The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-19
BO0GER BREAKS
AALF-M|[E MARK
Paced by Sam F, Covers Dis
tance in the Fast Time
of :4S is.
SECOND CHOICES TAKE
AN INNING AT TRACK
Jockey Stewart Receives Bad
Fall: Change Noticed in
Betting System.

Little Booger Red, probably the most
popular horse at the fair grounds, broke
the worlds halfmIle record over a half
mile track Friday afternoon, covering the
distance In IS 1-o seconds, in q handicap
race for all ages. Booger carried only
eighty pounds and with this light weight
was not the pronounced favorite. Strike
Out was doped out TO win and opened
with even money. while slight odds were
given on Booser- opening at s to D. Sam
+. was held as a contender, but the dis
tanoe operated against his chances Six
horses started in the race-Goodfellow.
Sevenfnll Joe Wells. Booger Red, Sam
followed by Boogcr Red. Sam F. was
caught in the barrier, but got away
quick and passed the two leaders, lead.
ing by three lengths AT the quarter and
this lead was Increased to five lengths
on the back stretch. but after striking
the far turn commenced 10 slow up
Rooser Red having been outrun the first
three furlongs, came up through on the
inside In the last sixteenth and nipped
Sam r. by head al the wire in one of
the most sensational finishes seen on the
track so far. Had Sam +. gotten away at
The barrier there would have been moth
ing, to the race but the Irwin horse:
lengths behind Sam +. for show.
No Favorites Win.
No outand- -out favorite won during the
day. There were several near farorites,
but the betting ring showed that i've sec
ond choices and one outsider took all the
honors.
There also seemed TO be change In
the betting system. and il appeared very
much as II tho bookies had syndlcated.
The odds were posted on all the boards
in the same uniform scale and no odds
on any horse were changed 10 higher
figure. Tf one horse went down in the
in behalf of the other horses. and the
new system caused considerable talk, az
Inc sudden change was radically different
from what the betting people have been
used to, II was also noticed that the
bookmaksrs were very careful. Usually
when one or two bets were made the odds
wore changed In favor of the books.
Huapsla the 6-tn-5 favoritc in the
seven furlopgs, the first event of the day,
was never in danger OF running In the
money. Antava, coupled In the betting
best horse in the race. and led all the
way after the half. beating Dorothy. Ann
by two and a half lengths, the latter
nosing out Arcourt.,. The balance of the
field wes pretty well strung out
Old Nick heat out Lanita: the 7-to-6
favorite. I'm the second race for four and
Stanhope stumbled on the first turn. los
ing much ground. but managed 20 rally
and heat out the remainder Of the field
ior show money.
Surety Runs Bad Race.
Surety WIS made hot favorite in the
IDlTO race, tlbSl)S al 1 W III pSl-
ting. but never Dangerous. Surety
ran bad race. Nopek, the old stand
BIZ had speed to burn. and made ono
horse rare ont of tho event canterinG
home four lengths 10 the good, Coppcrs
beat Prince of Orange for place.
Ontario Oregon, st. Joe. IIalton and J,
w. Fuller seemed TO be liked In the fifth
race. and all were heavily played To win.
Fuller winding UP In the betting AS the
favorite Ontario Oregon was right and
carried the field within three-tenths Of a
Of tfl~ a~Iy no
ST joe by length for the honors. Nap
pa bent the favorite out by length for
the show. Silver Leaf was jammed go
ing ont Of the stretch and Jockey Stew
art dragged off his mount, He strncE on
his head in plain sight or the grand
stand and lay on the track until lie was
nickcd up and carried away. 1t was
feared that some Of the horses had
trampled on him. but after he was re-
vIved he said that he was all right ex-
cept that his shoulder hurt him.
WistaYia won a pretty race Of seven
rurlongs the last event OF the card. The
horse was entirely overlooked in the bet
Ting C'anardo. the even money favorte,
finished outside the show money. ET
clIeouer seemed 10 weakes i'm the pinch,
but took place from Patriotic
There was large crowd present at
the track. il heing ladies day. and the
rAccs were among the best run 50 far
:his year. The time in all the events
was extremely fast,