The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
HORSE RACING GAME
NOT DEAD IN ZION
Great Crowd Throng the Grand
stand and Bleachers at
Calder's.
RACES WERE BETTER
THAN WERE EXPECTED
Contests We're Such as to Cause
Spectators to Become
Enthusiastic.

| That the horse racing game Is still far
from dead among the old followers Of the
sport was evidenced yesterday at Cald-
er's park, when the old grandstand and
| bleachers and the fence along the noted
| racing course were taxed TO their ca
pacity with people out to see the ponies
perform The grandstand was n solid
mass Of humanity, as also the bleachers.
The yell OF the poolEeeper. the clatter
OF the horses hoofs. the cheering of the
crowd, aud the various other things con-
nected with horse racing were hoard
again at the park, as In days gone by.
The races themselves were even bet
ter than had been expected. There we're
of course some slow, uninteresting events
among the number, but the majority Of
them were fast and of sufficient merit TO
draw the crowd on It's feet with enthusi-
asm. The country races, which made up
a part Of the programme, were all slow,
but the professional races were fast
enough to more than make up for the
slowness OF the others.
Salt Lake Horses Appear.
The first event was a mile match har-
ness race between Sammy ]. and Ell
zama both Salt Lake horses, Three
heats we're run for side bet for the best
two in three events. Elzama was easily
the best horse OF the two. Sammy j..
being afflicted with a bad habit OF break
ing. Elzama took the first and third
heats, but lost the second one in O. break
about ten feet from the tape. The best
time made Ia the three heats was In
the second. the time for this being
2:4Sh
Joe f., Phil B and Thorne, three coun-
try horses had mile harness event
which proved a great surprise. The sur
prise was given by Phil B., who was
about half the size of the others and
oh liie
than an average mule, The surprise was
that she left the rest OF the field far In
the background in both Of the heats
which were run.
The half-mile harness race between
Laura Spur and Mary Stoker concluded
the country part OF the races. They went
a mile In 2:55 Mary Stoker winning
The professional part OF the races be-
gan with a one-fourth- mile dash between
Mary E, owned by New Evans; May
flower. owned by Alfred Childs, and Lit
tie Dutch, owned by H. Jones. and it was
as spirited 60 as could be desired by
any one. The three horses dashed around
neck and neck, Gradually, amid the
cheering of the crowd, Mary e. pulled
ahead and won in twenty seconds,
which Is but half second more than the
present State record. The finish was
great
A one-half- mile running race between
Weldon, owned by Richard Hartley, and
Commodore, owned by Alfred Childs was
also exceptionally fast an interesting,
Weldon won by a neck In the fast time
OF .53.
The final event on the card and prob
ably the most interesting go of all was
the flye- -eighths mile running race be-
tween Little Phil. owned by New Evans,
and Chappy, owned by Alfred Childs The
two horses were very evenly matched
and put up an exceptionally fast.exhibl-
tion. The time was los, as compared
with the State record OF 1:02&. Consid-
cred as whole the races were very sue
home satisfied.
Results Of Contests.
Match harness race between Sammy j.
and Elzama: First heat-Elzama first.
Sammy j. second. Time, 2:55.
Second heat-Sammy J. first, Time, 2:50
Final heat-Elzama FIRST. Time, g. 90.
Harness race between Joe F., Phil B.
and Thorne First heat-Pbil B. first
Joe r second. Thorne third. Time. 2:52
Second heat-Phil B. first. Joe F. second
Time, 2;51,
One fourth dash-Mary f. hrat,
Little Dutch second, Mayfower third.
Time, :25.
Harness race between Laura Spur and
Mary Stoker-Mary Stoker first, Laura
Spur second. Time, 2:55.
One -half-mile running race-Weldon
frat, Commodore second. Time, So
Fiye-eightbs- running race-Time,
los.