Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-21
SUMMARY OF
FAIR RAGING

saturday afternoon, the cIosin,
day OF the statS fair races. the at
tendance was not so large as FRIDAY
although the grandstand was filled I,
It's capacity, and the east side of IN.
track was lined with a fairly large
crowd of fans
| The following Is a summary CT
Saturday racing events:
Trotting. 2;1s class, Ssoo-(Un.
nnished from Fridays in g..
Henry Gray. first;- Monicrat. second; /;
Zombronut. third; Patsy Rice. fourth
Time 2:14x.
2:os trot, $1,000. 8 in 5-John
Caldwell. first: Athasham. second !.
r. Ambush, distanced In second heat
Time, ALI.
2:14 trot, Consolation $1,000
CNon-winners in $4,000 Lewis ana
Clark stake)-Della Derby, first;
Vallejo Girl, second; Lady W.. third,
Easter Bells. fourth. Time, 2:11B.
Running, mi'e handicap. 800
Yank, fret; Melar. second: The Coun-
selor third. Time, 1:42h.
Running. half mile s1O0-Cazazs
first; ST. Salvana. second; May Pink.
third. Time. :49%.
The unfinished 2:19 trot from
Friday. in which Henry GRAY. Monl-
crat. Zombronut and Patsy Rice were
the main participants, was won by
Henry Gray. The gray horse carried
away this purse just by a neck, as
Zombronut, Notwithstanding a costly
break at the fret quarter. which lost
his second place to fourth position at
that post, worked like clock work.
and In the stretch he crawled IN TO
Henry Gray's heels and within
short distance OF the wire. spurted
up to his forequarters. where he An
ished. Henry Grev. fret; Monicrat.
second; Zombrouut, third and Patsy
Rice. fourth. The time in this last
heat was 2;14%.
In the 2:O9 trot. best three in Ave.
John Caldwell was an easy winner Of
the $1,000 stake. with Aa,hasham. |
second. r. Ambush. a hor7e which |
was. expected 10 make fine showing.
and who was mostly the favorltc |
among the fans, was entirely on HIS
ieet in this race, and was dlstanced
n the eecond heat Of the three out OF
I've heats. The time made in this
ace was all fiat.
The 2:1i trot In the Consolation
stake OF $1,000 was won by Della
Derby. The first heat was finished
With Vallejo Girl in the lead. but
he three remaining heats out were
Won by Della Derby straight, Vallejo
iirl second. Lady w. third and Easter
Bells fourth. Time for the fastest
Ieat In the race was 2:11Is.
The best running race OF the week
eSllted I'm the one mile handicap,
'urse of 500. The eight horses IN
his event were let lose from the
judges stand, and from this point
round the whole course, II was a
ace hard to pick. Yank. the winner
( the purse, was undoubtedly the
est runner In the lot, but Melar
mother speedy running horse, made
he winner dust properly for the race
nd finished within Just a few inches
, the bad. The third horse was
ounselor. Tiie 1;42lk.
College Maid, the guideless pace.
'st her eour-e Saturday on the first
larter. and ran wide. which was the
ssult OF her slow time of 2:14 fiat.
ut when the little racer again got
or bearings. she heightened out 10 G
pr work and paced the remainder h
the mile in good form. College
aid was crowned Queen of the Or
yon state fair" and a beautiful =
reath OF red geraniums was pre- /
nted TO her by Master Horace Fry, o
his intelligent horse Afforded one =
the greatest attractions ever pre-
hted al the state fair, and every
an. woman and child greatly aDpre-
ated the opportunity OF seeing her
ice the long mile without a hand to
lide her or in any way encourage
n to do so.
In the 2;14 trot OF last Thursday.
mistake was made by the writer In
wing the moneys awarded for fret
eond. third and fourth winners in o
is race. Day Break first money h
srtha Mac second money. Nogi third
oney and Emily W., fourth money. n
naXlit,s title Early Risers are