Show MAY BAY OPENING isaccs at driving spark the sporting season of 1897 to be opened with a fine program ot events running Trott lne and bicycle races and a base ball game if the plana 0 the owners driving park succeed the u of outa door deports for 1897 will be opened ayta cioe pr proem orm ot events and with fashionable what the dog show is to new york and the horse show to ban francisco is a sporting event to ogden EO far as attendance is concerned the rule here has been that since bicycle racing become the fad society attended outdoor sports in a body and heralded the victors with welcoming ot flattery this is because the program of events has been of the biah class order and people were Eatie fied to pay the price of a seat in the grand stand to witness birti sport and nw as a reminder of success ot 1896 comes he early ushering in of the season of 1897 the new owners ot the wahsatch Wah satch track are partly responsible aa they are anxious an opportunity to convince the people that they a good thing and not averse to being pushed along it is also well to get the foundation laid early so that no obstacle sanda in the way of a long and successful reason but whatever the plan of the owners may be it is certain that they to catch the public fancy and make the season not only interesting from a sporting point of view but also with an eye to the and EO may lt will sea the grand opening the new owners do not propose to fo low in the footsteps of their predecessors instead of a program of bicycle or trotting races alone or a game ot base ball they will compere alie days events of all of these popular outdoor pastimes with probably foale additional novelties thrown in the plan outlined includes a base ball game match bicycle facea and competition races tor a purse trotting running and road races matched up and for durees purees concluding with a live bird the ball game will be a match game for the championship of the city between the oden city team and the Y M team the bicycle races will be entered by the best riders of the city which the best in the state the horse races wil be made the drawing card ot the day the classification 0 horses and the size cf purses etc have not been arranged but it is certain that most of the old time favorites will do sprinting on that day grahams cearley A Par kere bluebird Wa hEatch monarch oacar deeds hooper hildona Hil tona adelaide complete belvidere J P rankins baldy jim coalie will howelle johnny smoker and a number of others are now under training and very likely all of them will have a chance to show what stuff they are made of may let woodlands gypsy queen and dr grahams gray eagle will also be entered for the running races judge alley will enter his string of win aera and ch allenee all comers ills bob bmartin and vivian binlon are now in fine fettle and ready to make runs for their lives dr promising pacer ed conroy is not in the county or he would no doubt be entered reed bros polly and eolian will have places fin the dancing events all those desiring to enter must do before april after that date the entrance books arill be closed immediately after the entrances are all in the program of events will be decided upon and until then it will be impossible to give details of the program it is absolutely certain that the of port as outlined above will occur the final improvements on the track and grounds will ba made at once work on the bicycle track and base ball diamond this morning it is understood thai the bicycle and babe ball boys have agreed to help put the grounds in order and now Is the time for them to show their willingness to promote the success of good aport the other improvements will consist of additional stables for the accommodation of racing stock and another wing to the brand stand the work will be pushed and by may 1st everything will be in airet blasg shape |