races races out OF 7oe starts from 1897 to 1900
when he fell afoul OF the racing author
tiles.
Although the racing season just closed
in England has been the most successful
financially in many years, tho sport ir
son. For instance; the biggest winner ir
England. Mr.. Fairlio. has a total of slTo.-
800 This Is far In excess OF James r
s enenry more p1 thar
that of King Edward: who was second tt
Mr.. Fairlie with 100000. Considerns
with open betting prohibited. the show
future, now that the public is fairly wei
educated In & the mysteries 81 Of the lesa
: Harry Payne Whitney stimulated inter
est in the fpSr abroad wa% and SG1h diG
$4,000. although his horses performed
below expectations. The Whitney color
were seen In races netting total win
ming of si7.s2o. The Whitney horses wol
, man In England. Mr.. Whitney woI
thirty races. but unfortunately there wa
not classic among them.
TurfIucn are watching 10 see II E'
. Corrigan can rccoup his enormous losse
o on the race course. The western turf
] man. in his recent petition In bankrupt
{ cy. showed himself completely in tn
hole. His liabilities, mostly unsecured
are nearly s175.0o0 while his nssets ar
I not quite $4,000. Down Frankfort way
the kentuckians know Corrigan for
D fighter. and believe that he can rccouI
within few years John w. Gates 4
/. a creditor for $4,000, Others are tn
Whitney National bank OF New Orlean
; for S11 600. and Annie Ryan OF Clncin
[. natl for S2S. 900.
( Corrigan In his time was the mos
forccful and picturesque figure upon th
turf. Only two years ago lie refused al