The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-19

1no 1our endeRvorec TO pass the leader.
EASTWOOD the half stake was reached ia
Tbs race to the three-ouarters was the
one OF your life, MS the post was passed
NAtdo) Niger Boy broke aud went TO the
rear, harry i. was fourth and LYDIA
Allen and e W S were. still neck and
neck Tor the place, following closely the
flying favorite.
As they swung into the stretch every
horse had drawn even with the leader, and
they made pretty horse race as they
showed i've abreast The grey nag spoilt
break.
E. w. S. left his companions aid set the
pace from the distance flag.
Heating tried hard TO lead Eastwood
under the wire. but was obliged to be con-
tent with the stations dust.
third hole.
Lydia was fourth and Niger Boy fifth
The time was :26.
The field was the favorite for this heat,
selling for $50 against SIS for Eastwood.
r. W. :. paid 1920 on So tickets in the
mutuaIs.
FIFTH HEAT
After scoring twice, e. w. S. had the
best OF 1t, when the wire was left.
AS they made the turn, Eastwood aud
harry L both broke badly, the latter COM
ing TO dead stop before he struck his gait.
Ihe quarter was passed in :S715. Lydia
Allen and 4. w. S. we're nose and nose for
hrst place, Niger Boy was third, East
wood fourth and Harry T fifth.
As they paced the back side. Niger Boy
was being severely punished, and came up
nobly.
At the half u:l45s, E. W. S. had
wrested the lead from Lydia Allen, who
was 0attering hard for he place with the
passed aim.
At the three quarter, which was passed
10 1851 by the chestnut stallion, Niger
Boy passed Lydia, and began overhauling
E. ". S. in the head Of the stretch the
three leaders were punched, <. w. 5. was
still leading and looked like a winner
The distance flag was passed with Niger
boy neck behind the leader and Lydia
Allen third.
It was anybody's race fifty feet from the
wire
Every whip was in constant action.
Niger Boy rushed past K. w S. just in
time. aud passed the wire nose in front
Of him, in 2:271S, Lydia Allen was third,
Eastwood fourth and Harry I. tramping
the trail.
In the pools the field sold for s25 against
So on Eastwood.
The mutuals paid $3.50 on Niger Boy.
Niger Boy had the pole as the horses
bLlHEU lOI Tue
sIxTH HEAT.
They scored six times, aud when ''Go'i
was given Eastwood was a neck ahead Of
the held.
Allen was second and Niger Boy was
third. Harry 7. was fourth and E. w. S.
fifth.
Ia the turn the grey nag broke badly
and the chestnut stallion passed him.
just as the quarter was in sight East
wood made one Of his regulation breaks
and went to fourth place. X. w. S. squirt
ed past the field and made the stake in SO.
Niger Boy was second, Lydia Allen third
and Eastwood and Harry I. in the rear.
At the half Q:l91S) Eastwood took third
place from Lydia anu looked as though he
might displace the Niger rom the record
notch.
just as be became really dangerous be
broke again and went to the last hole.
Niger was second and coming fast at the
three quarters which was passed in l:52,
e. w. . still leading.
in the stretch they were all closely
punched except Eastwood
They were coming slow but as fast as
they could.
The gray took the pole but soon yielded
to E " s, who led to the distance flag
Here Niger Boy came UP and passed the
leader; he reached the wire q winner by
length in 2:39ls Z. W. S. was second,
Lydia Allen was third, Harry t fourth
and Eastwood fifth,
In the pools E w S and Niger Boy were
both banked against the field, each bring
ing $500 against 5000 0n the field. Tue
mutuals paid Sl5.49 on Niger Boys tick
cts. 1t 5 very near O'clock when the
horses turned at the pole for the
SEVENTH AND LAST HEAT.
After scoring four times they got away
fairly well. Niger Boy was setting the
pace. Eastwood broke on the turn and fell
TO fourth place just as the black gelding
looked like an easy winner he surprised
everybody by breaking badly.
L w PASSED him and was the first TO
reach the quarter $3.50. Lydia Allen was
third, Eastwood fourth and Harry 7 fifth.
On the bach side the Niger begins draw
ing up rapidly on the leader and just as he
was about to pass him, broke again; he
Boon caught his place again, however, and
at the half was sun second. E w S passed
the stake in 1:l5.
Al the three-quarters Cache valleys
black wonder was only a neck behind the
chestnut geldiDg. The post was reached
In $40. In the stretch Eastwood, who
had come up. broke again, and went to
fifth place.
Niger Boy, Ew S and Lydia Allen
were all in it TO win, but as they reached
the flag the mare dropped out, and the first
two were left to fight for first place. Just
as the wire was reached, the driver of
Niger Boy. by a supreme effort pushed
him q nose ahead of the stallion. Lydia
Allen was third, neck behind E w S,
Harry T fourth and Eastwood fifth.
In the pools Niger Boy WAS favorite,
selling for IS against $50 on the field.
The mutals paid 1915 on him.
SUMMARY.