The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-25

also won the second race on Strike Out.
Young Nelson's fame came year ago Ut
Seattle. when he rode Bounder 5Vo-to-l
shot to victory. At last falls race meet
I'm Salt Lake he rode 50 winners out OF Is
Racing form was hit hard in the fourth
race when Rather Royal, 10 10 J. peat
out Proper and Buckthorne- Proper was
q heavfIy-played 4-to-5 favorite. but there
was also a good play on Rather Royal
a good odds Rather Royal got of IN
the lead kept it the entire distance hhu
I'm a driving finish won the race oy
Keene made good his record for sly
work I'm slipping one over with Boas IN tie
fifth race Boas was an uncertain guam.
tltv and did not figure materially IN the
betting Grace G. closed an odds-on ia
Norite while Boas closed al 3 to J. IL
was a real horse race and every jump
added 70 the interest In IL. Grace IL
got off I'm the lead, with Phalanx 2 close
contender Boas stayed back until the
last turn and then came up last In the
stretch he challenged Grace g. for tlrst
honors. She wavered and Boas finished
under Radtke's urging.
At Yesterdays races there we're
twelve hundred people who braved the
rain and the threatening weather TO
watch the ponies wallOW in the mud. Inc
mud made the track SLOW. but beneath
the mud there was good footing. so that
the time was good. considering the track
With warm weather this morning IL IS
expected that the track Will dry out
quickly so that 1t will be much faster
this afternoon.
The Utah Jockey club yesterday an
uounced that beginning next Friday. Ia
dies will be admitted free TO the course
on each Friday. For the first ladies
day several special features are being
planned. 4 special program Of music is
planned by the Utah STATE band ana
some extra good racing is promised for
that day.
T-1Tr
T. O. Lees Salvage. the pOst-time ia
vorite. off In nice position. going to front
at once won in a canter- St. Joe, OF IN
second position. finished second by eight
lengths. Gene Wood made a good stretch
run, taking show money. The heavy go
ing and weight stopped Ontario Oregon
The second race was a gift to Strike
Out providing he did not run away be-
fore the race)- Strike Out quick TO get
in his stride. made every post a winning
one. Garland finished second easily,
Faneuil Hall finishing third driving Fore.
the second choice IN the betting, ran
poor race and finished out Of the money
The third race proved to be strictly
two-horss race. between Pimkin and Lee
Harrison II. Pimkin had the best Of the
break by a length. Harrison made
strong bid in the stretch. but was not
good enough. Pimldn won cE a snort
neck. Harrison was second, - lengths
ahead of the also rams.
Proper. the favOrite. as usual acted bad
~ at the post. delaying the start. Rather
ROYAL as good as 10 TO ] in the betting,
was first 10 leave the barrier and just
lasted to win in a hard drive from Proper
Buckthorne ran q good race. but seemed
TO tire in the heavy going. Otherwise
might have won.
Grace c.. the heavily played favorite.
and Boas. an outsider in the betting. fur
nlshed the excitement from racing
standpoint running head and head from
the first quarter to well in the stretch
where little Radtixe on Boas would not
give up, bringing Keene's colt home
winner by an open length. Grace G. last
ed to be second by 212 lengths Orelio was
third, 20 lengths ahead of a struggling
field.
Priceless Jewel. the odds-on favOrite.
left the post flying. leading all the way
and winning in a canter, was no contest.
Northwest made good stretch run. TAX
ing second money from Birth. second
choice in the betting. LADY Alicia went
we'll for first half; seemed short; will
bear watching from now on.