The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-05
RAW DEAL TURNED DOWN
PECULIAR WORK WITH BRIG
HAM CITY HORSE.
Judges Changed Drivers and Then
the Horses Hobbies Were Tam
pered With-Bodine Finally Won
the Race-Several Good Events On
the Card-Match Race.

| tdheu d very Oau tumble on the tulru
event on the card, the mixed trot and
| pacing race Messrs. H. H. Smith, Will
/ liam and C. II. Jenkens refused to lend
their official sanction to what looked
like a very raw deal that had been pre-
| pared for the public, and, in conse-
quence of their firmness. they turned
the race into holly contested trial
of horse speed that was won on its
merits, and by the best horse The
crowd, and it was a large one that at
tended the races, estimated at 1000,
! approved the judges work, as was
shown by the manner in which the de-
cisions of the stand were greeted by
| cheers.
| The whole trouble came about be-
cause Riley Kent, who had entered Bo-
| dine, did not want the animal to have
a mark. The horse is from Brigham
City, and up to yesterday was without
| a mark, although it was evident he
was the best animal in the race. The
others were Logan and Emma Foote
In the first heat Emma Foote failed to
| become a factor, because she went up
into the air too often, and the race was
between Logan and Bodine. The latter
gave the former a challenge in the
stretch that looked like a certain bid
for the money. and he should have won
but for most palpable pull. The
judges declared the bets off. but let the
horses have their respective places. In
the second heat Kent was warned that
he would be expected to drive the mare
The trio came into the stretch in
bunch, and for the second time Bodine
was pulled, and Emma Foote who
seemed to have gotten in form, flashed
under the wire ahead of Logan. Again
the judges declared the bets off, and
the crowd cheered.
Changed the Drivers.
When the third heat was celled, Kent
was set down and Hines put behind
Bodine. to handle the ribbons. 1t was
learned that Bodineis people had
gotten wind of the change of drivers.
and the fact was proven by the race.
Bodine's rear hobbies had been tam
pered with, and the best that the horse
could do was last, Emma Foote lead
ing the procession all the way.
The next heat saw things straight
ened out a bit The hobbies had been
readjusted on the horse. Bodine and
Logan had it neck and neck to the half,
and when in the stretch the mare
Emma Foote came with a rush, and
challenged Bodine, the bay answered
the challenge in true style and won out.
This proved the correctness of the
judges decision. -
The fifth heat saw Mccoy go up be-
hind Logan, and he nadesa game drive
of it. working yL1ip land sulky for all
there was in them, but it was no use.
Bodine took the lead and held it to the
half, where he made a quick break and
went up in the air. Hines rig..ted the
horse just in time to head off Logan, /
and the bunch came under the wire to-
gether, with Bodine leading, while
Emma. Foote passed Logan, who broke.
In the next heat Kent was permitted
to get back in the sullSy. He had 9re-
viously been to the Judges stand and J
admitted that he could have taken the |
first three heats. but said that he pulled !
the horse to, keep from giving him a /
mark. Kent declared that he had only i
gone into the race to make it up, and !
had done so purely for accommodation, |
and there was no Intentional crooked 4
work upon his part in pulling the horse. !
The sixth heat sew the mare Emma I
Foote withdrawn. her OWNER claiming
that she had been taken sick, and he !
was unwilling to run any chances with |
her.
A Beautiful Race.
1t was evident in the next heat that |
Kent was out for blood, and so was Nc !
Coy. judging from the way that he T
drove. 1t was a beautiful race, and 4
Mccoy won it by superior work in the 4
seat. Kent was over anxious, and failed l
to keep Bodine righted at critical times I
The final heat in this very peculiar /
race was trotted after shutdown, and it I
was the race of the day. Mr.. Smith /
sent both horses away together, and /
it was neck and neck all the way
around. The two animals worked as /
true and steady as could be desired. /
Logan was under whip the most of the /
time, while Bodine moved with an ease I
and surety that showed what there
was in the horse. In the stretch Nc /
Coy called on Logan. and the horse /
gamely tried to answer, but Bodine was /
too fast and won the heat and race. The /
time on the seven heats is as follows: /
2:31 2-5, 2:32, 2:34, 2:311a, 2:S11a, 2:3S1s,
2:311a. I
Interesting Races.
The other races proved to be very |
interesting and exciting from a spec |
tacular point, although there was no 4
doubt as to the ease with which the
winners managed to get under the {
wire first. The first was a. trial record. |
in which Miss Ransom went against i
the worlds running record for five
eighths of a mile. The record is 1:021a. !
In the race yesterday the go against +
the record was combined with a match /
race. Pat l. being sent to the barrier |
as Mis- Ralnscn's opponent for $50 On /
the side The rider on Miss RaHScl /
showed a due regard for the grand !
stand, and permitted Pat l.. to keep /
him company to the three-auarter pole. (
when he readily took off length and I
won by two Time-1:03 3-5.
The free for all trot and pace was |
the first harness event. The entries |
were Rimac, Iris and sIal Corbett. The |
race proved to be nothing more or less |
than procession led by Hal Corbett, !
who took the three heats with ali the |
ease in the world. Rimac was bracl-
eted with his stable mate, and showed !
Iris a pair of heels each heat for the |
place. although thesflatter is a good !
horse, but showed a tendency to go off 1
his feet on slight provocation. The time /
on the heats was 2:23A, 2:22A, 2:22A.
Trot and Pace. !
In the special trot and pace, Erma D. !
came to the wire. The first heat told /.
the story of the two succeeding ones. /
Erma d. A. proved to be too speedy for /
her company. In the first heat Cap
Baines did make a bid for the money +
to the three-quarter pole, when he went |
UP in the air, and the mare had plenty |
of daylight behind her when she poked |
her nose under the wire, The second /
heat was procession, as was the third, |
with Erma in front and Cap Haires |
taking the place each time from Wa
satch Monarch. TIE time was 2:26, |
2:27, 2:241s.
A match race between two horEes
named Lulu R. and Black Jack. for a
quarter of mile dash, was won by the |
former.