Show I OBJECT TO END EO Of RAGING RACING Strike Threatened Before Opening of Days Day's Running LAGOON RAC RAG COURSE Oct 31 Rumors Rumors of discontent among horsemen over the closing of the Lagoon meeting nine days before the closing was scheduled and with the tremendous s increase se in In attendance attendance attend attend- I ance during the final two days spurring spurring spurring spur spur- ring them on to further protestation I. I matters came to a head early Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day afternoon at a meeting between S a number of horsemen with Charles Irwin of Cheyenne Wyo as their representative and members of the Utah state racing commission The horsemen who have had a petition In circulation for the last few days to urge upon General Manager Leo Dandurand and his associates and upon the Utah state racing commission th the continuation of the meeting It was presented to Mr Dandurand last night and the the association held to its announced announced announced an an- intention of closing the meeting upon the twenty first clay day Following the refusal of ot the association association asso asso- clation to deviate from its announced announced announced an an- policy there was considerable considerable considerable consider consider- J able talk and rumor of ot the horsemen horsemen horsemen horse horse- men striking and refusing to put their horses in the races for Saturday Satur Satur- day which early had indications of being a record record- record breaking breakIng day Th This is rumor was communicated to members members mem mern- bers hers of the association not only by toy those who heard it but the intention was expressed by toy some of the horsemen horsemen horsemen horse horse- men themselves The wiser heads among the owners owners owners own own- ers however came to the rescue and counselled that under no circumstances cir circumstances circumstances cir cir- should such action be taken It would immediately disqualify disqualify dis dig qualify the horses and their owners on all recognized tracks and work to the harm of the owners The rumor was so persistent however that General Manager Leo Dandurand issued instructions to attaches to warn all patrons to hold admission stubs and tickets In case a refund was necessary He was that the public would suffer nothing except a possible slight inconvenience inconvenience inconvenience in case the horsemen did strike A possible agreement was reached before the days day's events started and Mr Dandurand got Into inte wire communication communication com corn with his partner Joe who was en route to Canada |