Show D2 SUNDAY Sunday July 24 1994 The Salt Lake Tribune Evanston Wyoming Downs share give-tak- e relationship Utalms hop across border to enjoy day at the horse races By Judy Magid THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 1 4 1 x 1 1 II Continued from EVANSTON Wyo — Evanston and Wyoming Downs are going steady but they aren't hitched Eugene Joyce general manager of the Downs says the track brings business to Evanston He wants busi- ' D-- 1 goes to bettors The rest goes for purses taxes and track expenses That means it takes 2000 people a day to break even This season has seen days of 1300 to 1400 people Wyoming weather is a factor Last year was cold with snow on the Uinta mountains until August Cold weather puts a damper on attendance This year there have been more than 40 days without rain Its good for track conditions bad for the farm economy Joyce says the decision to close early cuts both ways "It hurts The horse people have had to find other tracks They need to run more races Most like to run their horses every other week We're hoping for a full season next year" While Joyce checks in with Frank Lamb executive director of the Wyoming State Racing Commission preparations for the day's show are well under way By 6 am jockey Holly Carlos Ogden has galloped her first mount She will exercise every horse on her day's race schedule This is her second season At 23 she is the winningest jockey on the track this season Her mother Barbara Carlos worries "She's done great but I never get used to her riding One time her horse was hyper as they ponied it to the gate She won the race but I got upset and had to leave my seat" Jockeys who must pass a riding test to be licensed are paid $22 a ride plus 10 of the purse if they win Carlos is philosophical about the short season She plans to ride in Casper Wyo and "maybe go to Spokane Wash" Sandi Ottley Evanston has been up since 4:30 am getting breakfast ready at the track kitchen "Sleeping in until 6 am" is a dream she says with a laugh Breakfast precooked and piled on hot trays is scrambled eggs French toast mashed potatoes and biscuits and gravy The buffet is $599 but "that's not much food on your tray" she says to a trainer "I'm giving you a dollar off" The kitchen eating area is filled with horse people Alta and Arland Tingy came from Mantua (between Logan and Brigham City) They brought granddaughters Holly Singh 11 and Amanda Owens 12 Gary Owens is a trainer Daughter Terri Owens' horse runs in the third race Jim Williams and son Matt Hooper talk horses with father and grandfather TV Williams Layton Their thoroughbred doesn't run this week but they came to pay their bill It rims about $2500 for training and boarding May through August In addition the Willinmses put up $350 for a futurity race the last race weekend Although they won't be certain until race day the purse is rumored to be $10000 Some regular race purses are only $1000 nesses here to do more in the way of advertising and race sponsorships "Wyoming Downs is a wonderful addition to our economic development" says Denice Wheeler Evanston Tourism Promotion Board "Our motels and restaurants need the revenue from the track "But we don't depend upon it" Wheeler past chairwoman of the Wyoming Commission for Women and owner of a tour agency is disappointed that the track closes early this year (Aug 7 is the last race day) "We count on it being open from Memorial Day through Labor Day" she said "I called for a block of seats Aug 20 for a tour group and was told the track will be closed by then Each year they threaten not to be here at all" There's no arguing with either view Most businesspeople agree Evanston is here to stay and the track makes it better The Evanston Chamber of Commerce recently issued a "Chamber Challenge" encouraging people to buy advertising or sponsor a race or both even though the season is ending "We want to pump them up for next year" Patsy Madia said Owner of Eliza Doolittle Boutique she likes the Downs and what it does for the city "My business may not be directly affected by the racegoers but people who work at the track spend money in town Sometimes you have to point that out to businesses" Diane Mills at Dunmar's Great Western Motel and the Legal Tender restaurant says Wyoming Downs boosts the motel's weekend business by 25 "Lounge and restaurant business really picks up I miss Friday-nigracing when