The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-26
THE TURF.

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-It was announced
by the officers of the Fair Association
Park today that the meeting would be
extended indefinitely President Mofit
said: las long as we can keep the raciGs
up to the standard which we have set
upon the sport. a good many owners
Of dogs" have been notifiei that their
stable room is wanted and the shady
horse owners whose entries have not
been running true to form have been tod
First race, one mile-Issio O. won. Mrs
Bradshaw second, Mush third. Time
1:421a
Second race, . year old, So furlongs--
Helena Belle won, Miss Maxim second,
ST. Anna third. Time-1:69
Third race, six and a half furlongs-
Tartarisn won, Star Ruoy second, LOllie
Easton third. Time-1:22.
Fourth race free handicap, one mile
Flora Thornton won, Reydel Mar second,
Cicely third. Tisne-1:4114.
ruth race, selling, tWo-year-Olds, four
and half furlongs-Cornelia won, Car
RE u. second, Hanno Belle third. Time
5lSl
Sixth race. one mile-Addie Buchanan
Won, Brazos second. Dave Sac third
Time-1:45.
KANSAS. CITY. July 25-Ffrst. five
eighth mile, Selling-Ben Harrison won
Nellie B. second, Pat Brooks third Time
Second, hve-eighth mile-D. darlington
won, Carrie Anderson second, Arkansas
Traveller third. Time-1:1ste
Fourth. five-ciehtb miie-Roy won, Nellie
Flaherty second, Gray Battle third Time
-1:0A
Fifth three-quarters of a mile-ImaIda
Won, Gus Strauss second; Echeilee third
Time-1:1S14.
SARATOGA, n. Y. July 25.-There were
not over 600 persons at the Saratoga
Racing park today, and there was an ap-
LrFf llal- - IN -
which included the Bankers stakes, as
the fields were very light The track and
weather We're favorable
s Su e;x Sweepstakes $500 all
second, Elva third. Time-1:l5l5.
SPRINGFIELD, H., July 25.--Represen-
tatve kiicourse, of Chicago, today caused
a sensation by introducing q race track
and pool selling bill in the house under
the head of revenue. The bill IS for an
act taxing owners Of racing enclosures
ana permitting and regulating pool sell
ing and wagering on horse races run
therein. AS soon as the title was read
a score of members were on their feet
demanding recognition. Miller of Chi
cago, got The floor and moved that il be
the sense of the house that the bill does
not come within tie scope of Governor
Altgeld's proclana ton and that therefore
it lie upon the table Speaking upon this
question Miller made n sea Thing SLeech
denouncing the bill as an outrageous
piece Oh SuDtefIuSe. cnlcanery ana fraud.
Half a dozen members rose to points OF
order, but the speaker decided in each
case in turn that the points were not
well taken.
The bill provides that race track officers
shall pay into the treasury of the county
in which the track IS located, per cent
of the gross receipts. 1t prohibits selling
of pools on outside races and provides
that races shall lie held only between
May and November and not to exceed
sixty days on eacn track 4 motion to
table the bill was lost, 81 to %
Mccarthy introduced bill taxing base
bah games. and prohibiting games On
Sunday.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 25.--About six
furlongs. seiiing-Cadeau g; tCheyalerl
second Hello H.. lWeberl. 2 10 1. third
Time-1:14'5. Gonzales Maid. Dadameo
Edna N, Spendthrift also ran.
Second race, half mile. iaaidens 2-year-
olds-Encino 112, (Weliefs, to /. won
Bell Oak 106. (Cloverl, TO. l, second
Clara Johnson i0l. lJones), ), to 8, third
Time-:50St. Easel. Jack Atkins and Lady
Melbourne also ram.
Third race, five and -one-half furlongs
~ 4 fr.