Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-15
Estimates onSlNhat M|essrs,. Finn,
Gleason ct al, Will Take ]. Ak
Out Of Town.
VELVET FROM r. u THE II s. SPORTS orr
Some Figures on What the Gate
And Receipts from Privileges
Net the Promoters.
~ omcn's Day Source of Fat 'i Revenue 'Nlt'
big Fortune sunk n betting
on Also Rams. ~

~. 8e5f
on sllso Rams. Y
4, &c 4 conservative estimate to place
~ net profit to the Utah Jockey club club
ar the 80 days racing atthe STATE
Fair grounds track at not less ts' ian
$4,000. vi
efhe arei.asea racegoer scarcely trell--,,
,zss .ihe encrnious amount of money
mat r,ours daily Into the golfers Of t ..
.o.called association. and while y as 7.
,rna that the club las spent considers- +
pble money, tl1ousand ids OF dollars oil rs, e
mild fences, stalls clubhouse rs and ana
other buildings and fixing up the ira i' ci<.
yct The profits will be great, and Sit y
II ~. wonder hat the excl usive an an :.
no,,ncement made last evening IN tho ,
g..Newss that the meeting would .s h 3
caled Off ut the expi ration OF 3o adIi,ys,
June IS, WIS aShard blow to the y ocAey,
club officials. lit shuts off vest g.. :
amount of revenue and the Sbookles VIII N1il
have to look elsewhere for betlorfs
GATE RECEIPTS.
ss.1l - -.
II has been estimated that tho safe
&,,a,nints daily range from 81, 900 to $S 600.
Men are charged 81 and women 80 cents
sxcept an Friday which is ladies' day.
SBnt on this day the loss in gate rccelp
ram the fair sen Is more than com
4 nansated for BIZ the vast amount Of
netting which many of the women IN 4
4flllge in at the solicitation OF l5 Or %
"conimissioners,''3'8 GONE of ~ HON might 81.
be termed the commonest tout.
The books on the races Il each Ga v
number from II TO q. Each boo 9. srlak'sr
pays the association 500 for FIVE rnces
and over $50 for the sixth, In fact eacil
bookmaker pays the club about $l25
& per day for the privilege of selling
9 oools. The associa ton has a. 81 book
!; md on big days operates two. In a tti Il
alton tos4t these the association has q
combination book where bets from so
cents to any amount offered are tai kan
GRANDsT,AND BETTING.
In5the grand stand there a s one man
who has the concession and 2t,Yltle tiit,ll
are IA or Is so-called commissioners
This grandstand betting mas s. .been one
pf the principal evils compla ined OF Us
lie men who go among the women So
licit them TO intake wagers in this Or
that race, and GONE OF them have been
Known to descend ito the level OF pos
Sessioual toLts These men pay big
money for the concession.
& On ladies, days sthe amount OF
money won and lost is large. Women
get together and form pools some
syndicate on S cents each. others as
high as So, which the willy commits
sioners pounce upon like d hawk on
ID chicken. 1t Is claimed by one Who
is thoroughly familiar with the racing
game that ladies day is a feature
unknown on first class tracks for the
past 15 Years. is II. &. W
OTHER SOURCES
In additional to the income nenti oned.=
the gate receipts and the money from
the bookies. there is big revenue from.
the turf and field club. The entrance
fee is $50 and does not include admit
stancc through the gate. that is 81,
extra. The drinks served are high,
priced, just double what they are
elsewhere. and n good deal of money
is thus spent and goes to the ass
ISOLATION. XII 81
Then there is the bar, restaurant and
program oncessions. For the la tier
the association is said to get S27.50
Per day and the bar and restaurant
pay heavily There Is also a feed out
nj at the track where supplies for;
the horses are Kept and this Of
course pays sonnet hing. Thcn there are
the candy stands cigar stands lemon
Rde stands and various other smaller
places, including a barber shop, all Of
which pay literally for the conces-33
siens.
AXES BIG MONEY.
s.5 In spite OF the money spent in fix y
Ing up the track, caring for the horse:s
and the big payroll TO be met each
Week. the club makes big money. lf
IT didn't there would be no ccs az
All, SO that, the mark is pretty Well
hit when It's stated that the net
Z 80 days will be; at least $4,000 9, which,
Messrs. Finn Gleason ct al. expect to
take out OF the city June . s..
III ust how much money the ho Of inak-
sers{ Will carry away Is mere conjec-3
tnre. Judging from tho staten ents o
those who have been hard hit d very
respectable fortune Will be taken out
Of Salt Lake never to re turn.
HATE TO QUIT SO SOON. ii
A petition is being circulated this
afternoon among business men and
horsenen asking tho authorities of the.
( ltah state Fair Lion 70 recon
stder the decision announced yesterday
10 bring to n close the race meeting on
-'sssstllu pel1lllI3slHes lJtttt5 JttiNSs
club 10 continue the meeting to July q
Z as originally planned.
II Is being urged by the Jockey club
3 oifscials that, to close the meeting on
me 18th. Will work hardship upon
me horse owners and. in fact, all others
{ VINO have business interests in the
meeting, because of. the fact that heir
contracts are; made for 40 days. At
z IGNITION is being called to the fact that
me club had an optionof 10 days from
! .'une y. and 20 days lin the TALL. and
me n club is perfectly willing TO forego
~ me latter IL permitted to finish the
40 days meeting.
mere IS conference on this after
Z , =. between the club officials and j..
G =. Mcdonald ard efforts are being
maze to induce the fair officials to res
( tt,@as ~ the decision as announced In
'tls' News last evening.