Show W Western Slope Derby Race Meet To Be Held at Vernal Vernal Rodeo Association Sponsors Event Receipts Go to Hospital Ij IjA A two day race meet meet l tW- tW tWing ing the running of the of the Western Slope Derby will willbe willbe be held at Vernal sometime in September This event will foIl ow the race meet which will be beheld beheld held during the Vernal Ro eo August 7 8 9 Directors of the Vernal Rodeo Association agreed at a meeting held Monday night to sponsor this second meet The event which wM be part part- participated in by all members oi of the Western Slop Rodeo Association is expected to attract act many of the fastest horses in Utah and Colorado Members of the Association are Vernal Craig Hayden Steamboat Springs RUle Rifle Baggs and Rangely Western Slope derby races 2 1 mile runs are featured at each of the member rodeos Winners of these rodeo derbies will run in the Western Slope Derby final which will wUl climax the Vernal meet To be eligible for the final Event a horse must place first firs once or second twice in the ro ro- rodeo rodeo deo derbies A horse cannot en tax a r raised derby i within race unless the limits It has of the county in which the race meet is held Its owner must also be a resident of the county Purpose of this rule Is fa to en encourage courage better breeding of horses in each of Uie counties involved Karl Allen local horse rats rats- er er entered two horses in last years year's derby finals One horse Silver Dick placed second Ills His other horse Silver Ray incur incur- incurred incurred red a lame leg and failed to start To be used for the first time this year in the Vernal Rodeo Race Meet and the Western Slope Derby finals will be the electric starting gate owned gatet jointly by Vernal Cra Craig i Krem Krem- mUng and Steamboat Springs Rodeo associations ibis gate will insure clean fast get Net receipts 01 ok the meet sitar after expenses will be contributed to the Uintah County Hospital Fund |