The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-24
SPEEDY TROTTERS
Spirited Racing at the Driving
Park.
DELCO WINS AFTER SEVEN HEATS
The Free For All Pace To-Day-The Pool
Tournament-Le Blanche and Will
liams to Fight.

There was some great racing at the driv-
time was made The events were all well
contested and the excitement at times ran
high.
Those speedy trotters, Ohio, Delco and
James F., were first brought out, and after
warming up, caught the word with Delco
slightly in the lead. The others drew up
with the leader at the three-quarter pole,
but Ohio went off his feet, and the race
was between James F. and DeIco. Both
made game struggle, but James F. pulled
ahead on the stretch, winning the heat in
1926.
In the second heat all the horses were on
their mettle, and the time made astonished
the crowd. The flyers got of well together
and went around the first half neck and
neck. Then Delco spurted ahead, but was
quickly passed by Ohio. At the stretch
James +. passed up to second place, and the
three racers tore down the stretch in mag
nihcent style. Ohio passed under the wire
fast, with James F. close second. Time
2:221I.
A quick start was made for the third
heat and Ohio at once set the pace, leading
for the first quarter. Then Delco forged
ahead. Otho's driver urged him a little
and the game animal responded
nobly, again taking the lead.
James f. also made squirt and was quick
ly closing up the gap, when he went off his
feet. 1t was Rip and tuck between Ohio
ands Delco down the stretch, and the
former won by half neck, amid great ex-
element. Time-2 1858.
The fourth heat was hotly contested
from start to finish. Ohio led for short
distance, when James F. took the pole
and held it to the half mile, when DelcC
passed him with squirt By this time,
Ohio had settled down to work, and he
closed up with the leaders in splendid
style and soon led the van. James F. then
made q squirt and passing Ohio in the
| stretch, won the heat in = 30
| The horse appeared to be somewhat used
! up when brought out for the fifth heat,
James T. set the pace, and led to the three
quarter pole. Then Delco went to the trout
and won in 2:26.
The sixth heat was not very exciting
Dolce leading all the way around. Jane:
f. and Ohio made game struggle for sec
ond place, the former finally securing tina
position. Time-2:26.
There was good deal of zigzagging il
! the seventh, each horse leading alternately
The struggle was on the stretch, whel
/ Delco swept by the others like awhirlwnd
and although closely pressed by James F.
| HOu buS uedL duO EaCS 4lul6-I
THE RUNNING RACE.
The next event was the three eighth
dash between Ed Nealy, Jim Miller ant
Nettie S, A great deal of time was lost il
starting, because Nealy's jockey was IN
able to control his steed. While scorin!
the horse ran away and. carried his drive
for full mile. Another rider was the pu
on and start was made with jim Mile
lesding. Nettis s., however. soon came t
the front and won haudily. Time-:36M
Nettie's rider failed to catch the wort
for the second heat and the others wer
thirty yards ahead of her when the littl
mare started. But she simply laid bsc
her ears and went down the track like a
arrow. When ten feet from the wire sh
overlook jim Miller, and won by nose
Time-:3634.
TODAY.
1t took SO many heats TO decide the grea
trotting race that the free-for- all pace ha
to be postponed until to-day. 1t will b
great race, as will be seen from the er
tries: Don Angus, Pomp, Cogniac an
Elder Lucas. In addition to this there wi
be two running races, and probably tro
The season closes to-day.