The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-22
utah JOCKEY CLUB
TO BUILO TRACK
Ii People Show Interest, $500
600 Racing Plant viii Be
Installed.
SEVERAL BREEDING FARMS
WILL BE ESTABLISHED
no Stock in New Venture Will
Be Sold to NOn-ResidentS
of State.

Nothing Is too good for Salt Lake City
and the state Of Utah. at least that is
how the members Of the Utah Jockey
club feel. For this reason they propose
10 build here. provided the people want
IL. ono Of the fines, mile tracks for thor
oughbred horse racing that can be found
~ the country. Co cooperation in this mat
4 tor is the keynote upon which the club
Will enter into this undertaking. and the
building OF such an immense plant. which
VIII cost not less than $500. 600, VIII be
done only when Tho club Is assured OF the
hearty moral and financial support of the
public at large
No single body of men will control the
racing. Membership will be open 10 cv-
erybody; 40 one who is reputable VIII he
narrsd pToYIdhns M & nG5 ono SSnrs Iiy worth or
parties outside OF Salt Lake city and tho
state of Utah. It is TO be entirely and
. ptahns owning the stock. This; has been
absolutely settled upon and II is now up
10 all who have the interests Of the city
OF the perfection of this task.
The feeling is general that all persons
who have the boosting OF Salt Lake and
their moral. but their financial support
Big Attraction
The building of such a plant Will mean
much toward the growth and develop
nient of this city and state II will mean
"A the bringing here OF large number OF
Tourists. WHO otherwise would not visit
The city II viii mean that scores and
4 scores of people VIII come here to live
Hnd il VIII also mean the bringing into
this city of outside money, which VIII be
iised for the further advancement OF The
deciare that Salt Lake CIT can easily
be made the greatest racing city in the
country. and all that Is needed 10 bring
about such Il result is the hearty sup
port of not few. but OF all the people.
"a Located throughout the country are a
number OF breeding establishments. Ine
+ building OF this track and the conduct; !;
ing OF hiSb-class racing here would
mean that many of these would come
to Utah and locate permanently No
grass. better horse farms. climate. or oil
+ cbeaEcr grain. Every possible attraction
I Is offered and the establishing OF great
| breeding farms would he a step IN the
tright direction. No man has the inter
csts OF the city more at heart and nc
man is boosting, harder for salt Lake
Nand Utah than John Conurou. president
Fof the Utah Jockey club who also Is one
kof the owners OF the Cullen hotel and
tone of the leading sporting, men OF tne tne
| the building OF the new track and VIII
Bchalf - 800
In speaking OF this Wednesday evening
President Condron said: Il want Salt
Lake City 10 haze the best horse racing
/ aim have in view. ! firmly believe thai
The public will support good. clean rae
ling. and If l have anything 10 do with 1T
THAT Is what they shall have
Must Have Support.
N -'We have nine states surrounding Us
trado, Wyoming, Montana, Washington
iOregon, Idaho California. Nevada anc
n sArizona. and salt Lake can easily p'
III made the metropolis Of them all. W.
y Should be able, II seems TO me. TO briili
Into this city no less than 1000 people
from outside during thSS, coming toriy-.dal
- these upward OF sl0 day TO live, and Tn
> lhorsemen will consider that they are get
N ting out OF II cheaply al that lust stoi
'Sfor a moment and think what II mean
y 10 the city I'm money II not In any othe
way. II there Is any one tntne "niel
4 will boost Salt Lake. advertise II. AM
. bring moro money into IL tnan inns, the'
III do not know what II Is.
,N "Beforc The coming meeting Is oEeI @
5tif the people OF Salt Lake ana Utah WI
leiyc their moral and financial support q
r. ihc building OF Il fivst-cdss mile track
Ito cost not less than $500 900 and il thi
sscan be made c0-9peratlyc, l. as, as one o
Vii ruu toward the promotion OF the track
ITO do IL right il VIII take all OF us w
twill give everybody an opportunity Il
fsubscribc TO the stock and no reputabl
4 fpcrson win be barred.
~ ar feel certain that practically all TN
! 1hhusluess men Of the city will join hear
Lilly in the endorsement OF our plan an
,gI will lend us their very best financial aie
'SfIn return we win give 10 salt Lake
class of thoroughbred horse racing secon
lfc'n nouc in the country. and IL will be s
ronductcd that no man can ever cay
6Ilacc was fixed that any event wa
Vconductcd other than absolutely IN ac
Xcordancn with clean sport and in fun &c
OgFcord With all the rules OF the spicndi
|gsnlc. -, -. :,
toxnIloolcd. is that. II buiit, the plant vi
~ thoroughly modern and up 10 date
{crory particular. The erandsiand: pad
f1Idock and clubhouse VIII be Dullt OF s,ee
BuIaud these alone would cost upward {
}t$l75.p00-