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Show BAKER HAS ' STIRRED UP v HORSEMEN Popular Owner of Charley Worth Has Good Ones at Fair Grounds. 4 J. F. Baker, well remembered 4s 4 by horse race fans who visited 4 4 the fair last fall as the owner 4 4- sad driver of that good race 4 4 horse, Chsrley Worth, is aow 4 4- located at the fair groueds with 4 hia racing at ring, having recast- 4 ly arrived from Delta, Colo. 4 4 He, like most strangers, be- 4 4 cams fascinated with Salt Lake 4 4 and intends remaining here 4 4" soma time, to nee hia own ex- 4- 4 preesioa, ' ' for a eonple of years, 4 4 at least." AU the good bono 4 lovers should avail themselves 4 4 of the opportunity of meeting 4 4 Mr. Baker and looking over hia 4 4 horses, as he is a thorough 4 4 horseman, haa a pleasing per- 4 4 soaality and is a mas who no 4 r doubt will do a lot toward atim- 4 4 ulating the light harness sport 4 . ia this vicinity. Unless he changes his plans he will race hie stable through the northwest, remminff for the state fair meet. Following ia a brief summary of the horses ia training. Baker owning the first three mentioned; Charley Worth, 1.15 14, trotter, brows stallion, by Charles HerrS:07, out of Oaxxello, by Gambetta Wilkes. Charley is every inch a race horas, aa . everyone will testify who ssw him win his three rsees in one week here last fall. He ia a magnificent individual ' and has ths unique distinction of holding hold-ing two etato records in Jisrneos racing rac-ing thst of trotting or pacing the four fastest heats over trotted or paced ia a rare in Colorado and Utah, elip- Sing off four miles in succession hers in 15 1-e. He is in' excellent condition , and irill in all probability bo ia the money whenever started. Ksoll King, pacer, four-year-old brown stallion hv Ktatawah, t.M 12. champion three-year-old pacing stallion of the world, out of Heir to Royalty by Heir at Law. 8:5 8-4. pacing. This fellow is surely bred in the purple sad looks liks a fast one. He has bees just nicely broken and is getting his first lessass is speed nt preeeat. Baker intimates that he will soon he admitted to ths select eirrby or relegated to the scrap heap, a sir wink at the inter viewer suggesting that his ens nee of making s stepper looked good. Fleety Gaselle, 4:19 1-4, pacer, brown mare, won one first . aad one see cm d here laat fall. This mars did not have a harness os for threw years prior to Iset year, bnt proved that she is a eod consistent rses msre, notwithstanding notwith-standing the fact that aho ia 13 years old. Miss Bingo, trotter, brown mars, ao record, . owned by John Jimpsoa. Jr., of this city. This mars is a nifty ht . i .u k Kea W(rrei all winter in (okirade snd believe! by Baker able to trot in 2:20 this seaaoa. Alice pacer, sorrel mare, green, owned by Dr. Hunter of Delta, Colo. Hss lots of brush speed snd looks to he s good ens when in condition. Dixey Dan, bay stallion, trotter, by Ovkes, 2:11. swned by William worth-ingtoa, worth-ingtoa, Oakley, Ida. This boy shows well for a real green one. Baker having - about decided to shift hint into the pars os account of being inclined to be s show trotter. Venus, hav mare, pacer, by Bvmbo-leer. Bvmbo-leer. 2:id I d. no recor.l, owned bv ntr.k L. Lumlev of this city. Thi msre is a beauty, bred nt'ht and har cverv Indication of being a speed merchant mer-chant if looks count for aavthisg baker baa just tskea her and will not kava n bno ss ker speed aatil conditioned condi-tioned and trained a few weeka. Host of tke above horses have been jogged about tea miles per day during tke winter season in Colorado snd are ia good condition to begin stepping at once. The track has dried out nicely end, judging from the number of borsea Quartered at the grounds aad racing parspheraalia in evidence, a oerson's first impression is tnat fair i me ia once more upon oa. |