The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-16
BOOKMAkERS KICK
ON RENTAL PAID
Number Is Now Reduced to
Seven, Others Having Lost
Their Wads.
THREE FAV0RITES WIN
DURING THE AFTERNOON
Cabin Wins Pretty Mile Race
in Best Time Made This
Season.

just before the opening of the races
AT the fair grounds Tuesday afternoon
the Utah Jockey club officials had some
trouble with The bookmakers. The
bookies coutended that they were pay
ing too much for their privileges and
under the present conditions were not
making any money. Horses had run to
form go long that all the books claim
2 big loss.
1t was then reported that the Utah
Jockey club would handle the books,
but Manager Finn denied this report
and said that the association had no
connection whatever with tho books,
The matter finally was straightened out.
hut only seven booths opened up for the
afternoon s business. Al one time
there were seventeen books on tho
grounds and this number now has been
reduced to tho lucky number of seven.
This, in itself, would seem to indicate
that the bookmakcrs have had slim
pickings, and if the horses continue To
run TO form as they have in the past,
the present number Of bookmakcrs will
he still further reduced. according 10
the statement of one of the down and
oui bookics.
Good Racing.
The racing was exceptionally good
and well-plaved horses came in winner.
Three favorites, one second and one
third choice and an outsider brought
home the money 10 the lucky players.
Tim O'Toole was never hard pushed
in the first race, his field being pretty
we'll strung ont and beating out fluap-
Ia In. hal n
the saddle. Daily, rank outsider,
showed.
King of Yolo. The favorite in the sec
ond race for four and half furlongs
found the going too speedy and LOST
the honors to Galtor by two and half
lengths. Chas. j. Harvey came up
strong, but started too late to do any
good
The third race for i've furlongs was
] shot, came home an easy winner by
three lengths and Otto Price, 30 to
] shot. beat OUT st, Francis for place
by two and a half lengths. Burning
Bush was hot favorite, but was prob
ably affected by the intense heat of
the day for she showed no speed and
came home next 10 last.
Capewell Gets In.
Capewell, carving light weight in
The fourth race at 94 pounds, Jockey
Thomas up, upset all calculations. nj
though q great many wiseacres
''plmged' small amounts on her
coming home three lengths ahead of
her field John II. Sheehan. the . 10
| favoritc, was unable to hold on to
the pace and drove in the winners. The
six fnrlongs were run in l:l4 40, which
is the fastest time made for the dis
lance since the opening of the meet
ing.
The betting was about evenly di-
vided between Cabin and Herman
DOYLE 10 win the fifth race for one
mile Cabin proved 10 he right and
Won out by u length, laying back in
the first half mile and forging to the
front in the last half, leading into the
stretch and winning out by length.
Exchequer took place from Tavora by
two lengths The time was LAS 40.
the fastest that has been made since
the meeting last fall, the present state
record being held by Maxetta at 1;4212
Doyle weakened in the last sixteenth
and fell behind.
The last race was for mile also,
and was won by Glaucus. the favorite
in the betting, being held Mt = to j.
Glaucus lead all the way after the half
mile post and beat out Patriotic by a
length. with Prince of Orange taking
the show. The time, i:142.5, was
much slower than in the foregoing
mile.
Governors Day,
Tic Utah Jockey club announces
governor day for this afternoon at
the fairgrounds. The feature events
win be the Governors handicap and
Fort Douglas handicap. Society will be
present and the full membership of the
Turf and Field club is expected.
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