The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
BO0k|ES START
OUT IN CLOVER
Five LOngshots Upset All CaIcu-
IatiOns. FayOriteS Being
Also Rams.
0RBICULAR. HELD AT
PR0HIBITlNE ODDS. WINS
Nice, Orderly Crowd Attends
Meeting; Finishes Are
Close and Exciting.

The opening meet of the Utah Jockey
clubs scheduled forty days race meeting
proved a big success from Il racing
standpoint al the Buena Vista mile race
track Monday afternoon. There were
about 800 people present. which was
somewhat of disappointment for the
opening day. but those present seemed TO
have plenty Of money, aud eight bookIes
and two field books were kept hustling
and writing out tickets 1t vas a bad
day for the bcttors. the layers cashing
in on fine outsiders. only one favorite
coming across.
Being the opening day, great many
people had conceived the idca that ia
Vorites would win and. accordingly, played
heavily. The bookies took all the money
and quit the day big winners.
Orbicular stood out in the one-me
race, she feature event Of the day and
while he opened a, 10 . and closed at
l 10 ). there was general rush TO get
on. Starter Dwyer sent the field away
with q good start Orbicular leaving the
post in fifth position. but before the half
was reached Jockey Singleton rolled TO
!le front and came home an elsy winner
by five lengths. Fred Mulholland. 100
10 | shot, beat Sylvia L. by five lengths
FOR place. Rather Royal, local ia
Vorite. was backed heavily, and came
strong in the stretch, but was short. The
Too Slick for Field.
The Slickcr. 10 ! shot. seemed well
named. winning the first event FOR seven
furlonGs in sensational finish, nosne
out Corrigan at the wire Nine horses
were sent away. and up to half way down
turn in leading They were well punched
all the way. and for close racing II was
2 pretty event. l.. Rossington beat Ben
Stone by quarters OF IL length for
drove in the field, Tho horse showed a
flash At the half, but quit misera bly,. and
The followers of favorltes came 10 grief
The time was 1:2S 20.
The second event, for four furlonGs
was made 10 Abe Slupskcy's liking
Jockey Kent out riding Singleton in tho
stretch, beating Ballcla by half a length
Bea ,rlcc Soulc showing, The time was 90
seconds Nat
4. NJ, Fry upset tho dope sheet in the
third event for six furlonGs, rolling I'm
by half length for place. f. Stafford.
the 10 ) favorite, ran sixth. The time
was l:l5 5-5.
Big Upset.
Fore was the biggest upset OF the day.
going to the post at 20 To | in the fifth
race for five furlongs. and went begging
Ior hackers, but all refused except the
Irwin brothers. who. it is said, cleaned
up $4,000 on the race, According to race
track reports, this horse was heavily
backed in out ut-of-toHn pool rooms by the
owners, who seemed to know that Fore
had the speed. Many picked the horse
to win, but were afraid TO lay their money
against the first-class field. Getting
away first. Fore led all the way and beat
Thistle Belle, the TO ] favoritc. by a
length Enfield beat Silver Stocking for
show. The time was 1:0I is.
Duke OF Montebcllo, a TO 1 shot. Sec
ond choice. won the last event. ono and
q sixteenth miles i'm the fast time OF
l;iS 3-5. Kent was In the saddle King
Of 1Nsnhoc out-ran Mcrllngo. the 10 )
favorite, in il stretch drive, winning place
by neck.
There were three 100 10 | shots on the
card, but they could not come across.