The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
GOOD RACING IS
SEEN At TRACK
GIorio Wins the Buena Vista
Handicap in a Very
Pretty Race.
LARGE CROWD IS PRESENT
SPORT is GOOD AND SEVERAL
FAST BRUSHES ARE SEEN.

The opening Of the fall meeting Of the
Utah Jockey club at beautiful Buena Wis
ia track yesterday was all that could
be asked. Racing such as Utah has not
seen before was offered to 5000 lovers Of
the running game who were on hand to
welcome the return of the sport and 10
take part I'm its exciting activities.
And CloriO, the grand racehOrse, son Of
the great sire Galveston, won the Buena
Vista handicap, the feature event OF the
opening card. GlOTiO made happy all
those who follow their best judgment,
Only those who took the chance that
something might happen" were disap-
pointed. Carrying the red and green col
Ors OF ". =. Fine and the good BOY
Fischer, Glorio stood up gamely under
the top weight in the race and won IN
the form that his class demanded.
With the fly of the barrier Giorio, Jolt
ct and Lord Nelson were running ike
three-trUck team down the back stretch.
Ethel Day, the veteran OF many tracks,
was two lengths back. with Madeline
Musgrave, while left hOpelessly at the
post was Hannah Louise, one or the
racing disappOintments of the day.
Around the north turn went the Held
with GlOriO along the rail and always a
neck to the good. Fisher was gaug1ng
his race nicely. Entering the stretch, II
was seen that GlOrio had opened up
gap of length and was headed Tor Jhe
wire without fear Of challenge. Excite
ment vas left, however, for there came
gray streak, under whip and spur, run
ming over the fie on the Outside Of the
track.
Ethel Day Finishes.
It was Ethel Day. The old mare had
finally found a track to her liking and
was making a gallant finish.
Fisher, however, never had to leave
his hand ride and GlOriO was home with
his challenger a length and a half back
In third position was Lord Nelson
favorite OF the Butte track. who reward
ed the hackers Of the ClOptOn entry by
earn show money. The time Of liza 2-5
was fast.
choices in the first race at five and one
half furiongs with the wise money down
on EudOra. But neither was destined
10 win the first race Of the meeting. Att
eT Trident had set the pace ana run her-
self into quitting cold in the stretch, the
choices were closing strong. From bad
start Eudora looked best entering the
stretch, but a contender appeared along
the rail. II was drive 10 the wire and
the contender had the closing speed. IT
was Yellow Foot. with little Rooney up
who won the first race.
In the second race another Anchorage
colt, Yuba, flashed past the wire a win
ner. MinnedCcia was heard on all sides.
The track followers said that Maxwell
was in the paddock" a sure sign that
the owner Of Minuedocia wanted to win
bad. Next TO the Maxwell colt, GaltOr
was liked. while Nuba went along at 3
TO l. liked by a good contingent of back
ers. 1t was race to the stretch, and
until the final sixteenth, when Yuba
pulled away and won. showing by far
the most closing speed.
The Third Race.
The third race was a mile and a six
teenth, and il was an even field, Prince
of CASTLE. after a fine summer at Butte,
was liked, and some wise money went
I'm on Ellerd. Charley Paine, who liked
Tf1lVlH show and
he showed. Leading 70 the swing IN
the stretch, It looked rs If Charley would
go through, but BuckthOrne had just be
gun to run. The Maxwell gelding was
much the best in the stretch, and won
easily, with the paCemaker holding out
for place and the Prince for show.
In the fifth race the bOOlzies got their
best break. Charley DOugnerJy, backed
from to even money, failed to reward.
.TIlette won in a breeze, holding her field
safe all the way from barrier 20 Wire
And then the women fin the stand
screamed with Elee when Priceless Jewell
got away two lengths the best Of the
field in the last race. They had liked
the name, and wise tips were out that
the Jewell was in grand shape At the
quarter the black mare led by five
lengths; the same at the half, Nearing
the three-quarters Kopek and BardOnla
closed the gap, and Pickenss OF the pace
maker, took TO his whip. While firing
badly. Priceless Jewell held out gamely,
and It took a drive in the stretch for
Kopek to win. TrOCha, who looked the
class. was away bad and found the pace
a little hot.
There was but one feature 70 mar the
sport The man at the barrier was not
Dick Dwyer, but DIVERS assistant,
TTealev, who had the luck break against
him three times. Hannah Louise, in the
handicap, and Nelma c. were both left
AT the post. and the start in the last
ace was bad. The best Of starters will
have hard luck al times. Mr.. Dwyer VIII
get I'm in time for the Tuesday card.
In the judges stand were p p. Pome-
rov presiding judge, and Earl MCQuaid
who until Frank St. D. Skinner arrives,