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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
TURF GOSSIP

The Bucna Vista selling stakes at one
and one sixteenth miles on the card for
today is the first selling stakes to be
run OF at the local course this season
and brings together a small hut select
field of thoroughbreds.
Lomond's clever win OF few days back
will make This good trick the choice and
the one To beat. Pinto has showed con-
sistency and can always be counted on
To run her race. while Roy Junior has
gradually been getting ready and will
be n hard horse TO trim. Spring Ban
won her last two races in clever fashion
and is trained TO the hour. Biacko al
ways runs best fresh,
The California contingent, headed by
Jack Crane, will take the special train
today for the Jeffries- johnson fight They
will return here to take a hand in the
game again Tuesday.
Trainer George WentW worth and his CAL
ifornia following won nice bet on EN-
INA G.
S. l.. Moore Of Los Angeles arrived
Friday with Prcjuicio, one Of the fastest
sprinters I'm the United States. Moore
will enter his fast galloper In the races
here. to which the horse is eligible.
4 race horse known as Patriotic is
the bone of contention in an action fled
In the district court Friday by J. Il.
Dunn against III. s. Peck. 1t Is alleged
that Peck took tho animal from Dunn
In Deer Lodge county. Montana, and he
wants the horse back and also $1,000 dam
the samess In a second cause OF action
he asks for $500. which Peck won with
the horse In races at Anaconda and
Helena Mont
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02

For July 4. besides all the regular
places (therc are now I'VE or six good
restaurants In town, besides the hotels)
three church and fraternal organizatio
are going to open vacant buildings and
serve coffee. sandwiches. cake, ice cream.
cold meats and lemonade.
The saloons the gambling halls and all
such places will be as wide open as It. is
possible Tor n paternal government and
reckless human nature to make them.
The policing of the town has been care
fully provided for. Captain Coke of the
state constabulary has summoned fifty
men, In khaki uniform, to be In the
arena, They will wear Colt rcvolvers,
with barrels ten and half inches long,
In holsters strapped outside OF their
trousers.
I'VE don't expect any trouble said
Captain Coke, "and we hope not to use
those guns once. Nobody viii be al
lowed TO start anything II a man so
much as Kisses either of the fighters he
Will be Instantly elected, no matter who
he Is. or how much he has paid for his
seat
In addition TO the state police the
sheriff has mustered fifteen deputies who
will DO on hand, armed.
This morning went out to the arena
with Mike Murphy, trainer of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, who has had
charge of the building OF n number OF
large football stands in the east.
Tho arena is octagonal built TO hold
$4,000 people Every seat is a good one,
The rear seats are just 15o feet from the
center Of the ring. Each row is three
The upright posts are six inches square
and the seat planking two inches thick
by twelve Wide. The stays are thin. one
by six.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
Reno Is Ready for the Great Fight
BY
Randolph Hayes

people say tho advertising is bad.
don't think so L don't believe any ad
yertlsing Is bad. Some is better than
others but there is no bad advertising.
Last night the two telegraph COM
panics sent 1i7 900 words Of newspaper
correspondence out OF this town. The
day of the fight IL Will be two or three
times as much ms that. Every person
In the civilized world is going TO hear OF
Reno"
''Then YOU don't think the next legis-
lature will abolish prize fighting in Ne
vada."
NO sir. The members will go posi-
lively Instructed not TO change the law
Prize fighting doesn't hurt us. We have
had only six or seven fights In thirteen
gears. II brings a lot OF money into the
We're an open minded, free hearted, lib
crty loving people out here and we want
the whole world to know it.
mo man or set of men out here can
tell the rest OF us that may or we
may not go 10 church or to any certain
church. No man or set OF men can tell
the res, of us that we may or may
about prize lighting, but II my neighbor
wants to see one / wouldn't raise my
finger TO stop him. That's his affair.
like blueberry pie, maybe he likes apple
better. Shall l pass a law TO compel
him to eat blueberry pie ana not TO taste
apple pie?"
Some OF the correspondents already
have written their accounts of the fight
One, who is Il novelist. Is said to have
being;
Then the cave man retired to his lair
with a bone"
Question; who is the cave man?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
COONSK||V BEATS
CLASSY SPR|NTERS
Good Horses Entered in Selling
Races Are Eagerly Bid Up
by HOrsemen,

