The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-12
TIPS ON THE RACES
Don Angus a Favorite But Gale
fornia Claims the Cabbage.
A WEEK OF GOOD SPOBr
Two Events for Ladies Day-Noihing Too
Loud for the
Derby

The indications are that tomorrow will
usher into play the most successful turf
meeting ever held in Utah. Yesterday
'Oid Sol'' smiled kindly on the heavy
track and promised dry course for Mon
day.
The association has spared no pains in
Its efforts to present the people with d
good weeks sport, and have succeeded in
congregating at Salt Lake the representa-
tive horsemen of the inter-mountain coun-
try
There are 125 flyers stabbed at the track;
every one is entered for some event, aud
all are in the pink of condition.
The largest stables are those of Du Bots
Brothers, Of Colorado; Doctor Wise, of
California, and Beckworth Of Wyoming.
The drivers and horsemen stationed at
the track say that the rains of Friday and
Saturday were of inestmable benefit to
The course; the harrows and rollers will be
worked up TO the moment of the start in
the first race, and, if tbs weather Is pro-
pitious, the track will be in better condi-
tion on Monday than ever before.
Being new course, it is uBlevel in sew
eral places; particularly in the hack
stretch" horsemen do not judge it as
either fast or SLOW but say that it is
"tolerably fair"
The California contingent are exceed
ingly sanguine, and expect to carry home
the buldof the prizes.
'Our climate" says DR.. Wise. sis a
couple of months ahead of Utahs and
Coorado's; my horses have been racing all
spring, and are in form to take the heats in
one, two, three order from the Colorsd
and Utah entries"
The Du Bots Brothers, although the
Colorado spring has been unusually late
thereby preventing track practice, expect
to land several big winnings. Their horse,
W. w. p, is in the best OF form, better il
is claimed than he was last fail when he
made 6 record at the Denver meeting of
2:lS12. He will 10 doubt start from the
post On odds on favorite.
Don Angus Will be heavily backed by our
local sports. He threw off fast mile yes
terday, and, if the track is not muddy, will
stand an excellent chance of making Mat
Cullen a present of the 81, 600 stake
Pomp, an old Utah horse familiar to all
race track patrons, will endeayor 10 shake
his bones in such manner as TO dump the
pool boxes.
The rain Of the last few days has re-
tarded his practice, but he is timber and
there are no apparent reasons why he
should not cover q mile in his old time
form.
Cognac, the other entry for the 2:lS pace,
is al unknown quantity; he is owned by
Mr.. Mcintyre, who, when questioned in
regard TO his record, SAID that me could
walk mile in fifteen minutes
Ed Connolly will guide him round the
course, and the stable boys say that he is
''sure thing.n
The second event of the day VIII be the
? 40 tret
Ottinger, who is owned by Mr. Keiting,
VIII no doubt be the favorite at the post;
be is fine looking beast, and if the track
the first to shove his nose under the wire.
Miss Foxie, however, has many ad-
mirers, and should the track be heavy,
will make hot race for first place.
Dubois Dazzle is said to have made
mile in "a if this is confirmed ne viii be
heavily backed by the talent, and should
certainly be able to razzle the best of them
All circumstances point to q successful
meeting, and there are no reasons why the
people of Salt Lake should not turn out
and repay the association for the work
they have accomplished in making this city
a bona tide racing center.
In former years charges of sjobbing,n
fraudulent driving etc, have been made
against the owners and drivers of the
horses.
No suspicion OF such methods can be en-
tertained this year. The men whose uames
appear on the entry rolls are q sufficient
guaranty that the public will not be duped
by foul driving, liked JOBS, etc. Such men
as the Dubois Brothers. DR.. Wise and NJ.
Beckworth, race their animals Tor their
own pleasure. and would not 90 to the ex-
pense OF bringing their horses here in
order to gain unsavors regulations. To-
morrow will be ladies' day. and every male
attendant should bring two or three fair
companions. Make it a gala day And,
girls, remember, in regard TO your dresses,
nothing is too loud-''everythin goes on
Derby day"