The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29

will be brought about By the ostracis-
| ing of the bookmaker and the install
lation of the pari-mutuel machines
PaImy Days at Racing.
Captain Reese states that Montgom-
| cry Park, Memphis. Is today in as good
shape as 1t was %s,s during the PalW 1r,S days
the efforts of the Tri-State Fair asso-
citation which has expended upwards
Of 100000 on the plant.
Captain Reese, is Just waking up to
| the fact that in drawing visitors to
| place all other amusements and attrac-
tions are tame compared to the sport
| for the blue ribbon of a great derby.
II things shape up propitiously Tor
racing In Tennessee. it is likely that
TO his old association, the Memphis
Jockey club.
That the Thoroughbred breeders of
Kentucky are determined to put the
sport on a high plane was well attest
ed by the enthusiasm displayed at the
meeting Of the Kentucky Breeders as
ISOLATION; incidentally the abortion of
| plans for the perpetuation Of many rich
classics. That the association was
stimulated to no mean degree by the
highly successful meeting at Lexing-
ton, goes almost without saying. 1t
was shown that racing, IL properly con-
| Quoted will attract the best horses in
training; furthermore that Lexington
can and win hold such meetings was
| borne out by the financial statement
| which showed q net profit of approx
mately $4,000 for the seven days.
The breeders taking cognizance of
all this decided to perpetuate the rich
Breeders Futurity for 1911 and 1912
and which Is destined to be one of the
richest turf fixtures on the American
turf. having value of about $1,000 to
Camden Handicap. worth $4,000 to the
winner and several other stakes rang
ing IN value from $1,000 TO $4,000, will
now be made fixtures.
Two-Year-oId Racers.
Owners of the two-year-oid racer!
this season have not Jared very wei
financially. One hundred and thre'
sires are represented by 2-year-olt
winners between January 1 and May ]
and during the entire time only tel
sires have had out as many as foul
the get of only one has won as mucl
as $1,000 Ornament and Lesarion I'll
for first place in number OF winners
ings is second on the list. with 81,
winners. and Syar Shoot is third, will
five winners. Sempronious, Father
less, The Commoner. Puryear. solitair,
each. OF the individual 2-year-ol'
winners, Darling is first, with sever
races and 1875; Frank Mullens sec
Housemaid, which landed the Breeders
Fruturity at Lexington, Is third. will
one race and S2,543.
That the eastern grand circuit town
are in earnest in their announcement
! that the big ring would be kept intac
was furnished during the past week
by the publication of the date of early
closing stakes for the meetings a
Hartford, Readville and New York. Al
Readville the Massachusetts stake fol
ala trotters Is again on the card IN
der the same condition which /,verned
1t last year-two in three events. witt
the regular four divisions OF money
For the PAGERS the Norfolk. for 2:1-
class, is also renewed. with purse OF
| $4,000, and new event, called tn
Bunker Hill, value $4,000. Is offere.
the 2:05 class.
Idea of Handicap Racing.
Andy Welsh, who controls the des
| TIMES of Readville, has, since It's in
ception in this country, been very mucl
taken up with the handicap idea o
racing as system for the harness
horses, and there will be one of thes
the track in the shadow Of the Blu
Hill this summer. Not of the $4,000
variety, however, as the event las
year put too big a crimp in the banl
roll to give any chance of being re
newed-
handicaps is $4,000, two-thirds of thi
being for trotters and the balance 10
the performers of the side wheel va
riety. The distance has been reduces
also and the horses will be handi
capped back OF the one and one-eightl
handicapped horses started at the on
and one-half mile post. while in 100
they started at the one and one-cuar
ipoles.