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Show SIX CITIES REAOY I TO JOINJIRCUIT i Five Cities -Are Waiting for Salt 'Lake Horsemen to ' Sign Up. CLUB MAY BE ORGANIZED TO HANDLE LOCAL SPORT Six Thousand Dollars in Prizes 'Offered by Fair Proves Drawing Card. Tho horsemen arc working earnestly to get. things joing for a Utah trotting and pacing circuit thc coming season. J. C. Leggotl of Ogdcn was in .tho city a few days ago and announced 1 that Richfield, Spanish Fork, Provo, Ogdcn and Logan were ready to sign up for a summer racing circuit, and thc only city behind the-list was Salt Lake. In the past this citj- has invariably invari-ably taken tho initiative in such movements. move-ments. Tom McCoy took the first step in behalf be-half of tho sport here, and in a talk with Secretary Ensign of tho State fair, learned that the local horsemeu could, secure the Agricultural park half-mile track providing a responsible part3- was placed in charge Thc directors di-rectors of thc fair aro anxious that thc Utah horsemen promote summer racing, as it always adds interest to the facing during tho fair iu the fall. Efforts aro being mado to secure Mr. B Jinipsou of Bingham to take bold of 1 thc game and promote the sport. Jimp-son Jimp-son is an admirer of race, horses, being thc owner of several good ones, and is free with his money, and in the opinion of the local sports he ought to stop in and take hold. McCoy gaj's that there ought to be some club organized to handle the matter in order that thc horsemen could bo assured that all advertised ad-vertised meets would bo held and that thc rncing would continue throughout tho season. McCoy has four horses, aud says that he will buy two more to plate on the Stnte circuit if tho matter is handled right. C II. Crabtree would bo a hearty supporter of a circuit and would place two or thrco horses in training. 8 Immediately following tho circuit would come the State fair with purses fl aggregating !?f000. From present talk j there will be a big scramble for this I large amount of money. Mauy outside horses will bo entered, and if the Utah horsemen expect to hold their own against thc visitors they will have to H race all summer to got iii shape. |