The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-17
GOVERNOR SPRY
ATTENDS RACES
Catches Finish of Feature Event
of the Day Like a
Veteran.
TRACK IS FAST AND
FINISHES EXCITING
Sam +. Breaks All Records for
HaIf-Mile Tracks i'm Last
Race.

Governor day at the fair grounds
races Wednesday afternoon proved nag
success as regards a select attendance
good racing, fine weather and ras'
track Governor Spry and his stan
and Colonel Scott of Fort Douglas at
tended the races and the governor was
greatly pleased with the two events
which he remained TO see.
Governor Spry and Colonel Scott took
seats in the judges stand and the COVER
nor caught the finish Of the fourth race,
the Governor handicap. Colonel Scott
was not a betting man, but said that
Valencia sounded good 10 him, and sure
enough the horse won. being held as
high in the betting rs 90 TO /.
4 large number Of i:,c state and city
officials were seen al the meeting, nc
ing guests at the Turf and Field club.
The fast drive of Sam + in the last
race for three Of the four and a half
fnrlongs created a great deal of eX-
citcmeut in the grand stand. especially
after II was announced that the horse
had run the quarter in 23 seconds.
Hot Favorite Wins.
Jockey Palms, on Biskra. strung out
his field coming down the stretch, in
the first race of the day, for six fur
longs Biskra was a big favorite and
a pile OF money was laid on the horse
To win. and she ran to form as slated,
beating Byron by two lengths under
the wire, Buna taking the show.
Creston was tipped TO win the second
race for six furlongs, and tho owner.
W r. Anderson, bet considerable money
on his horse, but the palloper refused to
respond when Cardinal Sarto increased
the speed the last sixteenth. Creston
was the favorite nj . to but Cardinal
Sario and ROYAL River came in for good
support, the former coming in an easy
winner by four lengths. while ROYAL
River ran last Nappa took the show.
Platoon found the weather too hot for
him and slowed down to n walk at the
finish
II was all Lucy c in the third race
for mile and one-siXteenth. She was
the first 10 get away al the barrier
but on the first turn was cut of and
had 10 so around the entire field in
order 10 get 10 the front again. After
being six lengths behind AT the half
Imcy came home strong and nosed out
Rathcr Royal for the honors. Jockey
Peak rode = good race. Colonel White
came in third, finishing strong under
the whip. Lady Kitty, Glaucus and In
Vader werc left in the stretch.
Governor S Handicap.
Tho fourth race was the feature OF
the dav. IL was the Governor IS handi-
cap for six furlongs and was won by
Valencia. n 30 TO ! shot, backed down
10 II TO !. Booger Red was entered
but was drawn. which was a disappoint
ment TO many of those present. who had
gone out TO sec the Iit;le favorite run
Hush Money was looked upon as ihC
favoritc and was held al to q Va
lcucia was the first to get away and
led the field all the way ut a safe dis
taure, winning by a length. Ethel Day
beat Hush Money for place by head
Governor Spry caught the finish of. the
race and as the horses flashed under the
wire he called ont Valencia, Ethel Da,
and Hush Money. which tailed witt
bat Of the Judges and the finish wa,
announced official. Judge Pomeroy sai(
that Governor Spry would make an ex
cellent race Judge, as the governor ha
a good eve.
by Woole, to ] chance, beating
Billy Meyer, the favorlte, by fv,
lengths down the back stretch. !. c
Glenn passed Prince Of CASTLE within
"A few feet of the wire, winning shov
money by a head. The time was fast
tho mile being covered in ;43 A..
Sam Sensation.
The last race brought out the sensa
ton of the day. Sam +, making tn
first start on the track. got away frs
and at the quarter led the field bv si
lengths in the four and half furlong
event. 1t looked like cinch for Sar
r. The time for the first eighth wa
I % and Sam finished the quarter i
% seconds, but after that the horse be
gan TO weaken and at the finish wa
among the also rams. Racouteur, tha
seemed TO be outrun the first part O
the race. moved up fast. and althoug
hitting the stretch by three lengths I
the bad, in third position, Jockey Hal