The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

latter track also has the distinction of
having had meeting whore the sher.
iff had to force owners to run their
horses, and still another which was
much on the order of comic opera
Ieetingi perhaps this distinction is too
It's all well and good to talk about
racing in the mud and rain, but the
race tracks would be more than pleased
with dry spell, and so would the pat
rons.
Race Every Day.
1t Is very seldom that a days racing
| is postponed. This has never happened
at Latonia in the spring, but 90 odd
years ago In the fall the race patrons,
after getting to the track, found sign
on the gate reading that. the races had
been postponed, Then there was some
tall cussing, and it was q case Of going
right back in the same train.
The primary interest in the coming
session Is In the running Of the Menor-
ia1 Handicap. This is the biggest handi-
cap feature OF the meeting and II car
hes $1,000 added money. Il received
70 nominations and with q dozen start
ers will be worth $4,000, This Is some
thing to run for these days and Il Is
safe guess that the field on May 80
The weights viii not be announced until
three days before the race. Among the
73 named are the three leading Derby
candidates, Worth, Sprite and The
Manager.
It would lend additional interest to tn.
10 post In this tro oSd
tie the derby pretensions OF any OF them,
as the route Is but a mile and six
seen as Compared S With ssh wSst .hsy would S carr
ry in the derby. but still sufficient ao-
cording to the scale of weight for age
to rs Weight to 0F older horses saS
history OF the big eastern handtcaps. the
Suburban. the Brooklyn and the Brfsh-
ton.
Good Stseds TO Run
It took an extraordinary thres-year-old
to make showing In those races. OF
tho older ones Meridian, Adams Express.
ryoia, High Private, Round the world
Polls. Star Bottle, Bonnie Kelso and Star
Charter appear to be the best OF the
good guesser to pick tho winner Of Sec
retary McGlnn's handicaps and no doubt
the winner will be long shot a. usual.
spent on race track for improvements
Last year sso. 900 was sssat st Il; ;LatcSis
much n mi ss ssin w ss'ps ss nots Ss aaa
ROOFS on tho stables are sure TO De seen,
The alterations In the landscape OF the
center field. the tennis court and the
park will also bo very notice
able. General Manager Hechmeigter has
gone right along with the work OF making
Latonia the best racing plant In ths
country and the public VIII no doubt show
Is appreciation Of his efforts.
Good Meet Assured
The prospects ara splendid for great
at Latonia this spring. both from
racing and financial standpoint. The
Derby Is. of course, the real big feature
Ind much will be learned this time about
,e run ten days after the spring meeting
s under way.
This will enable the public 20 get
rood lins on the starters and make the
went doubly interesting. one. In for
ner years but few of the candidates
.ame TO the track before the opening
Law and in many instances the public
ould get no line on the Derby colts run
ling abilities. This time all VIII get their
lnal 'prep" right on the spot.
The problem TINT is up now is how 10
AXE care of all OF the horses which are
omlng to Latonia- Al Louisville the
orse contingent is quartered at Douglas
'ark and Churchill Downs. but here
here In but one race course. I.atonia
an take care OF about goo horses and
be rest will have to look out for than.
elves,
One OF the pleasing features Of the cop,-
ng Meeting will be the daily concerts by
ohm C. Weber and his prize band.