The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-04

Not one of the three or four hundred
people who went to Calders Park yes
terday and witnessed the Gentlemen's
Driving club races regretted taking the
trip. 1t was an ideal day for good
sport, with just enough of carnival en-
thusiasm to make things lively around
the pools. The track was in good
condition for fast time, and all these
things combined to make it a day of
good sport.
There was but one hitch in the
carrying out of the programme, and
that was a rangle over the decisive
heat in the 2:26 pacing event. The heat
was won fairly by McCoy's Freddie R.,
but few lengths from the wire 10 10,
the only competitor succeeded in pull
ing up and crossed the wire half a
length ahead. Had he been running
fairly all would have been we'll, but he
broke twice, while McCoy's steed pac-
ed like an automatic machine.
There were few events down on the
card, pace of the 2:26 class for a
purse of 500, a special event for a like
sum, and two running dashes, one for
a three-eighths and the other for half
a mile, with $50 purse for the winner
in each case.
THE PAGERS.
For the pacing event here were three
entries. 10 10, by w. H. Busby, Billy
W, by Jensen, and Freddie R., by
Tom Mccoy. 10 10 opened the favor
lite in the betting with heavy odds,
and when he took the first heat rather
handily his stock took an upward
fight
In the first heat the start was good
Freddie r. held the pole, but 10 10
soon took it away firm him. but had to
fall back in a break and Mccoy gain
ed his old position. Busby's nag soon
started and slowly but surely closed
the gap and passed to the first place
at the threequarter pole. From that
point McCoy's whip did no good and
the favorite passed under the wire
fully six lengths ahead of the black
horse, while Billy W. barely escaped
being distanced. Time-2:321a.
Freddie r. took the pole in the second
and held it throughout, finishing easy
with good distance to spare. 10 10
showed good speed and closed up
large gaps, but no sooner did he at
tempt to get ahead than McCoy's whip
was brought in use. This seemed to
rattle the staunch little bay, and he
came down the home stretch with three
bad breaks entered against him. Billy
W. was distanced. Time-2:29.
In the third, at the start the black
horse spurted ahead and it looked as
though he would have an easy time of
it. AT the half-mile post he was sew
eral lengths ahead and going in fine
form, while 10 10 was unsteady. The
latter broke at the start, but regained
his feet and made fine showing up
to the finish. On the down stretch he
fairly shot by the other horse, who
broke just before the tape, with the
result that 10 10 took the heat by half
a lenGth. Time-2:27k.
In the fourth Mccoy again took the
pole at the start and shot ahead fully
ten lengths until the quarter stake was
passed. From that on 10 10 gained
steadily in spite of the fact that he
broke repeatedly. He came in ahead
but owing to bad behavior was given
second place. Time-2:2S15.
In the fifth and last heat the black
again took the lead and held it without
break until the home stretch, when
10 10, who had broken pace twice
came up and crossed the mark half
a length the best of his competitor. The
decision was not announced, for the
reason that Mccoy claimed 10 10 had
rot been pacing properly. 10 JOS
driver, on the other hand, claimed
that Mccoy swung the whip in the
face of 10 10 in trying to pass, thereby
being responsible for the breaks and
not entitled to any consideration. The
judges, however, would not announce
the result, and the crowd went away
disappointed in this respect, although
on the whole the race was a good one.
1t was later decided to announce the
result today.
SPECIAL RACE.
In the special event McCoy's Daisy
Sherman was far the favorite in the
betting and landed the money, taking
three str;ight heats very easy. The
other entries were Captain Haynes
Frank N and Carrie H. 1t was all
one-sided, McCoy's mare showing
plainly that she was no match for the
others. Captain Haynes came in last
in the first heat, and was distanced in
the second. Frank N. gave the fav-
orite mare a good race, but succeeded
only in taking second place, while
Carrie H. came in third. The time oil
the heats was 2:321s, 2:291a, 2:30A.
A DASH
The three-eighths mile dash was won
by Flying Dutchman in 81 seconds
fat. Spider came in second, June Bug
fourth and Eaoiian jr., who had beer
cracked up as wonderful horse Of
good mountain stock. came in third
The latter and June Bug sold agaips
the field with the field slightly the ia
| vorite.
HALF MILE.
Gold Leaf and Vivian Vinton solo
against the field in the half mile dasi
and the former landed the money TAX
ing the race in 81 seconds. Nancy H
and King were the other entries. Tht
latter held the lead until the quarte
stake was passed. but after that los
ground, coming in for third place
while Vivian Vinton captured second
/ Judges-E. E. Crooks, DR.. W. G
| Shores and J. W. Moore.
Timers-A. ]. Shores and R. L. Col
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