The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-01
Third race. selling,

More than seven thousand people were
at the Decoration day races of the Utah
sockey club yesterday afternoon. The
grand stand was filled to overlooking,
every box was filled. the Turf and Field
club house was crowded TO overlooking;
the betting ring was a mass OF excited
humanity, and half way around the
course the fence was lined with specta-
tors.
The crowd at yesterdays races was by
far the largest thrOng Of spectators that
has ever witnessed a race at the local
track. Almost everyone who could get
through the crowds 10 the books made
a bet There were fifteen books on and
the volume Of business done by each book
was enormous.
The crowd was so much larger than
was expected that accommodations were
taxed. There were not enough programs
TO supply the demand and those who
cared to sell those they bought early
found ready customers, willing to pay 81
cents each. At the club house Of the
Turf and Field club there were no re-
freshments after the first race.
Society at Club House.
Salt Lake society appeared in force at
toe pretty bungalow of the club. All
OF the members Of the club and a num-
Der OF invited guests watched the races
from the broad verandas OF the bungalow
or from the promenade on the roof of the
bungalow. II was estimated that there
were nearly 800 people In the club house
alone. The enclosure surrounding the
club house was filled with carriages and
automobiles, in which society came to the
races.
Among those who were At the club
house yesterday were: Judge Thornton J.
Peters and Miss Peters Of Denver, d. G.
lacking. Mayor John S. Bransford, DR..
Weiton T. Purdy and Mrs. Purdy, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Evans. Samuel New
IL To1Hur Of RI
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bamberger. DIT. T.
Taylor Caddy, Colonel Fitz Mullock,
Judge W. H King, r. W. Sloan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dinwoodey, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Murtagh. L D. Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
J. Moran, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W Throck-
morton, Nj and Mrs. Ira futile. John 5.
Critchlow, c. J. Crabtree, A J. Davis,
J. G. Mcdonald. Colonel FellOwes. Mrs.
G. Z. Reid, c. A. S. Simpson, AFR. and
Mrs. Lester Z. Freed, Mr.. and Mrs. T. II.
Fitzgerald Wallace T. FallOn. Miss june
Fallon Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Gleason. Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Snyder, Mrs. J. d.
Wood. Nj and Mrs +. d. Walker, Sey-
bold T. Ferguson and Miss Ferguson
Jack Keith, Henry Mccormick. Fred T.
Merrill and Miss SurbOch Of Boston,
Mass; Albert Mccormick. G. s. Holmes,
Lewis Mccormick, General Fred Draper
Washington. d. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hardness, Miss Elizabeth Macdonald. +
K Smith. C A. Quigley, II. p. Clark, n
Il Weld and H N. Weld, jr.. John Con-
and Miss Barron. T. G. Lswisohn Of New
York. Miss Croker Of San Francisco, Mr.
and Mrs. Comber B. Newhouse and II. R
Davidson.
The horses ran we'll 10 form, though the
form was not always represented by the
odds on the books. Two fayorites IN the
betting. one near favorite and three long
shots took first The three long shots
were not heavily played, save by their
owners and those who had followed theiI
form closely. The races were won by
them on their merits. however. In these
races the favorites suffered somewhat Dy
bad racing luck.
Two fast races were the Utah selling
purse and the Utah handicap. The Utah
selling purse was for fast -year-oids
OF the six horses started in the race
three had won races at this meeting and
two of the other three had run in the
money. AIinnidOcia was a favorite I'm the
betting but May Bride was also heavily
played May Bride was fortunate In get
ting the ran at the first turn and after