The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-14
ONLY ONE HEAT, AND THE CONTEST
CALLED OFF.
This Because of Smiths Sickness,
Due to the Race Being Held Back
Until Late in the AfternoOn-Some
Coed Horse Races Witnessed By
Large Crowd-The Winners.


Five hundred people sat in the grand
stand and cheered long and loud as
the local fast stock went speeding after
a record breaking fashion around the
half mile. course.
Only one hitch occurred during the
afternoon to mar the sport, and this
was Furnished by Papa" Smith. Dur
ing the first heat of the chariot and
tandem race he was overcome by the
heat, and so the contest between the
silent steed and the steed that neighs
had to be postponed.
A few horsey wrangles were inter
spersed through the proceedings, but
nome of them were wide as a church
door nor deep as a well. Tom Matthews
the owner of Dennis played in rather
variegated luck. Apparently Tom want
ed Freddie r TO win, and every time
his fleet Steed came into a close con-
test with Freddie, he pulled sharply on
the reins and carried Dennis off his
feet. Tom Mccoy showed his graft
tude for this consideration by cutting
Matthews entirely off in the last heat,
when Freddie r and Blue Note got
first lap and Mccoy went under the
wire a winner by several hundred
yards. On which account Dennis
had the red flag waved in his face
and was declared diStanced.
FREE FOR ALL TROT.
1t was fully 23O when the contestants
in the free-for-ail trot, best two in
three, ambled ON to the track. The
entries We're Tom Matthews Dennis,
E. Thomson's Blue Note, Dick Kitchen,
and McCoy's Freddie r.
They got off in the start badly Dick
Kitchen passed under the wire with his
heels touching the high places, and
did not get back to the grit for several
hundred yards. The other three were
close together, Blue Note keeping his
head in front for the first lap. On
the final hundred yards, Dennis and
Blue Note put eheir heads together,
but Blue Note pulled out by inches
and led past the stand by a length
Kitchen was in all kinds of trouble and
all the leaping and plunging he could
do did not save hirm from being dis
tanced. A foul was claimed on account
of his breaking while making a start,
but this was not allowed by the judges.
Time-2:261a.
The second heat was a repetition of
the first Freddie r. broke ON the
start and Blue None and Dennis closed
in together and kept the daylight from
between each other almost from the
start. Blue Note led under the wire by
half a length and Freddie R just saved
himself from being distanced. Time
2:231s.
In the third heat Blue Note lost some
of his gameness. The heat began with
Dennis crowding him close to the fence
and on the second lap he began to show
distinct signs of being tired. Dennis
came in an easy first Freddie R hug
ering him closely and Blue Note third.
Time-2:23A.
The racers got off we'll in the fourth.
IF was easy to see this time that vic
torv had gone from Blue Note, al
though he worked hard for first place.
Dennis took the lead9from Freddle X
and Blue Note Jagged after them a
moor third Freddie r came UP hafd
on the LAST hundred yards and won
with half a length to his credit Time
2:261a..
Note and Freddie r strictly. They
went over tine course without
a break. Freddie R was urged
by Mccoy to star play at the end
and took the heat by less than half a
length Blue Note made a miserable
third. Time-2;26.
Freddie X made another heavy play
in the sixth heat Blue Note pressed
I'D to second place but Freddie r got
The time was 2:27
Mccoy again pushed Freddie r tc
the front in the seventh and won the
heat and race. This was the prettiest
heat of the race and was finished In
2:30.
Dennis came in second, with Blue
Note an Indifferent shird
The absence of Jo-Jo from this was
disappointment as he was counted
of fI,sa t1IT.f rlop ON. q
sure winner 10 10 was crippled a few
days ago, and was NOT in a condition
for publication.
2:26 PACE.
The next race, the 2:26 pace and trot
was more close and exciting. DR.
Shores DR.. Malcolm, Ed. Hines Old
Dominion, Harry Dukes Erma, D A
and Postum were entered.
A good start was made and the heat
was a close contest Postum looked
like a winner until the last length when
DR. Malcolm, with Scott driving, surged
to the front and won by a, clean length
Erma with Tom Mccoy handling the
ribbons went off her feet on the first
turn and could not recover the lost
ground. Old Dominion came in third
a length to the fore of Erma- Time
2:29%.
colors. Both Postum and Male Din
lost their feet near the start, and Nal
colin did come artislalc sky diving
the second lap. The finish was hot be-
tween Errna, and Malcolm, but Nc
Coy succeeded in getting the mares
nose about four inches to the forward
Possum third, Old Dominion fourth
Time-2:29A.
In the third, every horse gave his
heels to the air on the first lap. Pos
sum threw up his heels again neal
the finish, and Erna came in a winner
with time to spare. Malcolm second
Possum third, Old Dominion fourth
Time-2;29A.
The fourth heat began with Possuu
in the lead. Er1na lost her head at Jhs
end of the first lap and threw UP hel
heels. DR. Malcolm came UP at thE
finish with fine flourish of speed, bu
was unable to push past Erma. They
| finished neck and neck. Postum third
Old Dominion distanced. This gave
Errna the race. Time-2:29A.
When the time was called in thi:
race, E, Thomson, president of ih'
Gentlemen's Driving club and Dr
Shores raised a vigorous protest. They
claimed the heat was made I'm 2:25 fiat
and Mr.. Thomson demanded that Harry
Dukes Erma D be given a mark t
that effect. Dr. Colburn, the officia
time-keeper, protested against any in
reference and an extremely lively an<
| hot discussion followed The officia
fat on the time, however, remainee
final.
CHARIOT AND TANDEM.
The chariot and tandem race, OF
which the interest of the day centered
was called. The horses were a pickle,
| four belonging to members of the club