Iron County Record | 1937-01-07 | Page 1 | Mt. George Forced to Abandon Race Meet

T. T GEORGE FORCED TO ABANDON RACE MEET 1 Washington County N News ws For the first time in the history the annual Winter Mid-Winter race et t races have not been run as ns Due to the fact that In and snow have fallen faDen y every 1 day for a in the track as ras not in m to be used the one clear day the the- ground grounds as s frozen making it lt dangerous to ace ceo ce Each day dayl plans plan were was made thet the ht t before to run races on en the owing g day and each time the ants had to be called off Sine Since o covered vered such a wide area any y horsemen were unable to ring there hor horses Telegrams had hadn haden en n from horsemen In to pal Oal fomia oma Montana and Idaho stat stat- that they would be here but due us ue to the unusual storms storm they ere unable to come Those in charge point out that e i storms could not nob be anticipated is s a never before has baa it been wry ary to call off oft the races There ave ve been many times In is the past pan pen hen ihen thee the meet was held to In the am In but but the track had not been Lined ned Ined on four tour days dase previous to the wet et t and white while slippery could be