Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-03
INVITES OWNERS
TO MAKE ENTRY
SALT LAKE STAKE EVENTS ARE
ANNOUNCED
BLANKS. WITH CONDITIONS, ARE
BEING DISTRIBUTED
Nominations Close May 10, and Horse
men Who Intend Shipping to Utah
Meeting May File Nominal
tions at Once
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Entry blanks, accompanied by the
conditions of the three stake events TO
be run at the Salt Lake City race
meeting, were distributed among horse
men at Santa Anita park yesterday
and nominations were invited from
those who expect to race at this meet
ing. Judge p. p. Pomeroy, who is rae
ing secretary for the meeting, Will re-
ceiye entries from owners until May
10 and these entries may be hled with
him at any time from now until that
date After the Santa Anita season
closes, he will go to Salt Lake CITY,
opening the jockey club offices there
about May 3.
AS heretofore announced, there will
be three stake events for decision DUR
ing the forty days of racing. These
events and the conditions of entry are
as follows:
Decoration day handicap at six fur
longs. Purse, $1,000, guaranteed Value.
For 3-year-olds and upwards. Forfeit
$40. with $50 additional to start.
Weights to be announced three Gays
prior to day of race and winners OF
other than a selling race after Welghts
are announced will carry five pounds
additional. To be run Saturday, May
20.
Juvenile stakes at four furlongs.
Purse, $500, guaranteed value. For
2-year-olds. Forfeit So, with $40 add
tional to start. Winners of more than
$500, or of three races other than sell
ing races, to carry five pounds adol~
tional Maidens allowed five pounds;
if beaten three times, five pounds addi-
tional To be run Saturday, June IL.
Independence handicap at one mile.
Purse, $1,000, guaranteed value. For
felt $40 with SIS additional to start.
Weights to be announced three days
prior to day of race and winners OF
other than a selling race after weights
are announced will carry five pounds
additional. To be run Saturday, July 3.
Inasmuch as this will be the first
meeting under the auspices of the Utah
Jockey club, Manager Finn has decided
to make the purses in all the stake
events of a guaranteed nature, so that
horsemen will have no fear regarding
the value of the events. In the hand1-
caps, the second horse will receive 5000
and the third horse will earn SlOO. In
the juvenile stakes, second money Will
be 1925 and third money will be SIS
Manager Finn will be at Emeryvtlle
all next week, talking to horsemen re-
gardng the meeting, and probably will
be able to secure the attendance of A
few of the prominent stables at that
track. He desires to have the best
class of horses at this meeting that
ever raced in that part of the country,
this being in line with his general pol
icy to give the Salt Lake City people
the greatest race meeting they ever
patronized. Quite a number of horse
men will ship there from Santa Anita
park after the season ends and already
Finn has secured promises from horse
men in numbers that guarantee that
every stall will be taken before the
meeting opens.
The entire list of officials of the
meeting practically has been chosen,
as follows: Manager, w. w. Finn;
secretary, j. S. A. Macdonald; racing
secretary and clerk of scales, P. P.
Pomeroy; starter Richard Dwyer; pre-
siding judge, Joseph Burke; associate
judge, Jay Davidson. Owing to the
illness of Judge Burke who is one of
the best known and popular racing
judges in the country, he may not be
able to fill the position, but has prom
ised to give a definite answer by Mon
day night. In the event he is unable to
accept, another racing judge of prom
inence is under consideration and will
be offered the place.
The spring meeting will extend over
a period of forty days, beginning May
%, and possibly may be further ex
tended An extension of the meeting is
UNLIKELY however, as the Otdn olate
Fair association has planned to follow
with a siX-day meeting. A fall meeting
of twenty or more days also will be
held.
The folder issued by the racing as
ISOLATION announcing the stake events,
is a complete and detailed statement
of facts regarding the meeting, and
winds up with page of facts regard
ing Salt Lake City and its summer
attra 2tions. Official announcement Is
made that more than $4,000 will be dis
tributed among horsemen during the
forty days of racing and that overnight
events, of rich value, will be given at
least once each week.