The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-01
HORSE RAGING
A BIG SUCCESS
First Days Meeting at State
Fair Saw Good Races.
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
A NUMBER OF HAIR RAISING
FINISHES WERE PULLED OFF.

n EFORE a crowd that completely
Is filled the spacious grand stand, en-
circled the half-mile track from The
quarter pole on the back stretch nearly
around 90 the eighth pole. besides the
overflow that gathered In the neighbor-
ing tree tops and telegraph poles outside
the grounds. the opening races Of the
state fair we're pulled off. II was one OF
the LARGEST, u not the largest. concourse
az human beings that ever assembled in
this city 20 witness the speedsters OF the
turf try for track honors and incidentally
the prize money offered by the fair people.
Il was such an opening that should con-
vince the most skequcal that the SAT-
Lake public likes horse racing. During
the entire afternoon. Including several
tedious waits. this mass of people pa
tieutly STAYED for the finish. and time
and time again during the day gave vent
% their enthusiasm when some OF the
hair raising finishes took place.
Captain Paul Very oficiOus.
Only one thing happened to mar the
pleasures OF the day and that was the
general air Of over oificiOusness shown
BY Manager Captain Generalissimo Paul.
The captalu Was THAT Is. be thought he
wss-unrii he bumped 10 against some
one who ha0 seen a horse race before, one
OF the persons IN particular being Jimmy
Rainere. who drove Sarah Green. Now.
Suffering Jimmy" as he IL called. has
followed the horse racing game for a
quarter of a century. and Is credited with
knowing something about the game by
everybody except the manager captain
generalissimo. who Is probably somewhat
wiser than ~ was.
Jimmy wanted 10 Gle protest against
two horses in the second heat OF the ESQ.
lie started for the judges stand TO file
MS complaint and was met by the captain.
who told him that according TO Cush-
ing Manual he was out Of order.
"ls this an association track or an out
law concern asked Jimmy Il want
Eiy rights and ] viii have them"
The manager captain generalissimO pom
dered for a moment and, turning 20 one
or the horsemen who furnished the brains
Tor running The races, asked 10 be 'wised
up "a little" lie was informed by quite
number OF those around the Judges
stand that his knowledge OF the racing
game was little rusty and needed filing
Jimmy lodged his protest. the captain
looked even wiser than before and the
game continued
Mary H Takes $40 Trot.
Fhe first race Of the day was the 90
trot. which was captured BY Mary II.
somewhat upsetting the talent, after four
.'ANaAtAAe HNNA ANlLL- AnLHlDL WAS ALH lAH
Noriiv in che race and put up a game
struggle but falling 20 hold his feet az a
,til'al time. was compelled 10 be salts
ile4 win second place. In the first heat
hHI Brown steercd Mary II 90 taa front
q, ihe very start and held the lead all the
way Two or three times during the mile
ne was challenged by Tadysmith. but the
fllerbeck horse dad not have the sDeed
o. carry him To the front.
,,Ine second heat saw one Of the best
sihlshes OF the day between Chester and
MARY III. Twice the former came nm on
The outside az a rapid rate and each time
hIoHe just AS 90 looked as IL he was going
20 thc 'front.' As they entered the stretch
hester was several lengths behind. when
'm McJoA, who was driving, fairly lifted
te Spl-rs horse off his feet and sent him
Ivy lAt VIE az terrific speed Mary IL
"As pushed hard hy Brown as the Chester
nurse came rapidly up ON the outside.
eAd WHen they passed the grand stand ID
Nae urtA and neck but Mary IL managed
'H'se neg nose under the line a winner
by a few inches.
TIE third heat looked sure for Mary II.
nut on the back stretch OF the lest half
cue went lp IA the air. and before Brown
y-ll krt her down 90 her feet again.
Nutsttr had gained a safe lead that could
"'' oe overcome, landing him a winner.
Fourth Heat Saw Sensational Finish.
ne fourth aud last heat saw another
sensational uuisn between Mary II and
-.elrr- Tie latter took the pole It the
-'' 9ilu tel az an easy pace f0r the first
-f. Ahrn ne broke twice IN quick sue
,,s2llh; losing lust enough ground to give
---fA Ii The pole AS they entered the
s-ir'eh, Asain Tom Mccoy sent Chester
..-Ntid ana The pair came rushing down
E lhr vine IKE "a pole team. slowly the
h brown horse gained on the little mare
iH,- Atafet the wire. but Brown APP
INea lle whip 90 Mary III and tha latter
.dr1 il time 10 save the heat and
VII the ace 10y inches.
INC -.o pace and trOt brought out the
prat horses ON the track. but was easily
essen ln straieht heats bv Sarah Green.
-ia 4 had the pole IN the first heat
eNl helu u s8tClV until the three-Quur-
l.i nag was reached. when Rainere. whu
VAS holding Sarah Green hack. gave the
animal the lines. and she az once jumped
LNr 'front.' winning by two lengths.
win Julia a second Munroe : third and
Fleet distanccd
Accident in Second Heat.
The second heat ended In an accident
.-et hisht nave proven serious. As the
.ig.d rounded the first turn. JuIia A. who
vas in second position. swung Wide. and
.Nuling With Munroe. =. broke a sulkv
saaiJ unseating Edwards. her driver
ne latter rolled an over the ground
oIt was fortunately unhurt. Julia 4
s'1pped from the force of me collision
N-ile Munroe 5 wildly ran around the
taeA, drHssing a broken sulky. He was
stopped after soiug a circle of the track
none the worse for the runaway. Rain
80 on sarah Green. missed the mix-up
and went the mile alone.
ne Judges gave MunrOe s second and
luna A third. although both were dis
Inced- 10 WAS this decision that Rain
ere protested, but the judges decided
AGAINST him.
The third heat was fight between
NHnroe 5 and Sarah Green. with the lat.
yer having the best 81 the argument
sarah Green took the lead from the start
and held on. although CHALLENGED several
LINES Tor the pole position by Munros
> Julia A dropped back aud tralled tbs
other two horses 10 the finish coming