| Show Utah Horse Racing Profits Are Spent Here Manager of State Fair Declares Holmes Asserts Sport Has Attracted Tourists Stimulated Stimulated ed cd Breeding of Thoroughbred Horses and Has Assisted Animal Fair Financially 5 Special Dispatch ALT LAKE Jan rh Jin 20 The SALT SAIT S state Fair views oIt of the tho racing question are arc set act forth to in a statement presented to the commIttee of or tho th E S Holmes Holmes manager ot of o the th Slate State fair The livestock commIttee Is conducting a n hearing on en tho the question ot oC racing In Utah Mr Holmes says racIng hasi has aced i ced th the tho fair Cair air on its feet Ceet t tl 1111 lly Y attracted more inore persons person to the annual exhibit encourages t to ty aay In Utah and Is la stimulating the tho th breeding ot of o better horses tic He denies r racing Is Immoral or that the repeal ot of o the race law WIt will slop betting and nd he concludes that thatter titer liter ter all a citizen has haa ha a right to to his money for lor amusement ns t lib Jib 6 ices tit fit His His statement In pert part p rt R STATE RACING R LAW W Statement Because us there thero has bas been a s great deal ot of o wild wild l propaganda anda ganda based upon misinformation PI or imagination and because mAny members of ot the legislature desir- desir ine lag to act in the tha best bc t Interests Interest or of orPie the Pie state ft And nd upon the more mor safe saCo a and nd solid foundation of ot facts and figure fT have I- I requested It I thIs hl Is respectfully submit submIt- submItted submitted submitted ted The State Slate Fair The Utah St to t fair association was AS pursuant to the s state ate t constitution organIzed organised by byan byan byan an act of at the tb legislature In 1857 lt 7 Its objects object and purposes purpose as now defIned by statute are ar as us follows The Th The purposes of ot tho the association u U v u Utah stock bre breedh agrIculture horticulture mIning nc ng- ng and the domestic sciences and arts and the association shall hall haVe haVethe havethe b v the authority to use and to case the property of at the association dur- dur during during dur during ing ing- any portion of ot the Interval be- be between be between tween the tb holding of ot the annual or biennial provided to for forin forIn In section tor for private stock exhibitions circuses wild west ut tournaments shows how racing meets and for tor other legItimate purposes purpose upon terms and conditions to bt be b prescribed by the th regulations ot of raid aId association provided that nil all moneys mones rec received hed from such leases lea e eb be b covered into the th state treasury At the th end of ot each month to be pieced plc to the credit c of t the tb state tat fair tall maintenance fund Th The board Is non political non political an and of ot 12 representative citi- citi citizen citi citizen zens zen appointed from the th six lz most populous counties of oC the state be- be being Ine be-Ine ing men and women familiar with the different line lines of ot endeavor which the association Is la engaged In promoting They render this pub pub- public public lic lie service without pay Their In- In In Is merely that of oC serving the tho people and the th various Industries ot of the tho state fairs ar are i conducted annually during the tho first part of or October Exhibitions ot of o all kinds and a va varieties of ot Utah products product are arc shown there These exhibits are ar used for tor forthe the tho education ot of persons person eng engaged ged In their products product as a means ot of raising standards and Increasing the wealth of at the stAte tate This Inow Is Isnow isnow now aided by means mean means of ot lectures lecture de- de delivered delivered de delivered livered by experts who are ar em as judges to the tho tb persons In- In Interested interested In in different lines of ot pro pro- productIon production pro production and moro more mor recently to vis vie vie- vl members of at the th Boys Doys Boy and Girls clubs who are ar engaged In contest work and In the th study of problems of ot agriculture and stock raising throughout tho the state An- An Another An 1 lother in other object is to Instruct and In- In rest outside persons person who Mho by sot set ment or Investment of ot capital here bere will wilt help the th state to grow To promote these the purposes purpose and to furnish necessary amusement and relaxation entertainment features are provided I In n RACING IS FE One entertainment feature at this and and ever every other fair Is horse hor o racing rac- rac racIng rac racing ing The Til Inherent love lov ot of thoroughbred horses horse is practicallY l The Th tendency to to- back ones one's Judgment of ot a thoroughbred I by betting a small mall amount there there- thereCa cn cn Ca