The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-30
RACES.
Events Of the Fifth Day.

Contrary TO expectations, IIleIe
was not good trotting race at the
track on Thursday, when the 2.23
class trot took place. The running
races all through the meeting have
been exceptionally good, but the
trotting has been very poor. But
foc the bad acting of 'Clay" on
Thursday. the tr0t would have been
very exciting and very close be-
tween him and Ewing" as it wa,
the last-named was again an easy
winner. The pools were not very
lively.
The first was one Of the pTettiest
running races that has ever taken
place on the track, and nearly the
most uncertain 10 the close. The
start was splendid one. and as they
passed the stand they were all
abreast. 1t seemed evident, how
ever. from the gait the animals
Were travelling, that Long Stride"
would be loser, aud il SO proved.
On the 0ut-turn he was passed by
Belle of the West" who took the
lead. They all kept well together till
they came III on the home stretch,
when "Belie Of the West" took a
decided lead, followed closely by
"Chantilla," with Long Stride"
last. The time was: first quarter,
.9512; half mile, .5lM; three quart
ers, 1.1919; mile, Las; mile and
quarter, 2.16I.
The race for the consolation
purse, not having filed, did not go.
The next race was a trotting
event, 2.23 class, purse $1,000, between
Giving" CLAY" "Winship and
Gold Note" 'EClay"had been acting
as though he were possessed of Satan
iEcarnate, and Mr.. Travis appre-
hended a great deal of trouble. He
offered any competent person 500
to drive him in the race, but no one
seemed willing to take the chances
so Mr.. Travis drove the horse him
self. He started out on the Jump,
kicking sviciOusly, and had not
been loose a minute before he broke
both shafts of the sulky. Another
was secured, another attempt made,
and this sulky was also broken. Mr..
TraYis then got a breaking cart,
and started CLAY" out. He
kicked hard, jumped and cleared
the track of everybody. Finally he
got him turned and started. "Clay"
trOtted like a deer, driving Ewing"
even with the heavy cart around
the half mile at a .33 gait. He
made Ewing break on the back
stretch, and again brought him to a
run for almost the eighth of a mile
past the stand in the half mile; but
the cart was too much for him, and
Ewing" tTOtted ahead when he got
his feet, and came in winner, CLAY"
second, "Wanship" third and Gold
note last. Time 2.38.
The next heat a sulky was again
secured for "Clay." Mr.. Travis
offered any person S10O to drive
him, but there were no takers, and
he mounted the sulky himself.
The previous performance was re-
peated. Finally he kicked Mr..
Travis, who once more offered S1OC
to any person that would drive him
through the race, and $500 more if
he won. Ben Evans got in the
sulky. The horse made three
kicks and struck Ben, and he
dismou1ted. A young man named
Jeff Montgomery got on the sulky.
The horse kicked most wickedly
and raised the man out of the sulkv:
but he Ieg2ined his seat. He then
got good start, but about te.l rods
before the stand was reached, made
a vicious lunge to one side, and all
but capsized the sulky. After a
great deal more fooling start was
effected, and the horses went off.
"Clay" pushed "Emery" the first
quarter, but he had been worked so
hard before that he lost all heart
and strength Ewing" won in 23415.
"Winship" second, and "Clay" third.
In tbathird heat "Gold Note was
withdrawn. The old horse was too
stiff to do good work. This time
"Clay" was lead away around the
back stretch, and there Montgom-
cry mounted the seat. He made
several bad kicks and then went off.
Just after the quarter pole had
been passed, he broke again, and
made several kicks and baked. Mr..
Travis came up with a running
horse, lead him off, and the three
horses came down the stretch and
were sent off. He pushed Ewing"
a little the first half, but again gave
In, the work and mean manner in
which he had acted rendering him
incapable of making good heat.
Owing" won in 2.37, with "Clay"
second and "WiEship" third.
kG This finished the fifth DAVIS races.
A rest will now be taken until the