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Show SPLENDID NEW RACING PLANT AT LAGOON WILL BE FORMALLY OPENED MEMORIAL DAY t ; r-: ' ' - - ' BT LEE DEMTBB. , Witt but three daya before tha opening of tha saw no course at tha Lagoon all interest is pointing towarti ths thorougtiared and wtkM p mini eaa to ba high class sport an permanent racing in this state. ' Tha track la well attaated la on of tha prettiest valleys of Utah, and la snr to appaal to tba yialton bo- -tnvMO of its beau tl fill surrounding and perfect equipment. Tha grand stand Is modern In every respect, with many stairways go that tha crowding that la often seen will bo eliminated and patrons will bo able to isacn a place of . vantage and rlaw the raoes nnobetrocted. Tha batting ring, immediately nndernaatb. Is light and airy with cemented ce-mented Booting, whieh will keen it clean and much in contrast to laat season's plant with Its dust aad gravaL Salt Laks City, which in former aea-aoaa aea-aoaa haa bean regarded as a "bush meetiag", will thi year taka on a metropolitan aspect and become one of tha important racing center. With ths increased purses and stakes horses have been attracted from all sections of tha country, and before the season sdvsneea to any extent -patrons-will be able to see ia action homes that have made turf history oa oil tha leading tracks of tka eountry, Canada and Mexico and with tha auperb climate, tha liberal inducements and ideal racing rac-ing plant this state ia sure to become the "meeca" for summer racing for many seasons to eoma. To take care of the large crowds ex- the Coeur d'Alene Fair and Racing association. as-sociation. Incorporated under the laws of Idaho, announced recently, following the receipt of the official sanction of the Pacific Pa-cific Jockey club that a thirty daya' meeting meet-ing at the Poet fall track, twenty miles east of, Bpokene. will begin on BepCamber 11. with a break of a week. October 1 to 1. the dates claimed by the Spokane Interstate In-terstate Fair association. Work la pro-grossing pro-grossing on the mile track and the ateel grand stand, coating 171,000, and the express ex-press service Is promised try steam and electric railway1 lines. Owner and Trainer William Gabriel with hia horses arrived yesterday at the Lagoon. e e . Lee Campbell will 'try the game from the ground toe first few daya before lining UP- ported On- the opening day the Bamberger Bam-berger line will put on special trains, running every fifteen minutes from 1 to 2:15 p. m., the last special reaching the course in time to witness the first race. Later Mtrons will be able to reach the track oa the regular schedule trains in time to see the feature eventa. Thia system will give aa perfect tranapoftation as can be had at any of tha large racing centers of this eountry and ia sure to please the pub lie who wish to enjoy aa afternoon's sport and recreation. Among the more prominent stables on the ground and that will ba here before be-fore the racing progresses many daya, are: "Han." Keens with thirty-two shend, St. James stable, Parker Powell, J. Boland, Jack Crnne.H. O. Bedwell.-C. J. Quinn. Early Wright. Chantocler stable. Matt Dooly and Wade McLemore's big stable of run ners including his celebrated mare, Meadow. Western turfmen and tha great following fol-lowing from California, whieh will make np the bulk of patronage at the local meet, are more than pleaeed with the eatablashment of the tntermountaln circuit, which gives them summer racing rac-ing to run in conjunction with ths California Cali-fornia winter meet, whieh is far from dowa and out, nad from all reports from ths golden state will be ready to take eare of the runners whea next fall comes aronnd again. Thomas H. Williams, the fatheT of winter racing, is Sanguins that ths sport in his home state it far from a dead issue snd expects ex-pects relief from the courts that will keep California to tha front aa a winter win-ter racing center. TUBT NOTES. AH mad win lead to the Lasoon on Decoration day. Owner and Trainer Tom Btevena ta back from Kentucky, where he went to wilneea the running of the derby. Mr. Stevene said that between 1000 and 7001 lovers of the thoroughbred turn ouj 10 eee the race every day. Richard Dwver, popular starter, haa arrived ar-rived from his home In California. Mr Dwver etatee that quite a lanre crowd of horsemen are comlnc from Ban Franclaco and Oakland to take In the meeting at the Lagoon. eee Charlie Merco, who acted as cashier for Colonel Applrwete si Juares the Pt season? sea-son? Is a recent errival. Mr. Marco haa charse of a small but select atrlng. Includ-Ina Includ-Ina Charlie Rotsckalld. who won at Juarea at loo to 1. being the largeet priced winner at that track. e - Billy QuInHn. the "turf monotcr!st." Is a recent arrival from. Baltimore. Qulnlln will Identify himself with Frank Bain's bi store during tha season at the Lagoon. La-goon. e e e Jockey Fischer, whose work In the saddle sad-dle during tha winter rartns season In Oakland. Cel.. was of the (rill erie kind, will rids aa Bay Egaa oa the tnlec mountain moun-tain circuit. . Florence Israel has Du Do nd Droml fin and fit. Both epeed burner will sport hia colore oa opening day. e a Billy Cotton, who alwaya aenda hie char ires to the poet reedy to run the race of their live. Is a recent arrival from hie home In Oakland. His useful stable of runners arrived from Devtver yeeterday In cha me of Trainer Snyder. 0 Bvroa McKutt. a noted Montana layer, la here and ready to take-a hand la the gam. eee r Mrs. Thomas Stevens, wife of the popular pop-ular Kentucky horsemaa. arrived yesterday yester-day from Oakland to ola her huabend. who le Sere with a hlg stable of runner. Frank (Dope) W. Smith, secrotsry of ' |