The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-09
RACES WERE RUSHED
The Best Days Sport of the
Meeting.
Exciting Contests Between Brino Tricks and
,jasey ard Prairie Chief and Stone
mons-Moudays Programme

Five races in one day and al of them
holly contested was enough amusement to
satisfy any lover of turf sports
Yesterdays performances were away
ahead Of anything seen at the driving park
during the present meeting and equal TO
the best st the spring gathering.
The tree-for- all was as full Of surprises
as the premium pumpkin is of seeds. What
an upsstting of al calculations was the
distancing Of Dick Kitchen in the frst heat
and Don Angus, after staying three heats,
| falling bshind the red flag in the fourth.
And how the talent was taken up when
Jasey in the fourth heat took the race
from Tricks in 2:23 fiat by half neck.
That was racing of the raciest kind.
True i was mistake TO put Mcintosh
behind Tricks, for mad L. d. Davis, who
drove him 10 splendid finish in the fourth.
held the lines, the result would have been
different.
And was Il not an astt-isher TO have
! Prairie Chisf, who sold $40 TO 81 favorite
distanced in the fourth by Stonemont, and
this after the chief had allowed Stoncmont
to make his 1880 record in the second heat.
! There were men who bet their last dollar
on the chief at the odds OF three to one
who went home broke and more convinced
than ever that horse racing is the most
hazardous gambling in The world.
Observation-Disclosures PURSE.
The big race Of the meeting was the free
for al pace. and there were four entries.
Brine Tricks VINO had won q close race on
Friday was favcrite, while Mat Cullen's
Don Angus had plenty OF supporters in
the pools. VIM. Grants Josey came to
the score with good backing, and Riley
Kents Dick Kitchen claimed the attention
OF the pool stand contingent After three
attempts to get away Riley Kent told the
Judges 10 send him even IL his horse was a
length behind, AS he could not hold
kitchen down 10 mis- work. After mora
trials the horses were sent. With Kitchen
length aRi half behind, and before he
was twenty feet from The wire he made d
had break gong into the air and
staying there TO the quar1er. At the hall,
Jasey had a good lead, Tricks forging on in
second place. Angus in third position.
Tricks broke and Angus went up TO his
suiky Jasey flushed an easy winner Of
the first heat, Trix second, Angus third,
and Kitchen owing to his poor start WAS
distauced. McIntyres Cognac was out
classed and also fell out of the race by
the distance flag. Time-:37115, l:l215. ! Al,
2:24
Second heat-There was great disap-
pointment over Kitchen being shut out, as
it was believed he could have won the
race on split heats. Angus friends did
nos pretend That he was a slayer and it
was believed that the race was between
Jaysey and Tricks. The horses were sent
on the second score but Jasey went off
his legs on the turn Tricks taking the pole.
Don Angus pushed Tricks at the half, which
was reached in 1:10 2:20 clip. At the
three-quarter post Angus grit when Jay
sey closing up on Trix, but Jasey again
went TO pieces on the home turn, giving
Trix the heat, Angus second and Jasey
third. Time-:3316, 10, and the mile in
2:24.
Third heat-Pools sold with Tricks the
favorite against the field. On the turn
Tricks went into the air aud Jasey took a
safe lead, Angus poor second. On the
far stretch Tricks driver, Mcintosh, could
not get him down and it was clear that if
Jasey urged mis- horse Tricks would be dis
tanced. But Jasey was not urged and al i
lowed Tricks time to come inside the flag.
Jasey first, Tricks second and Angus third.
Time-2 :2SSl.
Fourth heat-Jasey sold SO to So against
the field. Tricks hackers insisted he could
win if he held his feet. Davis replaced
Mcintosh beh nd Tricks. In the start Jasey
had length this best of it. Tricks. how
and st the half was close on Jasey's wheel,
Angus far in the rear. At the six furloug
pole Tricks fell back three lengths by
nearly going off his legs, but Davis held
him up. At the turn Tricks had closed the
gap and both horses came down the stretch
urged for all there was in them. 1t was a
tremendous struggle, but when they passed
the wire Jasey WAS nearly g length ahead
and finished the heat in 2:22 fat.
SUMMARY.
Jasey, owned by William Grant, Il
BrIno Tricks by A. L. Carlson---2 , 9
Don Argus. by Mat Cullen---------3 3 dist
Dick Kitchen. BY Rily Kent. dist
CoglIac, by s. McInlyre---------. dist
Time 2:24 2:24. 2.2S5l 2:24.
2:40 MIXED TRoT AND PACE.
Mollie NJ, Prairie Chief, Stonemont and
Blue Note after TWO attempts got off in fine
style. Mollie going TO the pole in good form,
Stonemont second. Prairie Chief picked
mp on Stonemont on the half and Blue
Note closed up her rear gap coming up on
Chief Mollie M held a safe lead to the
finish, the struggle being forced by Blue
Note chasing Prairie Chief and Stonemont
for second place. The three horses fin
ished within neck. Chief second, Stone
mont third and Blue Note fourth.
Time, 2:3355.
The Second Heat The horses were sent
and Mollie mnde bad break while Stone
drove his stallion Stonemont TO the pole
with dash. Chief passed Mollie, and
Blue Note also went ahead of the little
mare. Down the home stretch Chief made
a rush and was onto StoDemonrs sullSy,
but didn't pass him at the finish. Blue
Note third. Mollie fourth. Time-2:30.
Third Heat-Chief brought So against So
for the field. Chief took the pole on the
turn, Stonemont and Molie went TO sec
one. Blue was in the grass and fell to
fourth phase. At the six furlong post Chief
had a good lead, Mollie a poor second
Stonemont by burst Of speed stole sec
ond from Mollie by half a length. Chief