ll to also inbred and almost vt rl venal So that at every fair tall there has bas E always been very gene general central rat bet It bet bet- betI bet lung I IP between Attendants The Th I lem problem m of ot the tho fair board has been to I 1 mAke mak the tho races ra-es pay The fair as- as assocIation formerly received no from this betting and cut a 0 financial loss out of ot the general taxes appropriated by tIe the i of from tram to annually on these races alone This betting by individuals until the racing law ot of o 1925 was never pro pro- pro prohibited by statute within the th state and as long lone as Individual betting Is permitted it 13 Is Impossible to prohibit bookmaking The I taro tur of ot the state has his either consic cred ered it unwise o to prohibit betting altogether on the horse horte races race or havo despaired of ot preventing this nearly universal human hunAn tendency The policy polley of the thc stAte stat was 1 proba proba- probably probably probably bly express expressed r J l In the constitutional convention when the constitutional pro Islon provision against lotteries WAS wa be b bIng Ing Ing discussed The following dIa- dIa dIalogue dialogue dia dialogue logue took place Mr 11 Hammond Let me m ask osk k the gentleman from Weber eber a Question Will this prohibit hori horse racIng Iam I Iam Iam am very fond of at hors hOf horse le racing I never bet much on it but I am fond of ot It it Mr 11 Evans Weber county No o It will will will not according to the tho con cony con of ot the tho courts court Mr Hammond Then I am sat sat- satIsfied sat satisfied led RACING R LAW OP OF 19 1025 5 The legislature of ot 1925 19 5 cog cog- cor ot the th condItions condition and of oC the large and increasing n appropriations necessary to properly proper carryon carry on and induce attendance at tho the state tato fair passed this law The State FaIr association sought ought earnestly to tomake tomake make Its If benefits available tor for the th people of at the th state stale stat an and after acter keen competition with private privat Individuals individuals Individuals and Interests procured from the state racing commission licens es to operate rACes race under this law At the th fair grounds On account of at the tho tb Increase of ot radar racing in recent years ears under modern systems of oC regulAtions in other states and Canada and th the limited number ot of race horses It required exp expert rt Assistance and also capital to do thIs These were obtained under agreement available at the th state tAIl fair office The Th necessary capital was obtained from local and outside out out out- side aide people Two meets were ere ncr held In 1925 1125 in to 1926 one meet w was s held for tor 27 days Including the eight days day of ot the fair The peo peo- peo- peo people people people advancing the capital to the fair association and arrangIng for tor tho brInging of ot horses horse hero and In management of oC the th meets meet under the control of ot the fair CAlI assocIation have taken no profits profit out of ot of the venture They are still till behind on theIr expenditures and advance advance- advancements advancements ments b and 25 2 2000 5 They have no legal contract for tor the th reimbursement of ot thIs money They have hav only the hope that the state stat of ot Utah will deal fairly with Ith them and gave them a chance to get their money out PROFITS STAY Y HEUE No profits from these meets have been taken out of oC the state at atall atall atall all The payrolls for tor improve improve- improvements improvement ments ment and construction and also for tor operation have havo been expended here The purses paid to horse horse- horsemen horsemen men hone men have hav been expended here her for tor forhay forhay hay and grain purchased within the state These with the tho ope rat operating ln In ing r expenses are paid out of ot the percentage allowed cd by the th state racing commission which is fixed and regulated by It It on the part pari tur funds da provided tor for by lAW Under thIs thi law the money played on the tb races race is Ie I placed In a 8 general fund which after aCter deductIng coma a com com- commission com mission to cover th the operAtion I thereof as QS allowed by the th slate elate I racIng commission Is i distributed to the players player who select elect the th win win- winning win winning ning ping horses The law also pro pro pro- provides provide vides for tor the chargIng of ot a dally license tee fee by tile the state tat racing commissIon tor for the benefit of ot the state These tees fees tee have hav produced a little oter o now available for tor the general fund This law has haa the state of Utah financially as follows follow Actual Investment ot of permanent Improvement Improve Improve- Improvements ment ments