The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
LARGE CROWDS
WITNESS RACES
Sarah Green Takes First Prize
Money From Hobo.
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TALENT WAS BUMPED HARD
STONES FAST PAGER QUITS AT
CRITICAL MOMENT.
TALENT WAS BUMPED HARD

clOudless skies ana braeinS ar,
= drew the most fashionable aud
largest crowd that has yet ATTENDED 10
witness the racing events at the state tair
Yesterday. Long before the bugte caiieu
the animals to parade. the grand stand
was packed 70 OVERLOOKING. Reserved
seats were taken long before noon anu
every available place in the grand slaho
was packed almost 10 SuffOcatiou pStotC
the time for the first event, soeie.s IVES
out en- mssee, while the constant surgins,
pushing crush around the betting oooths
told the number OF sports who had pesn
attracted 10 buck the game OF inc
"bookie."
irving Tallyho. Irish cart, trap and an
the swell rigs of the city were Hheo
against the fence in an effort 10 eaten d
glimpse OF favOrtes OF the DAY.
Betting was heavy and the talent Was
touched for a large quantity OF the green.
Favorites won occasionally, but rank
outsiders called for the money most ire
quently.
Hobo-Green Race a Surprise.
The one surprising and sensational
event OF the day was the defeat OF HOBO
by Sarah Green. The Hobo horse was
| looked upon as a sure thing by everyone
connected with local horse racing, ana
his recent arrival from the Pacific north-
west with a haif-mtie record OF <;i-1S,
| made the chance of Sarah Green LOOK
exceedingly slim. Hobos action IN the
/ third heat of this race Is stili and will
/ be for some days the cause or much COM
ment on the part OF the local hofseneh-
| AT time when IL seemed Ike a clnch LOT
| Stones horse TO win, he went up IN the
air and came down the stretch, Sun
/ Jumping behind the distance nag
Hobos action caused several Thousand
| dollars 10 change hands at ODDS OF 10. l,
and there was a good sized howl SET up
| A. 1-.ta ha
argument A cry of Jobbery was set up,
! but after an investigation oy the Judges
| the result OF the race was allowed 70
stand. Edwards, who drove HOBO rs
known as one OF the best drivers In the
city, and some claimed that he should
/ have been able to get the horse on MS
| feet again. while others say that HOBO
had a quitting streak. which showed up
In him after he had gone two last heals'
Hobo Takes First Heat.
In the first heat the mare took the pole
to a good score aad led by length TIL
wildly into the air and never regained
her feet. Hobo winning easily by seVeraI
| lengths in 2:2l.
In the second Hobo took the lead in a
| bad start on the second score and WIG
/ ened the gap till the quarter. when ne
| forged ahead till he gained two lengths;
/ aud they remained in that position tili
/ the three-quarters. when the mare leSs-
ened the gap TO length. Into the
J stretch they went with the horse leading
and the mare under whip. Hobo won
easily by length in the fastest time ever
made on the track-2:H.
! They scored on the fourth try in the
| final with the gelding in the lead when
/ he maintained by from. four TO six lengths
until lust beyond the half, when ne
lunged TO the right and lost his feet. lie
never landed again till the wire was
reached. after the mare had crossed min
he FfNNa w
Polly Carr. in the first event was not
considered among the possible winners,
and her victory in the z:SS event won me
admiration of the whole crowd for the
game little mare. Reeds mare won the
pole in the first heat aud took the lead
! on the first score. Dexter, the wise ones
/ favorite, followed closely, with the others
buncher The mare led 20 the quarter.
when the faVOrite lessened the gap, run
ming neck and neck until the stretch In
/ the first round was reached. He then
/ took the lead and headed the bunch the
rest of the journey until the three-quar-
! tiers pole was reached.
/ front on the stretch and widened the gap
| 10 the finish. She won hands down run
/ ming easily, with the favorite SIX lengths
away and the others closely punched.
] The result of the heat was as tolloWs:
Polly Carr first. Dexter second sage
| Bird third May Thorne fourth and Ray
mond fifth. Time-2:A.
Bunch Makes a Good Start.
In the second heat the bunch got away
I to a good start on the third score, with
| the mare at the pole. Dexter took TINS
position however, on the first quarter ana
/ led by two lengths the rest OF the ha!I-
! He was followed by Carr. who was only
/ a head away from May Thorne Inc
/ leader went way 10 the front and Widened
/ the gap by two more lengths until near
the three-quarters pole. The Reed mare
81. al Wf ar
head with the leader, turned INTO the
l stretch under whip. Dexter maintained
his lead however and under unmerciful
| flogging won by length from the tilly.
j May Thorne was third, Raymond
fourth and Sage Bird fifth Time-2:234.
] At the second score Dexter took the
lead on a bad start and held a length the
best OF il until the quarter pole, when the
length behind until the dash into the
first stretch. She went slightly ahead.
and neck and neck they ran till they
passed the three-quarters pole. The mare
hove In the lead and gained rapidly IN
] the stretch. winning by six lengths from
/ Dexter, running heavily. Raymond was
distanced and they finished with the mare
first, Dexter second and May Thorne
third. Time-2:2l4.
In the final heat they got away on the
second score, with the mare and Dexter
I running neck and neck around TO the
| half. when the Carr mare went TO the
| front with May ThOrne pressing closely.
In the stretch Thorne took second place
| from Dexter, landing second under whip,
slightly behind Carr. 11me-2:Sl.
Monroe Takes Special.
In the third race. after three calls for
I a score. Kangaroo took the pole and
/ together with Monroe S ran around the
track ten lengths ahead of his two fol-
/ lowers At the turn Crabtree's horse
broke badly and went wildly into the air,
letting Fleet into second place. By only
a head Kangaroo won the heat. with
| Fleet second, Monroe s third and Julia 4
fourth. Time-2:224.
/ In the second heat Julia A, TO the sur
prise OF even her hackers, forged TO the
1 front and won out by q nose. with Kan
CARGO second. Monroe S third and Fleet
In the third seat Fleet failed TO show
up and Monroe s, the dark horse OF the
| race. took the lead and kept IL. winning
| by a small margin with Julia A a close
second and kangaroo third. Time-2:2l.
| Darkness had settled over the course
| By the time OF the final score in the race
and the fourth heat, according TO the
instructions given the drivers by the
Judges, was 10 decide the race. On the
/ second score they got away, with Crab
/ trees gelding in the fore and the other
| two closely following. With the leaders
a length ahead, the trio formed pro-
/ cesslon around the track and finished
/ with Monroe first, Julia A second and
Kangaroo a bad third. the winner land
/ ing the heat and race. Time-2:25iz.
Pat L Wins Two Straight Heats.
| Pat L, the powerful bay gelding. won
two straights in the half-mile dash OF
! the runners landing purse OF $50 Mol
/ lie AlstOft ran a close second, but was
I ~ Wal~. - ~ he H.