Evanston's business-peopl- e could go Saturdays are hard" Over at the Weston Super Budget Inn assistant front-des- k supervisor Donna Watts says the itm's 112 rooms are full on race weekends "We have two buildings with rooms averaging $3995 in one and $10 a night more in the other We also have quite a few jockeys who live here for the k betseason" Super Budget also features all year ting long store reports Corral West a Western-clothin- g business is better when the track is open Evanston businessman and candidate for state legislature JD Kindler likes to see Utalms in town for the races "We spend an awful lot of money shopping in Utah We like to see some of it come back" He says it would be difficult to find anyone who doesn't believe the track helps the town's economy without increasing services "We haven't had to hire extra police at race times As for gambling it has become a recreation sport I've spent more going to a Utah Jazz game than going to the track" Lt John McCoy Uinta County Sheriffs Office likes the horses but doesn't like the gambling He agrees the track hasn't caused police problems "When you bring more people youre going to be busier There isn't a significant rise in traffic violations or Dills with race fans We've called out extra deputies for a bicycle race but not for the track "In fact most calls out there have been from people who locked their keys in their cars We don"t come out for that anymore" Janique Eckman owner of Sorella"s restaurant says her business is "joined at the hip" to Wyoming Downs "I close on Sunday nights but Saturdays are terrific I know what throngs of people can do Large groups create revenue The track is open only 90 days a year but it's a chance for the town to go great guns for three months Wheeler remains philosophical "When I sold the Jolly Roger restaurant people said Evanston wouldn't be the same These are the same folks who said Evanston would fall apart without the oil boom We're still here "Evanston goes on But the track is wonderful We need to keep it" Out of the handle 80 Son-in-la- t --- r t- -- a N g' - fr--4-- -- - - - r' t opeogl-- --te 'Ist ' so - - - --- - - - "yo Lynn R Johnsonrrhe Salt Lake Inbune I have five horses" Dusty says "My dads a good trainer I like Holly Carlos to ride for me I also like Mike Nelson" Dusty rides bulls at rodeos As race time nears starter and paddock judge An- are posted the stewards review the race No money changes hands until the stewards call the race official They always get a photo finish an exceptionally close race calls for a printout As members of the Wyoming racing commission they may not train or bet on horses Also working high above the crowd are Bret Carlson the video operator surveying seven screens and Karen Ramirez assistant clocker and chart caller Lona Wait is the hand timer in case electronic miracles break down and CA Hall is track announcer The horse players are everywhere from the ownarea next to the track and sunny ers' front-lin- e seats to the shaded attendant-serve- d Clocker's Corner They applaud the horses as they walk back up the track after a race Even the losers There are more baseball caps than cowboy hats If you rim short of cash you can charge some on your credit card derson looks over horses as they are saddled in the area next to the grandstand He works the Turf Paradise track in Phoenix but comes to Wyoming Downs during the Arizona track's summer break Jockeys are weighed before and after races since horses are supposed to carry an assigned weight -We figure they will weigh a little more after the race because of mud and sweat" clerk of scales Bob Edwards said "If the jockey's weight differs a whole lot were interested" Too little weight can give a horse an unfair advantage State veterinarian Michael Ruby of Lander Wyo tests horses for drugs The horse ambulance is hitched to a truck and ready to rolL Janine "Neener" Ross is the track outrider She compares her job to being a lifeguard at the beach "I go after the horse that gets loose I pick up the rider who gets tossed How many times have I had a dangerous situation? Every day" Like Anderson she works out of Turf Paradise Inside John McCombs and Brad Purcell Evanston clean the television sets so every racegoer has a a view of each race They also run the camera so stewards can see each horse as it parades up and down the track before race time as well as during