The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-22
SLOW TRACK At
LAGOON COURSE.
Thoreughbreds Are Evenly
Matched, but Time Is Far
Below Local Records.
T00ELE HANDICAP is
WON EASILY BY ARASEE
Management Announces Davis
County Day Next Friday;
Robert Sells Horses.

Two more young men were elected
from the Lagoon race track yesterday for
signaling the results OF races TO per-
sons on the outside. II is said they were
employed by poolroons that wanted 10
save the money the service costs. a
close watch is being kept and IL is next
TO impossible for anyone engaged In this
work 70 escape detection for more than
o day or two, but for the sake of couple
days pay several youths have had them
selves barred from the track.
Rains have been much heavier in the
vicinity of the Lagoon than they have
been in the city, consequently the track
was a. least three seconds slower than
usual While this prevented fast time
) from being made II did not detract from
The interest In the sport The card was
well balanced and odds-on favoVites did
not overshadow all the other horses In
the various races.
The crowd was considerably larger than
the day before and almost everybody
speculated. but the books did not get
rich because a great many players. whore
they missed picking the winner. mad
ticket on some horse in the money, With
ali the competition among the layers
they were not very generous with the
chalk. Some of them marked up 200 and
500 20 ] on horses that had no chance.
but cut the prices on every probable con-
tender.
Arasee Wins Feature.
The Tooele handicap was the feature CT
the card. 1t was fourth on the pro-
sramme. The distance was cne mile.
get going well until he runs something
over mile. Arasee was the favorite
but Knight Deck and Chester Krum were
so much iancied that their prices were
6 to / and to ] respectively March,
monet az for place and 4 TO for show
was played a little. but Sake and Sterun
had few hackers. Arasee got of third
with knight Deck at his heels and
Marchmonet a neck back At the three
quarters Arasee took command and held
#. winning easily. Marchmonet was Sec
14S 40. or three seconds more than the
track record.
In the. first race. a four and half
furlong dash, the books opened with an
offer OF even money on Narfi and 10
5 on Nada Mas, but the play soon made
them cut Narfis price 10 70 10. NADIA
were unable to make a choice between
the fayorites and kept off the race alto
gether. Narf was the winner. with First
Fashion getting tho place. paying 20 :;
OF speed for the first half mile, but after
that Narf had no difficulty in disposng
OF her.
Tippy Is Bid Up.
Tippy's victory in the second race: Tippy
opened at ) TO l, but closed al I owing
10 the lack of play on her. She got of
fourth. but at the three quarters she
the favorise. was second. and Definite
showed, the tickets paying 5 10 2. TPpy
was entered for $500 and W c. Scott
taIned her by an additional S.. This was
the only bidding during the day
Descendant, which has been in the
ite In the third race over the futurlty
course, but CreX. Marie Hyde and Belle !
flower were the winners. The time was
LIB 1,,5. which IS % seconds slower
than the track record.
The fourth race was the Tooele handi-
In the fifth Aftermath, judith Page
and Pedro got good play, but Sim
Feinn, tho favorite. was heavily backed
and won With Arasee winning the han
dlcap and Sim Feinn's victory in this |
bank roll restored 10 original proportions. !
Judith Page. which got the place, helped |
some. but Pedro. which was third, was
played either TO win or for place. hence
his showing did not hurt the books any. |
Miss Greenwood was the public choice |
in the last race. but IN the grand stand
brought lot of money into the pockets |
OF the messenger -bookies, Lucille Man !
ley also was well backed, but Delena
won the race with Hammeraway second !
even money 10 show, however. most Of J
those who backed her got their money !
BACK, unleSS tney neglected To protect |
themselves by betting across the board.
Davis County Day,
The Lagoon management has an !
nounced that all residents OF Davis coun- |
ty will be admitted 10 the races free |
next Friday. Simon Bamberger. presi- |
dent. and j. H. Wilson. vice president !
of the Lagoon Fair and Racing assocI- |
alton. say that they appreciate the many
courtesies and kind acts OF Davis county
citizens. go they decided to make a pub |
1r onE Eyn ,1cflrr a nf 4, t,,h hdx,
Davis county day next Friday. The race
officials also want Davis county people |
&c see the splendid plant
Before the races there was a horse
sale In the paddock. Sales follow:
Lena Lech. years Old By Gold Heels |
and Early Love sold 10 ]. Murphy for !
$500: Annie Wells ) years old, by Com |
noner and Laurctts. sold 20 G.. Murphy. |
$500: Lawn. two-year- old illy. sold 10 j |
s. Mcbride for s+65; Defy. bay Glly . |
years old. sold TO Joe Wells for $500
The horses were formerly owned by I