The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-25
Over Ninety Thousand Dollars Pass
Through the Pool Box.
Charges Of Jobbery in The Free-fcr-All
Trot observation-disclosures Jr. Took
the Race-orphan Prince Took
the Merchants Stake.

M4 s:s' Ts e s' @ssss'
ESGs' off. The direc-
tors held session in the Cullen last
night TO consider the matter. 1t was de-
cided by them that the races, under the
rules, could not be legally run. Conse-
quentiy there viii be no racing Monday.
The pool sellers were busy until mid
night paying tickets and leave this morn
ing for California.
In many ways the meeting has been the
most successful ever held in the mount
ain country. Whether it has been inan-
clally. is an undetermined question. 1t
was impossible last night to obtain fig
ures upon the weeks receipts. Over
$50, GOO have been placed in the pool boxes
and this In year which has been conslo-
cred unusually dull. From the point of
view taken by horseman, the meeting
has been unusually a bright one.
The horses present were Of bet
ter grade and swifter gait and
the purses were far and away beyond
those ever previously offered In the terri
tory. The management has been IN
usually liberal in every way and has done
everything possible for the comfort and
welfare of their guests. The meeting has
fully demonstrated that good races and
purses will draw fast horses here.
AN UNSATISFACTORY CLOSE.
The last days racing of the week was
unfortunate for the association in two
ways. The attendance was not what it
should have been by half. there not being
more than ], 800 people present, and those
who were there went home thoroughly
unsatisfied. There is trite saying which
has it that there can be no going behind
the returns, but sometimes there are eX-
captions even to this. Insinuations OF
jobbery in the free fer all pace broadened
into specific charges. Although the
judges, through their speaker, Starter
Stareuck, disavowed their belief that
lobbery had been practiced and fully ex-
onerated Driver Williams, who was re-
moved in be third heat because it was
said he was not driving Silver
Bow, the first favorite, to win, the
audience would not have it that way.
The TACT is that the heats were taken by
various horses in succession in such a
manner as to keep the bettors in hot
water. OF course the losing element al
ways sets ap howl, but prompt action
upon the part of the judges when the
openly expressed criticisms were so gen.
eral, would have put stop to all the
commotion. The affair is regretable be-
cause it Injuries the association, partic-
ularly when there was so much ocular
evidence to support the charges.
The pool selling dragged more than at
any time during the meeting. s.. DOC
will easily cover all the money in the
boxes. For the first two heats of the free
for-all, betting was quite lively, but
after that the beaters became scared cut
and but little money was placed upon any
of the events.
One feature of the races has been the
pool selling OF Whitehead and company.
They have been fair and square in every
way. No man has won money but has
been paid, and there have been several
instances where men were paid Upon
their bare word, saying they had lost
their tickets. No betting On the races is
allowed among any OF the men, and the
association is to be congratulated that the
pools have been so clearly handled, with
out kick or protest. Mr.. Whitehead has
been coming here for several years and il
generally appreciated by the turf com.
snunity.
MERCHANTS STAKE, 81, 900.
First Heat--A slow heat and of littl,
interest. Mormon Girl sold favorite a
$50 to $13 in the field. When the race wa
started the attendance was not large, anG
there was but little vim in the heat. Or
phan Prince had the pole, Adelaide Com,
plete second, Silver Bird third, Mormon
Girl on the outside. Mormon Girl tool
the lead switching to the outside for
clearer track. She ran neck and necl
with the Prince to the quarter, where sh,
forced the latter off his feet. Recovering
up the back stretch, Kinney'5 colt sWunl
into faster gait, passing the favorise a
the second tnrn- Adelaide and Silver
BIRD We're strung far down the stretch il
three, four order. At the stretch Prime,
had a lead over Mormon Girl OF twt
lengths, which was lessened at the wir,
to a length. Time, 2:47. By quarters
40, 1:G5, 2:O6.
Second Heat-Pool betting made a com
plete switch. Orphan Prince sold at $40
Mormon Girl s15, the field 3d. Mormon
Girl, at the flag, took the lead from thu
Prince, holding it with varying distanc
to the wire. Orphan Prince gave her
good tussle for it into the stretch, going
neck and body for some distance. Silve
Bird was a number of lengths behind
Adelaide lost her feet at the half and over
took Bird at the stretch, having gallopel
the entire way around. Mormon Cir
continued TO hold her lead, finishing il
front in 2:475S, Orphan Prince second
Notwithstanding Adelaide caught Silve
Bird on the lope st the quarter, the paci
of both OF them was too slow to eve
catch up, and they were distanced. Quar-
tiers, AZ, 1:24, 2:06.
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good race for their money. Odds re
manned about as they were before. Nor
mon Girl had the advantage-in the start
but was badly tagged. She led the Primes
to the quarter, where he broke badly,
Between the half and five-eighths, Nor.
mon Girl lost her stride. falling back per
ceptibly, and ct the three-quarteF pole
Prince had made long, fine trot and wa
nose and nose with her. Crowding into
the stretch, he further increased his adj
vantage, and closed a winner by NOR,
than a full length. Mormon Girl lost he
feet Just before the wire. Time, 2.4S
BY quarters, AZ, 1:24, 2:07H. The hea
was decisive of the race, Orphan Princi
receiving first money and Mormon Cir
second money.
FREE FOR ALL TRoT-PURsE S1 Goo
First Heat-Silyer Bow. as favorite
won in the lead at the flag, with Ottinge
second, incas of his feet and RichmonC
Jr., fourth At the quarter, Ottinge
commenced to crawl and soon placed hi
head alongside Silver BOWS neck. Rich
mond was still behind. Incas, whom
everyone said was ont of condition ant
not fit, caught his feet handiiy and wen
after the others with determination
Long before the half, he passed tn
leader, gradually putting lengths of day
light between. Rounding into tn
stretch in this manner, it bore much tn
appearance of pulled heat. Ottingel
second and Silver Bow third, both pulle,
TO the outside, allowing 1ncas to drive t
the rail, down the stretch in prett,
motion. He came in winner by length
and half, Ottinger second, Silver Boy
2:24<. Quarters, 1851, TIA, 1:49.
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