Show t 1 RACE MEET SLATED AT MURRAY 22 WITH 2500 IN PRIZES V Highest prizes prIze for foz thoroughbred I running q es since the days of Bill Kyne Kyrie and parit pari- pari V t racing In Utah will be awarded for the I annual Salt Sal Lake county fair race meet a at atthe the the county fair track Aug 22 23 23 24 t and 25 V C County C Commissioner George W. W Morgan chairman of the tile fair race committee announced announced an an- k pounced Tuesday Th The committee t e has set up 2500 2500 in for tor five fhe regularly scheduled events each day t an 11 average of per race rac In n fields usually limited to five horses an event While the amount Is la no fortune it compares favorably favorably favor favor- ably with and purses when part part- betting was allowed The race events 7 must depend entirely upon the take of the V gate to support the races since aLace any betting 11 U strictly forbidden cn at the meeting V Races at the track which h adjoins Murray city park on State street will n begin at 6 30 p. p m. m each day of the fair In addition to the scheduled events for the tha thoroughbreds there will be added events not paid from the race fund such a as pony races race cowboy relay races lady ady rider races musical chairs chair and several horse show events One of the thoroughbred races each day will be limited strictly to horses owned and trained by residents of the county 1 iThe The meet will be the second of at the year for the track a successful uJ meeting having been held over Independence day The racing strip has has' been Improved constantly since 1911 1944 according to Commissioner Morgan and is fa already In splendid condition New stables and tack rooms have been built and the seating Beating capacity as well vell as parking space h hive have ve been doubled because of the popularity of the sport The Murray t track ack is th one of few in the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion operating successfully without betting Profits of course have been almost nonexistent nonexistent nonexistent non non- existent but the project has been sup self porting Racing became really p professional this year with the addition of at Art Gallagher's efficient new starting gate and the attraction of at better Jockeys jockey to the track |