Show I WYOMING CLIMATE MAKES A BIG HITI Unusual Health of Thoroughbreds Thoroughbreds Thoroughbreds Thor Thor- at Cheyenne Astonishes Astonish s Experts CHEYENNE Wyo Aug Aug 6 6 An An unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual condition of ot health among horses prevails In the stables of owners o who have brought their horses to this city for forthe forthe forthe the race mee meeting ng of or the Cheyenne Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Thor Thor- Breeders' Breeders association association which be begins begins begins be- be gins with the opening day handicap Saturday Sat Sat- and continues until September 2 Inclusive Of the thoroughbreds are quartered near the course at Frontier Frontier Frontier Fron Fron- tier par park there ther Is n not not t. t one sick Ick steed nor a cripple this despite the fact act t that at many of the crack stables were forced to journey thousands' thousands of ot miles to attend the big event of the Western Vestern racing racing- season It is the theory of veterinarians In at attendance attendance at- at on the many stables that the I climate of the West Vest Is especially adapted to racing stock and it is believed that government authorities who have sanctioned sanctioned sanc sanc- racing raging as a useful pastime to tomake tomake tomake make for forthe the breeding of suitable cavalry cavalry cavalry alry mounts and other military horseflesh horse horse- flesh will not carefully the outcome of the races and the effect of running In Inthis InthIs inthis this altitude on horses hones In the stables represented here and of the thoroughbreds ready I I for tor the barrier there are fifty handicap horses horBes a record number of animals suitable for thiS thiS' style of contest and this will Insure large Jarge fields in every feature event of ot the meeting The sprinters and the long distance distance distance dis dis- tance handicap horses are about evenly divided as regards numbers Work on the track proper has been beI begun begun be be- gun making malting It fast and reliable after the hard work It saw s w In the recent Frontier I day celebration It is predicted that a anew anew anew new handicap mark will wl be set when a Continued on page 4 4 L- L I WYOMING CLIMATE Continued from page 2 field of twelve steeds starts In the Open- Open ning Day handicap on August 10 The Opening Day handicap Is for three- three year-olds year and upward and the distance Is set at five and one half furlongs This event has attracted such Interest from owners that twenty-eight twenty entries were made for the handicap but only twelve will be permitted to face the barrier Fifty premier Jockeys are In attendance attend- attend ance at the meeting |