The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06

OF each The latter attracted the lovers
of that kind of sport to the number OF
possibly 200. The horses caught the en-
tire crowd.
1t is but simple justice to say that
the people in the grand stand didn
have chance to get interested in the
bike races. The enthusiasts crowded over
on the outside or the track and sat off
the view OF nearly all who wanted to
look on, and after craning theIr necks In
all manner OF directions. and beng I'M
able to see anything. the crowd con-
cluded to give its Alteration 10 horse
racing.
Tnefe have been better races than
these horse races We're TO tell the
truth they were on the kitosh. True.
one or two heats were all right, but tne
balance didn't amount to anything The
rrst event billed was 2 special race Tor
a purse of $50. heats. best three in FIVE.
The entries were Erna - A, Cation, Lady
Angus. Bobby end Possum-
The first horse didn't 80 and the crowd
grumbled 1T that. The horses who did
go We're of their feet most OF the. time
in the first heats ana that didn't -}lease
the people at all. The band played
dirges. instead OF good. lively ana sooIn-
ing music ana nettied those who wanJedd
to raise up William Riley and shout III
honor OF something.
/ 1t is remarkable the effect music has
upon a crowd. II has been said that it
has charms TO soothe the savage breast
and all that. Which Is true. 1t VIII also
cause Il man To BENOlilt q DdEUdE4GE Wlcn
Improperly applied. Just after II was
announced that Possum had won the first
race and every one got ready 10 ap
plaud, the aggregation Of musicians
alluded to struck up Deadmsn ; -'Rest
IN Peace or something which sounded
like Il and COB of gloom fell over the
entire assembly. Hands which were
ready to applaud. dsdn [ come together
and mouths which We're opened for the
purpose of emitting sound. closed like
the doors of cemetery vault on the
] Of oil -hn hs1I tod
and full of years The sun went behind
cloud ana everything grew dark ana
sombre. But the French horns still
continued TO wall. the ci1l-OneJ Sob5ed
and sobbed again. while the bass drum
doomed out whole valley full az sad
and mournful bOoms 1t was really
pathetic Small children caught the in
lection and we9t and begged to be
taken home Old folks grew reminiscent
and talked TO eacn otner of the time
father died. Middle age recalled the
demise of loved children If it handn't
been fo- the accidental discharge of a
Dunch of crackers. accidental because
minded from birth and didn't mean TO let
them go off. there is no telling what
might have happened. Well as stated
four horses We're in this race Postum
drew the pole. with Bobby B second
Lady Angus third and Cation fourth The
latter held his own all through the race
He never got any closer to the inside
OF the track. save when he trailed. They
scored a few times and finally got away
IL was first one horse in the air and then
another until finally Possum won the
heat with the others in the order named
as they started, some farther away from
the Wire than others. Time-2:35js
Several large animated men came over
TO the judges stand at the close of the
heat and declared the race was not on
tne square 1t was afterWard ascer-
tanned they had pool tickets which did
rot read Postum. So the kick was simply
In the second heat they got away
nicely Cation had the lead and was do
ing very nicely when he took a notion TO
40 little skating and went IN in the.
air, where he stayed until Bobby 3
pdssS-l nm AT the half Possum was in
the lead and Harris was driving Lady
Angus at q furious rate. Postum broke
and before his driver could get him In
hand Bobby had taken the lead and
came - winner with Lady Angus sec
ing his own several hundred feet outside
the place where they usually station a
man an with red flag. Time-2:S4s4.
Ihls lowering time pleased the crowd
and it clfeered. until the band began to
play From Greenland's Icy Mountains
when I subsidized
Another animated kick was made by
several people who We're backing Cation.
ana although the judges thought the
morse needed a new head instead of a new
driver. Tom Mccoy was placed behind
MIN IN bran new sulky of the old
style. and was cheered when he came
on the track Pools sold on Cation at a
hvely rate and the festive Jones. who I
runs the box, smiled a sweet simle NJ /
satisfaction as he contemplated the rake I
on. Ihey got away all together and /
then th Postum went up. broke bad Then |
tney all went up except Lady Angus and |
Harris drove her like mad thinking ne !
mad a good thing. At the half she broke /
ana eaton began coming on at a swift 4
pace. But it wasn't in the books that
Cation should win, for Postum .ratbere ei |
himself together and came skinnine- in /
ahead of the whole business with Bobby /
% second; eaton third and Lady Angus |
ne packers OF Cation retired to the west /
END OF the lake and softly cursed them /
selves. while Jones paid the winners. still
wearing his sweet smile
. In the fourth Cation didn't come our.
same one said he was lame. and had 10
be sent TO rhe shop for repairs. bur he
dldn show it afterward. for he pranced
around as lively as any horse could The
him N''0' III
lPossom took the lead from the pole.
with Lady Angus right after him and
Bobby B. next Bobby Iroke as usual.
and Lady Angus didn't have enough
steam 10 go round in time to cut Pos
sum off, and he won in 2:30
The next race was for PAGERS and tro--
tiers OF the 2:25 class. in which Rex Mem
brino. Erma d. A, Holger and Freddie
X the last three owned by Mccoy, were
Biliy D. entered: The fraternity bet on
Billy D. and Billy d. dumped them. He
had spell Of something and wasn't in
|; Scott was driving Rex Membrino
Harris, Billy D.: Mccoy. Holger and
Sohn, Freddie R.. and the race looked
to- time as though it was going 10 be
daisy. II wasn't such a bad event
either. although it was conceded there
were evidences of jockeying before it was
ended They got away in the first with
1ut any difficulty. with Rex in the lead
and Freddie r. second. and went around
without incident worthy of note. finishing
With Rex in the lead Freddie r second
aolger third and Billy d. fourth. Time
They got away in fine style in the sec
md; with Holger doing well. but he didn't
coid his lead for a long time as he
eroke after going 10 the half in Ill. They
inished with Rex first. Ho,ger second.
: eddie r. third and Billy d. fourth. &,
rime-2:21.
Rex won the third and last heat Hol-
ger second. Freddie r. third and Billy ..
ourth. Billy d. went UP after taking
he lead. and Holger ambled to the FROM.
rhey made the half in 1:1ik and then
pulled Rex so he wouldn't beat his rec
srd and came in first with Holger second.
-,-eddie r. third and Billy D. fourth
quarter mile and repeat-two repeats. IN
act, The first heat was taken by The
SQUIRREL IN O:25 fat. The mare was slow
= getting away. and The Squirrel had
,ools on him for the second. and then
he mare dashed everybodys hopes by I
aking the second heat in 0:2+ih and win
ing the race an 0:25I. {
The bicycle races were matters Of m
erect to those who like them although :
s stated, there were not many in the
rand stand VINO could see them The
rst event on the programme was a mile !
ovice race for medal of the value of
TO- There were u entries. and In order ,
o arrange matters. heats We're run 10 I