The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

April 20. The Meadow Brook steepie-
chase association will conduct It's meet
H Ing al the Belmont Terminal ina May Nay g. The
will race May 1S.
The Virginia racing and horse show
!S schedued sSnn for May % a. Richmond a,,TD q;
PENNSYLVANIA Will follow May 25 and %.
One Of the most important meetings
is that of the Maryland United Hunts
Pimlico course May 80, June ! and June
3. This meeting will attract the best
horses and amateurs that race.
OF the tracks in proximity to this city
The Belmont Park terminal is the most
popular. and its early meeting is June
and June 10. On those dates the United
Hunts Racing association will have two
days of racing with seven races each
day H
The Country. club at, Brookline has
This is to be followed with the second
meeting OF the Maryland United Hunts.
August 81. September and septem-
Der l.
Other Meetings.
Captain E. B. Cassatt will entertain at
chesterbG1oook Farm at Berwyn. Pa; Sep.
racing September 30 and October 9: 10,
seph e. Wldener has chosen October Z
for his meeting at Elkins Park, Pa. and
Justly popular. Thursday. October II.
and Saturday. October Ia. are the dates
chosen by the Rose Tree Fox Hunting
association for Its second meeting,
Trotting horsemen and breeders can
not help but feel iubilant over the fact
that practically all mile track pro-
handicaps OF sweepstakes. which means
a great opportunity TO fast horses TO earn
money and be kept on the turf as extra
attractions.
Handicap Racing Fails.
Heretofore the harness turf has been
the only branch of sport In which its best
performers-those that should have been
are excluded for lack of opportunity to
earn enough to pay at least for their
care and expenses OF training and trans
porting. To remedy this evil, handicap
VILE for three seasons, yet II is did not
meet the demand neither did IL serve the
real purpose. Other associations tried
to comply with the demand but all met
the same fate as Readville, leaving the
fast-record horses for what has been
known as the free-for-alls. in which not
only fewer. horses started. but the events
never filled as programmed.
The early closing stakes or all mile
trotting tracks in membership with the
grand circuit are announced, and. hasing
estimates upon what has been promised
to campaigning horsemen. the figures run
up close to an even 1000, 900, which will
be raced for by trotters and PAGERS, be-
sides the stakes In class races, futurities
and specials in the twelve weeks Of the
grand circuit proper. the two extra weeks
at Columbus. two weeks at Lexington and
the remaining tracks In membership with
the great western circuit.
Futurities Worth S125, 900,
The nine important futurities. which
will be raced from Detroit down to Lex
ington, will surely be worth s125.000. while
the numerous class races will more than
double the value of early stakes
Unless something unforeseen happens.
better meetings. with larger entries and
bigger prizes. will surely be the rule Of
the seasons harness sport over mile
tracks.
Turfmen generally believe that one OF
the best early tests Of three year olds
will come with the running OF the Freak
ness handicap of the Maryland Jockey
club at Pimlico May II 1t Is the revival
OF a famous old race. with some modifi-
cations.
Last year. run at mile. 1t was won
by Captain e. B. Cassatt's Layrninster,
the lightest weight in the field, being re-
quired TO take up only 81 pounds.