Show I BUNCH OF LOCAL HOUNDS TRAINING FOR COMING MEET I i v F r rt J J 4 V t V VV VV V V V V V VV VS Vt V V k S t v 4 V V VV V c 7 S 9 7 I It r t effi I t h 4 V V V V V v V q t tz V V V z V The greyhounds in the picture are the greyhounds that will wili UJ represent Salt Lake City in the coming national coursing meet that opens in this city on October 14 The greyhounds are undergoing a thor thorough thorough thorough ough course of training In charge of R H HSmith Smith an expert trainer brought here by b the homo borne kennels to put the dogs in shape for tOI the big meeting and every afternoon quite a number of the local dog Sans fans Jour Journey journey journey ney down to Wandamere Y to see the dogs put through their training stunts It is quite an interesting sight to see some of the great bursts of speed shown by some of ot the dogs in going a short quarter of a amile amile amile mile The course of training consists of a run of about five miles In the country early In the morning and upon their return from the morning run a dry dr towel rub ruband ruband ruband and a thorough massage with liniment of all of ot the muscles that are needed to bring out their top speed Every other othel morn morning mornIng morning ing their feet are bathed in sea salt wa water water Water ter This bath is sometimes changed to toone toone toone one of sweet oil all according as the feet be become become become come too hard or too soft The afternoon training commences at 3 and consists consist of giving them short spurts on the race racetrack racetrack racetrack track and teaching them how to break from the slips and catch their stride quickly They The practice this until 4 and andare andare andare are then allowed to rest for a half halt an hour after which they are are fed blanketed and sent to bed for the night The kennels shown in the picture are arc owned by H R H Elliott B F P Redman F B Jones and Tom |