The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-05
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HORSES RACE
Lovers of the Track Gather to
Watch Contests.
RUNNERS IN CLOSE FINISH
ONE EVENT CANCELLED BE-
CAUSE OF DISPUTE.
RUNNERS IN CLOSE FINISH

The Calder's park racing matinee
held yesterday afternoon was featured
in the three-fourths of a mile running
race. Commodore, who was piloted
over the course by Joe Mattress,
equaled the track record of i:1S1z, held
by Miss Ransom. Two thousand per
sons crowded the grand stand and
stood in the sweltering sun banked
along the outside rail fence while four
uresome harness races were pulled Oft
before the event Of the day took place
The sultry atmosphere, with no re-
freshing breeze, seemed to relieve the
people OF their enthusiasm. and not
until the last race did their interest
turn TO anxiety when Hymn and Com
modOre were racing stride and stride
for three-eighths Of a mile. partly hid
den in a cloud Of dust until we'll down
the stretch. when Commodore forged
ahead, the winner
of with a perfect start, Hymn shot
into the lead and took the pole Liv-
ingston held him close TO the pole on
the far turn when Mattress pushed
Commodore up 10 the heels Of the lead
er on the inside Commodore held his
position with ease, and as they came up
the back stretch Mattress called on
him and gradually moved up half a
length as they reached the turn. At
the fVe-eighths both were hidden in a
cloud Of dust, and as they turned into
the stretch they were apparently neck
and neck Under whip and spur Hymn
made a final effort, but his race was
run and he had nothing in reserve to
stall off the burst Of speed made BY
Commodore. Mattress held his mount
under a steady drive until the last few
lengths. when he pulled his whip and
with a bound Commodore responded to
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Free-For- All is Called Of.
The free-for-aH race, which was TO
have been the big event Of the day, was
not pulled of, and in its place a spe-
cial race was substituted, which was
free-fOr-twO. Crab Apple. owned by
{. J CTabtree, and J. T. Richards DR..
F'Tazee were entered in the race Tom
Mccoy and Hal Brown refused TO en-
ter kangaroo and Miss Williams in the
free-f or-an on account Of a disagree
ment with the managers of the races,
Russell and Jones, on the way the race
was to be run.
Crab Apple was a hot favorite for
the first heat, but in the stretch d..
Frazee came 70 the front, forged ahead
and won out by lengths Frank Spicer,
who was behind Crab Apple, was
called to the judges stand and eau
toned to drive Crab Apple or he would
be taken off the seat. Despite the sus-
piciOns aroused. bets were not de-
clared off. The following three heats
were taken with ease by Crab Apple
and several local hOrsemen were heard
TO say: IF the reins had Broken in
the first heat, Crab Apple would have
made il three straight"
Disagreement as to Time.
The time of the heats IN one or two
races was changed several seconds aC-
cordins 90 watches held BY Hal Brown,
George Putnam and others. In the first
heat of the special race the time was
caught at 2:1S5z. but when it was an
nounced u was given as 2:24il.
me purpose stated privately was to
protect the green horses -
In the second race. a special mace and
trot for named horses. Chester s Won in
good style. taking three heats out Of
four In the first heat Chester S won
rom Julia A in hard drive, and Angie
Duryea was left by the field outside the
nag but no one was there to distance
her Time. unofficial Z19ta. official.
2-2il4. The second went to Angie Duryea
with Chester : second and Julia A third
The time was caught by the same
watches in 2-isA and officially announced
as 1-Zhs- Chester 5 took the third heat
and both Julia a and June Wilkes were
outside the Tag Manager c Y. Russell
dropped his hat for flag but Angie
Duryea was not flaged in the first heat
and the objection entered by che drivers
was sustained by the judges. and both
horses we're allowed to enter the next
heat
Levetua = won the third race in one.
two. three order. with F1eetaWqy in sec
0nd money and BlaCkWinE third The
best time IN the race was the first heat
in 2.2 officially timed.
Lsadysmith was a bad third in the first /
heat OF the fourth race and Ed Conroy
raced circles around her, but the three
following heats she was never troubled
and won easily Ed COul0y tried hard I
for the second heat. but was beaten by
lengths. and the last two heats was driven !
hard TO keep il under the flag.
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