The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-30
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RACES AT CALDER'S
Julia A. Wins First Money in
2:25 Glass.
SEVERAL HOT FINISHES
ONE DRIVER THROWN FROM
HIS SULKY.

The first days racing at Calder's yes
terday afternoon went. off without a
hitch There We're sensational features
one in particular, when three trotters
finished in dead heat. The crowd num-
bered about 500.
Betting on the events was brisk and
book-makers and booksellers were kept
busy curing the entire afternoon.
The first race was the 2:25 pace, Jupiter
taking first by a length, with Niger Boy
second and Julia A. third. Time, 2:27
There were seven starters in the first
heat of the 2:35 class and several attempts
at scoring before the horses finally GOT
of. Lady Enron, owned by c. F. Tan
ner took the lead at the first turn and
until the finish by a good two lengths;
Sailor Boy second; May third. Time,
30
me second heat. -2:25 class was won bv
Jupiter: Niger Boy second, and Julia A
The second heat of the 2:35 class had a
rafting finish. Sailor Boy and Lady
Enron ran close until the Inish, when ID.
&. ). rushed up Oh the outside and poi<ed
his nose under the wire on a line win
the other two horses. 1t was as near a
dead heat for the three leaders as could
possibly occur ana was SO decided by the
in the third heat of the 2:25 pace Julia
A and Niger Boy finished close in first
and second places, respectively. Time,
An accident happened in the third heat
of the 2:35 trot and pace which might
have been very serious. Lady Enron held
the lead on the home stretch in second
position. but when just past the eighth
IN safety. May r attempted to follow
Sailor boy through, when her suIky
struck the one pulled by Lady Enron and
turned AZ at lIknt angis 10 ,ne track
throwing the sulky into Dick Splint, COM
Ing up on the outside. Dick Spiint was
thrown on his side, and the driver Billy
Kent. thrown his head
narrowly escaped being run over by Cy-
clone, who was trailing the bunch. c. f.
Tanner driver for Lady Enron, jumped
and received nothing but a scare. Good
luck more than good management saved
these two drivers from serious injuries.
Sailor Boy was first, ID. c 5. second May
r third and Cyclone fourth. Time. 2:3I.
The fourth heat of the 2:25 class went
10 Julia A. Jupiter being second and Mig
ger Boy distanced Time 2:27
The five-eighthS mile running race was
won easily by Miss RemsOn. Wilkie nip
place. Pat l. bringing up in the rear.
The fourth heat of the 2:95 trot and
pace was won by Sailor Boy, with May
r second and Lady Enron third Time,
owing to Niger Boy being distanced in
the fourth heat of the 2:25 class Julia A
and Jupiter We're the only starters in the
last heat. They finished in the order
piter second money
In the three-fourthS mile running race
DttapJO won by length, Torpedo beat
Ing out Hyma by a nose, with LinVille
third Time, lis flat
The last event of the afternoon was
the fifth heat of the 2:35 trot and pace
quite q dispute arose over the finish. D. !
C. $ won by very slight margin and |
was glVen. second place on "A count of the
frequent breaks he had made during the
race. The owner. Mr.. ColberJ was very
loud in his protests, but the judges de
cded against him, giving Sailor Boy first
place and the money, Enron second mon
ey and ID. c s. third money. The time
Of this heat was Pa
The management of the races has decid-
cd TO postpone the balance of the pro-
Eramme until Friday, Get. 5. On that date
the cowboy relay, roping contest and
races for ponies successfully rcping steers I
Wal be held.