The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-11
JOCKEY CAVANAUGH
BREAKS HIS Lee
Rey Del MundO Falls. Skaters
Shoulder and Is De- :
strOyed.
RIDER MAY NEVER BE
ABLE TO FOLLOW RACES
Three Horses Pile Up in Fifth
Race. but Jockeys Escape
Injury.

Accidents somewhat marred the
racing at the fair grounds Thursday
afternoon. In the last race. six and
one-half furlongs, Rev Del. Mundo fell
OH the far turn. throwing Jockey Cava
nsugh and breaking the rider S left leg
Csvanaugh wes Immediately taken to
ST. Mark s hospital. where ho was taken
care of and the bones in his leg set and
pat in a cast. This puts Cavauaugh
out OF the running the present season.
snd during mis- absence from the saddle
he may take on so much weight that
he will never be able TO ride again. Rcv
Del Mundo pushed into the fence with
her shoulder. which was shattered. and
the $500 horse had to be destroyed.
Kope6 and Dorothy Ann were thrown
out of the race by the accident, barely
missing going down.
In the fifth race Galvauic cut across
the field soon after the start. throwing
AXIS Ar Ben, and Jockey Otis was
ditched over the horse head. The
horse got up and continued the race
rderless, but fell on the far turn. Buua
and Nappa, close behind, piled up on
AXIS Ar Ben. throwing Jockeys Harris
aud johnson. All She riders and horses
escaped with slight scratches
Two Favorites Win
Knight Deck, 9 to ). and Happy
Chappy, to >. were the only two fa
vorites TO finish in front during the
day, Bean Man. II TO >. Altenberg,
3 TO !, and Light Knight. . to >, three
second choices, beat out tho favorijes
Jockey Post ran the only outsider of
the day into first money. Pimkin was
given good ride. and won the sixth
race of six and one half furlongs in
the home stretch. Valencia was the
h.,& H.
and had TO be satisfied with place.
Surety taking the show. Tho time was
l:22 80. which rs one-tenth of a second
slower than the state record.
Jockey DonvitZ whipped Homeless,
the fsvorite, the entire last sixteenth
but Beau Man. the second choice. held
4 safe lead all the way. finishing
strong. Figent came up fast in the
stretch. Tollcr was no good, losing
ground down the stretch.
Knight Deck won the second race.
siX-furlong dash being the first favor
lte OF the day Ia score for honors, with
DonvitZ in the saddle. Deck held the
turns close and saved much ground
Birth, finishing for place, went wide on
sprint, beating Miss Besumonter bv q
head. Jockey Borel pulled up Burning
Bush near the finish. the horse having
no Chance for the money
Happy Chappv surprised the natives
by taking race for five furlougs. lead.
ing the field from the quarter 10 the
wire. The entire field was strnng out
pretty much. Ilalton Martinmas and
Bill Bagwell finished in III" order
named. heads apart, which Was rhe real
race OF the day.
A1tenberg, a second choice, beat Car
dinHl Sarto. the favorite, To the honors
by length Altenberg was slow get
ting away AT tho post, but Jockey H.
Smith made splendid ride. and taking
the lead at the quarter came home lead
ing all the way.
Governor Day.
The Turf and Field club will observe
Governor 1ay At the races on next
Wednesday. Governor William Sprv
Thursday accepted the invitation of
President Lester D. Freed TO he pres
cnt rs did Colonel Scott Of Fort
Douglas. This will be another occasion
when an outpouring of Salt Lake CITY S
society may be expected. To signalize
the occasion, Judge 2. P Pomeroy has
arranged the Governor handicap and
the Fort Douglas handicap to be run
off on Wednesday afternoon. The Turf
aud Field club has been one of the big
successes Of the current meeting, and no
doubt Governor s dav will be the most