The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-12
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When Superintendent Horton fin
| lShed his work on the Fair Grounds
track yesterday forenoon he remark
ed that In the three years he has been
in charge of the plant he has never
seen the track In the fast condition IL
is at present.
1t would not surprise me in the
least" said Mr. Horton to an inter
| eSted group OF horSemen, "to see an
other worlds record shattered this
afternoon. I've been working and eX
| perimenting on this track for many
! months and its present condition Is
| better and faster than 1t has ever
| been In my recollection
While no other worlds record was
broken, the third race came within a
| fraction of equalling the six furlong
record on a half mile track. The race
was won by La Reine Hlndoo. three.
year-old chestnut flly by The Fog-La
| Hindoos. She set a terrific pace from
| fiagfall. covering the quarter in 0:22,
| the three -cighths in 81. the half In
! 0,47, the flve-eighthS in l.: 90 fiat. and
the six furlongs In la which is
within a half second of the worlds
| record on a half-mllc track and
second faster than the local track
record
After the time was hung out there
were a few discordant cackles from
several geese because their watches
did not correspond with those of the
| official timers Some of these croak-
| ers were like some trotting horse
men, who holler whenever one of
their nags is given record. More
than one reputable horseman caught
the time in unison and with the eX-
ceptlon Of the honk-honk OF the sew
eral paddock birds. the time hung out
| failed to create more than ordinary
talk.
The second race was a fast one
also, the winner. Balnade, stepping
the FIVE furIongs in 1;02 S5, fifth of
| a second faster than any previous
race has been run at that distance
! over the local course. Native Son,
the legitimate fayorite in the race.
and which seemed to outclass his
field. had a rough time of it. Almost
| at the start he was caught in Jam
and shuffled back, losing so much
ground that it ruined whatever
chances he had. He strived gamely
to overcome this early misfortune,
|
kept the gap open between him and
the favorite the entire route Native
Son closed gamely in the stretch. but
the winner won handily on end 1t
was a corking good race from timo
! point OF view and was another proof
| OF the fast condition of the track
| Benny Meyers handsome flly, Mary
| Genevieve. after three attempts land
| ed the first race in romp. Mary
Goneyieve is by Dick Welles, the hold
er OF the worlds record for a mile.
made at Washington Park 1--WE years
ago. She showed considerable speed
In each OF her appearances at the
local track, but in every instance
ran green. Yesterday she seemed to
realize what was desired. Tor taxing
the track at the rise OF the barrier,
! she maintained her advantage TO the
end. winning with her boy looking
back. II was a very impressive VIC
tory and Mr.. Meyers was congratu-
later on being the owner oil Such
/ promising filly
Old Proper, once the pride OF w B.
Jennings. and q horse that has won
many prominent stakes on the New
York tracks as well as at Oakland,
won the fifth race from start 10 nm
ish. Proper. like his groom. The
Chief" is us cunning as could be Inn
| agined. He acts crazy at times while
at the post and II he feels like run
| ming he runs. When he doesn't feel
In the humor he simply pinches back
his ears and will not try yard For
wears he has run in blinkers. His
owner received permission yesterday
to run him without blinkers and the
metnmorphcsis was complete. After
cutting up a few didoes at the post.
| the old rogue finally consented to line
ND with his field and when Mr.. Muir
| rav sopt Them away he rushed to the