The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-01
TurfTaIk.

Turf Talk.
LOUISVILLE. September 80. = Wet
weather, bad track and small attend
ance.
,Three-quarters -Moonshine won,
Phil Lee second; Red Girl third Time,
LII.
Mile and MISUNDERSTANDING Pate
won; LePanto second; Spaulding third.
Time 3.18.
Three-auarters mile heats-First heat,
Forest won; Moonlight second; Bettlna
third. Time 120.
Second heat, same as first. Time LII.
Mile and five-eighths -Ultimatum
won; Virgie. Hearne second; Expert
third. Time BOP.
NEW YORK, September 30.-At Brigh
ton Beach, to-day, there was consider
able dissatisfaction at the starting of
Caldwell, and the actor of the jockeys
In one or two instances were criticised
as smacking of jobbery.
Five eighths mile, maiden 2-year-olds
Blue Day won; Queen of Hearts sec
ond Laura Garrison third. Time l.O31z.
Three-quarters mile-Ben Simpson
won; Baltazar second; Weasel third.
Time 1.15M.
Male. ali ages-Tom Martin won;
Little Minch. second: Ferd Kyle third
Time, LAZY.
Mile and a half, all ages-Barnum
won; Ten Strike second; Nettle third.
Time, 2.361z.
Steeple chase, long course-Danger-
field won; Ecquador second; Perilous
third. Time, $3.50. Mutuals paid
$248.75.
THE STALLION RACE.
BosroN, September 3O.-All conditions
were favorable for the great stallion
race at Mystic Park this afternoon.
The day was perfect, the track in fine
condition, and fully 5000 persons wit
messed the trOttlng of the seven horses
entered
Don Carlos and Almont Gift were
drawn, leaving but five starters.kIng
Almont, Westmont, Pilot Knox, Mont
gomary and King Wilkes. Pool selling
was prohibited, but many private bets
were made. Pilot Knox was the faVOrite
before the race at $25 TO $50 against the
field. Judges were r. D. Whitcomb, of
Boston, D. O. Robinson, of Springfield,
and S. Armstrong, of Rushville,
Indiana For the first heat they were
sent away well together. Pilot Knox
quickly Shot to the front and at the
Quarter was leading, with King Wilkes
a length benin /, and King Almont
two lengths in che rear of
wilkes, Montgomery and Westmont
trailing. These positions were main
tanned until the half-mile was passed,
when Pilot Knox widened the gap to
two lengths between himself and King
Wilkes, but the latter quickly shortened
this distance length. Pilot Knox kept
his advantage to the finish.
In the second heat, Westmont was
drawn on account of lameness. They
went off punched. Pilot Knox showed the
way, with King Wilkes second, Mont
! At the quarter, King Wilkes was max
ing warm fight for the first place,
being nearly abreast OF the leader, who,
| however. drew away from him, and at
the half mile was leading by over a
length. He maintained his advantage
to the end and won by length.
In the third heat Pilot Knox led
slightly at the quarter; at the half mile
he led by a length with King Wilkes
| and Montgomery neck and neck
for the second place. and King
Almont several lengths behind. From
the half mile Montgomery slowly
but surely gained on Wilkes,
and on the home stretch, by magni-
! ficent squirt, passed him and was press
| ing Pilot Knox holly for the first place.
Pilot Knox, however, held his lead,
trotting squarely, and came under the
wire head of Montgomery, with King
Wilkes four lengths behind Mont
gomery and King Aimont far in the
rear.
SUMMARY-The special stallion race
for the Spirit of Times cup, valued at
81 900 with an added 81 ,125, J. 81. Mays
| augusta, .Maine), br. S. Pilot Knox
Ill
R. B. Conklin's (Greenport, LID br.s
King Wilkes, 2.2.3.
N. L. Smiths, Uona, Mich.) b. S
Montgomery, 3.3.2.
/ A. j. Feeks, lSyracuse, n .Y.), b. S
King AImont, 4.4.4. J. 81. Pages (Wy
oming Territory, b. S. Westmont, 2
DIR.
Quarter HALF Three-qusrters Mile