The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-20

Pulled Dina Watts and Bets Were
Declared Off.
There were four fine races at Agri-
cultural park yesterday and they were
witnessed by a large crowd, which grew
enthusiastic at times. The only blot
upon the days events was put there by
Jockey Burns. who was fined SIS for
pulling Dina Watts in the second race.
On account Of the jobbery in the race
the judges declared all bets off, SO that
The public was not caught by the eff
forts OF the jockey to pick up some
money.
The crowd was even larger than Mon
day and the betting was more lively.
i. Bookraaker Maley and the mutual box
did good business. The Salt Lake
sports have awakened to the fact that
horse race betting is just as good gam
bling as poker, and considerable money
Was rlsked. Every effort is being made
by Manager Montgomery to see that
there IS no crooked work in races, and
airy owner caught at it will be sum-
narily dealt with. A great many per
sons believed that the punishment of
Jockey Burns should have been more
severe than a fine Of SIS. However, the
the public from backing his mounts
Today, which is the last of the meet,
viii be the most interesting of all. for
the $500 derby VIII be run by the fast
est horses of the track. There are en-
tered for it Senator Dubois, Gold Bug
and Cerillo
Mixed Pace and Trot.
Probably the most interesting race
yesterday was the mixed pace and trot.
three best heats in five, for which were
entered b. G. Fox's Capt. Haines.
Johnson's Emma Foote. McKenzie's
Tombstone and j. b. Ken or's Bodine
There have been few PAGES and trots,
so THAI public appetite was whetted for
such a race.
For the first heat Bodine was made
the favorite at / TO 2, Tombstone was
even money and Emma Foote and Capt. f
Haines We're 4 TO !. These were the
odds marked IN the book. Bodine took
the heat from Tombstone by nose Z
She led off on the turn, with Tombstone
length behind, and this position was
followed TO the half-mile post The
positions did not vary half-length to
the stretch. when, coming on the home
drive, Mccoy pushed Tombstone up till
within few inches OF the lead. But
he could not win out. Emma Foote fol-
lowed three lengths behind and Capt
Haines five lengths. The time was
2:29l3. The mutuals paid $415- on the
heat
The bookmaknG was changed for the
next heat. Odds were given OF to
on Capt Haines and Emma. Foote and
3 to 5 was laid on both Bodine and
Tombstone by the bookmaker Tomb
stone led Bodine by a nose at the half,
with Emma Foote third and Capt.
Haines fourth. Bat Tombstone pulled
out on the last half. winning by two
l., u.
dine three lengths behind and Emma
Foote fourth. The mutuals paid SS.75
on the heat
Tombstone's and Can't Haines per-
fCrmances changed the book for the
third heat. The odds were given, Tomb |
stone, 3 to 5, Bodine to 5, Capt. |
Haines to ] and Emma Foote 4 to l. !
At the half-mile post Bodine led with |
Capt. Haines second and Tombstone /
third. Tombstone had broken on the |
first turn. which placed him five !
lengths behind. But during the second /
half he crawled up, under the fine driv- |
ing of Mccoy and finished in the lead. |
with Emma Foote second and Capt. |
Haines third Bodine's hobble had |
broken in the last quarter, SO that he /
was cut of il. The mutuals paid $3.50. /
The time was 2:2TA.
on the fourth heat these odds were
placed by the bookmakeT: Capt.
.
Tombstone, / to 5, and Bodine 4 to 1. +
Again Tombstone took a heat. but his
chief competitor was Emma FoOte. and
he only won ever her by a nose, with
Capt. Haines four lengths and Bodine
ten lengths behind The mutuals paid
s2S5. Tombstone was given the race.
with Bodine second. The time was 1925
Jockey Dingley's Victories.
Jockey Dingley carried off the hon
ors of the running races. He proved
himself a rider Of ability. In fact, he
won the three remaining races, though
there was a chance of his having been
beaten by Dina Watts in the second
race. had not Jockey Burns pulled her
as the judges and her owner. Evans, de-
clared But Dingley's stock rose rap
IDLY, and he became such a faVorite
that there are no doubt many betters
who viii simply play his mounts He
rode Cad Bug, Red Bird and March 60
the post first.
There were three starters in the sec
ond race. which was half-mile running,
Ezra Thompson's Miss Ransom.
nrouse's Gold Bug and Evans Brothers
Dina Watts.
Gold Bug. jumped to the lead at the
start, and al the quarter Miss Ramson Il
followed very closely, with Dina Watts
behind 1t looked for a moment that
Evans mare would take the race, as
she came 10 fast, but toward the
stretch she fell back again. and Ding
ley brought Gold Bug in a length ahead L,
Of Miss Ransom.
Jockey Burns Fined. 3
Jockey Burns. who rode Dina Watts. s.
cried out TO Mr.. Evans as soon as he
came to the judges stand that he Was
Disguised with Dina.
You put me on q dead one he
yelled.
But the judges didn't let that kind
OF talk fool them. Tor they We're con-
WINGED that something was wrong. Mr.
Evans showed TO them that he had his
own money on the horse and. conse-
queutly, had nothing TO do with her de-
feat. The judges. after some consider
alton, gave the race to Gold Bug, place
TO Miss Ransom. and put Dina Watts
off, and fined Jockey Burns $25
Gold Bug had been declared a favor
tie by BoOkmaker Maley at l to 4. with I
Miss Rarson ? 10 l. and Dina Watts I
paid $500. The time WAS 491h seconds. 5
Many persons had torn up their Miss /
Ransom and Dina Watts tickets be-
lieving that Gold Bug would get the
money. They were rather sorrowful J
when they learned that AL money Z
would be said back. i
Red Bird Wins. +
Dingley took the next race on Sey- e
Iers Red Bird. 1t was three-eighths
mile running race, with these entries,
in addition: I.indenderfer's Bluesign $