The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
PERMIT BETTING
ON TR0T RACES
Opposition of Civic Societies
Fails TO Stop Speculative
End Of Game.
RICH STAKES OFFERED
AT LEXINGTON TRACK
Purses Under Conditions Which
Will Allow All Classes
Chance to Win.
BY JAMES DocKERALL.

BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK. July s.-The church and
many of the civic organizations have kept
up a running fire on the Glttns bill,
which eXempts race track directors from
responsibility for betting on the tracks.
AS the time draws near to the opening
OF the grand circuit at Indianapolis. state
fair track. doubt about the final success
Is gradually disappearing and all signs
indicate that the permanency Of this new
member in big line harness racing circles
is assured.
II may surprise horsemen. not familiar
with conditions at Indianapolis. TO know
that what is now known as the Indiana
Trotting Horse Breeders association. un-
der whose auspices the meeting lis given.
Is composed of siXty-five OF the best
business men and leading citizens OF In
dianapolis. which means that this one
meeting has stronger backing than any
other In the grand circuit, excepting Lex
ington and the New York Parkway asso-
ciation.
presents to horsemen an excellent card
OF sixteen races for the four days and
offers more money than any other asso-
citation has dared to offer for an early
meeting in recent years. The cash pre-
miums are divided almost equally between
early and late closing events. or at the
rate of S1o.6oo and $1,000 respectively.
which is tempting enough TO draw big
entry lists when II is taken into con-
sideration that In its absence campaign
Ing stables would have remained idle.
the aSas aze oq Is $500 addeS
the card Is divided equally on the short
and long system OF racing. as with one
extra three. five race on the opening
day, each days card Is divided, two of
the races being two-in-three.
Purses for All Trotters
or the eleven class races. each valued
at $1,000 six are for trotters and five for
PAGERS, while the four $4,000 early purses
they are equally divided in both divis-
ions.
The classes so arranged that horses OF
oil sorts can be entered. trotters with
records Of 2:25 down TO those that have
marks In 2:0S, while PAGERS as fast as
There is no better track in the coun-
try over which TO give an Initial trial
for horses starting the season than that
Of Indianapolis. II is here that the coun-
try's finest trainers do their final work.
select candidates and start out for their
campaign.
for harness meetings as that of Indian
apolis. and as there are few available
OF under the management of such men
who are backing the opening meetings.
owners drivers and all those who have
the future interest of the sport and
breeding must encourage this new asso-
citation by their intries TO the class
events.
II is in a measure due to Indianapolis
that the mile track sport is opening two
weeks earlier. and there is not any
doubt but IL this meeting be we'll pat
ronized the same early date Will be taken
up by this track every year and others
must follow. thus lengthening the time
OF mile track racing at each season
As far as the grand circuit racing Is
concerned in the past years. the scram-
BILE for dates has been for the latter part
or the season. a move which has pushed
the opening OF real racing backward con-
tinually and consequently shortening the
season
1t is said that the Edward A. Upton
syndicate OF this city, who bought the
Kentucky lss at, Trottins fToG Horse Breeders
The delay in pending the negotiations.
which kept people guessing. was due to
giving a hard squeeze to the agent OF
the prospective buyers and raising the
New Yorker who has big breeding
interests In Kentucky and who was left
out OF the syndicate was the chief cause
of the increased price, but his efforts
were directed toward saving the race
track from land spectators.
Expensive Trotting Track.
The price paid for stock and the i'm
provemeuts planned will foot up to a
big investment and Lexington will sure
in the United States. yet the investors
can we'll expect to receive fair returns
for their money.
among stockholders that the famous har-
ness racing plant is not only owned by
men vitally and sincerely interested In
the sport and breeding OF horses but
YOUNG MEN