Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-07
Buena Vista Promoters Acquire
Some Hired Help Where
II Counts.
JOBS FOR THOSE WITH PULL
Smooth Scheme to Muzzle the
Press on Any Prospective
Funny Business.
SANDY" Fowler, Secretary to the
Mayor, Also Engaged as Attorney
For the Horscmcn.

In an effort to make Salt Lake City a
permanent racehorse stand and es-
tsblish haven for the undesirable
touts and gamblers who follow the
game, the promoters OF the 40-day race
meet at Buena Vista have attempted
to square" themselves with the politi-
cal regime besides bottle" the press
and give fayors 20 those who have
pull" when public sentiment bears
down upon them. Atty Alexander
Fowler, secretary Of Mayor Bransford,
has been employed by the promoters
as legal advisor In one of his recent
decisions he has told the finance com
mlttee of the city council, that II has
no right to compel the Utah Jockey
club TO pay a license for pulling OF the
races each day His partner, Ben
Johnson, Is also associated with him.
and does most OF the work while
Fowler pulls the strings. In carrying
out their general method of fixing"
things. II is stated that two council
men are on the payroll Of the race
track gang in some capacity.
Several months before the races
were opened the liking commenced.
In the first place the sporting editors
~ the daily newspapers were called
into a conference and advised that
there was a Job at the race track for
them at $40 each a day. When the Of
ncial program was issued Monday
there We're two sporting editors, repre-
senting the morning papers. who were
named and participated in pulling OF
the first DAYS races. one OF the other
sporting editors voluntarily severed his
connection with his paper and the
fourth refused the race track position
and remains in harness
SELECTION OF FOWLER
After the sporting editors were ak
ed" up the promoters turned their at
tention TO the legal talent in salt
Lake SANDY Fowler's position was
Bransford's secretary has been able to
slip good many things by the execu-
tive including free licenses TO hack
drivers, to whom he was apparently
indebted in some manner For this
reason Fowler and johnson were en-
game. johnson has done most OF the
outside work while Fowler directed
things from the inside
Il is also rumored that the council
men who are on the pay roll of the
race track promoters were put on by
Fowler so that there would be no
trouble about having 10 pay license.
These men have been secretly EN-
ployed by tho racchorse men and have
helped "sduarc" matters.
SOURCE OF INCOME.
Some OF the councilmen are in favor
Of charging the promoters 800 dag
for pulling of the races. These object
to paying anything for the privilege OF
robbing the public at the open books
To give some estimate OF the resources
the promoters have at hand they
charge the bookmakers $50 day for
the privilege OF opening a book Be
sides this they get $50 from every pool
room i'm the country TO which they
make n report OF each race reported.
Bates and Schuier pay $3.50 a DAY for
the privilege of selling liquor at the
track and there are a number OF other
concessions which bring In the money.
CANADA'S EXPERIENCE.
In making an investigation OF the
racing game the Canadian government
has given some interesting figures on
the manner i'm which the gamblers and
touts drain the country OF money. As
a result in Canada race meet docs not
exceed 10 days.
The history Of racing in California
il sufficient 20 close racing down In
Utah II Il were Investigated. For
three years the Ascot park track waS
omen. The second season showed the
offect that il had on Los Angeles. Tho
merchants and business men began TO
cut down on extending credit TO any
nO0N
so hard 10 make During the third
season credit was refused and the bust
ness men made a campaign to send
men To the state legislature pledged
to vote for the anti-race horse bill.
Lucky" Baldwin made his last
stand at Santa Anita where he built "A
beautiful track. There was one sea-
sons races and then the bill which
the merchants and business men had
fought for TO protect the public went
into effect and the game was killed
there.
BETTING on TRACK.
Ten books were In operation on the
ground and two combination books.
The layers played from 81 up ana sew
eral large bets were made. The book
makers had all the money they could
handle yesterday and after the races
there we're Few men or women who
left tho grounds who were not losers
The winning line was very short and
sweet after each race, on an average
Of about three or four men cashing
I'm their tickets ut the books. Many
~ the bettors were Disguised at the
| odds which were laid. The bookies
had everything in their favor and there
never was chance for the talent 10
h-oaL ,pNxxberp near even with the