The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-03
TURNING POINT IN
RACING IS REACHED
Schneider Thinks Coming
Winter VIII Decide Future
of American Turf.

Barney Schreioer. the Missouri hreede
md turfnan, who MAS in salt Lake scv
eral weeks ago, is hopeful Of Improve
conditions in the thoroughbred world 4
.hc near future. Mr.. Schneider says:
There Is no telling what this win
tor may bring forth In the racing line.
IL probably viii be the turning point
- on the question o. the usefulness OF
the thoroughbred IN the United
states. In tho tlvst place there Is the
request for the people of California
to vote ON the Issue ur racing. Then
comes The recent decision In tho Paul
Shane case in New York which may
have some bearing OH the future
prospects OF racing.
Politics may aid the sport In Hot
Springs this winter In faut ] Am
almost positive there could he Iac-
ing there If tho promoters were pared
down 10 tho acceptable class. The
lstcsl reports indicate q winter meet
ing ~ Charleston. hut that ran hard
Is begin before January. So You sec
there Is much in sight for this vintcr.
and. as ] said before, the crop of
racing fruit during the next three or
four months viii either be very good
or very bad. IL Is the turning point
in racing affairs.
Out OF the great number Of Amer
can owners racing today those who
have paid their expenses through the
purse aud stake channcl ca he count
ed on the fingers OF one hand John
SchorV IL probably the largest winner
oc The year. and if he has made a
profit IL Is due 10 his Canadian sue
cess,
Probably The best Illustration at
hand of the possibilities Of payins rae
ing expenses comes from Fred John
son. who has carried about seven fair
horses all the year. These have won
many purses and some stakes vet
the aggregate winnings have not COW
cred his expenses OF feeding. enter
II think NV horses have won nine
teen races" said MT. Johnson, vet
the sum earned has not covered The
stable expenses. 4 change for tho
better is absolutely necessary for the
sport TO be continued. Every year II
is getting worse. While racing is a
sport and great institution. IL is
also an industry that should have
some protection and standing in tho
community. All IL needs IL good gov
erpment and recognition in every
state.
AIr. schreiber offers the following solu.
ion of the racing problem in Kentuck,
md the same plan could he applied WITT
benefit TO all other tracks in the coun,
ry:
Kentucky has tho best opportunity
20 re-establish racing in this country
commission couid enforce n 10 per
cent dividend 10 stockholders OF the
tracks in Kentucky. then order per
cent OF tho surplus profits OF the wear
To different institutions or To bo dts
iributeJ among farmers and horse
breeders for The hest products the
following year; th"n give certain
percentage 10 the state for good roads
or charitable institutions. tho remain
Ing 90 per cent. plus a small reserve
fund. To be added 10 the stakes and
purses during the next racing seq son.
Such 4 method would not opl- In
crease the value OF the Thoroughbred
hut encourage its breeding. ONDors
would hc able 10 pay their expenses.
Thorc would not be such a rush 10
build race tracks on every street ,nr-
ner by politicians and gamblers.
PRACTICALLY every one !n thc stofe
from the business man 10 tho farmer
would b" Interested. owing Ia pro
ntiums offered for almost everv pro-
duct of the earth. Crusaders vonId
bcFrrarc- With racing prdctfcallv
perpetGa;ed hy the proper legislation.
husineFs institutions could become In
icrckt"d riih"ut fear. This Is merely
y suggestion uf what can be done n
kentuckiaDs VIII ~ SO.