The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08

The wind bore a grudge against the
Agricultural park races. yesterday af-
ternoon. 1t was very naughty and
boisterous and succeeded in keeping
away what would otherwise have been
the largest crowd Of the meet AS it
was the attendance was only fair.
Those who went were well paid for
their trouble, however, even. though the
raw wind had benumbed their hands
and faces before approaching darkness
saw the last race finished.
The races were good although the
time was necessarily slow in most of
the events; but there were several ex-
citing finishes and the crowd went
away satisfied.
Fast Horses Out.
Tine first race was a free or-all trot
and pace, distance one mile for which
the handsome purse of $500 had been
hung UP to allure the speediest horses
and catch conference visitors The
pools were heavy on the event, Tomb
stone playing faVorite. Erma d. A..
Jupiter and Bodine We're scratched,
only Tombstone, Hal Corbett and Dick
Splint answering the call of the bell.
The race was between the first two
horses named. and the fastest time
2.26-considering the wind against it,
was quite creditable.
The first heat saw Tombstone and
Dick Splint off together, with Corbett
lingering a length behind. which posi-
lion they held until nearing the half
when Tombstone stole a half-length
lead He fell back, however, and the
three were punched at the third stage
all holding up pretty well until the
back stretch was reached, when Splint
was forced to give up lengths dis
lance. Tombstone and Corbett came
Ia CT af-ah
steed with a graveyard cognomen
passed the wire barely a nose ahead of
his competitor. Time-2:S2.
Hal Corbett Takes Second Feat.
The second heat showed Hal Corbett
to favorite, with Tombstone
claiming even money and Dick Splint
going at 6 to l. Tombstone ha6 the
pole. with Corbett lying next, and they
ran a pretty race to the quarter, with
Dick Splint paving the atmosphere on
she flrSt turn. Tombstone in turn took
d jump into the air on the three eighth
stage, with his hobble broken, but was
creeping up again when the five
eighths turn was reached, when he in
dulged in another fatal break and al
lowed Corbett to win by five lengths,
with SDlint still thinking it over away
up the stretch. The time was 2:2S.
Tombstone was ] to favorite in
the third heat Corbett selling at 80
and Splint offered at 80 to l. 1t was
a pretty heat, Corbett on the pole lead
ing Tombstone by half a length at the
quarter, with Splint next only a length
behind. The leaders then evened up
and seesawed up to the half-mile post.
Corbett having the best of it by half a
length. The three-quarters was passed
with everybody on tiptoe eagerly
watching the steeds. Tombstone had
changed places with Corbett, and they
haHI Il TO h., e~4,-a +,,t,
the former led off and placed one and
half lengths between him and Cor
boas, with Splint trailing three lengths |
behind. in which position they finished !
The judges were dubious and inclined |
TO think Tom Mccoy was suppressing |
Hal Corbett. but il is doubtless true, !
as he said, that the horse had been |
sick and was in no condition for good |
racing.
Tombstone Wins Easily.
The last heat was easy for Tomb |
stone. a. favorite at ! to TO- He led all |
around the course, one length at the |
half and two at the five-eighths turn. |
on the very last stretch Corbett gave
out and was forced TO give up his place |
to Dick Splint, who passed under the |
string two lengths behind Tombstone.
The booliies placed to 1 on Corbett
and 30 TO ] on Splint.
The second event was a four and !
one-half furlongs running, with Ethel I
Otto at even money and Bernice a 2
to favorite. Linnville had to /
against him. He lost the pole and ran
the course, but was awarded no place,
the decision Of the judges being ac-
cepted without protest. Ethel Otto led
Bernice by a length for the whole dis /
tance. Time-:5Sl5.
An Exciting Race.
The third race. a four and one-half
furlongs running, was more exciting.
with Lookout, to l; Gracia, even |
money; La Belle, 8 TO / and Bill How
ard, , to !, entered. Bill Howard led
by half length from the quarter
stretch. and the contest narrowed down |
TO a matter Of second place on the road
TO home, when La Belle, with Mcdowell
riding, crept up on Lookout and gave
the bOokmen a shaking up by beating
him a good three lengths. Gracia was
still running. The time was ;5S.
Red Bird. Sea Queen. Mountain
Queen and Lou Watkins were the en-
tries in the fourth race, four and
one-half furlongS contest. It was the
best race Of the day. being run in 561a
seconds. Sea Queen was a to favor
tie, with the others all placed at to l.
with the exception of Watkins who got
TO .. The start was long delayed, but
everyone forgot their Impotence when
the horses were at last given an even
80 and few to the quarter in a bunch
with Lou Watkins only a half length
in the lead. The crowd of them were
together at the last turn, and every.
man urging his mount to the utmost
but Sea Queen showed herself in the
stretch, and under pingley's whip,
came in a winner by a head over Wat
kins, who had passed Red Bird at the {
last minute and gotten second place by
half length. Mountain Queen fol- {
lowed at a like distance.
March Defeats Goldbug.
Gold Bug. at ! 10 3; Miss Remson. at /
to l. and March, at l to 2, appeared I
Tor the fifth and last event. a three
quarter mile running 1t was d11slx s
when they got started. and they
evened IN until a half-mile had been !
covered, when little Cunningham. On
March gave his mount sudden ,In T
and sent him around the track fun
length ahead of Gold Bug. with Ding
ley riding vainly for first place. hem
son was last, two lengths 20 the bad.
Time-1:161s
The Summary. {
Summary:
one mile, free-for-an trot aad pace;
purse, S500-Entries: II. McKenzie's {
Tombstone, b. &, first; Tom McCoy's s
Eai Corbett. b. g. second; Riley Kent's Z
Dick Splint b. e., third. Time-First
heat, 2:32; second heat. BPS; third
heat. 2:26; fourth heat. 2:27%.
-Four and one-half furlongs, running: T
purse, SlO0-Entries: Doll Bros Ethel
Otto, b. m. weight l09 (Dicksonl. first.