The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-24
CAL|F0RN|ANS WANT
TO OPEN RACE TRACK
San Francisco Urges Law
makers to Try Kentucky's
Plan of Betting.
COLUMBIA PROSPEROUS
South Carolina Business Men
Protest Against Suits In
. tended 10 Kill Sport.
COLUMBIA PROSPEROUS
BY JAMES pocKEaA11.

by Leased Wire 20 The Tribune
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Reports
which reach here from San Francisco
that there is good chance for the re-
vival of racing in Caiifornis have
caused mach pleasure in racing circles.
IL is felt if California should remove
the. embargo on racing that other state.
NAV follow and there will be revival
of the game.
Under the new California plan 1 un.
ders'and II is proposed TO havo the leg
lslature legsliZe n state racing commits.
SION that will supervise the sport under
pari-mutuel betting. This commission
VIII be patterned after the one in Ken.
tuckr. The racing commission has sue
cessfullv handled the sport in the Blue
Grass state. i is thought. with few
minor changes TO better the conditions
IN California, that such commission
VIII do much to rehsbilitate the sport
on the Pacific coast The commission
viii, 1t is planned, be composed OF three
men appointed by the governor. who
wlll have absolute authority in repn
!!ating the number of meetings. dietat
ing where they shall be held and how
long they shall continue, besides con.
trolling the betting.
mutuel betting system similar "a
IN Argentina and Europe will be asked.
This VIII be controlled by the racing
commission and Will consist OF win and
show pools. with tickets ranging from
So to $50 \ commission OF OF 10
per cent, as found necessary. could be
taken from all pools TO sustain the com.
mission and officials, and the commits
stoners could stipulato the amount OF
the purses 10 be raced for.
PRIMARILY the moVa az e.
the purpose of obtaining thirty or
forty day meeting in San Francisco
during the Panama-Pacific International
exposition, although the real object -
TO restore the once popular sport 10 its
own in California. Providing that the
plans. meet with favor at the hands OF
the lawmakers, the fosterers of the
scheme will ask that the game be given
q thorough trial before the proposed
fair meeting in 1915.
II California succeeds in carving
through the plan il is practically cer-
tain that strong effort will he made
to follow the lead in New York.
Columbia Likes Racing.
Another gratifying piece Of news
comes from Columbia, S. C. Quick 20
realize the advantages that this city
has derived by the presence of the
racing folk, many members Of the cham
any interference with the racing AZ the
fair grounds. They made it known
that they were glad of the opportunity, =,
TO entertain the racing people aud also I
showed the many benefits that the ho.
tells, merchants, restaurants aud board
ing houses were reaping as result OF
the presence of the welldressed and
well-behaved racing men and their fam
lies.
Even those who were hostile to rac-
ing had to admit that the turfmen as
whole who are in evidence are decided.
ly OF an opposite class 10 what was OK
pected aud they have gained friends
readily, Pons. general manager OF ths
Charleston track, announced positively
that the development in Columbia would
have absolutely no bearing on Charles
ton, and that progress toward the com
pletion of the track, 10 have II in read
mess for the opening January 10, would
not be halted. Pons anticipates no in
reference at Charleston and will con-
tinue with plans for that meeting as If
nothing bad cropped out here to mar the
serenity Of the sport.
r. T. c., the undefeated trotter of
1911. with n trifle over $32 900 as his
spoils of the seasons campaign. is the
most sensational, if not the greatest
horse between the shafts of the sulky
that America has ever produced. From
: plain looking gelding with a record
Of 2:l4h oyor !; half.mile track in his
Young days. he has mounted the ladder
of fame until in his ninth year ne has
attained mile in 2.05.
r. T. G. was fohled in New Castle
county, Del. He was bred by d. M.
Cochran of Middletown. Del. After r.
+. C. had raced well for him on the
half. mile tracks he sent the trotter 10
he MeCov course ar Kirkwood, and 10
Mas because Of the high opinion DR.. Me
ooy formed OF X. II. c. that Tom Mur.
INV bought the geldiDg "sight unseen
asst fall What the trottcr did this
season did not in the least surprise DE-.
Mccoy.