The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-30
OGDEN.
THURSDAY, June 30, 1892
LAST DAYS RACES
And Some Very Fine Speeding
Done.
Real Estate Transfers-General Gleanings
Through the Usual
Channels.

The attendance at the last days races at
the Junction City Driving Park was but
httle over that Of any previous days with
tie exception perhaps there were more
ladies, which clearly demonstrates that the
race track, although very good one is in
the wrong place to draw q crowd.
The first race OF the day was the matched
one between Thornless. owned by A. G.
BeckwGth and Silver Bow, owned by Will
liams & Morehouse. for 81. 900 side.
The first heat was called promptly at 2:1C
end both horses went under the wire even.
Silver Bow bSoke and fell behind the first
quarter but from then on he began a steady
gain which was kept up ali the way around
and when they passed the Judges stand
Thornless was not a neck ahead. 1t was q
race Tor blood, the best horse TO win. The
heat was run in 2:3t1z, and was awarded 10
Thornless by the judges.
IN the second heat Silver Bow struck
out ahead and broke few rods from the
judges stand, but the driver soon had his
horse back to business. and kept him on
the track the balance Of the way round
and won the heat several lengths ahead.
Thornless showed himself to be much the
prettier trotter, and in either Of the heats
he never broke a step. The heat was run
in 2:2215.
Silver Bow was taken sick after the Sec
ond heat, and the race was was postponed
for time until he was in condition to go
on the track.
Two heats of the second race were run
when the owners Of Silver Bow, believing
their horse able 10 proceed with the
matched race, the third heat was called.
Silver Bow led out ahead and came under
the wire several lengths ahead, and
d al 70 o no
heat was made in exactly the same time as
the second, 2:2215.
The last heat ended one OF the grapdest
races that was ever witnessed ia the west
The heat was won by Silver Bow, with
Tbornless not over q neck behind, in 2 :201S.
The track was exceedingly heavy and in
many places the sand and dust was as
much as five inches shick. The race was
equal TO 2:l5 on any good track. Neither
horse made a break and the judges all
acknowledged they never saw anything
finer. Judge Webb stated he would rather
own the winner than the famous AxteL
The 2-year-old irot was declared of and
the next race was the special trot, three
best in five, for purse of 5000. Bally,
owned by J. T.. Mcintosh; Charlie A,
owned by Graham, and Nero, owned by A.
d. Carson, were entered. Bally won,
Charlie A second, Nero third. the heat
was a very interesting one and they came
in on the home stretch almost abreast.
Time-2 :4215.
In the second heat Bally fell behind from
the star. Charlie A led until the half mile
pole was reached, when Carson, the driver
OF Nero, shot ahead and led under the
wire Charlie A followed as second and
BRlly third. Time-2:37.
The third heat was won by Nero, who
never made break, while both Charlie A
and BallS broke several times. Charlie A
came within a scratch of being distanced.
The fourth heat was won by Nero,
Charlie A second and Bally third. Time
2:40. The judges awarded first money TO
Nero, second to Bally, Charlie A third.
The races Tor the spring of 1892 were
ended by i've furlongs, dash, for purse
Of 5000. Blue Dick, owned by Noonen &
Grill; The Jew, owned by Ed Williams,
and Flora E, owned by J. p. Sutton, were
entered. The race was a daisy and The
Jew won, Blue Dick second, Flora L third.
Time-l:O3.