The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-02
GROUNDS WILL
Be OPEN TODAY
Improved Racing Plant ana
Horses Are on ExhI-
bition.

After conference last night in the
Offices OF the Utah Jockey club. Presi-
dent John Condron and General Man
ager W. W. Finn decided that the fair
grounds course should be left open To.
the public today. 50 that the Sunday
crowds viii be able to inspect the re-
modelled plant this afternoon to their
hearts content. This will prove to be
a popular move, for hundreds of racing
enthusiasts are anxious to get out to
the park TO see for themselves just
what is going on. and to look over some
of the horses. whose fame is national.
1t was further decided that the grounds
win De kept open and free to the pub
lie until opening day May y.
II the weather is fair. visitors TO the
grounds may see the famous race horse
Proper. working. The old horse will be
as good as he ever was in his life with
in month, according to Trainer J.
Hamilton Polk. which. of course. means
he viii be one of the hardest horses to
beat at his favorite route at the fair
grounds. 1t is only three years ago that
Proper stood the overnight favorite for
the Brooklyn handicap at GTavesend.
y. Y
It is more than likely that Jack
8rannOn will gallOp Booger Red. too.
teur, Clamor and others of their stars.
1t viii be worth while to take peek
at GlOriO. He is one of the fastest
horses in the world. General Manager
W. ". Finn has worked wonders within
the last week. The new 5000 club
house is well under way. while the bet
ting ring has been completely rear
ranged. The new paddock is nearing
completion. too, while a fair horse can
IL IL - T.
in l:45 in the morning gallops.
Will Denver Run After All?
The fair grounds horsemen heard
something about the prospects at Den
yer yesterday. Owing to the Salt Lake
meeting having the lay Of the play in
hand at the time the proposed summer
meeting at the Colorado capital is
scheduled TO open. June Is, it may be
a difficult thing to get enough good
horses to run a fiTst-class meeting. The
fair grounds Is first in the field. and il
will be hard thing for Denver to draw
any horses away from this city, for a
bang-Up session of sport is now an as
surity here. Denver naturally looks for
a big draft on the Texas horses and
and the Lone Star state following. when
the circuit down there closes early in
June When Salt Lake opens on May
- not fewer than 400 horses will be on
the ground The Utah Jockey club Off
Gals beg 20 remind hoTsemen that the
closing of the stakes is on May 10 On
that date the time limit for entering
and the nominating OF horses in the
LOCO Decoration day handicap, the 81
O00 Independence handicap, and the 500
Juvenile stakes will expire. So far the
nominations have been liberal and Of
a much better class than any of the
Utah Jockey club officials expected. As
the DAYS roll on and the date Of the
opening of the meeting nears, the fact
that a really brilliant meeting is going
to come the way of Salt Lakers is
growing into confirmed conclusion.
Talking with "Tobe'' Ramsey in the
Cullen hotel corridor the other night he
said: I tell you when you see Glorio,
Booger Red Blagg. Cressina and
Smiley COrbett hooking up rase in
horse race time may be looked for It's
four years since I've been in Salt Lake,
and I may say that I'm clear taken off
my feet at the Improvement and prog
ress Of the city in the meantime. Butte
Mont. had a good meeting in 1906. but
I think we are going to have better
one at the fair grounds this summer
Mr.. Ramsey is one of the weaIthiest and
best known horsemen in the west
Tomorrow's Big Derby Event.
Around the hotel corridors here in
Salt Lake YOU can hear the coming
Kentucky Derby discussed in its vari-
Gus phases for that is the next big
race on the turf calendar. It will be
run at Churchill Downs, Louisville
Nv, on May 5. For fOrty-seven years
il has been annually contested before
the beauty and splendor Of "Old Kahn
tuck's' chivalry. Many a great horse
has won the Kentucky Derby. and it
may be said the fixture is as well known
and sentimentally regarded as any
classic of our American racing. On to-
morrow afternoon the Salt Lake turf
exchange will be crowded with sport
ing men. all anxious to hear the great
race called off. Probably $4,000 persons
will see the race run and won. At this
time the field appears to be small. Else
where in this department will be found
the Derby entries Tom" Hayes Sir
Oatesby is a nice outstanding race horse
and well thought Of So Is Miami. Al
together. il viii be one of the best races
Of the year if the track remains fast
and the weather fair. out at the fair
grounds the trainers who last autumn
saw many Of the Derby colts race and
work. say that Wintergreen viii win
it. In the meantime. let us wait.