The finest weather Of the present
Bucna Vista race meeting brought out
nearly 5000 people Friday afternoon.
The fourth race, one mile, the feature
of The day. resulted in sensational fin
ish in which Coonskiu nosed out Flora
Riley for the honors., with Round and
Round showing Il nose behind, the latter
being the 3 to | favorite. The finish
was so close that those standing away
from the wire could not pick the win
ner. Coonskin led by many lengths In
the early part of the race, but the lead
was cut down to half n length enter
ing the stretch whore the three horses,
finishing in the money, came down
abreast. Coonskin Just did last. The
time of the race was al 40. one-fifth
of a second slower than The track rec
ord.
The horse owners have caught the
bidding fever and any man who puts a
good horse in a cheap selling race in
yarlablY is called upon to buy his horse.
In the first race G. w Powell bid Lady
Mcdowell up from 5000 TO 5000, Perry
Reed retaining the winner at S6O5. In
the third race c. w. Powell bid up
Weymouth from 5000 to $i00, w. 7.
Anderson retaining the horse for $405.
In the fifth race w. b. Blakcly bid
Marian Casey up from $500 to $100,
y Jonn Lowe retaining MS morse Tor SIU0-
Tho summaries.
First race, six furlongs. selling. purse
S200-Lady Mcdowell, 90 (StewarD. s
10 3, won; Sixteen. % (Van Duseu), to
!, second; Bellfiowcr. 107 (Taylor). 6 to I,
third. Time. ia 3-5 Fred Bent. Little
ton, Sadie II, Maid of Orleans. Coric,
Tom O'Mally, Lady Box and Foncasta
also ran.
Second race. six furlongs. selling. purse
S200-Emma G.. 1OT (Nosper), 20 5, won;
Roy r.. 102 (BuXton), IL to l. second !;
Little Bmttercup lOI (Taylor); to l.,
third. Time, 1;14 1-5. Titus H., Elder.
Captain Burnett. Ramon Corona, Til
Third race. mile, selling. purse 5000
Frleze, 105 (McCarthy), TO !. second !;
Royal River. 1oT CKirschbaum). to 4,
third, Time, AZ 30. Promcthcus.
Plain Mike Jordan. Corrisan, Camera
and Dorothy Ann also ran.
Fourth race, mile, selling, purse 5000
Coonskin, 81 (Selden), 4 To 1. won: Flora
Riley. 10A (Wrispen), 7 10 2, second !:
Round and Round. 1O6 (1'aylor), 3 to l.
third. Time. l:4l ID. Copners. Duchess
of Montebelo and MeltondaIc also ran.
Fifth race. six furlongs, purse $3.50
Marian Casey. ll0 Cd. Boland), ) TO Q.
won; Plume. 10I Umes)- 20 to /, second !;
Harlem Maid, I07 (PsGe). J to 9. third.
Time. 1:15, Lady Adelaide, FiSent, Blsk-
IA. Valencia. SILK and Hazeline also ran.
Sixth race. six furongs. selling. purse
S250-Royal Stone, l04 (Van Duscn). 8 10
/, won; Billy Myer. 10s CKirschbaum)
is TO 3. second Charlie Dohcrty. 100
Qischer), IL 10 .. third. Time, lis 2-5.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02

THAT thing couldn't pass in the east
anywhere said Murphy, THE foot
ball stand at Hartford has just twenty
much. twenty times as much, III
Jeffres hits Johnson wallop and he
comes down the whole crowd VIII rise
and then they'll all come down"
l went with this expert opinion to q
local builder, who has been appointed
one of committee OF two by the grand
jury to inspect the ring and the arena
Murphy Ia right" he said. II told the
contractors this morning that they would
never get my approval while the arena
was in It's present shape. They Will have
TO reinforce those stays and prop the
seats more. And you need not fear. The
on II UP to the moment the men enter
the ring. We In Reno are not going to
let slip one single chance or accident.
we have opened fire plug just out
side tho arena and arc going TO run hose
inside. A fireman will be on duty, with
two assistants"
Does the whole town approve this
nght?" | asked
"I couldn't say that" he replied. There
Is a strong church element here. Now
belong To q church myself. but / am
not foolish about IT, I'm a business
man and / can sec how this fight will
do this town good. So ] am for the
fight, though I never saw but one fight
before in my life, and that made me
sick. I'll see this one, out OF curiosity.
and will probably never go to one again
In my life
"How does it help Reno?"
'It brings n lot OF money here, in the
first place. But that is not the most
important thing. ii advcTtises us. Some
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
Wandamere Motordrome Opens
Tonight; Downing Breaks the
Five Mile Record Behind Pace
sLecia. I, The Tribune.

