The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-05

pcion that both mares were purchased
by the same parties: and the secrecy
observed makes them suspect that the
buyers Intentions we're not OF the right
sort, and one or the other horse might
be heard from IN some remote section
OF the country, racing out OF Ter class
That neither PAGER has come to this
city is certain: and where they are. and
in whose hands, cannot be learned.
Canadian Racing Programme.
At the recent meeting of Canadian
racing associations, at Toronto, Ont,
the racing dates for the coming season
for sport from May 30 in Toronto, until
the closing at the same course Septem
ber 80. They provide for alternate weeks.
each OF the associations having n spring
and fall session. The dates are:
Ontario Jockey club. Toronto. May
20-27. Montreal Jockey club. June 3-l0:
ara Racing association. Fort Erie. July
Is; Windsor Fair Grounds and Driving
Park association July 1922; Niagara
Racing association. Fort Erie. July %
1918; Windsor Fair Grounds and Driv-
Ing Park association. August %, Sep
tember !: Montreal Jockey club. Sep
temher 9-1ee; Ontario Jockey club. Toron-
Willie Shaw, who has been riding for
Baron oppenheim and Prince Hohenlohe
N Germany was operated on for appen-
tuition and appears to be getting along
nicely. He viii rest a week or two and
then leave for his home in Oklahoma,
where he is an extensive land owner.
Shaw will return east next month. and
shortly after Will leave for Prince Hoh-
enlohe's training quarters. near Vienna
Boston May Yet Have Show.
The regular Boston Horse show. an an
nual event for many years. has been de-
clared off this year. Colonel Samuel d.
Parker, secretary OF the old Boston Horse
show, announces that after n conference
with the directors 1t has been decided in
advisable TO give a show.
a horse show 10 be held In the Boston
arena is now being projected under indie
pendent auspices. Samuel j. Shaw Is In
terviewing patrons OF the horse show and
endeavoring to secure the support OF the
leading exhibitors; and is said TO have
received much encouragement, 1t is de-
sired 10 have the show In April with a
feature programme on Patriots day,
April 19.
John Jay OBrien, not very long since
one OF the most successful OF American
amateur riders, is another young New
Yorker who threatens TO come forward
with steeplechase stable next season.
Mr., OBrien is in the wine business now.
and he has grown too heavy for riding
but he is a thorough horseman and there
is nothing TO prevent his managing sue
cessrully the string he proposes getting
together. Mr. O'Brien rode with the pro-
fesSionals when he was actively at work
in the saddle, and held his own with
the hest OF them.
He has not been about metropolitan
tracks for several years, and he has had
lots OF experience since forsaklnS the
turf.
A. J. Davis, tho young New Yorker
who raced the steeplechase horse. The
Dane, throughout last season, has de-
cided to take the field with a string of
leapers II his plans do not miscarry.
he will begin at Norfolk, where IT Is the
class cross country racing, and come up
the line. making Pimlico. Belmont Park
and such other eastern tracks as may
feature steeplechaslng.
Talk Of Harness Meet.
7 had hoped to be able to publish def
grand circuit meeting over a mile track
In this city or Poughkeepsie. but the
matter has to be deferred until the pro-
posed gathering of grand circuit track
In the meantime. correspondence and
private talks among trotting horsemen
and breeders are e, gGhg ] on 6arnss Hontnuay
another and more satisfactory trial,
preferably at Empire City track during
the week which now, In a case OF emer-
at Goshen, n. J.
None OF the men interested in the re-
trial or repetition ,,f OF big harness meet
thing now for publicat ton: yet II is
fact that when the stewards meet here
and New Workers. are given the necessary
he managed by competent person, a
fund TO guarantee fully all possible losses
will be subscribed.
The efforts OF track managers-par-
ticularly that OF Columbus O,--to freeze
out the eastern section OF the big racing
line causes horsemen and breeders of this
section no uneasiness; vet the fact that
such efforts are even thought OF brings
the matter OF strengthening the east
more forcibly before eastcrners. particu-
larly horscmep and breeders who are vi
tally interested in the American trotting-
bred horse.
The everlasting girl question is ensily