The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-19
Big Crowd and Good Sport at Agri-
cultural Park.
PAGER AGAINST LAWSON
HAL CoRBETT DEFEATS THE
TERRIBLE sWEDE.
Race Failed to Arouse Much Enthu-
siasm-Bill Howard Beaten In
Three-eighths Dash-Miss Ram
son, Another Favorite, Met De-
feat-Senator Dubois Victory.

Ladies' day drew a large throng o5
femininity to the Agricultural park
races yesterday. The grandstand was
filed and the women who could not find
seats there walked up and down in
front or sat upon the other stands
The space inside the track was crowded
with carriages and buggies.
These people went away satisfied, for
there were five races worth seeing, and
they were brought on in such rapid
order that there were no annoying de-
lays. However, the race which had ~
tracted the most attention, that be-
tween John Lawson, the Terrible
Swede," on a bicycle, and Hal Cor
betr, the PAGER cid not arouse great
enthusiasm The horse won in slow
time on a decision of the judges which
was questioned by many persons.
At the first heat the Swede fell in be-
hind the horse just after the start and
let Corbett pace him until the finish
was reached. Then Lawson spread out
and took the heat, seemingly with ease,
by a length. The time was given as
2:19A by the judges, whereas a half
dozen persons who held watches main
tanned that it was 2:161z 1t was I'M
derstood that the owner of Corbett did
not want his horse to show up with too
fast a record.
There was much comment on the
fact that Lawson made the horse pace
him and the judges for a time consid-
cred proposition to make the Swede
ride clear.
Lawson Shut Out.
Though it was understood that Law
-on was to have the pole the PAGER shut
him out on the stretch in the second
heat. He had trailed Corbett around
to the stretch. and then Mccoy drove
his horse to the pole, so that when the
Swede came up at a terrific speed he
could not pass. At least ne didn't pass.
Notwithstanding his objections the
heat, the time of which was 2:20, was
given to the horse.
On the third neat, which was after
the three-eighths mile running race,
Lawson was not SO fast. He showed
fatigue, for in the last quarter he fell
ten lengths behind. But coming up at
rapid speed on the stretch he rode
within half length of The PAGER at the
finish.
The Swede was placed at a favorite
of to 1 by Bookmaker Maley on each
heat.
Bill Howard Beaten.
The wise men who had figured Ding
1ey's Bill Howard as a winner in the
three-eighths mile running race lost
money with the booi1maker and the
mutual box. Saylors Red Bird got off
ahead. with Evans Bros Dina Watts
second, Doll Bros Nicely Smith third
and Bill Howard fourth. Dina Watts
jumped to the front at the quarter
post and won by a length, with Bill
Howard a poor third. The time was
0:36 As.
Blue Bells Victory.
There were five starters in the third
race which was four and one-half fur
longs. Had not Krause's Sea Queen
beer scratched there would have been
Six. At the start Stevenson's Blueben
led off a half length in front of Linden
dorfer's Blue Sign, and the remainder
followed in a bunch.
Bluebell kept her lead TO the finish.
winning by three lengths with dead
heat between Blue Sign and o. J. Reeds
Fat L. for place. Doll Bros Riches
was fourth and Sam Roberts Jack
poor fifth.
Favorite Beaten.
r. Thompson's Miss Ransom was
made favorite in the three-fourths
mile running race, the fourth on the
programme, but she didn't do anything
to justify the confidence in her speed.
At the first quarter Krause's Gold Bug
led Lindendorfer's March by three
lengths, with Miss Ransom three
lengths behind her. On the last quar-
ter Gold Bug and March ran a pretty
race, neck and neck with Miss Ram
son three lengths behind. She did not
get any closer. On. the stretch Gold
Bug moved on and won from March
by two lengths in 1:17
EoSu To,. n,,Io;e
There were four starters in the last
race, one mile running. Krauses Noun
lain Queen, Doll Bros Corillo, Dan
Eouley's Hymn and S. Stephenson's
Senator Dubois. The patience of the
crowd was severely tried by the diff
Guilty in getting a start. Hymn was
fractions and then there was trouble
with Senator Dubois. The Senator was
three lengths behind at the start, while
Mountain Queen, the favorite. led off.
But at the half the 1our horses came in
very close with the Senator leading. He
didn't have much the best of it, for they
were pretty well punched. They re-
NAMED together all the way around tn
the stretch was reached, when they
strung out with Senator Dubois lead
ing and he still led at the finish. with
Corillo second, Mountain Queen third
and Hymn fourth. The time was
1916 As.
Summary.
The summary of the races is as fol-
lows:
Three-eighths Of a mile, running.
purse s1OO-Dina Watts, b. m. (Evans),
Won; Red Bird, b. m. (Burnsl. second,
and Bill Howard oh. G., third, with
Nelly Smith fourth
-Four and one-half furiongs, selling,
purse S125-Bluebell, b. m. (O'Brien).
won; Blue Sign. &. m. (Dingley). and
Fat l., b. &. (Nattress), dead heat.
Riches and Jack also ran.
Three-fourths of a mile, running,
purse $l25-Gold Bug. ch. m tDingley). !
won; March. b. m. (Collins), second. !
and Miss Ransom, b, nj. (Shorty Evans).
third.
One mile. running, purse S150-Sena-
tor Dubois. ch. &. IT. O'Brien). won,
Corillo, b. m. (Dingley), second; Noun
tain Queen. Oh. filley CCarberry), third |
with Hymn fourth.
Betting Was Lively.
There was quite lively betting at the