SLcra' - The Tribune.
RENO, June 30,-At the present mo-
ment there are from 1000 TO 1000 strangers
in Reno, They are all comfortably cared
for In the next four days probably four
times as many more will arrive. Every
provision has been made 10 care for all
who come.
There are seventeen hotels in This town.
Three are so-called "frst-class." This
means that they have running water in
the rooms; that some rooms have baths,
that the sheets are changed every day
and that n bell boy comes when you
punch a bcil-if he is not called 10 too
many places at the same time. These
three can accommodate thousand peo-
pie.
Eight are second class" That is,
they don't ask moro than Il dollar day
for their rooms. unless they think they
can get more the day and the night
clerk are interchangeable and sometimes
are not changed at all; the ink on the
front desk has dried up and all hands
sign the register with pencil.
Six are "hotels" only because the signs
over the doors say so. Otherwise YOU
might think they were Chinese laundries
or roulette Joints,
These fourteen can take care OF fifteen
or eighteen hundred people. What then
viii become OF Reno's other Fourth OF
July guests?
All is arranged for Nearly every pri-
vatc house in town is prepared to care
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
BREAK RECORDS
At AUTO RACES
Burman Proves Hero of Open
ing Events of Three
Days Meet.
THRILLING GILMAN TO
AFTERNOON CONTESTS
Burmall and Chevrolet Run En-
citing Fifty-MiIc Race in
Record Time.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, july Rec
ords went down in slashing motor races
at the Indianapolis speedway today.
Burman, driving Marquette Buick,
was the hero of the opening events of
the three days meet. which is to in
clude the 200-mile Cobe cup race next
Monday
lie won the 5O-miIe and the 10-miIe
races for cars Of 23l-300 cubic inches
piston displacement and the 15-milc
race for cars of 30l-i50 displacement.
lie clipped two minutes off the 5O.mlle
record for cars Of 23l 800 displace.
mnt. going the distance in lO:03.O1
and taking the honor away from Ilar-
roun, who held the previous record,
42:4lS In the l0mile he pulled the
record for cars Of the same size from
S:l6.0S down to S.l4.46.
Burman S teammate. i. Chevrolet,
pressed him closely in the 50milc race
and beat him In the five-mile race for
cars of l6l-230 displacement. In this
event Chevrolet cut the record from
4:41.17 to I:40.0s.
Only Disappointment,
Burman s only disappointment was
losing the Indianapolis speedway he'll
met, which is worth $50 week to the
winner Iearne. with a Benz. took 1t
away from him in the l0-mile free
for-aIl event. Grant, driving the Alec
car with which he won the last Van
derbilt cup race. easily led in the 10.
mile event for the heavy machines of
600 displacement.
The afternoon of exciting contests
for supremacy, unmarried by accidents,
had Il brilliant climax in tho 50-mile
race. AT the start Chevrolet and Bur
man jumped into the lead. They quick
ly drew away from the field. At the
five miles Chevrolet was ahead, trav-
cling at ecord-brcaking speed, Har-
roun (Marmonl was out early because
Of engine trouble.
. After 10 miles the race had resolved
into sec-saw contest for first place
between Chevrolet and Burmam Both
forced their engines to The limit and to
the finish they kept from one minute
to two minutes ahead of the best pre-
vious time in the class. With a sensa-
tlonal squirt Burman pulled in front of
Chevrolet in the home stretch and was
first over the wire Of the timing ma
chimes. Pcarce FaD finished third
Fox pope Hartford) fourth and Helm.
man (FaD fifth
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
OGDEN NEWS CENTER FOR
THE BIG FIGHT AT RENO

Special To The Tribune.
OGDEN, July 1.-Ogden City will be
the center or distributing point for the
telegraphic news from the ringsidc OF the
big fight at Reno on Monday. Western
Union officials. including expert cleo
tricians and construction men, are in Og-
den preparing tho local office for the re-
ceipt OF the heavy reports which will
come from Reno and arranging for the
immediate relay from the local office of
the messages as soon as they are re-
ceivcd.
1t is estimated that tho wires from
Reno Will carry an average OF so 600
words AN hour into Ogden during the
fight This will noccssitatc the employ
ment OF large force of special men TO
a ssist in tho work here
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
HARDY D0WN|NR
BREAKS RECON
Cuts Over Six Seconds From /,
Worlds Time for Eight.
Lap Tracks.
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE
ATTEND CLASSY MINI
Clarke Has No Trouble in Bp,
ing Iyer Lawson in
Match Race. !!

