The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-08
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ETHEL DAY WINS
BECKER HANDICAP
Feature Event at Ogden Brings
Out Classy Field of
Starters.
(sDeclal to The Herald.)

OGDEN Nav THE feature event of yes
terdav's racing was the Becker handicap
bringing out some crack sprinters- Booger
Red. the public's favorite. although beaten
by Ethel Day, the best at the weight. was
well supported Credit must be given
Starter Murray for giving the sprinters
one Of the cleanest starts ever seen at
race track. Booger Red led well into the
stretch, where Ethel Day hooked up with
him and won out by head while nun
dreds Of spectators were calling the game
little horse Booger Red Come on you
me attendance was 1000 yesterday and
the weather was fine, the track was
sprinkIed before the first race, giving the
public a good view OF the horses in each
race. The attendance at the Ogden race
meet ''is not made I'D Of race track touts
or cheap sports. They are refined and IN
teIligent people who are lovers OF the
sport of kings. The results;
First race, three-eighths of q mile, sell
ing. maiden 2-year-Olds-E. E l., klrscn-
baum even. won; Rett Archibald, . sec
ond; $50 Greene, Z. Henry 10, third. Time
sja Green broke in front, was overtaken
bv Eel in first eighth. winning by three
lengths ahead Of Rctt. STA Green took
third money By one length G J. Harvey,
SiI cram. C;enooe, Wicket, NJ GenrOe, d.
PAYNE Fiber and Moon Glow also ram
Second race, 3-year-Olds and up-Slr
Berry Baird. 8. won; Fare, kirScnbauln
Il to 10. second; Ravaria, Howard, 10 =
third Time .O2 10 Off To a good start
Ravaria LED first quarter, where Sir Berry
took lead and won easily by two lengths
Fare was a good second by one iehsth
ahead Of Bavaria. Susie Gress, Platoon.
King Brush, Bresnardo ana Glacus dlsO
Third race. six furlongs, selling, S-year-
olds and up-Esther NJ Q. Thomas )
won. Birth. Cotton. 8. second; Monitor ;,
FHH
legs leading the field the first quarter.
where Esther NJ took up the running and
breezed home by six lengths Blrtn was
second ~ One-half length ahead OF Manila
s Billy BoTlegs. Kuropatkin, Egotist
Osceola q. f. Miluer. Mazapan. St kllda
ard Red Ball also ran.
Fourth race. Becker Brewers handicap
six furlongs-Ethel Day. Mdnder, .. won;
Rooper Rec. Jarratt = to 10. second; Mary
F. Archibald. 6, third. Tlme-l;l5 30 Oh
To "A good start. Day broke IN 1ronS, Wds
headed 1t once by BOOEer Red, who MADE
the running too well in stretch. where DAY
booled nm with him. winning by a head
Mary F. was third by four lengths anead
of Work Box. FardellO and st. Francis
also ran -,
ing 2-vear-olds and ups. BarratJ
Shiner. s. won: p OF Castle. Howard, o..
second: Balreed. Peak, To- Jhlru. IiIhe-
1870 % RoIoman beat the barrier by a
length Barrett took lead at the first half
and was an easy winner by two and a
hslf lengths. P. Of Castle ran a good race,
taking second place from BalTeed- tTIaT
of ElCin &. White, Huapalo, Boloman,
-ToTer Mahkev MaieT also ran.
Sixth race mile, selling, S-year-olds ana
un-Hi Caul Cap. Archibald, to ., Won;
PhslanN Sandy. 9, second: Palrlouc'
Peak, T. third. Time-5l:45 10 PnalailN
br-ike in front and made the running 20
stretch. where Hi Caul Cap, coming fast,
won bv half a length Patriotic was third
by five lengths. F. Dance, D. Dollars ana
F2fFnc also ran.