The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-04
Che Curt.
RACES At CALOER'S
Events at the Park We're Some
what of a Disappointment.
WINDSPLITTER FOULED
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE
MATCH ROAD RACE.
WINDSPLITTER FOULED

The horse races at Calder's park yes
terday were attended by about 400 peo-
pie. The programme was not so in
teresting as it might have been, nor did
it come up TO expectations. There was
a conspicuous absence of applause from
the grand stand throughout. In fact.
there was little display of enthusiasm
from the audience at any time except
when Hal Browns Altoka, out of Al
lerton, the famous Illinois horse; and
his two oldest. colts, AIfox1ne, a bay
filly, and Athena, a roam FLY, both
years old, were brought out to the
track for exhibition. The three are
beautiful animals, and the crowd
showed its appreciation of them
The first race was called at 2:30, when
Lady Enron, Charley Tanners mare,
and Logan, owned by Ed Harris, en-
tered for match pace, one-half mile,
best three out OF five Lady Enron led
from the start and won three heats
without a break, and the race, in TIA,
1:17h and 1:14h respectively Lady
Enron acted splendidly, but the horse
was not a match for her SO the three
heats were not very interesting Some
heavy betting was done on this race
The admirers of the two animals made
UP a stake of about $3.50. of which the
owner of the winner came in for good
share. Logan hauled a fOur-Wheeled
vantage.
Team Exhibition Trot
Hal Corbett, owned by Tom Mccoy,
and Tombstone. belonging to r. Nc
Kenzie, were hitched uD for a double
harness race to go against the state
record of 2:241s. The racers had never
worked together. The team was driven
by Hal Brown. but Tombstone acted
up badly, while his associate paced
without missing a step. The best time
made was 2:2S1R. The result of the
first mile was not announced Anoth-
er trial was taken without changing
the result any. In the last heat Tomb
stone stepped into a hole and nearly
fell, but he was soon on his feet Cor
bett, as usual broke in the last quar-
ter
The gentIemen's road race. best three
out of five, for purse of $50, between
Windsplitter. owned by Fred Luff;
Starlight, owned by c. z. Hudson;
Polly H, owned by K c. Park, and
May r. owned by DR.. H. r. Whitney,
promised to be the real event of the
day, but WindSplitter met with an &C
cident at the Start-Off, being fOuled by
Al PendletOn. the driver of Starlight
The former horse struck his right leg
against the rear wheel of PendletonS
wagon, breaking several spokeS and in
fiicting an ugly wound below the knee
from six to eight inches in length, sew
ering an artery and tearing the flesh
from the bone in one place
The unfortunate animal went around
the track and came under the wire
close onto the heels of DR.. Whitney's
horse, but was not taken onto the
track again. The wound is of such a
nature that il will take some time to
heal. Starlight came in leading, but
the judges gave the horse fourth place
on account of the foul It took five
heats to decide May r won the sec
Ond, fourth and fifth and was awarded
the race. Starlight led in the third.
with May r a close second, who lost
on account of breaking in the last
quarter Polly H was awarded the
first heat Starlight had the best of
the second until she reached the three
quarter pole, when she went off her
feet and Whitney's horse darted ahead
and kept the place to the wire The
time made in the five heats was 1:1T14,
1:ITA, 1:1SA. 1:1624 and 1:19A.
American Fleet, owned by John Nc
Coy paced prettily in A matched race
with BOdine, driven by Frank Splcer-
She came under the wire TWO lengths
ahead of her opponent in the first mile
heat and not more than a length ahead
in the second, but it was plain TO the
audience that Mccoy held back his
horse in order to arouse interest in the
event The first heat was run in 2:3112,
the last in 2:261a.
J. a. Richardson gave an exhibition
with his IOcOmobile in haIf-mile spin,
which was made in 1:02A- The last
quarter was made in 80 seconds The
machine used by Mr. Richardson is to
race against Hal Browns horse Gran
ite on the Callers track, probably
some time next week.
Hal Brown, Z. G. Hines and J. Y
Smith acted as judges in yesterdays
races. which did not end until after
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