The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
But Horsemen Are Confident the
New Course viii Be
Success.
DUGAN MAKES
GOOD RECORD ON TURF
Conflicting Dates at Tampa and
jacksonville Injure Florida
Racing.
BY JAMES DocKERALL.

Bv Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Dec. J1.-Suficient has
been seen of the JuareH. Mexico. track
the newest in North America TO convince
that 1t IS going To he winner. II may
take time for n track has TO gain pres
,lgc and popularity as the years 90 on;
IL cannot be acquired in II week or a
, half -season. Tho new track was opened
on the FIRST of the month and there was
great deal OF speculation to see no" ~
would stand tho competition of Oakland.
Tampa and jacksonville. The Juarcz
venture has been a costly one: ne
| track and fixtures cost upward ol EovV'
| 600, and in addition big sum WAS huHE
| UP In stakes and purses,
There was an abundance OF horseucsn
| on hand at the opening and q Dig slGhd
OF bookmaEers The bookmakers are be
Ing augmented from the California
| tracks for. since the California lawmak-
| ers deCrced that betting was lllcgai: tHs
| layers have been drifting TO othsr GllmSs'
| Practically one-half Of the big bookinak
| ers OF California are either at Juarez no"
| or on their way. having waited TO see
| how the first week of racing resulted;
| Juarcz Is handicapped by its situation:
| OF course. III Paso has population oi
| 50, 900. but $4,000 Of these arc MeNicans'
| a new street railway has been built di-
| rect TO the track. and other improve
| mcnts have been made. \ new hotel is
| I'm the course Of construction near the
| track. too.
=
| many of the patrons OF tho sport VIII
| have TO be educated but confidence IN
| the outcome IS not wanting. Among some
| OF the promoters of the new plant VINO
| have looked over the tracks in operation
are James Butler, James r. hecne Che
has not visited the track yep. James \.
| Clarence II. Mackay Che has not seen the
| track eithcr). Matt j. Wlnn, Algcrnon
Dangerheld. .Ioo Rhinock, and others.
Florida Attendance.
1t Is an odd fact that the attendance
at the Florida tracks so far this season
| management OF Tampa and Jacksonville
| thought that the absence OF racing in the
| cast and the elimination OF open betting
| In California would result in record
breaking crowds II was feared that one
| OF the two Florida meetings would suffer
on account OF the clash OF dates; rms
has come 10 pass and Tampa is the sur
| ferer. Both tracks held back from the
| poolrooms in hope that this Institution
would come across with more money.
Never before have there been so many
| pikers with shoe string rolls around the
Florida tracks. The betting has been Il
Dugan Wins Out.
The saddle honors OF the east have
| fallen TO Eddie Dugan, who was the most
successful jockey on the tracks, having
landed ll9 winners. Riding under the
| Jurisdiction OF tho Jockey club. Dusan
was second in % races and third in So.
for lau VINO DeSan ms racing gears
under a cloud, Dugan achieved a great
triumph. lie tried TO obtain license
| in February from the English Jockey
| club stewards, but they declined TO issue
him one. although he was under contract
TO pilot the English brigade of Amcri-
can horses that Harry Payne Whitney
had shipped To England. Dugan's record
as rough rider In this country had
caused the turf authorities of England
TO refuse his request, Being dcbarred
from riding abroad. Dugan Immediately
returned TO this country and was fortu-
ate enough to obtain recognition from the
Jockey club here and contract with
August Belmont. Dugan began his sea-
son of riding horses at the Pimlico track.
His first mount, Sou, was winner. II
was the opening of the eastern racing
season and Dugan had the mount on Mr.
Belmont's flly. BY adopting his famous
tactics of "aI down but Dugan,' he cut
across the field from the outside position,
thereby causing half of his opponents 10
be caught In jam, Before the rear
obtained such n big lead that he landed
Sou the winner.
High Rollers.
When Tom Shaw and Joe YcaSer blow
Into Jacksonville everybody sat up and
exclaimed: Now watch for the big bets,
no more plling now y duel OF spec
tacular character and proportions was
scented. This duel lay in tho speculative
end OF the racing game. Both men came
lasted. and Shaw is known as the light
ming operator. IL WAS a uuiug scene for
the production OF the old familiar piece.
The BooSmaker and the Player, with
Shaw acting the part OF the bookie and
Yeager starring Ia the character of the
ground player.
There is no piking in this encounter