Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-04-04 | Page 30 | Getting Ready for Racing Season

SS GETTING gAT READY REY FOR THE RACING S SEASON Q 1 SNAPSHOTS OF PREPARATIONS BY A NEW YORK EVENING NG WORLD PHOTOGRAPHER HO AT SHEEPSHEAD EE BAY TRACK K 7 ROcK V Eo N NH H 1001 E. E S DU AN tJ OP N r j 1 jt t tt t 0 r i 1 C 4 i e t 4 y t Ti TE i 4 7 t. r-t. TRiN o Z R I t 0 4 0 I 4 1 Jt L T A. A rl I-i I I Lt 6 w. w 1 r NS R. R Y WHo HO rH H KNAPP c AN 0 NG Biggest Season of Racing Since Days Days of of High Stools Stoos Phil Dwyer Dwyer's s Prediction More Horses Than Have Been Seen in Seven Y Years cars Are in in I Training at Local Tracks an Indication Says Gravesend's Owner That the Sport Is Coming Back Fast Little Change in the Betting Conditions Now New York World Yes racing is Js gra gradually coming back baele to u UP us said Eald Phil Ihil J J. J Dwyer Dwer owner o of or orth th the Gravesend track as he ho leaned back in fn a n. bl big easy chair at the Hotel Walcott Wal- Wal cott Ev Everything points to a big season season sea sea- son around New York but this does not mean that tho the associations are going to declare big dividends next winter or that the earnings will ever bo ho as big as thi v were up to seven years carR ago But Put continued Mr Dwyer DWor we can expect enough public support to make it worth our o 0 conduct the sport by b of offering ot- ot fering Cering- purses and Jn stakes We Ve made mado expenses last year at Aqueduct Mr fr Dwyer er then talked of ot his recent visit to the tho Gravesend track and of or tho the number o or good horses that are In training It IH is several years ears since since- we had conditions and It Indicates a good season around hero here I understand understand under under- stand that there are more horses at tho the local tracks s than we have had In several years ears Do you jou think the Ute time Is near when all tho the I local al raco race courses will be In operation again aln Veil I c cant can't nt answer anser that offhand Mr r. replied Dwyer but we must expect expect ex ex- poet application for dates Hes from all of or I them If things continue to go along as aswell aswell well as at lt present or Of course Just now It would bo be rather hard to give everybody every ever body hody dotes dates because of or the tho racing In Maryland which opens In April and continues con con- almost to the end of Ma May It wouldn wouldn't t pa pay us now to conflict with Mop land because of the more liberal pel cy that prevails at those trucks tracks and we might find it hard rd to get the horse hoibo owners here Wouldn't Be Dc Toler Tolerated But by next y year ar I think con conditions Just E will wiil I what change chango ung I Is and while I J dont don't know mow going to It mn may I llo be n ce r to open earlier and close later that Is is 18 If IC moro more local tracks will operate fc Conditions may na Improve c so much as to make It po possible to conflict with one or moro more of the Maryland larland s without an any disadvantage go to toi toc eithel state slate c because there would b bj bo be enough h i horses to race raco at both hoth places j Vo could MId race raco at Gravesend at nt very short hut K really I J cant can't eay ay what whit WM wilt will b be done lono nt at this I on say Y v this J knowing that It Is 18 for mo nio to whether they will wm raco race there hero next s season ason If I i it advisable to race raco there lucre this 8 year I I surely wouldn't be at lt Aqueduct which Is harder l to reach than C ui I Mr r Dwer Wyer would not enter Into a ft rii discussion re regarding the betting betting- situa- situa ion tion lie lIo says Qs as do all track owners that 1 the are nOt interested In bettIng H jj Ho doesn't I believe that tho the that was waR In ln New Orleans this whiter would ho tolerated i here lucre and h lie was WUI just jURt l as aa certain that th there wasn't going oln to be bo any ny display of money on I the lawns where lh the lne o so layers congregate Ho HI admitted that he had I discussed the tho i. i matter matler with other men at the th i. i heart head of racing and antl made It very ver when i he ne saul Mill that nothing was n E to b ho Permitted that would in In uny i iway way a Jeopardize the lie sport Things s seemed to o along aloff all a rl right ht year sail said he hc- hc and I J dont don't be- be lIe c there ls Is going to be ho much dlf- dlf nce this season If some Borne people violate the law lass why they will have havo to mi take their medicine This veteran patron of or the turf has not conducted a hl big racing establish establish- ment In n about fifteen years and it is 18 several years ears since his colors were cro seen around arounI lucre ICI IC I have always awaya been a real enthusiast t or of thoroughbred racing concluded Mr When hen I had a string of horses 9 J I i always as ha had a home near the track and wa was out of or bed as at early carl as nay any eta sta- blo ido boy bo I would get out on the course and s see e the horses work and in this wa way always knew the lie condition of or the ru runners II n erB It kept mo mc In good health as 8 I was In tho the open all nil the time An And let me mc say pay that I had to go to bcd bed with tho the chickens every evening or I could not have ha been up with the at sunrise sun sun- rise rl e. e There are arc lots of owners owner at present present pres pres- ent that do tho the same game thing