The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-30

Fore. 20 5, Won.
Gossiper IT. out. place. second. :"
Nappa, 2l4 % !, show. third. -
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A desperately contested finish,
"a r. the pretty little mare owned
5Ge0rge Robinson of salt Lake. won
la Si.e50 Decoration day handicap at
Is Utah Jockey club meet at the fair
rabnds track yesterday afternoon.
race. though run In q Sea Of mud.
II long b. remembered as one of the
ii sensational races I'm the west, and
q 81 the pretuest race ever run on
81 fair grounds track.
Aary F was the big surprise of the
Isl She ran as she never ran before.
Il through the mud like a whirlwind
81 winning a deserved victory. Work
81 pressed the winner hard all the
II and finished a strong second. Sal
"a was entered at the last minute
finished third, BoOger Red, the
ION fayorite and the matinee idol
lhe race track followers. was I'M
81 led for the second time this year. In
"A other race he has run save one
Jas been On the money.
% going was just 70 Mary rs Xix
She was in the ightest i'm the race
q the mud didn't bother her a bit.
Ley Thomas rode a magnificent ride.
81 as he came back before the grand
az % receive the plaudits from 1000
sc, his mud-smeared face was dim
- with smile OF genuine happiness.
EHfore the race started Booger Red
heavily played at odds Of II TO 90
~ 10 TO- All OF the horses in the
81 save four were scratched on ac-
~ OF the mud. Salvage came i'm at
s last minute, making up field OF
outside Of B0oger Red, Work
= Tor win and place was the heaviest
Sc. Those who knew the colt knew
10 De a superior mud runner. The
on Mary F was light. Salvage
Favored by some as a good thing
account Of his run last Monday.
y the start Peak on CaDeweil was
- mapping and was hopelessly left
n me barrier went up. Salvage got
IN mont with Work Box coming
STRONG. Booger Red took second
cary IN the race with Work Box
wary f. following close I'd and
vel trailing twenty lengths be-
"hen they turned in the stretch
osS SUI led, but Work Box and
4 y r. passed the leaders in the homo
4 zen and fought for the purse in
.e' Il" strides Mary F. finished
= lle last sixteenth, with Work
. e'ose contender. nd Salvage and
~ Hea following in the order
-s game little race run bv Mary r
=" cheers from hundreds WI, had
n,a yt.tI Iprsls, but who ADM 81
{. 80, sil1A ei ice little mare. She vas
80 9dore The judges stand ma
aet neck Mayor John :
s -, ,...'a placed a beautiful horseshoe
s. - trophy for the queen OF
j rir. .o .,. day handicap. Proudly
wss S-is decoration Of honor Mari
s. 49,, az up and down i'm front Of
4, - me squeeze at the last tur,
] - o stleteh Mary p. was csYi-ad
e. VI tne other horses and +be N
g, ~ received though II aid of
. HH
NJ IN the handicap. NAV Re-, -.
H. 49, races for several davS
y, ' snare of the mrs, - =, ooo
b Vbich u.5 handicap Mary r. WINS
q. ~ ,t'' ,s. makes her the leading sraEa
b ana 81, S meeting Work Box reta
$50. .t1.'I feature OF Ns~,- f. nil
q, M. sle was a reluctant eDr-,-
4 ~ NoonsOu was ssLe5 81
bs $50, ...Se 10 the handican bo ssl-l,4
sst ~, ., and il was o11,. go
er,s- vi urging that he corso,,t,5
s.v,. She was also e7te-e5 ~,
n no ~ ~. lsce When Nfr poe,,.. -
h condition OF the +rsot- ,-,. -
have Fi. 20 the judges and aska5
es rb.- .i''se scratched IN non,
toi5 Is was refused him but be
-ge fr5r, 10y, ne might withdraw 1{s
haf 4, ..-er race. When ne ro,,,,s
be 6e.;S S.sIl his horse wbetber ~
rse ' To go after the HE
D 6sS15,ll Importance to the na,o~.,,.,
/ b int was The Ear,,r, L ,.-.'1''
tbs - 10 this race D-.s 5o ,,e,i-'-l
l'atcbas tat four ro~s.s '''-1
Leaf. q ', 1s only three starters
Leat show Zen II, and Hush Money.
g yestsr5s,,.e g. oy her superior run
y bef5rss' -ay that her race 80 -
@ t5e hsrSsISs not up 70 form Sbe
IS an e-S,1r--li2ap In canter en- ~
hey by second beating Hush
ey was m ' -l leT OF mile. Hush
ae bookies r ,.5 condition to race
1y and w5- '- "a a.. the best OF it yes
sliie OF an 81 almost every race.
-sand person. --.7 mud and slush three
s'ooads h We're attracted to the
'iFst race 49, ne handicap. I'm
-s-gl tayor.-s DEL Mundo was the
y, as bor ,LS.-t Tom Shaw. re
ie.syet '''ns. was more heav-
ssis in he sas a heavily PLAYED