The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-16
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR RACE MEET
Utah Jockey Club Expects
Great Sport on the Old
Track.

General Manager W. W. Finn Of the
Utah Jockey club is in receipt Of many
letters from hOrSemen from various parts
OF this country, Canada and British Co
lumbia, asking for information regarding
the coming thirty-day race meeting 20 be
held at the BUena Vista mile track, nov
building in this city, and opening Sept
Is All state that If conditions are what
they understand them to be, they VIII
ship their stables here and remain
throughout the meeting.
Work is being rushed by large force
Of men at the track and One-half the stalls
are now complete. The carpenters expect
to finish the remaining $50 within two
weeks, and at the same time the work
on the inside and outside fences is being
pushed. Work upon the judges stand,
grand stand and other necessary build
ings will be started early this week.
Track Is Fast.
The track is in good shape. During the
past week it has been narrowed and the
soil shows itself to be in such a splendid
state OF preservation that when completed
it is safe to say that the Buena Vista
track viii be one of the fastest in the
United States. The turns could not be
better, being a broad sweep eighty-five
feet in width, well banked and adapted
to speedy racing. The back stretch is
siXty-five feet wide, while the home
stretch is ninety feet in width, giving an
it out on their way to the wire.
Manager Finn viii have a board walk
built from the new Salt Lake Route depot
direct to the grand stand. The station
viii be known as Buena Vista, and viii
be $50 feet in length, building and plat
form. District Passenger Agent Kenneth
Kerr of the Salt Lake Route has already
arranged to run two early morning trains
to the track for the benefit of the horse
men. One will leave at $40 and the next
an hour later. Special trains viii be run
for passengers en- route to the track every
thirty minutes, beginning at I D. m. Spe-
Gals will leave the track Immediately at
ter the fifth race for the benefit of those
who desire to return early. while others
viii leave Immediately after the days
racing has ended.
Stables Coming.
The stables scheduled for the meeting
of the Utah Jockey club are the following;
From MOntana-Pasadena stable, 49, j.
Q. Keene, with BOggs, Red Leaf and
twelve others; w. p Fine, with GlOriO,
Calves and eight others; J. D. Howard
with Lyle knight, Jack Paine and i've
J. Burnes with Work Box. Good Ship and
seven, W. ?. Maxwell. Uens Charles Bald
win, twelve; Ab ClOptOn, nine; Al Good
win, seven; Stuart Polk, five; Dell FOun-
tain. seven. J. Z. Moore. eight G. G.
West, five; z. @. Crawford, nine; Rhine
hart & Hogan, seven; George Pelter, five;
seven: James COffey, four; Phil King,
four; ". St. Vincent, eight; Irwin Bros.
with Sam b. and twelve; c. Tucker, five.
J. 7. Strife, five; Robert Marks, six; VIII
liam Hoch, ten: DR.. Powell, with Beau
Man and seven; Wolfe stable, four; total
119. Crawford has already arrived at the
fair grounds with Rather Royal, Agree
ment, Good Honey and the remainder Of
his string.
From WindsOT-W. B. Jennings, with
Cave Adsum, kyrat and eight; W. II. FL
ger, with Flora Riley, Annie MCGEE, Eye
White, Grace Dixon, HallaCk, FlOreaL
Jack Straw. Al Muller, Home Run, Ny
Gal and three; p T. Chinn with Chief
Kee, Red River, Piute fwinner of the Ca
madam derby) Joe Gaitens, Judge Las
sing, c. W. Burt, John Carroll, Jack Den
nerlen, DescOmnets and five; W. S. House
with Homecrest, Ostend, John FloriO,
Livingston, NOTbitt and LawtOn Virgins.
From New York;. @. Bidwell with
Prince Ahmed, who tied the worlds rec
ord last week at Empire City track for six
furlOngs in Ill flat; Mailman, Belleview,
Richard Reed, Bon Enrique, Hans, Keep
Faust, Nadzu, Joe Rose and
Fire Ball. Frank Weir and Archie Tim
mer are also coming from New York with
a string of fast ones. This gives a total
of ia thoroughbreds for which stable res
ervatiOns have already been made.