Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-19
PREPARE FOR
SALT LAKE MEET
HoRSEMEN GET READY FOR
FORTY DAYS RACING
UTAH TOWN A.suzZ IN ANTIcl-
PATTON OF OPENING
Good staff Of Officials Appointed and
High Class Racing Is Assured.
Arcadia Turfmen viii Ship
to New Track

SALT LAKE, April 1s.-Everything
is a-buzzing and a-hopping out at the
Fairgrounds course, where force OF
artisans Is busy from morn to night
preparing for the expected influx of
racing folk from the four points OF
the compass within the next fortnight
or so. The life of the first annual
meeting of the Utah Jockey club Is
scheduled to run from May % to July
forty days-but from the way the
stabling accommodation is being taken
up a much longer session might be
easily maintained! The grand stand is
being remodeled, while the betting
sheds are being rearranged in order to
meet with the requirements of first
class race meeting. The track itself
is receiving a careful and a special
preparation in order that no horsemen
may be afraid to trust first class
racehorse on its surface. The new CLUB
house is already under way and 1t Will
be a snug little spot for the eclat to
rendezvous during the delicious sun
shiny hours of the early springtime in
Utah. All told, the Utah Jockey club
will spend $4,000 in fixing up the fair
grounds.
Splendid Officials; High Class Racing
Locally the appointment of p. P.
Pomeroy and such an able staff of Of
ficials as General Manager w. W. Finn
has secured meets with hearty ap-
proval. Both p. p. Pomeroy and Rich
ard Dwyer are well regarded by the
sportsmen of this city, Dwyer having
been offered a contract here three years
ago when the conduct of a pretentious
meeting was first mooted. In Mr.
Pomeroy the Utah Jockey club will
have in harness one of the most intelli-
gent and squarest officials known to the
American turf Charley Henderson,
the paddock and patrol judge, is an ex-
pert and also popular with the horse
men. The staff of officials could not be
improved upon. In an interview given
out last night by President John Con-
dron he stated it was the intention of
the Utah Jockey club to give high
class meeting, though it might incur
a liability in so doing, for the present
program entails a disbursement of
about $1,000 a day, quite tidy showing
for a town the size of this. The fact
that horses like Dominus Aroi and
Harrigan were yesterday nominated in
the Decoration Day handicap shows
what sort Of racing Salt Lake will en-
Joy.
Big Summer for Salt Lake
In every way it looks like a big
summer for this city. The recently
adopted ten-day stopover privilege
granted visitors to the Yukon-Pacific-
Alaskan exposition en- route to and
from Seattle, Wash, is bound to keep
the town full of tourists and sports
during May, June, July and August.
The outside world Is beginning to
realize the summer beauties of Salt
Lake, and with first class race meet
ing thrown in as an added attraction
things will hum. The high altitude
and the unexcelled salt water bathing
at Saltair Beach, Great Salt lake,
makes this newest turf center an ideal
spot for summer whirl. The fair
grounds are within twelve minutes by
electric car of the city's center, while
Salt Lakes hotels are noted among
travellers because of their smart up-to-
date appointments and general all
round excellence. John Condron, presi-
dent of the Utah Jockey club, is
owner of the Cullen hotel, and Gus
Holmes, known far and near as a grand
sportsman, is the proprietor of the
Hotel Knutsford, probably the best
hotel west of Chicago and east of San
Francisco the home of the Fairmount.
Probably 100000 tourists and Seattle
travellers will stop over at Salt Lake
this summer. With an altitude which
is almost 450O, Salt Lake is cool at
night and as bright and sparkling
guinea. The drinking water is the best
in America, while the price of food for
both horse and man is much lower
than you find it on the Pacific coast or
further east. The Guggenheim smelter,
the rich Utah valley country, Ind be-
ing the terminus OF four busy rail-
roads, goes to make Salt Lake a wide
up-to-date hustling community.
Well known TURTLES are dropping
into town daily. President Condron
expects w. H. Gleason from Chicago on
Tuesday, while j. w. Rice of New
York, who will have charge of the ring,
will be here tomorrow. Judge Pomeroy
will be here on May 1, along with As
sociate Judge Jay Davidson. A very
good suggestion is that offered by Mr.
Finn. He proposes to race five days a
week, leaving one day week for
horsemen to get down town among the
stores and shop keepers a bit. This
will relieve the grind, too The matter
will be decided one way or the other
next week. 1t is now certain that
something like 600 horses will be here
by May is. When you consider that
Barney Schneider, the st. James
stable, Herman Brandt S. G. Hildreth.
Harry Stover, H. G. Bedwel1, w. Cahill
and r. l.. Thomas will race their colors
here, some idea of the caliber of the
game may be figured Among the
bookmakers who will work here are
Ed Soule, "Hughey'' Jones. G. Oldham,
]. j. Jackson, w. e. Trimble, J. Hum
brecht, j. Jackson, F. Balm, Mullin &
O'Brien, D. Mansfield and Argyle & Co.
A big crowd will be down to the Salt
Lake depot on Friday night to see the
arrival of the Getaway Special" which
is slated to leave Arcadia on next
Thursday for this city.