The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-13
UNIQUE AND EXCITING.
Miss Myrtle Peek at the Jor-
dan Park Track.
AN ENJOYABLE RACING EVENT.
An Entertainment Worthy Inc s-"r
gest PatrOnase-The Races
for To-day.

It was a matter for regret among
those who did attend that there was
not a much larger audience at the
Jordan River lark track yesterday
afternoon, on the occasion OF MISS
Myrtle Peek's first appearance in Salt
Lake. The entertainment of an hour
was such as to deserve the heartiest en-
coursgement.
Visitors to the Park yesterday noticed
behind a table at the gate small and
rather SHINY built young lady, o.
generally pleasing appearance, and
wirhal an air of business about her.
Few, however, thought that thiswas the
eouestrienne who was to give the feat
OF skill and agility advertised, and all
we're considerably astonished when they
learned that the lady in question was
none other than Miss Peek herself. 10
a HERALD reporter. between the pauses
in giving out tickets, she said that she
was 90 wears of age, and her birthplace
was Mendon, Michigan. She has been
riding ever sinoe she was Ii years OF
spe-seyen wears in all. II am now on
nv Way to Australia she said, al
though stay over for some time IN
California, where I ride against Mex.
lean, and also against circus attacne.
There was a somewhat tedious delay
before there were any signs OF race,
and the audience was beginning to grow
impatient, when they noticed MISS
Peek walk leisurely in from the gate
and disappear in her dressing ROOM
At 2.45 O'Clock, the announcement came
from the judges stand that
THE FIRST RACE
would be between Miss Peek and her
handsome black Regal, and the rider
less horse Long View. A trim and
we'll built sorrel, q handsome creature,
was then led out on the track and in
troduced as Long View. He was gally
decorated with ribbons and around his
neck was a string of musical bells. A
, few seconds later and Miss Peek herself
!; appeared. She was attired IN blacE
velvet riding costume, and made very
: nretty appearance. There was none o
the usual scoring. Long View vas helC
down by q muscular groom until Mis-
= Peek cave the word. when away d
}, dashed, with the lady in not pursuit
!, It was q neck and neck affair all around
!, Long View took the pole and he haC
8 sense enough to keep it as lonG
as he could, bat Miss Peek Gu
in on him coming down the home
stretch, and won the heat by nose
Long View turned and trotted back t
= the Judges stand, where the time wa
!, announced as 1.05. The second heat wa
!, somewhat similar to the first, save tina
!, the time was SO, and it was won by 20
r. riderless animal, who came under Tn
= wire amid deafening yells. Long Vie
4 also took the third heat, in o., and
+ this time the audience was pretty we
y excited. Nothing but praise for tn
. plucky and graceful young lady We
heard on all hands. In the second.eYen
n THE ROMAN STANDING RACE,
Il Miss Peek used her horses Blue Strin
Il and Ghost. For this race, she had mao
n some change in her attire, an
q appeared in q short suit
Va olive green. with orange coIore
sr hose, and presented dashlng sppes
snce She wheeled at the distance POI
ana CdLu6 p65b LhO JOo6So
pace that caused considerable appr'
hension, Notwithstanding this, how
Ill ever, she piled the whip vigorously, an
rs came in in 57A-the widest cheerlr
OF following. The race was none OF yoi
circus affairs, but one full of dash, vi
and energy, and the animals were urge
to their utmost speed. The time MAJ
was so seconds slower than at DenVe
Ia. but this was doubtless due to the sc
ar condition of the track. Indeed, MI
Peek said that she more than once n
considerable difficulty in maintalnll
her footing because other animals Sill
he ping badly at every turn.
no The next event was the race betwe
'e9 Ghost and Eddie Smith, driven by n
Demarest, and Athol and Goldsm!
. over which Miss Peek drew the reil
Each team was hitched to IS -pou
- skeleton road wagon. Both heats VI
IL IL won by Demarest, with the young la
N'- a close second, and both were hlgi
appret lated. ..1,~a
nd Miss Peek will appear at the Jord
River Park track again this afterno'
TOO when the same races will be given, al
'es in addition, a iye-mile race agal
. time, changing horses at every mile.