The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-28
FAST FLASH CHARl0TS
IN RAPID RACE FOR BL-U-D

The mule race was the first feature OF
the Elks' share in the afternoons pro-
sramme at Agricultural park The Ro-
man chariot race came near the end Of
the afternoon and was won by James
CatulIus Leary from James Deviuc. after
one of the most Embarrassing contests ON
record since Ben Hur put MESSIAH on the
Both of yesterdays contestants looked
the part Their staIWart limbs.
adorned: their flowing tOgas, Devine,s Tin
helmet and understudy; Learys burnt
sienna compleXiOn-all helped TO add
splendOr TO the scene Each had four
champing steeds affixed TO his chariot,
Leary four Arabs and Devine four Turks
Forth from the barn, like missiles from
and the vast assemblage. electrified al
most elecTocUted, and wholly irrespon-
sible- rose in a body and filled the air
dog Go IL, Jim which cries. applying
with equal force TO each contestant. be
spoke much for the impartiality of the
Devine drew the pole. with Leary foam
irg along beside him At Deviue he gave
; one ne SCREENING look The air of halIteur
was there as Of old. and 50 was The III
bernian beauty. which the helmet rather
increased, because it covered some of it,
Il may have been fevered imagination or
thought ne saw the soul of the man as
through a glass darkly. cunning and des-
in a tension Of watchfulness ana tlerce
resolve. In "A moment Leary felt his own
resolution harden TO d like temper
TN beat this eN-ttre chief ne mutt
tered grimly, "or. by gum. he'll heat me-
Multitude to Its Feet.
In an instant they We're off and Leary
Welded the pole for the time. He drew
TO the right. and. with all the speed OF
/ course neck and neck with Devine- The
marvellous skill shown in making this
again brought the multitude to its feet,
! the multitude having sat down after its
/ wild Outburst when the charlotS emerged;
Off they went For fun hundred
yards they raced along side by side
| Then Leary. having meanwhile lost his
reins, let go with one hand and selzed
| his scOurge. Out it flew; over the backs
| Of the phlegmatic steeds il writhed and
Kissed and Kissed and writhed again, and,
falling early and Cften with resOundfng
/ thwacks. it forced the LeNry chariot SLOW
( " ahead Devine, still hUgging the pole.
I hoard bur dared NOT look around He
! was busy watching the front and wonC~~
! ing if the funeral would be an interesting
/ one He heard the voice Of Leary careSS-
I ing his faithful steeds.
! Cit into the collar. there. you d,
/ Good heavens. this amt. where we camp
| today, If YOU kick again. YOU bald-faced,
! III stop this turnout and beat You 70
death with a fence rail- Take that Tor
yer impidence- And that, Now, g1t,
! shot ahead and took the pole Round ana
round they went, Leary hugglng the poe
: with perilOus grasp. and DeTlne oenlnd
I him Yet no man, looking at the wheel
/ tracks. could have said. Here went the
] Tarrier; there the Mick!
on On! They Go! Again,
Thus they came to the wire at the end
/ Of the first lap Leary, having been
! falsely advised that it was a haif-nile
| race. pulled mp his fiery SteedS and
| looked for the first time at the vast
| thrOng. His eyes met those OF Fat
/ SchuIer. which spar6led back into his
own. and a great COB OF JOY weiled from
| Leary's heart up into his throat. Sudden
{ ~ Schulers fare paied- Devine, sI1H cal
I culating. but no longer cool, had not
] slowed up. Raging like a Texas stampede
Devine four came on and on. with never
showdown 49,.
! ION, Leary, For your life. onward
/ cried his white-faced friends in the
/ stands
| 1t is one thing to see a necessity. and
another to act upon it. Instantly LearE
! leaned forward. Out spranE the lash once
| more and, curling AROUND the ribs OF ms
/ SteedS. il appeared to convey his IDEA 10
! them. With a grunt OF panied SurprlSt =
| bunch. and clear around the course the
| teams went again
In vain Deviue shouted frantic instruc-
| lions 70 his Steedsl In vain ne spaL otl
vain he pushed on the lines. when uill.
now had lain idle while ne SWuhE l,iS
faithful whip. II was all of with Lhe
Devine bunch. and Le2rN again swept 'lIl-
der the wire. winner by SOinelH 49,
fhan a quarter of a mile, in time that
! came close to being at the rate or elsht
This ended the doings at the track, so
far as the EIks were concerned Inc
| Characters We're rubbed down ano
| dressed while their fiery steeds were re-
| turned to the brickyard which had klnoly
| loaned them for the occasion