The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-17
RACE TRACK GOSSIP
Yesterdays Postponement a
Big disappointment.
TODAY AT THE DRIVING PARK,
The Programme for Friday and Satur-
days Events at the Jordan
Park Track.

The blustery, wet afternoon, yester-
day, spoiled lots of sport at the Jordan
River Park track. Hacks, transfer
wagons, buggies, sulkies. etc., contain
ing full loads. were driven to the race
grounds, despite the falling rain and
threatening clouds which gathered in
leaden darkness and oyerspread the
western sky. AS early as 1 o'clock turf
men, sports and spectators began to
assemble where such citizens most do
congregate, and as the time drew nigh
for starting to the field and the
gentle zephyrs from the ''little
republic" pelted the surroundings with
rain drops that left damp marks upon
the payements as big as quarters,
the faces of verybody interested
heightened out to dismal proportions.
It's only q passing shower" from one,
aud "the horses will CO." from an
other, buoyed up the spirits and ex-
pectations of those who intended to go
down. The time passed in anxious
hope that the storm would let up, and
| at the first indication of a cess alton,
shortly after 2 O'Clock, the rigs from
the stables, the Cullen and the White
| House corner were driven westward.
On arrival at the park, the late corners
learned that the races had been post
poned until Friday, and that q two
| days meet would take place Friday
and Saturday, the latter being an extra
day.
Those having in charge the present
meeting and the park, mad had eight
sprinklers at work Wetting down on
tuesday evening and yesterday morn
ing. and the dust had been thoroughly
laid; but the shower OF the afternoon
had added so much moisture to thai
already there that the ground was 6
trlf1e slippery. The track is in excellent
condition, and experienced TURNER
were tireless in their praise OF 1t.
THE HERALD's sporting man was driver
around it in Judge Webp's buggy, by
Barney Harvey, and was delighted witt
the eysnness, freeness from pebbles o.
indentations and frmness. That's
glorious" said MIR. Webb, as he pullec
up opposite the judges stand, after {
spin around the track. All presen
were of the opinion that if the horses
had gone yesterday, the track as 1t was
they would have made fast time.
The grand and refreshment stands
the stables and surroundings have thu
appearance of having been touched VI
and Cleaned, and those interested II
turf events will no doubt appreciate
the resuscitated belongings.
The entries for yesterday Will holt
good for Tomorrow. They are:
No. 1, TrotTng race, 3-minute class
for s. purse of $500, best three IN i've, Il
rule. Entries b. G. Marble
Harris b. s. Glen, Gains b. e. Ivan u.
Cars Byron Smith, Fancher b. N
Belle Douglas and Gillespie's b. 6
King.
three in five, to rule. Entries-Gll
lespie's b. g. Blszewood, Fanchers b.
Prince and Carr's Oh. g. Pomp.
The entries for the extra day, Satur
day are as follows. For the mike
race, purse of 5000, F. Fancher's b. !
Don Angus, j. Starbuck's Tramp s
W. J. Carr's CHI. G. Pomp and J. Z
Gillespie's b. e. Lakewood.
Pools will be sold on the foregoin
, races at the Cullen tonight.
ArrHE DRIVING PARK TODAY.
| There will be a good attendance 6
the Utah Driving Park to-day, weathe
| permitting, and the horses will be Gale
promptly at 2 pm. for the 6rE
, heat in the race, pacing, best three
Eve to harness. between DON Angu
5 and Broncho Jack. Provo, Springvill
and other southern cities will be repre-
: sented, and the visitors from this sec
8 ton of the country, where tor som
years Broncho passed his life in peace
full obscurity, will be found ready
back their favorite. 1t is said he is .
better horse this season than ever b
3 fore" and will make some of the mo-
handsome equines take dust before th
season Is over. Don Angus is NJ
/. without sanguine admirers and hacker
? land lively afternoons sport may
t looked for.
In addition to this there will also
9 q half-mile dash.