One Of the best race meets of N. s.
son was witnessed at the Salt p.,-
saucer track Friday night by 4Oo8 h,o,1
ians, The night air was lust rivh,
record breaking. Hardy Downinp +.
the worlds record for five miles mn,
paced. for eight-lap tracks, riding tho =
tance In $40 1-5, which Is liz sooa-
faster than the previous record 'con
a. j. Clarke took Ivcr J.awsonta
ure In two straight heats in a 49,
race. The first heat was batf
unpaced, which Clarke won, going ays,,1
lawson on the last lap and winnin1'
1:16 10 "'an'nE
The second heat was for tbree
ters of a mile and was paced. When ~
paccmaker dropped ont. Lawson -
hard To fight Clarke off on the last 4.
but the little Australian proved 4
speedy and easily took the heat
1884 As.
Downing Breaks Record.
T. NJ. Samuelson paced Downing n
miles, the record breaking exhibition
ing one oi the prettiesi rides seen II
season, Downing seemed 10 be fled
the rear wheel of the pacing nachi
and lie appeared more like a pIsce
machinery than IL human being. The 4,
mer record was held by w. Z. Sarnucisi
Clarke won the two.mile lap handic
by nearly half lap which he galn
Continued on Following Page.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
Fine Baseball Park,

CHICAGO. July 1.-The s750.0Oo plant
of the American league club was dedi-
Gated today by n gamo between the local
team and st. Louis.
Representatives from practically every
circuit i'll organized baseball were pres
cnt.
The grounds arc the largest in the
major leagues, measuring 600 feet by
600 feet. with a seating capacity OF 35. 900.
On extra occasions, IL conditions demand.
and with police protection. the park will
hold 80. 900 or more,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
Derby Winner Dias.

ELIzABETHTOwN. Ky. July 1.-The
race horse Riley, winner OF the Kentucky
derby twenty years ago, died today of
old age. Ho was being kept by q breed
ers' association formed for the purpose
of taking cure OF aged and broken down
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02
Westward Is Winner.

TRAVEMUENDE. Germany, July l.
The American yacht Westward won the
emperors cup in the schooner race from
kiel TO Travemucndc today. The Ger
mania was second and Hamburg third,
The emperor's yacht Meteor was lowed
In, The race was sailed in a strong
breeze.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02

up with prize fights, but Rexy says they
does, an that ought to settle II.
Thcy.s probably more stuff wrote about
the prize fight what ain't got nothin'
whatsomever TO do with prize hShtin'
than Teddy Rosenfeld Is goin to writo
the word Reno" at the top an Is signed
with some name, maxim no difference
whose name it is or whether it's a right
name or wrong name. IT seems like
stuff that's sipncd gets away with the
editors an the public a whole lot better n
stuff that alu't. Mcbbe that's the reason
the Biblc Is 80 popular, every book bcLn'
signed that away.
.They's a lot OF people what's always
kickln about how hot II is, but they
don't mind it bit to set in a rena at
Reno fer hours. An I reckon that a
'rcna III Nevada in the middle of the day
will be Just about ten degrees hotter'n
he'll. But rs amt runnin' peoples busi-
ness for en-, they can set in the sun all
they's n mind to. me fer the shade.
Feller says to ME yesterday he says:
How'd you like TO have the soda pop
privileges at Reno. eh?"
l aInt much OF q business feller but
I'd mighty sight ruthcr have the beer
privileges fer Tn wcll-ngh convinced to
death that soda water won't be a com
demand for IT. Not at Reno on fight
day.
! comes across piece in the paper the
other day that gives some auspiclous ad-
Vice as to how TO get back from where
YOU are cf you bet your shoes. II says
In this piece, IL seys, that ef the soles
of your shoes is got hole in 'em an
you aln't got leather socks. ies' to slip a
piece Of tin into the sole where the bust
is. The piece says they's NANNY n lame
foot been saved by this simple household
remedy, 1t ought TO come in handy fer
V,,ri, t1,-ff
Reno with a powerful sight more earnest
ness than they now want to get there.
An after the fight is over what's Reno
goin' 10 do with its unemployed? They'll
sure be "A lot Of people there that wish
they was birds. an Reno'll have the same
feeln' that the late lamentcd Mr. Cleve-
land had when he had congress on his
hands. Congress wouldn't be a marker TO
tho herd OF fight fans with nothin' left
but a hole in both ends Of their pockets
They amt nothin' quite so pitiful as
busted enthusiasm,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02

