Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-24
ANOTHER man IS
AFTER NILE TRACK
Snlendid Chance to Build Course
Here Where One Is
Needed.
WOULD BE WELL ATTENDED.
1onacr Race Meets Would Attract
thousands Of Turf Followers ana
circulate Vast Sums of Money.

ror many years the proposition OF
..sciinr in salt Lake city. or near
.1ouqh TO be easily reached. a mile
,s track has been agitated. ana the
pesd OF such course, especially dur
irg the last year has been generally
rscornlzed, especially by those who go
,r CIR the sport Of kings. The matter
has been proposed several times, and
soyeral months ago the advantages Of
such course were pointed out in these
columns.
Now. John Condron, president Of the
1-tah Jockey club which organization
gives the coming spring meet at the
Fair grounds track, is boosting for
mile track I'm salt Lake city. He sees
ne need Of one and does not propose
A. let the matter rest until the dream
IS realized.
That there are great opportunities
for the game here there can be no
doubt whatever. Salt Lake City is log
ically a horse racing center, as much
so as It is a bicycle racing center. with
the right kind Of a track, the right kind
Of management, race meets OF consid-
trable duration and high class could be
held here; thousands would be attract
ed By the game; tourist travel would
be increased; stock breeding encour-
aged and vast amount Of money put
into circulation.
Talking over the matter Of building
such course here. President Con-
dron says:
Il would like 10 see Salt lake City
have the best horse racing in the coun-
try. or at least as good as they get
elsewhere, and there IS no reason why
we should not have il. That the pub
he viii support good, clean sport has
boen demonstrated time and time
again" Continuing, Mr.. Condron said:
NINE GOOD STATES.
we have nine states surrounding us
from which 20 draw. These are Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Montana, washington,
oregon, idaho, California, Nevada and
Arizona, and Salt Lake can easily BE-
made the metropolis OF them all. We
should be able. II seems 70 me. to
bring into this city no less than 2.O00
people from outside during the coming
t0-day meet this year. IL win cost the
mast Of these upwards of $40 a day to
that they are getting out OF 81 choaply
az that. Just stop FOR a moment and
think what Il means to the city I'm
money, II not in other ways.
Before the coming meeting Is over.
n the people OF Salt Lake will give
their moral and financial support to
the building OF first class mile track,
70 cost not less than 5000. 000 and II this
can be made cooperative, l. as one
ar a NIL 10
all I can toward the promotion OF the
track To do II right, It viii take all
Of us. We will give everybody an OPP
portwnity TO subscribe 70 the stock,
and no reputable person will be barred.
BUSINESS ADVANTAGES.
The great advantages to business
generally can easily be recognized. IL a
project OF this Sort Is pushed through.
The matter Is up 20 the people and II
lovers Of the game will do their part
to boost the sport along there is no
reason why the sport should not -four
ish. On this phase OF the matter Mr..
Condron says.
81 feel certain that practically all the
business men OF the city win Join
heartily IN the endorsement Of our plan
ana viii lend us their financial aid.
IN return we win give 10 Salt Lake a
class Of thoroughbred horse racing seq
ono 20 none In the country and it win
he so conducted that no man can ever
say a race was fixed or that any event
was conducted other than absolutely IN
accordance with clean sport and in fun
accord with all the rules OF the splen-
did game
one other thing which should not be
overlooked is that. II built. the plant
eill be thoroughly Modern and up-to-
date In every particular The grand
stand. paddock and club house will be
puit of steel and these alone would
cost upwards OF $4,000.
TO Is now up to the people them
selves 10 say whether we will or win
not have the track"