The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25
BIC FIGHT FOR
RAGING FOLKS
Church Interests Renew Active
Campaign Against Gibbins
Turf Measures.
PURSE MEET MAY REACH
GRAND CIRCUIT SIZE
Turfmen No Longer Regard
Messenger as Joke Race
Horse.
BY JAMES DocKERALL.

BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK, June 24.-The racing
interests have big fight on their hands
at Albany. Fighting in defense of the
Hughes gambling laws was begun
a few days ago by the New York City
Federation of Churches. The federation
went to the aid of the New York Civic
league, whose agents at Albany sent
warning to the ministers of the greater
city that the Gibbins race track bills
were on their way through the legis
lature and so far only perfunctory
protest had come from the people OF
the state. These bills would rob the
anti-gambling statutes Of their e6ec
tiveness,
The Rev. Walter Laidlaw, executive
secretary of the federation, started
mittee of the Citizens Anti-Race
Track Gambling association. which in
1905 directed the fight to pass the
AgnewHart anti gambling bills.
The various church organizations IN
the greater city have been told that
they must make vigorous representa-
tions at Albany TO wavering legisla-
tors that public sentiment will not per-
NIT repeal of the anti gambling laws.
Dr. Laidlaw said that within short
time he will make public a plan OF
attack that will show an aroused state
determined that no measure shall be
passed to legalize gambling at races.
The purse meeting of the New York
Parkway Driving club may reach to
grand circuit proportions when the bell
rings August at Brooklyn s trotting
track.
d.
read "August S-12,' taking in Sat
urdav. This also means that instead
of offering to campaign horses the ad.
ditional sum of $500 by increasing the
late closing purses, the management
gives them $1,000 for the three extra
races for fifth day.
Fifteen Glasses
There will be fifteen classes for the
week-four early and eleven late events
for a total amount of SS400,
The eleven late closing events will
be announced July l. What the classes
will be is not decided, but in the tina
arrangements the most important OBJ
lect will be to take care of the stables
that have entries in the early closing
purses.
With fifteen classes on the entire
programme it will be easy to take care
of horses of different kinds that will
be racing over the two-lap circuits
Between now and July l members of
the committee will have a chance to
look over the situation and select
classes suitable for the majority OF
campaigners.
Owners and trainers will have time
to name their best trotters and PAGER:
in the Parkway meetings. late events
Al 80 Az
gust l.
The public announcement will alst
contain notice that all of these purse:
will be raced for, and there will be ne
declarations. unless on account of un
favorable weather the last day.
The addition of Saturday to the care
has found much favor and it is fully
expected TO be the biggest day wher
the regular weekly matinees are helC
throughout the season and draw big
crowds to the track.
No Longer Joke Horse.
Messenger Boy was considered joke
horse for long time, When 2'year
old he won at Louisville at % to
Then he went to Latonia last spring
and won at 90 to L in the mud. Bn
the wise men of the turf only laughed
Last fall he ran six furlongs IL
1895 while still baby racer, bu
still turfmen refused TO take him seri
ousIv It was not until after a hide
GUS ride, in which he finished SECOND
TO Governor Gray in the American
derby at Jacksonville that the tur
world acknowledged Messenger Bo.
was race horse.
Messenger Boy beat The Niger,
| colt that later heat Fitz Herbert. Tha
race proved that Messenger Boy hat
class. Tt was right after this race tha
Messenger Boy became victim to ca
tarrhal fever. and he is just now round
ing into his best form.
While the skeptical were doubling
| Messenger Boy, Lutz never lost faitl
| in him. He uursed the horse along ant
always remembered the words of Rich
ard Carmau, of whom Lutz bought th
colt: ''If this horse don t win races
will take him back
The flower Of the handicap horses i
embraced in the sixty-six nomination
to the Frontier stake, to be decided tn
opening day of the Windsor meeting
worth $4,000 and is at a mile and al
eighth.
August Belmont named Whist, Film
Rock. Footprint and Priscillian-
Sam Hildretb has named eleven TO