The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29

VISTA IS
BEING IMPROVED
HOrSemen Pleased With Track
and Poplar Grove
BOOmS.

Buena Vista, the handsome new mile
race track being built by the Utah Jockey
club. has now begun to take shape as one
Of the finest race courses in the west.
Today the track is ready to be raced on.
Its surface is hard and firm, and still
just soft enough 20 make it exceptional
~ fast H0rsemen who have arrived dur
ing the week declare its location 10 "a
ideal, and they are loud IN their praises
OF the course itself. Track superlntend-
ent Garlic" declared Saturday that the
track would be completed within few
days. The surface is being scraped and
the few rough places smoOthed over, Mr..
Garlic. has accomplished wonders at
Buena Vista.
The grand stand, which will accommo-
date 5000 people is almost completed.
Contrary TO other stands. this viii be
q novelty In that backs are provided,
which means that people in passing and
those seated behind others viii not be
subjected to the annoyance of having
their clothes tramped upon. Beneath the
stand viii be the restaurant, bar, secre-
tary ana judges offices and the supply
room.
A series Of drains has been arranged
about the track and buildings which
guarantees the absolute dryGess of the
track. An additional artesiau well has
been sunk ana the flow from it is pUwegA
full. The water contains a great deal Of
sulphur and iron and the hOrsemen are
delighted over this feature In order to
I have a sufficient supply with which to
sprinkle the course, a huge water tank
will be erected and gasoline engine in
stalled to pump the water into the tank
Both the inside and outside track fences
are uT-, and Mr.. Garlic has large force
Ct men at work building the big fence
which will surround the entire grounds.
Ponies at Hand.
p. J. Crawford has his string OF four
horses already housed, at the track. These
| include Rather Royal, Agreement King
of NolO and Good Money. the first three
of whom are well known TO all who at
tended the spring meeting here. William
Hawke arrived Saturday morning with
his string of eight fast ones, and they
are now quaTtered at the new track. Tho
horses comprising his stable are Pim-
kin, Northwest Gretchen G.. Spring Ban.
| Aunt Kit, Cigar Lighter, Legatee and
Sir John. Saturday afternoon W. p. Fine
arrived with his string of six. These
comprise the following: GlOriO, the stall
] lion which beat everything on the Cali
| tornia tracks last winter; Calves, Force,
/ Dredkin. Arcourt and GaltOr. At the
spring meeting here GiOrio was not run,
I owing TO the half-mile track but Calves,
I Forces ArcOuTt and GaltOr are familiar
| to the followers Of the recent meeting
| MessTs- Fine. Hawke and Crawford are
/ loud In their praises Of Buena Vista and
l they predict an exceptionally successful
meetiig here next month.
! Stuart Polk, official timer at the spring
! tana. His string which includes Col
/ White, Proper and other well-knOWn rum
ners, have beer shipped and will arrive
I within a day or two
/ J. ". Hayman, clerk Of the scales at
/ the spring meeting, is in the city and
/ viii offiCiate in his capacity at the com
! ing meeting. Dick Stebbins, one Of the
/ timers at the last meet. is ia town and
| viii remain over for the coming events.
Owing To the new track, Poplar Grove
IS taxing on new life. The numerous
stable attaches. Jockeys and others have
secured that district for boarding places,
which have been found TO be all too few.
Some good places have been found. how
ever, and others viii open within a few
days
At recent meeting Of the Utah Jockey
club J. ". Rice was elected TO the posi-
ton of secretary and treasurer. The lat
ter position was made vacant by the
dropping of ". H. Gleason from the club
roster.
WCrd was received Saturday by the
club management that two carloads Of
horses have already been shipped here
from Windsor. Canada They are SEIZED
uled to arrive Wednesday