The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-17

meeting. and the form on which to play
them was consequently uncertain. Ra-
contour vas made the favOrite in the bet
ting, and his performance justified his
choice
From the post Sam F., a 10 to ! shot,
took the lead and ran like a wild horse.
He ran the first eighth in II % and the
quarter in %. breaking all state records
for these two distances. During this
burst of speed he opened up a gap of
six lengths i'm front of his nearest COM
petitOrs At the thTee-eighths he was
through. In the stretch he was passed by
four horses and had tired almost to
walk RaCOnteur won the race, though
he was firing from the killing pace set
by Sam +.
Only eight Of twelve books formerly in
the ring were on yesterday afternoon.
Half a dozen abandoned boOkmakers'
booths are now outside of the betting
ring. Yesterdays business did not in
crease the bOOkmakers' bank rolls to any
appreciate extent, for Of the six Faces
five were hard on the books.
The grounds and buildings were tasuly
decorated yesterday with American flags
and bunting in honor Of Governor VII
liam Spry and staff and Colonel Walter
Scott and staff who were the guests of
the management of the Titan Jockey CLUB
yesterday. They came to the race course
in automobiles. and spent most OF the
time at the clubhouse of the Turf and
Field club. During the Governors nandl-
cap Governor William Spry Officiated as
presiding judge, with Colonel waiter
Scott of Fort Douglas as associate Judge.
Three faVOTites won yesterday and one
heavily played second choice. On Naien-
cha. the star long shot OF the DAY, the
books lost heavily The, most peneIlclaI
race for the books was the second, when
Rather Royal heavily played to win, was
nOsed out of the money by Lucy Z. at
to l. Glaucus, the favorite in the first
race won handily. In the second race
Cardinal Sarto was an evenly played ia
vOrite with CrestOn, which was neaVily
played at post time. CrestOn challenged
SartO in the back stretch, but IT was
only breeze for SartO to win WOODEN
was another second choice that was
good thing. Billy Myer was made the
favorite because he had beaten WOODEN
only a day or two before This time
however. he had no chance. and weak
ened just when Wooden was coming up
fast. WOODEN was heavily played and the
race was hard on the books
Races in Detail.
The details Of the races follow:
First Race.
BisFra and Byron ran d pretty nose and
nose race in the back stretch. The pace
was too strong for Byron, and he lasted
place. Buna finished with rush. Elm
dale ran poor race. Salina was prac-
tically left at the post
Second Race.
Creston assumed an early lead but
was easily OutTun by Sarto, which won
as the rider pleased. Creston weakened
i'm the stretch. Nappa ran a good race
and finished strong. Platoon ran MS
race at the post. He got off in the lead
INIT was exhausted before the stretch was
Third Race.
t.ucv c. overlaid in the betting. was
cseilv the best of the bunch. She took
the overland route. swinging vice on
I l,-srN- turn and was last at the half Then
- 1,cved uD fast on the outside, and IN
tho stretch Outstayed Rather Royal which
"a led for a mile On the back stretch
CIarcus challenged Rather ROYAL ana
tired him in a fast pace making u easier
Tor Lucy c. Giaucus stopped az se e5,,
fIrIongs. Col White and Lady kl'ly I'M
Fourth Race.
valencia was always in the lead ana
ever seriously threatened. Bthel Day
i'm improved form, outran hush MonsS y
Inch finished firing Spohn ran sur
" tll .i,lsl,- moor race and was never con-
I lender Pimzim was lett at the pos an"
V-nr< Rox was outrun all the way
Fifth Race.
v-ooIen accepted pace from Billy Myer
.t19 LII in the back stretch, then wore
IN, down and won in canter. CleIil aIu
nm vrers close contenders for tniIo-
F I,-,cl-tsorn messed about the track uudsl
= noor ride By Kirschbaum me oIieis
+ vy,-rz always outrun.
Sixth Race.
psconteur won firing after following