Show DEATH BLOW BLOY TO I RACES ASSURED President of the State Fair Association Association Association As As- Announces That Jockey Club Lease Will Not Be Renewed on June 25 The golden goose of ot the Utah Jockey club Is under Tho The date of or the execution was set yesterday by J. J G. G McDonald president of ot the Utah State Fair asso association at June 25 On that hat date the tho lease of tho the Gleason- Gleason Finn Ucc combination expires expires it it was ho time earliest dato at which tho the State Fair association could say that it was not satisfied and could shut off the tho races Mr Ir McDonald said last night As resident of the tIme State Fair association I I. I with other othor members of ot the tho ion tion are public servants ser It Is our busIness to sec see that the tho state association then lon Is run according to tho the wish of ot the ho people There is no pecuniary Interest in- in crest orest In iii the tho as association for tor UH us Wo We leased eased tho the track to Gleason Rice and Finn because we thou thought ht the people wanted racing and because It would In the 50 bring revenue on investment the tIme state has hs in the i fair fairgrounds grounds Recent expressions of ot tho the public have lave been such as ns to show that the tho thoraces races are not popular To me personally personally person person- aB ally came caine protests by bp the score which I 1 would h hive ve stood oven even at the tho risk of personal unpleasantness had it not been boen a popular acclamation against tho the races I do not propose to be bo a party to o a n deal doal that tho the general public frowns down lown As As far as tho the management is concerned concerned concerned con con- I must say that It lived up to terms torms of ot the contract In prohibiting as IlS far as ns possible in Its powers toutIng toutIng tout- tout Ing ng and betting from minors miners and al allowing allowing allowing al- al lowing women in tho the betting bOlting ring Racing Roc Men Losers 1 W. W W W. Finn when asked about the tho situation last night said said- It will bo be boa bea a big blow to us and the horsemen to close the tho meeting Juno June 25 W We have havo expended a largo large sum at the tho track and we did not expect to get it back at nt tho the Initial meeting We have dono done everything in our power to run the meeting as aa It should be run and we hope nope that through the aid of ot tho the public public pub pub- lic lie and the public press pres the State Fair Fall association will extend the lease when whon the tIme timo comes It Is also bad for the tho horsemen who In shipping from California Cali Call fornia had theIr horses unconditioned They are now Just getting In shape Many have havo entered In tho the big July JulyS S stakes takes That the tho action ot Mr McDonald will willbe willbe willbe be a popular one Is beyond doubt Without going into complaints from the track the association president said that business men and citizens at large e had protested against an extension exton exten sion slon of the tho lease lense OutsIde of or tho the track youngsters had hall been betting on tho the thoraces races and complaints from tho homes had come In Mr r. r McDonald said that no other ap applications applications ap- ap 1 for racing leases would b bo be considered There will be races a atho at atthe tho the fair he continued but thero willbe willbo will wll bo be no betting As far as the tho bookies go the ad admission admission all all- mission Is general that they are arc losers With tho tIme he heavy vy tees fees char charged rod by the tho th Jock Jockey y club to c cut t In and with th the tho I expenses of or sheet writers write cashiers clockers dockers handIcappers and so so on on 1 It wa was not a paying proposition Not No paying because cause toward tho the last there ther was but little public mone money It WIlSall wa WIlS all wl wise e and only by accident did tho the wise 1st mone money fall taU down To pa pay ex ex- ex tho the bookies were forced to be bet against each ench other othor Of or course courso thoy they were given breaks but sometimes the they too went wont wrong The Vale Vao Handicap to bo be run June Juno 25 the event made so picturesque at atthe atthe the tho closing this spring of the tho California California Cali Cali- fornia CornIa tracks will be framed with smiles instead of tears in Salt SnIt Lake |