The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
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MONTGOMERY
WINS HANDICAP
In Sea of Mud He SpIaSheS
Home an Easy Winner by
Five Lengths.

San Francisco, Jan. 25.-In veritable
g" " nIuu, sam Hlldreth crack four
aear-OId horse Montgomery by Pessara-
MONTGOMERY Cooper. the favorite splash
ca nome an easy winner in the rich
Burns handicap today five lengths in ad-
vance of the Iast coming Clamor of the
heene stable, second choice IN the bet
ing. the latter catering i'm three
lengths ahead of r. F. Carman's Rifle
man, The third choice. The balance of
the classy field was strung out for an
eIghtn OF mile. The winner was ridden
Dl T.. Dugan, the place horse by "
Miller and the third horse by c. Burns.
Inc time was 2:l0 f-J fhe race was wit
messed BY over 100OO persons and The
forty bookmakers were fairly deluged
with wagers on the handicap Montgom-
cry always ruled favOrlte, the Oddly vary
ing IRON ii TO TO 20 to l. lie was back
ed by ooth stable connections ana by the
pubic Tor thousands of dollars Clamor
ana GromOboi. coupled as the Keene
tntry, were backed from to l to 10 1.
While Ritleman was literally supported
at to ]. The odds on the other ten
starters ranged from 10 10 / TO 30 to l.
The weather was cloudy, but the sun
broke through rift in the clouds before
stake
Winner First in Motion.
The story of the race is easily told.
Holman caught them in alignment after
a short delay and when the barrier was
sprung, Hildreth's colors were the first
l
the front and made every post a winning
one The son of Pessara fairly reveed
IN the going and carried his impost Of
rs pounds as If it were feather Cla-
NOR, with an even break, would have
been keen contender. The Keene can
left the barrier. dropping back 10 eIevel., n
position In a badly strung out field.
ClamOr trailed his field until the three
quarters pole had been passed when
Miller began to pick up the leaders In
an incredibly short time the game colt
hsd shot into second place and challenged
montgomery in the stretch The effort.
however. was too much for him, and the
Hildreth entry had but to gallop under
the wire, winning from a field which, for
class. echpsed by far any previous Burns
handicap Rifleman had no excuses. He
was judiciously ridden by G. Burns, but
was unable TO do better than third.
Favorites were successful in five out of
six events. Results:
First race, furlongs, selling Mansard.
1l9 lScOvile), TO ., won; Tawasentha.
lo5 (Hayes), to l. second: Curriculum.
los SANDY, 20 to 1, third. Time, 1:17.
Sir Russell, Captain Burnett, Zelina,
named.
l9S (Hildebrand), 10 to l. won: Bill Eaton,
Ill Davis, 8 to !, second; Arveright
Leonard, 103 MILLER, IL to s. third. Time
"a, Ocean Maid. Opulent and Toll Box
Third race. Oh furlongs. IrvingtOn
handicap-Green Goods, 81 (BurnsJ TO l,
won; st. Francis, l4 (Mentry). to 10.
second San Fara, los Davis) 13 to. 3,
third. Time. lis As. Mortiboy B0as and
Eudora finished as named
Fourth race, mile and quarter, Burns
handicap-.Montgomery, l2S Dugan), u to
5, won; Clamor, 105 (Miller), TO J. sec
ond; Rifleman, 125 (Burns), to 1, third.
Time, 2:l0 40. Wing Ting, Johnny Lyons,
Massa, Miss OfficiOus Joe COyne. Sidney
F., Downpatrick. A. Muskoday. RoyaS
Maxim and Gromoboi finished as named.
Fifth race. mile and 70 yards, selling
Baron Esther, lib (Burns), even. won :
Dorado, 1lS (MilIer), Z to 2. second: Harry
Scott, 107 Lyeurgus), ~ to I, third. Time.
1:49 40 Funnyside. Sam Barber Beech
wood and Phil Igoe finished as named.
los (keogh), IS TO 20. won; Billy Pullman.
20 Dugan), 1S to l, second; Marc Antony
H., 1903 (Burns), 2 10 l, third. Time, AS.
Treasure Seeker Blanche G.. TaVOra and
Ruth W. finished as named.