The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-20
SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
The Races at the Jordan Park
Track.
SATURDAYS BASEBALL GAME
The Good Races-The Rife Range
Lawn TennIs-City Greek
CanyOn-Etc.
BASEBALL GAME
THE RACES
A Good Day Saturday-DOn Angus
Claimed to be Lame.

There was great disappointment at
the Jordan River race track yesterday
afternoon. The understanding that
Don Angus, Matt Cullen's famous
stopper, was not going in the race was
the cause. Many had gone down to
the track with the avowed intention Of
investing heavily in the pools because
that particular animal had been en-
tered. When it became definitely
known, at about 2 80 O'Clock, that The
horse had, at late hour, been with
drawn, the murmurs of the crowd grew
into loud EXPLANATIONS of regret. Mr..
Fancher, the Don's trainer and driver,
said his steed was lame and he would
not bring him from his stables, five
all 'es away, over tn stones, to show the
judges and SPECTATORS that he was
unit to go. That settled it for the
lime being, but the manager of the
the track and president of the associa-
tlon, Mr.. Alex Lewis, was not satisfied
aud so declare himself, maintaining
thai Angus msnipulators should have
given carrier notice of the horses con-
dition, and, moreover, that they ought
to have either brought the animal TO
the track and exhibited his lameness,
or secured tho affidavit of some one
qualified to determine that the horse
was CT ppled. 1t was subsequently de-
cided by the judges that a committee
should visit the stable, examine the
horse aid report on Monday. Otcourse,
all bets, so far as Don Angns was con
cerned were declared off
The vacancy in the entries caused by
the withdrawal of Blazewood, the even
Ing before, was filled by BronCho Jack,
and this made the array of animals an
excellent one. In the pools the fayorite
was Pomp, though tie little Broncbo
came in for share OF attention from
those eager to bet. The horses were
called abJut o'clock for the
FIRST HEAT.
Broncho Jack drew the pole, Tramp
8. next and Pomp on the outside. The
send off was a frst-class one, but at
the eighth pole all three lost their feet,
aud before they could regain them.
Pomp had gos in the lead, with the
midget Broncho close on his track and
Tramp s. way behind. These posi-
tions were held all around the track.
On the second bali mile, the heat lay
between Jack and Pomp. At the home
stretch the former got In his work ard
came spinning to the grand stand, but
not fast enough to WIN, by head,
Tramp s. just passing the distance flag
in time TO prevent smut out. POmpl,
Broncao Jack 2, Tramp s. 3. Time,
2 35.
SECOND HEAT.
This heat was prettily trotted, not a
break occurring to whole distance. Mr..
Fanoher drove Tramp s., in place of
Mr.. Starbuck, the change being made
under protest from President Alex.
Lewis, who considered that the former
mad violated the Rule 80, in
withdrawing Don Angus without
proving the animal was actually
lame. The three ANNALS came in in
the following order: Pomp ahead,
Broncho Jack next and Tramp S. last.
Time, 1854.
THIRD HEAT.
In his heat the trio got good send
off and went the first hsif-mile in the
Pomp-Broncho Jack-Tramp. 8. :order.
Around the last half, Carr looked as
though he was driving Pomp to shut
Goth h )rses out, but at the three-quar-
ter pole the two hind ones came up
somel and at the distance flag were
safe. Pomp cane in winner of the
heat, race and ducats in 229H.
QUARTER Run.
A match was made between Echo,
Red Girl and Johnnie c., and they were
given positions. Red Girl came in a
no 20 length ahead of Johnnie C.second,
Echo last. Time, 26 seconds.
SECOND HEAT.
The start was not so good a one as
the last. Iohnnie G, cot the lead from
the start and maintained 1t 10 the finish,
the Red Giel following shout a length
behind. Echo went to the stable,
Time, rs seconds.
THIRD HEAT.
This heat was between Red Girl and
Johnnie u. The latter won by a full
len ;Gn, In 81,
nO1ESs
PoMP, in bearing and movement, was
dubbed chsrmer on all hands.
THERE was good attendance and
the spectators enjoyed the races.
THE judges of yesterday were Regis
ter Webb, Dr.. a. Bailey and Mr.. s. G. |
Ewing.
THE management of the Jordan Park
track ere to be congratulated on the |
success of the first two days events on |
heir course.
"IF you come home and say Broncho
Tack lost" said lover of horses to |
,om nsnion On the way down yesterday,
you will have been to good race"
The races have proved boom for
rsn.f fer wagon people and livery stable |
nal. Of Inc ftrmer Charles Hanscom
'"s edaed Pr tty conveyance to his
1t, frou Stdder kers.