the race Tiffanie Olsen Evanston makes and sells soft pretzels popcorn and cotton candy Lily Trigoyen guards the gate leading to the jockeys' dressing room People who run the concessions make $425 an hour Tellers pull in $28 a day Margaret Edwards stall superintendent and head of security on the backside once considered becoming a teller "With tips some people make more but its not a job I live 46 miles away in Lyman It wasift worth the stress of driving in" Edwards says any time people are dealing with that much cash there are others trying to con them out of it "There are con artists who specialize in getting a busy teller rattled If the till comes up short the money comes out of the teller's pocket" Everyone who works at the track from water boy to racing steward has an FBI check according to racing steward Frank Moore "Oar responsibility is to protect the public- - he said Stewards Dale Parker Hank Mills and Moore sit high above the track and grandstands with binoculars and video screens After the race is run and the unofficial numbers general-- Weekend regulars Sheldon and Joyce Perry come from Provo every week Johanna Nielsen leaves Johanna's a Sandy State Street restaurant for race weekends bringing a couple of beach chairs — one to sit in the other as a footstool — to catch a few rays between races Owners Rex and Nancy Dahlberg spend the Wyoming Downs season at their place in Park City the rest of the time following track seasons from Apple Valley Calif Salt Lakers Ralph and Reggie Benowitz like to come for the day They laughed about leaving early because their winnings were getting too heavy to carry Nina and Bill Earl Evanston are regulars in the Clockers Corner They're often accompanied by Curtis Earll and Jennifer Griffith with daughter Megan Salt Lake attorney Tom Jones usually takes two tables in the Clockers Corner and brings nine family members "I've been coming since Wyoming Downs opened I haven't missed a race day in five years" he said Jay Gurmankin is another Salt Lake lawyer who seldom misses a race day He loves the ponies ''I bet on them I own them I love to see them run" After the last race is run the last betting ticket cashed in at the teller's window or tossed in the waste can racegoers begin the ride home For fans who live in or near Evanston the ride is short It's 80 miles for UtAhns Many will rehash the day at an Evanston restaurant more will stop at a drive-i- n But there's always next weekend -- e choices we forget foods in back yard E Continued from B-- 1 gono scale between these two extremes Although the results of this work are just now beginning to provide a substantial framework for understanding human food choice it appears that food choice is rational — not capricious People tend to choose those foods that provide the most energy for them into time spent procc-ssinmeals Choices differ from one region to another not so much for societal reasons but because g people are confronted with ferent options dif- Utrihrts today can shop at grocery stores because these foods are subsidized by the use of fertilizers insecticides mechanized farm equipment and an enormous transportation system based on the energy provided by fossil fuels Eliminate these subsidies and I suspect the foods of the Native Americans would once again become "popular" " Duncan Metcalfe is adjunct rator of anthropology at the Utah Museum of Natural History and an associate professor for the Un irersity of Utah department of anthropology cu- Wel0M ai a ti If :d rim I( VA r JAir--frt- A OP 70 I t A i 4 I J e 77 "" 't''''''' ii I ‘ i 11 Mini Blind Premium Light Gard losnomiot ztiftotsvsdkuuNoes4ctis000l00000riy rizP'- "-t - f '1E- - INTRODUCTORY 64All - ' — :' r WALLCOVERING SAM:'W TALIPAP E 11 - "Y AREHOUSE lit I sur rr2 00 " vs TOM AM tilt 0211 1 1 W li Roam cr 0 hoo42 Op Smonolot 4 ":"S mstm -- t rla t47 211 II I Wittr 6164411 I t 4'":ArklegtAE 1 4 vftter 64 cy 1 IIVZ v i It- Aexanond wt pcw Itt I woo - IC rary f:: "V r Irr v4 i a e-- 4somt r H-1- - yozzoci - otstoicam SE i eff 3:k - Mar a 63r:p-v- a fr -2--- woo SO 421W !14 12 peon yist poem Yaw ist al ACP -- tie 03 4- gt Frei cameo P‘-efeas--fn poses :— v-- iovDIoOe saes trIPmeo'ole- - ' -7- 77:- 347'1 ''' I : "is 0 - P ' rdr4 Ithreitt100111P I 10041:11 : I tl -- ' ' 74 "f i t Pv-r-- 95 (5)2 ost2ose No we mamer d 32ertied ST- Ire Lti! 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