Show HORSE RAGES OCT 12 13 14 horse races and a jolly good time at the weber co fair grounds the weber co fair association are giving three days horse racing together with other amusements oct 12 island 14 there will be some or the fastest horses ever in the state at this meet mr wanamaker will be here with his string of fast horses from california some of them having records as low at there will also be horses from montana idaho and the eastern circuit the public will sen some of the fastest horses known and all previous track records for utah will be broken on this occasion A great feature and one that will be very interesting and exciting Is the indian five mile relay race each indian rider will have five horses at the end of each mile he will change horses jumping from one to the other this they have gotten down to a science and will lose but very little time there is great danger in a race of this kind but the indians are brave and dont seem to mind it the following is a part of the program thursday october 12 first class trot and pace purse second one halt mile running and repeat purse third one half mile dash saddle horse race purse 2000 friday october 13 first cluss trot and pace purse second five mile indian relay race purse third five eighths dash free for all purse saturday october 14 first free tor all trot and pace purse second three minute class trot and pace purse third one half mile running and repeat purse in addition to the above program there will be gent lemans road races country cart races saddle horse and pony races there will also be special trot and pace races made up each day with liberal purses all harness races will be best 3 in 5 money to be divided 60 25 15 and 10 per cent of purse five per cent of purse must accompany entry and five per cent additional deducted from all money winners the association reserves the right to postpone or declare off any race on account of weather or other sufficient cause american trotting association rules to govern entries will close to harness races oct and 2nd 1905 and all records made after sept 1905 no bar entries can ba made with ezra richardson grocer st ogden |