The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-08
IT'S RIGHT
IF IT'S HERE
RECORD CROWD
ATTENDS RACES
Third Days Sport at State Fair
Sees Fast Time and Close
Finishes.

One of the largest crowds that ever
gathered at a race meeting in Utah was
present yesterday. the third days racing
at the state fair. The large grand stands
were packed n many were unable to get
oe@tS' STANDING room in the circles being
az d premium. In the betting ring every
men OF available space was used. The
renee around the entire half-mile track
was lned with eager spectators and sew
erdl thousand of the overflow crowd gath
Sreo on the inside of the track. dt is es-
umated that between 1900 and 10000 peo-
PIE saw the races yesterday ana the races
were OF a KIND to make a majority of them
come back again today for more.
Inc track was fast and could hardly
nave Deen better. One state record was
smashed during the afternoon and every
race came close to the best performances
ever held on the track.
As usual the crowd liked the runners
better than the harness events. and in the
three runs held yesterday the competition
was strong to the wire.
len starters We're the least number in
any one of these events and with the
fields well punched, the finishes in each
event were neck and neck to the wire.
HaIf-miIe Record Broken.
1t was in the half-mile that Sam G
clipped a half a second off the record
heid by Sarah Meyers and made at the
same track a year ago. The finish of
TINS race was also one of the prettiest
1@1F 6AAC III n llOl (
under the wire a nose apart. In fact On
tario Oregon's jump between Sam G.. and
Hercules at the wire caused many to think
the Oregon horse had taken the first place
but the judges placed him second as he
failed to get by Sam C. until they were
under the wire.
The horses ran true to form in all the
other races, in each event the favorite
taking first place in driving finishes. In
the Utah bred 2-year-Olds Mat McGregor
set up a new state record in the first heat.
going the distance in 2:35. This is the
best lime ever made by a z-year-Old in a
race in the state.
Foxy Togo pushed Martha Dean in the
last two heats of the 2:S0 trOt. but the
Thatcher horse had enough speed in re-
serve to cut the time down somewhat
if it had been necessary.
The races again yesterday passed off
without a hitch. There were no long waits
and the starts were all good.
The summary:
First race. 2:3O class. trot. purse $500
Martha Dean, owned by NJ. Thatch-
er- u - ! l
Foxy Togo. owned by R. W. Brow...3 2 2
Sir John. owned by Riley Kent.-----2 > 3
Blanch G.. owned by H. D.. Ramsey.5 3 4
Brownie. owned by J. BOurgard. jr..4 4 5
Time-2;90, 2:27, 2:271z.
Second race, Utah bred 2-year-olds-
Mat McGregor. owned by W. c. Fife...1 1
Admiral Evans, owned by C B. John
son - 2
Robert Don. owned by F. W. Horizons 5
Time-2:39, 2:3l4.
Third race, five-eighths of a mile-Maid
of Orleans. Billy Bagwel, Laura F. NJ.
Time :O41z.
Fourth race. half-mile-Sam G.. Teddy.
Hercules. Time-49 seconds breaking
state record of 1872 seconds. See Herald
dope book.
Fifth race. three-fourths of a miIe-va-
lencia, Frank Lubbock, Runsum- Time
Today's Entries.
First race. 2:35 class, trot or pace. purse
S5O0-Bay Damon. j. w. Evans; Teddy, c.
II. ThOrstensen: Maud B.. 3. H.. Brown;
Fanny l.. c. Larsen; King Wasatch, E.
NJ. Conroy; Roanoke. Riley Kent.
Second race. 2:35 class. pacing. purse 500
-Mayflower, L. NJ. Erickson; DR.. Abel.
J. R Wren: Climber. H. D. Ramsey: Bill
DUgan, Mueller & Akerly; School Girl. j.
P. Wilson; Leo B., L. NJ. Hanks & Sons;
Bobby Thorn. Riley Kent.
Third race, half-mile dash. purse SIPS
Keenigan Louis. 100, Irwin Bros: Sir Bar
~, 90. -ShauShnessy & Edison; Rajah. 100,
w. Mooney: Electric Light. 81. w NJ.
Gaines: Katie Crews, 1O9, w. ]. Clononger:
Sir Preston. 100. Judge & Co.: Senator
Shoupe, 112, Pat Ryan; Weldon, 112. r.
Hartley: Nancy w. 100, Speelman Bros.
Fourth race. three-GuarterS of a mile.
purse S5O-Venus de Milo. 1O4. Irwin Bros:
Yada. 1O9. Thomas McNichOl; Berlin. 100,
H. Hanson; Chauncey Wasworth. 100.
George BaSsett: Chappy. 1O9. Dalton: Max
109. Lem Allen. jr.: Manila s, 100,
w. St. Vincent: Black Domino. 104, IT.
O'Donnell; Sainrida. 100. r. R. Rice, jr.;
Black Joe. lO9, w. H. McNames.