The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-02
THE TURF

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. before the
first race was called this afternoon the
horses belonging to the Late racing
firm Of Irving & Chinn, which was dis
solved by the death of Guy Irving. were
sold at auction in the paddock at the
track. For the best of the string the
bidding was spirited. The horses
which brought more than $500 and
the buyers were:
Jim Flood, 4, Blazes-Messina. PhiIlfp
Chinn, $1,000.
Jack Of Spades. s. Magnetizer, imp.
Nellie James, Chinn, $500
Bloomer. 8. Sensation-Equality. by
imp. Rayon Dor, Chinn, s., 800.
Dominion was sold for $3.50 at pri-
vate sale to q. Leaner Of this city.
The track was good and the weather
fine today. Bird Catcher was the only
winning favorite and the books had a
harvest.
First race, seven furlongs-Pan Out
won. StanZa second, Royal Choice
third. Time, :31A.
Second race, six furIong+saIvador
won. Cossack second, Mckee third.
Time, lis.
Third race. six furlongs-Bird Catch
er won. Verdi second. Readina third.
Time, 117H.
Fourth race. six furlongs-sauterne
won. Lillian E. second, Bowling Green
third. Time. 1:17.
Fifth race, 1fteen-sixteenths Of a
mlIe-Minerva won, Haskell second,
Conductor Cox third Time. 1:4O&.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. THE
Rancho del Paso stakes for 3-year-olds
of IS and upward and the Flood
stakes, a two mile hurdle handicap.
were down for decision today at Bay
District. The former event witnessed
a remarkable reversal of form on the
part of Bright Phoebus and Morris Star
Ruby. In the NagIee stakes last We'd
nesday the former horse won from
Crescendo, Star Ruby and others with
such ease that todays race was re-
garded as a walkover for him and in
consequence he was backed off all the
boards Star Ruby, who finished alb
solutely last Wednesday, came out to-
day and reversed matters by winning
handfly from Installator, who was two
lengths in front Of Bright Phoebus.
who carried 127 pounds on very
sloppy track. The change in form Is
evidently due to the different conditions.
OF the track and change in weights.
q
back number by winning the Flood hur-
die stakes from a crack field Of Jump
ers- The odds against him were Is
to l.
1t was developed that 70 ell Rev.
the counterfeit brother of 70 Tamblen,
was severely cut in yesterdays race
and will never race again. Three
years ago Charley Fair paid S27. 900
for the horse as 2-year-old, but the
horse has manifested a disposition to
sum ana yesterday was the first time
he crossed the wire in front and this
also proved his last win. New Moon
and Logan were the only favorites to
win today, outsiders coming to the
front in every other event with the
exception Of the first race which went
to a second choice. Weather cloudy,
track sloppy. attendance very large.
First race, five and one-half furlongs,
selling-Mt. McGregor II 109 Donnelly)
4 to l, won; Coleman, 104 Cochran. 8
to I, second; La Mascota, 101 Oh. Mar
tin), 6 TO l, third. Time-1:11 The
Judge. Irml, Two Cheers. Sea Side,
Veragua also ran.
Second race, seven furlongs, inside
STANDARDIZATION, 105 (Chorn),
S to 1, won; Modesto, 10 (Bouton). 40
to 1. second; Vernon, 12O CElroy). 100 to
I, third. Time-1:3S%. Myrtle H, Rut-
ledge. Zaragoza. Ny Sweetheart, Vail
ente, Fiji Suffrage also ran.
Third race, mile and a sixteenth,
handicap, Rancho del Paso stakes
Imp. Star Ruby, ia Doggett), to 1.
won; IstaIla tor. 112 IT. SIoan), Az to I,
acond: Bright Phoebus, 127 CNfiuer), 4
to third Time-1:52 Victor, Ar
nette also ran.
Fourth race, two miles over eight
hurdles. handicap. Flood stakes-Cice-
70. AT Owens, u to 1, won; Montalvo.
135 &C. Cochran. 10 to I. second; st
Brandon. $50 (Kenney), 10 to I, third.
Colonel Weightman,
April. Gold Dust. Mestor. Auteuil,
Janus and Carmel also ran.
Fifth race five and One-half furlongs,
Moon, 50 (McClain), 2 to
l. won: Belle Of Stonewall. 102 Gar
ner). 6 to 1. second: Miss Ross. IS
(JonHS), 215 to I. third. Time liz.
Tennessee Maid, Robin Hood I, Even
tide. Ashland and Eclipse also ran.
Sixth race. six and one-half fur
longs-Logan. 124 Doggett). even. won;
lis (Cochran), 20 to 1, sec
ond: Peter II. Ill ct. Sloan, 8 to 1,
third. Time-1;24 Romulus and Cir
Gle also ran.
Seventh race. five and one-half fur
longs. STANDARDIZATION. 10s Beau
crard). % to I, won; Uncertainty. Ill
&C. Sloan. to I. second: Talbot Cliff
ton. 108 (Chorn). to I. third Time
1:13K. Tamalpais. Syndicate, Brother
John. Flair. Vulcan. Bpavura, Kitty L,
and Duillo also ran.
"REMINISCENCES OF CANNING.