The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-05
False Start and Race.

CdnldS, Dldna NattS. tampa MAID,
c. Queen and Ben Bolt were the en-
tries. After a number of bad breaks
the horses started, with Ben Bolt left
at the post. They came sweeping
around TO the wire with Diana a short
head in front. Then it turned out that
the start was a false one. in that
Starter Reisdale hadn't dropped his flag
or ordered the boys to go on.
Before this became known. New Ev-
ans, owner of Diana Watts. thinking
the animal had been beaten, came rag
ing up into the judges stand to claim a
foul against c. Queen. who looked a
winner from the grandstand. Paul
Wilde, who owns c. Queen. saw his OPP
portunity. and boldly set up the claim
that his mare had won. Both owners
seemed greatly relieved when they
learned that the race would have to be
run over.
Then came delay that the 5000 peo-
pie in and around the grandStand bore
with an excellent show of patience 1t
was $40 when the horses went to the
post, and 40 when, after Bolt had ex-
hausted his repertoire of tricks, the
starter caught the field in motion and
sent ii away in a ragged line.
Tampa Maid, second choice in the
mutuals to c. Queen, raced out in front
and set the pace.
whipping finish by half a length from
c. Queen, with Diana a length behind
Mutuals paid $3.50, the best price of the
day, but if Watts had won the race on
the first go. as most people supposed
she had. she would have paid her ad-
mirerS 20 TO !.
Match Race.
The first race was a match between
Ben Bolt and Mountain Chief, the lat
ter a Montana animal that was sup
posed to have speed to burn in a three
eighths dash. The pair got away on
even terms. Bolt went away at once
and won easily, there being a big gap
of daylight between him and Chief at
the wire.
Next came the first heat of free
for-all trot and pace. with Black Cloud,
Rimac and Hal COrbett as starters.
Corbett got away in the lead, and was
never headed. winning by two open
lengths. in 2:2312
In the second heat CSfbett again cut
out the pace and seemed to have the
mile well in hand when Rimac made
break and gained enough to
nip Corbett by head on the wire. Time
-2:23. Rimac had things very much
his own way in the two succeeding
heats, winning the third and fourth in
2:261z and 2:2I12, respectively.
Dead Heat In Third.
The third event on the card. a 2:30 |
pace and trot. produced a sensation in |
the shape of dead heat between Jupi- |
ter and Cap. Haines in the second mile. |
Jupiter won the first heat in handy |
style, in 2:30 1-5. In the second he led |
n the stretch, where he loafed just long |
enough to be caught by Haines. The /
inish was a hair-raising one. and the !
rowd yelled its approval when the dead
leat was announced. Time. 2:29.
The third heat was very exciting The |
lorses We're punched all the way
Iround, with Jupiter a little to the good
most of the way. The race down the
stretch brought the crowd to it's feet.
or Haines looked a winner up to the
asst foot. Then Jupiter poked his head
Onward and won by the scantest of
loses. Time. 2:291
Jupiter had things all his own way in
he fourth heat and cinched the race in
20, with daylight to spare.
a three-fourths dash with three en-
ries, GOldbug, Miss Ransom and c.
queen, was next. Queen was all but
eft at the post. but Goldbug and Ram
on made pretty fight throughout, the
ormer winning by a neck.
The judges were II. II. Smith. ]. s.
SranSford and j. w. Jenkins: timers
:. II. Jenkins and w. NJ. Bransford:
tarters, j. w. Harris and w. NJ. Refs
ale.