The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-26
Kaysville TrOtting Association
Gives Successful Initial Meet
ing for Harness Horses.
THOUSAND PATRONS SEE
EXCELLENT PROGRAMME
Feature Event Is Won by Mrs.
l.. M. EricksOn's May Flower
in Straight Heats.

Moro than one thousand people from
different parts OF the state were at the
opening OF the harness meeting Monday
of the new Knysville track, built and
owned by the Kaysville Trotting associa-
ton.
The new track opened under the most
favorable auspices. The day was an ideal
one for harness racing. the track was In
excellent condition, the accommodations
for patrons OF the race meeting were
good. and the card was a splendid one.
The new racing plant at Kaysville Is
one OF the finest and most up-to-date in
The state. No records were broken at
the track yesterday but the track proved
surprisingly fast for n new one and after
seasons racing over IL there Is every
reason 10 believe that 1t will be the fast
est half-mile track in the state. The
racing association has constructed a large
covered grand stand which was well filled
yesterday
Wins Fast Feature.
The feature event yesterday was the
2:l6 trot or pace with value OF $500.
speedy PAGER owned by Mrs. L. M. Erlck-
son of Salt Lake, and driven b. Lou
Erickson. May Flower took the race
I'm three straight heats and was never
John Mendenhalls Monica broke at the
start and was far behind before 1T got
To going right, Then the game little
horse made great challenge, closing up
wide gap and passing all save the
leader.
In each heat OF the race for named
horses New Wilkes. belonging TO w. II,
Woodring Of Bingham and Len Har-
woods Bosey put up a great race Bosey
outgamcd Wilkes and took the race after
some exciting contests in the different
heats.
The half-mile matinee for green horses
was an amusing feature OF the meet
Ing. The horses had never been on &
Track before and several of them scarcely
knew what a race meant
The afternoons card was topped off
with llali.mie dash for the Saliopers.
the only thing that dctractcd from the
success OF the meeting was the fact that
IL was necessary TO walk about three
miles from the station at Kaysville 10 the
race track Much TO the surprise of the
passengers the salt Lake s. Ogden trains
did not stop at the track although the
the company had agreed TO make the stop
at the track for the accommodation of
those who came from Salt Lake and Og-
den 10 the meeting.
Dr.. ]. j.. Morton and Frank l.. lay
ton are president and secretary, respec-
lively, OF the KaysvlIe Trotting assocIa-
lion and Riley Kent. manager OF the
track. Thomas Harris OF Centerville, the
veteran starter. was in the stand at the
new track. The other judges were Charles
r. Jenkins and Dr. A s. Kendall OF Salt
Lake.
The Results.
The results of the races were:
First race, ZIG class, trot or pace first
hcat-May Flower (Ericltgon). first, Baby
Thorn (kenO. second; Harmonica (WalD
third; Alzama (Harker). fourth. Time
10. Second heat-May Flower, first:
Baby Thorn. second; Harmonlca third :
Alzama. fourth. Time. 2:22, Third heat
May Flower, first; Harmouica, second
Alzsma. third. Baby Thorn. fourth Time.
@:lS 20 Rcsult-May Flower Baby
Thorn. Har1nonica, Alzama.
Second race. for named horses, first
hcat-Ncd Wilkes (Woodring), first;
Boscy tWalD, second; Miss Bingo (Bal-
lardl, third; VIII He Do (Wood), fourth
Moab (McCoy). fifth. Time. 2.S1. Second
hcat-Bosey, first; Ned Wilkes, second
Miss Bingo. third: VIII lie Do, fourth;
Boab> diStanced. Time. 2:o5. Third heat
--Bosey, first. Will Tie Do, second: Miss
Bingo, third: Ned Wilkes fourth. Time
2;2S; Fourth heat-Bosey. first: Ned
Wilkes, second; VIII He Do, third. Miss
Bingo. fourth. Time, go. Result
Bosey, Ned Wilkes. viii He Do, Miss
Ringo.
Third race. half-nilc matinee for green
horses, first heat-Johnny Evans (WalD
first: Maude c., (BrocZley). second Stonie
tStcphens)- Same positions In second and
third heats. Time, 1.12. 1:1S 2-5, IA 2-5
Fourth race, half-mile dash for run.
ners-M. & M. first; Chanade, second,
Gabriel. third Time