Los Angeles, San Francisco, ronopah,
Godfield. Rawhidc, Salt Lake City and
Ogden have each announced Il special
train TO run to the fight
Every one is assured that not only
VIII there be ample sleeping accommo-
dations. but that every one will be fed,
and not at an eNorbltant price. l wrote
several days ago that the prices would
likely soar by July 1. | have not seen
them soar any yet and the hotel and
restaurant men assure me they Will not
put them up at all One can get good
meal here now for so cents,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02

Town Is Crowded With Visi+o.a
to See Fight; Jeffries and John.
son Ready for Contest
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Additional Sporting News on Page 1s
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-02

for two or three. Some OF the most
exclusive houses are being thrown OPEN
The charges Will nowhere be eXorbitant
Any one Will be able TO get u place to
Steep lor dollar, II ne Wlshes, and tne
over SO q day.
The railroad has announced that it
will sidetrack 1900 cars, and nearly that
number Of sleopers will be on the tracks
the night Of July 3. l have not seen any
tents as yet. but II is said that Some
are 10 be erected in some vacant lots
near the depot and that cots in them can
be had for 90 cents night.
George G.. Holsworth, chairman OF the
local entertainment committee, and
deputy sheriff who has been appointed TO
assist in policing the fight, made for me
today the following estimate OF the num-
Der who will he in the arena on the
Fourth:
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-10-13
LOWER PAYETTE VALLEY.

The Aman school will open Mon
day. October II. Miss Topsom of
Pennsylvania will have charge OF the
school this year.
Mrs. S. Apologize has returned
from the Hot Lake Sanatorium where
her son James is being treated. He
is now on the road to recovery.
The merrymakings among the APP
pie packers are many and varied.
A jolly party composed of packers
from three different packing houses
spent one evening in making the
home OF II. Reimer. Another even
ing was pleasantly passed by play
ing fortune-telling games at the
Friedman ranch.
Goldie Durham Is making prepara-
tons to enter the Payette High
school this fall. While in town
she will be with Mrs. I. r. Wood
ward.
Miss NJ. Carrier went to Star
last Wednesday where she expects
to be Joined by sister who is COM
ing from Pennsylvania. After a few
days Miss Carrier will return to
the Eudora farm.
Henry Peutz spent the greater
part of the week in Nyssa where he
was attending to business pertaining
to his property in that vicinity.
Among those vino attended the
birthday party given by Mrs. II.
Carsten of Payette, were Mrs. h.
Precht, Mrs. G. Mordhorst and
Mrs. H. Cornelson. They reported a
very enjoyable time.
F. B. Suplee is moving in his
fine new five room cottage. The
house-warming will be given by the
L. s. u. on Halloween.
Miss Boehmer and Miss Rape OF
Payette spent Sunday in the coun-
try with Mrs. L. Young.
C. ]. Lundt was called to Boise on
socialist business today. Mr.. Lundt
will combine business with pleasure
and visit the fair grounds while in
the capital.
II. L. Reimer and family of Pay
cite have been spending few days
with H. Reimer. This will be a
farewell visit as H. L. Reimer will
leave for Oregon whore he intends to
make his home.
A jolly crowd of four, Goldie Rud-
isill. Emily Kirtley, B. Kostenbader
and NJ. Paine drove to Weiser and
back last Sunday. A number OF
kodaks were in the party and they
returned with snap shots OF many
things of interest.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-10-13
LITTLE WILLOW CREEK

Miss Fay Shamberger attended the
reception given the teachers OF the
Payette schools at the Y. NJ. Z. A.
building last Friday night
Mrs. A. L. Roberts came out from
Payette Saturday having just return
ed from Denver, Colorado. Mrs.
Roberts and her daughter Hazel will
make their home in Payette.
Mrs. John Syme was passenger
out on the stage. She reports the
baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Far
rout of Caldwell much better.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert E, Hartley last Sun
day morning, October 9th and LETT
them a nine pound boy. Mother and
baby doing fine.
Mr.. B. D. Mcintyre has taken a
contract to do stone work on the
residence of Andy Rasmussen at
Falks Store.
Mr.. Redmond of Payette has taken
the contract to complete the cut at
the head of the shrimp and Patton
canal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mendenhall are liy-
ing in their new house, having just
moved on the homestead.
There are eleven children in regu-
lar attendance at the school in
District 4.
A team of horses belonging to
John Mckinney was drowned IL
the branch of the Payette river at
the mouth of Little Willow. The
team with several others were work
ing on the ditch of Albert Wilson
near the Skippen ranch and were
crossing from the island to go to
work when the accident happened.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scott and Mrs
solosoble visited the Stirm ranch re-
Gently.