Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-28 | Page 2 | 1927 Races May Support Fair

1 1927 1 RA RACES RACE'S S MAY MA f SUPPORT fAIR Utah Association Advanced Advanced Ad Ad- vanc d for Ground Improvements Continuation of racing at the state fair grounds will probably make the state fair fall self supporting after the next biennium according to the annual r report port of the fair association submitted to Governor George H. H Dern Saturday by Miss Martha Gibbs secretary The two race meets held In 1925 the report discloses netted a profit of to the association in the wa way of a credit on the funds advanced for improvements by tl tile the e racing as as- Attendance at th the state fair in 1 1125 exceeded by the the number of for admissions for the proceeding year there being received in 1925 the sum of as against 28 for fir 1924 S Regarding the the improvements Continued on page 10 1927 RACES MAY J SUPPORT I I Hi 11 Continued from page 1 made at the fair fall grounds th the port says 4 Under the Redd racin racing passed by the legislature the thelt Fair association applied foj to 1 was granted a license to hold meets In Salt Lake count subsequently entered a it ten years yeal's with the Utah tural and Racing association t to race meets at the fair gr l The Tile racing association adva adV for fat improvements slating of a new concrete and grandstand four new barns box stalls a jockey club h pari department pad new fences and other Under tinder this contract the fall ft Is to receive a credi every dollar of profit until the uie are paid for an anto and to share in the tile division 01 pi profits on a third one-third basis i fo f. remaining period of ot the tile firs fir's years and for fat the period o 0 i f years one-half one of ot the profit pronto Two race meets were held heldIng heldIng Ing log 1925 one ono In July and th the th theIn In September both of Which very successful state fair fall at the end o of U received a a. credit of OT os money advanced by the raci racing i The races proved popular and were well vell atte attal and with a continuation of n under this contract the sta stats stafe can In all probability after th thi biennium be made macic self thereby relieving the tile 1 the state to this extent E TS where there is a revival ot ot 31 1 raising and considerable st Is being given this Important b bof brof br bi of the livestock Industry Di Dt Dithe Dithe the month of August a roC roof built over the old grandstand approximate cost of racing association advanced t tand and the balance was tak lak on m n maintenance appropriation 11