Show DUMMY HARE RACE TRACK MAKES GOOD AT TUCSON Will the wonders never cease Yesterday B F Redman one of th e charter ch members of the Intermountain tain tam Coursing association received a I 1 etter from O 0 P Smith who will ill be r as the secretary of the cours ing meet held here in the fall of lin held saying that the dummy hare und race proposition had at last made good The plan was originated and patented by O 0 P Smith and the operation con eon consisted consisted of a n dummy rabbit placed on a n carriage which was sent around a track by electricity The grey greyhounds greyhounds greyhounds hounds were wore to be slipped sUpped and chase the hare around the track and placed at atthe atthe atthe the finish in the same manner as the ponies in a running race An operator was as to control the speed of the rabbit so as to keep it Just ahead of the lead leading leading leading ing dog It will be remembered that the track was installed at Walkers fiield field much to the disgust of the ball fans of the Utah State league as the track did not help the catcher much or any other player that ran after a foul Be that as it may Smith writes and he a newspaper clipping to back his letter up that at Tucson Ariz he had installed a track and that the first race meet has h s been su ce ful beyond all expectations He says say that the dogs took after the dummy and put up finishes that w y ull WI put any horse race to shame In th tr first meet two California hounds neg negotiated negotiated the tho in 26 6 seconds a J speed that considering oon the sharp turn tum would put it all aU over Jack Atkin Atkins r c cany rany rany any other turf sprinter declares The newspaper clipping says that the tha th excitement t at the meet was such that many women were forced to leave th It grounds and that everyone went wild over the venture Despite the havoc that the track made at Walkers field fI it was abandoned abandon d rip be hl because cause causa too much water showed up L LO iO I l le e drained and the drain on the promoters rs V pockets was as constant as the water there are many in Salt Sait Lake who wilt will willbe be glad that the genial O 0 P Smith has IMS made a success of his hi unique V tion V |