Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-10
Some Of che Best Ponies in the
West Entered in Various
Events; Many Of Them
-Four and Five Times Win
ners.


Albuquerque viii be the mecca May
20 20 20 of lovers OF horse racing
from al over the state and the south
vest ~ bcing nov assured thar some
OF the claasiest horse racing ever
pulled off In New Mexico will be seen
during the meet 20 be held by the
Gendemens Driving club OF Albuquer-
cue May 20, 20 20.
The race meet win be one OF the
biggest features OF the Union Fire
mems meet The dritlag club has
gone ahead and arranged for a meet
that IL going % be q hummer II the
names and records Of the fifty and
more horses now stalled az Traction
park can be taken a. any Indication.
Many Of the ponies NOW getting into
the best form for the meet here are
four and five times winners on the
best tracks in the country Because
% their long rest here and good work
outs the horses cannot but perform
consistently on the local track, which
has been put III the best Of condition
for the meet
A journey 20 Traction park aud
through the racing Qaafters Is inter-
esting to the noyicesand extremely so
to the lover Of blue-bloOded race
horses. The retinue Of Jockeys. train
ers, horsesh0ers and owners is now
practically complete and late cumers
at the park will have difficulty In Sc
curing accommodations for themselves
or horses There is keen rivalry be-
tween followers of the different
stables regarding the outcome OF var
ions events 10 happen during the
meet
Most OF the out OF town horses now
az Traction park, worried during tho
winter al Juarez. From Albuquerque
they will be taken to Coner dAlene.
Idaho, Spokane. Wash, and other rae
ing centers il the west. IA
Horse owners here with foreign
horses are enthusiastic about racing
prospects IN Albuquerque and say that
iifteen-day meet could be held here
each fall without difficulty and that
provided e s. advertised far enough
ahead Of time some on the very best
horses In the country would partici-
pate Several OF the owners say that
with a little head work Albuquerque
could successfully handle a fifieen-dAy
meet for two or three years. after
which a thirty day meet could be I'M
dertaken and made Success. The
owners point out that Albuquerque Is
accessible, that 81 Is on the map ia g
right location and that none OF the
horses would have 10 be brought from
any great distance and most OF thom
could stop off here on route 20 some
other racing center. The chief factor.
the owners say, however. Is that A.
buqnorque has live wire bunch oil
horsemen IN the Gentemen's Driving
club and that they could swing a cork
Ing good meet each year without any
difficulty provided they we're given
proper support and eneauragemcnt
from the citizens In general
The FUN card for the coming meet
haa been arranged and Is as follows;
First DAY, MONDAY, May 20.
First race, selling--Purse, 500. For
3year-oldR and up. five pounds below
scale; all 10 be sold for Si00. -Four
and one-half furlones,
Second race. selling Purse, 500.
For f-year-olds and I'D, ten pounds
below scale. ali TO be sold for s200.
Six furiongs.
Third race. selling--Purse, $3.50 For
s-year- ODDS aud upwards; 81 900
weight for axe one pound allowed for
each 4i00 % 5000. then two pounds al
lowed for each 500 % $500 About
five fufiongs
Fourth rares selling 500