The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-10
FORE WINS FROM
A FAST FIELD

Rain that began early and fell until
late cast damper on the racing at
the ogden track yesterday. as far as
attendance went, but for all that the
contests were exciting and high class
while the prices laid in the ring were
undoubtedly the best that the players
ever played against in Utah. In the
opener. for instance, at the close TO
and pick was tho quotation. while
almost throughout the list 10 2
reigncd. in the rain, as the lowest
quotation on tap. the exception being
the Irwin entry In the fourth, which
was hammered slowly from 50 TO 4 to
as post time. the insiders getting
the money, as Fore had somewhat
easy time beating the nice lot op-
posed.
In this race Antioch opened
choice, but receded In the betting ow-
Ing to the heavy track, while the play
on the stable" and Jack Paine caused
all the others to recedc. The race It.
self was easy for Fore, the better of
the Irwin pair. Fore broke well,
rushed TO the front. opened a gap OF
a couple of lengths on Arthur Hyman
and won by that much. Hyman, with
TO ] to place quoted about his
chances, finished an even easier sec
oHd while May Bride was third beat
Ing st. Joe. Antioch could not un-
track herself and was last
The opener saw some lively wager
Ing, with Luxurio and Kismet. Jr., the
most favored Athgold broke fast and
led to the stand, where Kismet and
Luxurio caught him, the three passing
noses apart. From there on LuXurio
began drawing away. and opening a
gap of three lengths, won as she
pleased from Salspearl, who ran re-
markable race. gradually working
through the field and closing With
mighty rush just did nose out Ktsmet,
Jr., for the place. Athgold was fourth.
There was big surprise in the sec
ond. when Charles j. Harvey, maid
en-. beat out one of the best fields
that has faced the barrier here TO date
in terrific drive Eel and Mona
Canomann. both speed marvels for
half mile. broke together, and pret
" duel ensued, in which Mona outran
Eel, leading by a nose past the stand,
with Harvey length back. Mona set
a terrific pace, these three running In
the same order to the stretch. where
she began to stop and Eel followed
suit Pharris here went to work on
Harvey. who closed with a magnifi
cent rush and won by long neck
while Mona Canomann beat home Eel
a length for the place. Dora Payne,
the favorite, ran miserable race.
Invader was made choice for the
third. with A. Wilson's Rose DAILY also
well played, The winner turned up
in Maud MEG, who rushed away in
the lead, shook off Rose DAILY in the
back stretch and then came on TO win
from her by a length. Rose beat the
fast closing Cobleskil length for
the place Invader was fourth
BY the time the fifth was called it
had begun TO rain buckets. and Hal
ton, pronounced mudder. shared the
choice honors with Burning Bush. OF
10 a nice break, Mollie Montrose set a
hot pace, with Burning Bush and Hal
ton in pursuit Mollie carefully
nursed by Smith. was stopping fast
In the stretch. but lasted long enough
to stall off the determined challenge
of Burning Bush and win by a nose.
Halton was third. three lengths away.
In the final there was some early |
play on Merlingo. a rare mudlark,
while Inclement, for the same reason,
was backed until the books yelled |
enough. Inclement broke well, but !
was overhauled by Cardinal Sarto.
With Merlingo far back. Just before |
hey rounded for home Dorian Prince ,
md Huapala fell, interfering with
iks-ar-Ben. Here Merlingo began TO !
ind himself came along, opened
zap OF couple OF lengths and won In
/ gallop by five lengths, lnclement
was second, three lengths in front of
Cardinal Sarto,