Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 24 | Sport of Kings Has Good Year Fast Races at Lagoon, Fairgrounds

Sport of of Ki Kings Kings' Has HasGood GoodYear Good Year Yai Kyne to Stage Meets Meet in 1928 Fast F Races at t Lagoon Fairgrounds Horse ra racing acing in Utah reached a I. I high pe peak peak peak-of k ot of success last season a cording according tp statistics t s d at athe atthe th he the close of ot two m meeting h held ld at atthe atthe the Uie fairgrounds and one one session s ag s d at th the famous Lagoon mile track at Higher Highe class cass I horses coupled with th the the- p public lI appreciation appreciation ap ap- ap- ap of the fine points In racing mac rac ing arO are r as as the th main reasons for for- forthe forlie the suc successful season s s n. n The The first first meeting o ot the year Y was s held during April and May lY and was extended over oyer a period of twenty twenty- five ivo days This Th meet was conduct conducted ted t- t ed ed by br William m P P. Kyn Kyne under the supervision of the Utah racing cm racing com commission mission misson The Tle meet marked the last time races could be h 1 under the Redd racing l law w which was repealed was repealed al d at the last legislature Kyne Kyne announced that that- th the tho spring meet w was s the most successful successful- U. U ever vel staged In n- n Salt Lake Uke and was run in ban an efficient manner under the su- su su supervision vision pet of ot the Utah commission Some prominent horses w were r brought rought here for tor forthe the meeting along with sonie of ot the thc inthe In Inthe inthe the the- game LOST AT LAGOON During Se September Kyne Kyne- came ame back to Salt Lake and arranged a 30 meet meeting ng at at Lagoon The best nodes horses ever over shipped here took part in the events and although a a financial loss Pf Pr f was sustained the m meeting ting was by far th the 1 best OOt st held at Farm Farm- FarmIngton I Ington since racing came hac Into vogue S Some me trouble was exp experienced r with the lass but this was settled by a court ruling that former fornier for for- nier mer laws were put o out t of force when the Redd racing ac went into ef effect effect et- et and could not be bep p put t back bacI into action until some action was taken at the next legislature The Lagoon meeting was conducted conduct cOnduct- ed for twenty two twenty two da days daJ s and some of ot the best horses in the country took part In the E Ej Eye e e Bonnie Omar Oma Bonnie Donnie l Proctor Hug and Tamarind were performers on the loc local l tr trick track ck last season which were were re recently nominated ted for en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance In tire the Coffroth han handicap hap hap- at Tijuana This e ei event ent is one oneo o of the greatest turf classics of oC o the c country Several other pi prominent eminent horses Including Pat For Foi Me Run Run- olathe Genesee Belle Delle Sweeping c. i j I Ann nn Pablo Palolo and Centimeter also showed class FANS PACK STANDS PACK STANDS The meeting me at Lagoon Lag on was ori- ori originally scheduled t to ru run twenty fi 1 days daS but when a special permit was waa granted Kyne yn to go to the fairgrounds fairgrounds fair fair- grounds for eleY eleven n days he d deemed eme It advisable to start In as soon as a possible so he opened at at the fairgrounds fair fair- grounds on September 27 A specia special cia cial Cl racing co on was as c created fed by the state fall fair board to handle the racing meet meet For eleven days the stands rids ls were packed with fans Some 0 of the nations nation's most outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing j judges n ere present In Salt Lake Lak to handle the meetings In Including In- In luding Peter Clark who was presiding presiding presiding pre pre- siding judge arid and M azId M H H. Morrison associate judge W W W W. act acted d das as presiding steward steward with LS L.S. LS L L. S S S. S Rice and C C. EI as ats associates ci- ci ates for forthe the first first- two meetings while While- Dan B B. Shields took charge atthe atthe at at- the the ll-da ll 11 day fair meet along with P P. coggin and J. J r F. F Mend Mendenhall lI Clark was back at the helm as is' is presiding judge with C C W S V. Primrose Primrose- and George G G Smith at his side at at- atthe thelast thelast the thelast last last- session Mr Kyne was highly highly- commended f for r his work In handling the affairs of ot t-r t 1 meetings In such an efficient nt manner and nd he Js Js' s' s coming back back- to Salt Lake next spring and fall faU for more racing ng acco according according- ding to his present present pres Pies ent PI plans ns I