The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-25

Just as many people saw the salt
Palace races last night as could get
INTO the arena Probably 1900 were
there, and had there been seats for
1000 more those seats would have been
filled, every one, for at least 1000 late
corners were turned away-they simply
could not get any more in, that. was
all
And while but one record was broken,
the races were good, the time in all the
events was fast, and there were pretty
sprints and close finishes and tumbles
enough to give the crowd the thrills it
likes and goes to get.
In the amateur class. Johnny Ensign
was again out and demonstrated that
Fred Meakin and Eddie Smith are not
the only fast amateurs on the track,
for after taking third in the half mile
he ran away from the whole bunch IN
the mile handicap and won easily.
Turville and Chapman divided honors
in the professional races. Emery Won
the local professional race easily. Tod
Game was out of form and did not ride
as he has at former meets. Holger
Jensen made his first appearance on
the track, ana has evidently not yet
learned 10 know the track
Novice Record Broken.
]. E. Baker broke the novice record
of 300 Is, which has stood for four
years. He made the mile in 2:17. Harry
Heagren gave him hot race from the
start. The race lag between the two
after the first lap, as they ran away
from C. 1. Sturrock and j. Munson, and
after fighting each other all around
they came down with a pretty sprint
and finished with Baker a wheel TO the
good. Munson was third. Time, 2:11.
Emery won the mile local professional
rather easily. EdmundS started out as
though he did not propose to see any
loafing. and he made them skedaddle
TO catch him. Jensen tackled on when
they punched and it was a fast race to
the bell lap. Emery had been loafing in
the rear. but he came all around the
bunch when Edmunds started the
sprint and he circled Edmunds coming
into the stretch and won by several
lengths. Tod Caine came in on the pole
and nearly caught Edmunds at the
tape. Jensen finished fourth and Bra
zier fifth. Time, PIP %.
Fred Meakin easily won his heat in
the half mile, Matthews taking second
and Cutting third. Time, los 2-5. En-
sign won the second, after a rOusing
race. He passed Eddie Smith on the
back stretch of the last lap and won
pN several ltfle3 L4iS. 'l-uCs@S W d. lAiAA u
Time. 1907. In the final were Ensign, |
Meakin. Smith. Lucas and Matthews !
After loafing for q lap, Meal1in and !
Smith played with the others until they |
got the positions they wanted and then /
they ran away and finished easily first |
and second, Ensign being a poor third. !
Time. 1909 %. Matthews was fourth |
and Lucas fifth.
Jockeying In Mile Open.
Edmunds paced the mile open Chap |
man and Turville jockeyed all the way |
around. now beating the pacemaker |
and then Ioafing for a space. Turville |
started the sprint but Chapman went |
after him and caught and passed him. |
Game came up on the pole and nearly |
but not quite caught Turville a the |
pole. Emery and Julius were nowhere. |
Turville's chance came in the two !
mile handicap. Brazier was the limit 1
man at 200 yards. starting just behind |
Turville and Chapman at scratch.
Julius q55 YARDS, Jensen GAO YARDS. |
Edmunds 600 yards), Emery $50 yards),
and Game go yards), were the other
starters. The scratch man punched /
Game and Emery and Jensen in the
first mile but julius and Brazier with
their long leads they had more trouble
with. Chapman burnt himself out
by a premature sprint after the limit
men anG had n give it up. SO when
the last half mile came it looked as
though julius and Brazier were book
I'd for first and second. But on the
bell Jap Turville left the bunch and
followed by Game, and speeded by
~:hapmans go in and win. old man."
re made a long. long sprint. passing
he limit men on the turn and finish
ng easily first with Game next up
our lengths back. Brazier beat out
Julius at the tape but the judges could
lot see it that way and gave it dead
leat so they divided the money. Time
-4:21
Amateur Handicap.
Ensign (scratch), Lucas (45 yards).
Cutting (75 YARDS, W. H. DeWolfe OF
ogden (S5 YARDS and N w. Evans
lis YARDS started in the first heat of
he mile amateur handicap. Ensign
von rather easily. after punching the
est on the fourth lap and Lucas got
econd with Cutting third. Time
IL %. Meakin (scratch) Bernard .
'roiseth (4O YARDS Matthews (s5
ards. Horace Tucker $50 YARDS and (
iuthTie (120 YARDS were the starters
4 the second heat. 1t was a snap for
Ieakin and he ran away from the
est on the bell lap. Guthrie was sec
nd and Tucker third. Time-2:12 As.
1atthews cut TWO low on the dirt and
ot a fall and mlXup with his wheel
n the sixth lap.
Ensign developed a surprising sprint
fter the bunch had been caught and
e jumped out and away, leaving
1eakin in q pocket and won easily. s
'ucker was second and Lucas third. (
'ime-2:10. (
Tho Summary.
Mile novice, J. E. Baker won, Fl. W.
Ieagren second. Tinle-2:1T
Mile local professional, o. E Emery 4
-On, j. b. Edrnunds second, Tod &
aine third, II. o. Jensen fourth Time
-2:l2 %.
Half mile open amateur, Fred
leakin won. E. E. Smith second, John 7
nsign third. Time-1:09 20.
Mile open professional, J. NJ. Chap
ian won. Glen Turville second, Tod
aine third. Time-2:0S =,
Two-mile handicap professional. r
lem Turville (scratch) won, Tod =
aine go YARDS second, C. r. Brazier +,
100 YARDS third, Oscar Julius Q55
ards) fourth. Time-4:21 Fl
Mile handicap amateur, John Ensign =,
'cratch) won. Horace Tucker $50 q
ards) second. q. II. Lucas (45 yards) N
lird, Clarence Cutting C5 yards) !,
'urth. Time-2:10 N
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