menh at the fair fairgrounds fairGround grounds l Track rental 50 50 0 per day Direct profit front from the 1926 1 2 meet By Increased Jed attend attend- attendance attendance attendance ance at the th general gate over years State Stat racing commis- commis commission lon slon sion net fees ees ee to the state 00 Tot Total LI 11 legislative lef And thus thu assisted by this leg leg- enactment and by some funds then available as aa tion appropriation Inthe the fair Calr association has ha In the last biennium been able ahl to pro vide provide the following permanent major AS a well as many smaller mailer ones one Two 1 1 Two largo large concrete covered grandstands Suitable tor for all state exhibition purposes purpose 2 Commodious 2 brick poultry building 3 Large 2 Tee l livestock barn and ex- ex ex exhibition building feet now under way wy with fund on hand to erect A 4 A complete sewer ewer system restroom with additional toilet and rest room facilities 5 Additional I Additional water mAins main for Cor tire fire protection and gene general rat use f Additional l Additional sheep barns barn barns horse horae I barns barne pet show how and other build build- Ing ings buildings In addition the th association has bas planted a large large number of trees and nd considerable anda shrubbery and has completed a number of ot paint concession con rooting and repair jobs also con con- cession stands tand and other smaller Improvements Im All work ork except some very email mall repair work has lie been under done dono don upon pon open bid and un der del careful supervision up STALLIONS ST PLACED advantages ad rr Mr Holmes r also l o points point out ad- ad vantages which ho he says ays have hAVO been derived from horse home raCIng through the promotion of ot horse hone hor breeding The fair association co operates co with hone hOMle honi breeders breeder throughout hout the stale and nd with the lh United Stales Statu Arm army remount mout service he e declares and l with many other tons lions Through this operation co-operation co the has ha placed 11 is stal d el- el lions dons in different parts part of ot the state for tor breedIng purposes Sir Mr Ir Holmes estimates that there are already at least head bead ot of thoroughbred horses IncludIng some somo promising breeding stock owned by Utah people During the last meeting a at the tho state slate fair fairgrounds grounds every large laree stake race for tor extra purse was won by Utah owned horses it Is added One mistaken statement Mr Holmes sets seta ct forth which Is com corn commonly manly made is that the th races have hAo taken money out of ot the state and therefore obviously affected busi business busl- busl business ness It can be shown ho he h said with mathematical certainty that all money taken at the fairgrounds fair fairgrounds grounds has been returned to the people here end and expended hero and no profits proms taken out These state state- statements statement statements ment ments and figure ures are available atthe at atthe atthe the State Fair association office tl Ii 1 Is I added ATTRACTS TOURISTS Racing Racine Is the th leading tourist sport and attracts hundreds Ot of tourists who not otherwise stop top In the tho stAte tor for any length ot of time It Is set let forth From the moral standpoint some objection has hai been made it is point poInt- poInted pointed ed out This objection comes largely large I from well well-intentioned peo- peo people peo people pie who ho have havo ideas preconceived from racing in past pait times timea and un- un under under un under der different condition and from many persons person who have not At- At at attended tc tended ed racing under modern reg- reg regulations rec uli Many Many who n-ho have attended the tho thorl ther rl at the tho fair grounds it 11 Is set forth Corth have not Invested In tho mutual or placed any bets bet but have hae receIved the tho thrill and open op nair air benefits benefit of ot the th sport port Interest In tn better breeding ot of horses is aro aroused aro through the tho rAces cl among the younger people peo- peo people peo people Many fathers father would rather have havi hav their boy boys Interested there than in automobile parties road roadhouses roadhouses roadhouses houses and called ko modern mIxed brawls which they consider a threat to good morals LET PEOPLE DECIDE Mr Holmes points out that peo people plo must have recreation and horse rAcing provide provIdes this in the th open all air After Arter all he concludes th the question ot of how people spend their money for tor their own amusement it Ii Iia ita 1 a matter of ot their own choice The board he h said ald has no apologies to make male and believes believe th the record will show that horse horr racIng has not proved a failure but a aI I great success In Utah |
