The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-12

racing to put his shoulder to the wheel
and help,
Sir Montague Allan, president of the
Montreal Jockey club, is enthusiastic
over the manner in which uurfmen from
the United States supported the meet
at Blue Bonnets, which ended today;
Blue Bonnets, the home of the Montreal
Jockey club. is something of show
place this year The main course is
one mile and furlong around, and the
tracks, buildings and grounds combine
picturesque effect with commodious ar
rangement. The course was built at big
expense by the foremost citizens OF
and intelligence of it's builders, racing
has become a very popular sport at the
Canadian metropolis.
The new racing law in Canada cur
tails the race meetings at all courses
which acknowledge the suzerainty. of
the Ontario Jockey club, the oldest
organization in the Dominion, to seven
autumn, but Sir Montague Allan
and Mr.. Campbell believe that
the. sport can be conducted prohrably
and for the improvement OF the breed
of horses. Many Of the best American
horses were nominated for the I'M
portant Montreal stakes decided in the
course Of the meeting beginning Satur'
AS the date of the Saratoga meeting
draws near turfmen are taking extra
special pains to have their thorough
breds in trim for the rich purses offered.
The Saratoga Racing association has
hung up fortune in stakes and purses
The Hopeful stakes will be worth
s22 900 approximately. and 1T is pro
posed to add $4,000 to the Saratoga
specials.
These are but two events of the list.
but the big increases in the values will
be sustained in the other stakes and
handicaps R. T. Wilson, Jr,. the presl-
dent of the association, hns set hls
heart on making Saratoga the center OF
attraction for turfmen throughout the
With that end in view he has
liberal policy In the matter
Spa. His methods follow closely those
suggested by the late W. C. Whitney, |
whose aim regarding the racing at
Saratoga was in many respects similar
% that which Mr.. Wilson strives for.
Last year the Hopeful stakes was
worth SlS.l60 to Rocky O'Brlcn, the
and the Saratoga special, S2l25,
% Waldo. The Hopeful stakes Will be
worth nearly $4,000 more than last year,
ind the Saratoga special about $4,000
more.
Some Big Stakes
The directors of the Trotting Horse
Breeders association of California Will
lold the annual meeting at the San
'ose, Cal. track. This will give the ad-
nirers of sulky racing around Los
Ingeles an opportunity to witness the
port from day to day. Unfortunately
prospects are not very encouraging thus
ear, owing to an apparent 'ack OF
.orses The original stake features an
bounced by both the Breeders assocla-
ION and the State Fair association both
ailed to fill. This unusual condition
vas doubtless due to the tardlness OF
california associations, and also to the
dditional fact that the State Fair meet
rn meeting. The Bree'iars' ossoCniloa
riil conduct several meetings, and have
invited turfmen as far east as Denver to
ompete in some of them
The Empire City track offers fourteen
takes and handicaps ID be run during
IS midsummer meeting, These events
re all guaranteed ry the association.
hey are worth in the aggregate S27,
90. The nominations close on March J.
Mr.. Butler is right In line with the
ferings by other racing associations.
lance at the values of the turf events
,ill show that tho hilltop track is
ot behind such old courses as
Sheephead Bay and Brigh'
on, and is ahead of Belmont Park IN
he matter of money offered for the
Umpire City handicap is worth $4,000,
lie respective value of the Brooklyn,
and Brighton, Tho Metro
olltan handicap, run at Belmont Park,
as a guaranteed value of $4,000.
The three most Important events are