The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-09-18
EVERYTHING READY
FOR RACE MEET
Carpenters Have Put Grounds in
Splendid shape-Many
New Stalls.

Everything is rapidly shaping up at
the Fair Grounds for the coming race
meeting which begins on Friday. Sept
29.
A large force of carpenters have
been at work for the past week, and
by Tuesday the old fair grounds VIII
hardly be recognizable. The -Four
State Fair. with which the Ogden
Racing association is affiliated. VIII
have the biggest show ever given In
the state OF Utah, and the racing VIII
be far ahead OF anything before seen
In Ogden More and better horses
will compete daily than were ever
here before.
with wideawake officials at the
head OF the Ogden Racing associa-
ton, plenty OF high class horses and
the best starter In America officiat-
ing at the barrier. how can II help
but be a huge success?
Twenty car loads. the pick of the
western racing division. will arrive
here on Monday from Anaconda. Be-
sides this special train numerous eX-
press cars loaded with the cream are
en- route from tho same place.
Denver sends eight car loads on
Monday and two express cars will
arrive from that point Tuesday morn
| Ing
There are already some twenty-five
head located here now. and that num-
| Der will be increased by Tuesday
morning at the latest by at least $50,
There will be plenty of bookmak-
ers on hand for the opening, as near
ly every prominent operator In the
west have said they would be here
and take shy at the game,
DR.. Rowe expects to have the great
cat exhibit of draft horses ever seen
In ring in the west. The sheep eX-
hibit he also promises will surpass
| anything ever shown in America
What with a continuous vaudeville
performance. six high class races ev-
cry afternoon. the largest horse and
| sheep show ever given in the west.
and hundred and one other attrac-
| tions, how can he help but be san
guine OF beating all former records?
| Word comes from Denver that the
Irwin Brothers and their trainer, A.
Rick. have fallen under the ban. It
appears that their good race marc
| Fore. the pride of the stable, was
claimed out OF a selling race by the
Dwyer Brothers. and Frank Irwin.
who looks after the interests OF the
stable while his brother Charley is
out on the road with the big Wild
West show. refused TO give her up.
Trainer Rick also refused and the
officials of the Overland Racing as-
sociation could do nothing else but
rule the trio off the turf The Irwin
| Brothers are popular In this part OF
q hat l.
| ing the reputation OF being out to
win. and 1t Is to be hoped that the
matter will be adjusted and they will
be restored to good standing short
ly.
Parties wishing to mako bids for
| the various privileges at the race
track after the first eight DAYS are
| over and the Ogden Racing associ.
alton assumes fun control will find
General Manager Richard Dwyer at
his office, room Falstaff building.
any time after Monday noon.
Horsemen are requested TO regis.
ter their horses and make ont ap-
plication5 for badges as early as pos
sfble and to hand same to S. J. Nc.
Gibben at the track not later than
Tuesday noon.
j. o. markicln, well known horse
man OF the east. will ship his string
from Denver on Sunday. Mr.. Mark
lein is we'll known character east of
the Rockies but this Is his first ap.
pearance in Utah
AS beth Presiding Judge Skinner
and General Manager Dwyer are the
sworn enemies of the tout, this gen.
try had better give Ogden a wide
berth during the fair and racing sea-
son,