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CHEYENNE RACING BEGINS SATURDAY Plenty Horses Available for Twenty Days Meet ¬ ing at Frontier Park Cheyenne Wvo August S The second meeting of the Cheyenne Thoroughbred breeders Associa ¬ tion begins Saturday It promises far better than that held last year There are plenty of good liorsos to fill the daily program of twenty days there being over 300 quartered at Frontier Park AH are ready to run Last year the principal drawback was the shortage of material Over 150 horses came on from Reno to strengthen the ones that came from Kentucky and up the circuit from the close of the Hot Springs meeting meetingManager Manager Finn lias the track in excellent condition Quite a few fast gallops are taking place daily and it is expected that some new track records will be established Iwfore the meeting closes The opening handicap lias twentyone nominations and a dozen are expected to face the starter starterMore More good riders arc on hand than have been in the west for several years Over fifty jockeys and apprentices are here to do the riding Kentucky is well represented with Claude limit Ben Kopple man W Iloag and J Mulcahy while the west has its usual wellknown boys headed by C Gross M Matthews It Carter and others Several owners have a few good apprentice boys under their charge Some may develop into efficient race riders ridersTreasurer Treasurer J 6 TallxUt has set aside August 15 for Red Cross day and everyone will have to pay The entire receipts will be tinned over to the local Hod Cross fund fundThe The hotels are taxed with reservations from various points in this vicinity It is expected by the management that Cheyenne will see the best race meeting since Denver closed its gates to the lovers of the sport a few years ago agoNO NO CONFLICT WITH RENO RENOThere There is a report that Reno will not give another meeting this year At least the meeting that was scheduled to conflict with this one will not take place placeFort Fort Russell which is directly behind the Cheyenne track and which formerly housed the infantry of the United States army has been trans ¬ formed into a cavalry remount station having 2000 men and horses here in training It is the intention of the management with government permission to arrange races for the men with their own mounts to show their skill as riders on several racing days Colonel Short commander of Fort Russell has do ¬ nated the services of the Regimental Band to play at the track on Red Cross day dayThe The officials for the meeting arc A T Dolison presiding steward W W Finn associate steward J O Talbott associate steward W W Finn and S J Rothert placing judges S J Rothert clerk of the course lames Healey starter and Frank McClain paddock judge judgeThe The program for the opening day Saturday Aug ¬ ust 10 is as follows followsFirst First race For threeyearolds and over Claim ¬ ing Five and t half furlongs furlongsSecond Second race For fouryearolds and over Claim ¬ ing Four and a half furlongs furlongsThird Third race For fouryearolds and over Claim ¬ ing Fiveeighths of a mile mileFourth Fourth race Opening Handicap For threeyear olds and over Five and a half furlongs furlongsFifth Fifth race For fouryearolds and over Claim ¬ ing One mile mileSixth Sixth race For fouryearolds ahd over Claim ¬ ing One mile = Seventh nice For threeyearolds and over Claim ¬ ing Five and a half furlongs
