Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-10
OPPOSITION TO
SUNDAY RACING
Almost Every Man Approached
By The News Is Against
The Proposition.
JOHN CONDRoN IS EMPHATIC
President at Jmh Jockey club says
Track VIII Not De- Leased Again
For Such Purpose.

Track VIII Not Doe Leased Agaiu
For Such Purpose.
The innovation of Sunday racing. as
represented Zoo Ga. automobile races of
last suudly and which may be- O. froicr
towards che breaking into tha Sunday
game Tor patronage. although against
the law, has NOT yet boon protested
against 1t least to the cNtcut of the
Issuance of complaint
As boo the case of "gl1yc contests"
County Atty. job r. Lyon is ready Go
issue complaint against tine ylolaturs
Of the statutes ir some one Will come
plain
The statute against public entertain
ment ON sundays is found Boo section
4233. chapter 30. of the statutes of
Utah and provides that every person
who on Sunday gets mp. exhibits, opens
or maintains or aids boo these forms OF
promotion nght4 amy character. horse
racing. or amy. other form Of "baTbar-
Gus or noisy amusement or if anyone
purchases tickets off admission for such
ar pays am admission fee Co witness
such a spectacle. is guilty Of misde-
mcanor.
The affairs al Buena Vista come
under the county jurisdiction but so
far no step has been taken tp enforce
the Sunday law az that point. II be-
refreshing, however 10 note that the
president Of the Salt Lake Jockey club
Says that ne b. opposed 10 uli sunday
racing and win not be- induced 90 lease
the Buena vista track for sunday
events hereafter.
Considerable comment has been i'm
dulged in as 20 who is responsible for
GLOWING the law to Doe broken and
the mayor and police have been blam-
cd for last Sundays scenes To settle
the controversy the police. who stop
ped Sunday bicycle racing at the salt
Palace. year ago aver that the race
track b. not within the corporate limits
of tho city and hence without their
jurisdiction.
PUBLIC OPINION.
just what a number OF Salt Lake
citizens think on the question Of sun
day racing b. given below, Tho gentle
mon were interviewed haphazard ON
the streets and I'm their offices this
morning.
John Condron. president or the
salt Lake Jockey club. principal
proprietor or the Bucna Vista track
where the Sunday races took place.
and president of the cullen hotel.
am opposed 60 racing Of all kinds on
Sunday. I think the day should be
properly observed. ! invariably close
my hotel bar ON Sunday. and think all
general amuscmeuts such as racing
should not DE allowed / do not be
lieve ] could again be Induced to book
another attraction at Buoua Vista for
sunday ass I do not believe in b.
John &. cutler, former governor of
Utah: ] ann radically opposed not
only To sunday horse races automo-
bile races. but also 10 thoators and
other amusements being opened on the
sabbath. ! think an such places
should be closed from Saturday night
until Monday morning Things are bad
enough at the best. and therefore [
am unalterahly opposed 10 throwing
more temptations n the faces Of our
young people. There is no question n
my mind but all amusements which
have a tendency To divert our minds
from the real spirit of the day have
tendency towards decentralization.
especially Is this noticeable iu the
young and susceptible
Hiram r.. Booth United states dis
ttict attorney. ~ ann strongly opposed
TO auto racing horse racing or any
such amuscmcnts on the Sabbath day.
/ think IL entirely wrong and should
Doe prohibited sunday is day that
should be observed very differently
from engaging In general public
amuscmonts where the people gather
for loud and bOistcrDus times. which.
bon my opinion are entirely inappro-
Pirate on day which the majority Of
Christians have been taught 20 respect
ana observe as a little better than the
other six days OF the week
Joseph A silver president and man
ager of the silver Brothers Iron Works
company. 1 do not know Just where Co
draw the line. but % is nay opinion
that racing 0u sunday though 10 may
be all right as conducted az present.
would lead To- evil. and uu those
grounds ] ann opposed To IT, But 10 is
"a hard thing tur one man t1 draw the
lines for the government OF another
person; we are all constituted $50 diff
terently Amusement is necessary 10
all people, and there are SO many who
mover go to church. aud for such the
best regulated innocent amusemcuts
are. OF course. the most desirable
Dean r.. @ McNicsc, Westmiust,r
Collcgc-Wc have racing enough 10
is time Co cut out AN kinds of sunday
racing A day OF rcst. once iu the
week. is due the public. for am clussc-
Of people. sunday amusgmeuts arc o.
Dissertation OF the day.
by manufacturer agent who doc.
not wish his name prlutcd-S---ssu
NivVer a. W-ur-r-d. lm ashamed 4 was
there
dead opposed to IT,
Russell rracy-I DONE favor nc au
this racing ON sunday n Is merely au
entering wedge for au ,hr objection
able features of the old time race track.
with It's gambling, drinking and otneO