The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
MULE RACE AFFORDS
FUN FOR BIG CROWD
Soldier Riders Had Hard
Work TO Keep Mounts From
Turning in at Gates.
JOCKEY MARTIN HURT
He Had Just Recovered From
Similar Injury Received
at Ogden Track.
JOCKEY MARTIN HURT

soldiers furnished more fun than cir
Gus at the fair grounds races yester-
day. There was a tremendous crowd
inside the racing enclosure and laugh
ter rcvcrberatcd from the Wasatch to
the Oquirrh mountains.
The mules were off 10 a fine start,
but none of the riders was able TO
make his mule take the shortest way
lround. All wanted to run As close AS
possible to the outside fence. Before
they had gone furlong three Of the
mules baked. A little mule so small
that the crowd smypathized with IT..
took tho lead at this iuncture. but be
fore running another furlong this mule
decided to stop. 1t lost several seconds
before it got started again. but it could
run. Coming down tho stretch the lit.
tie mule stopped again. but one of
the employees Of the track rode up
behind and whipped the Lilliputan
with buggy whip until 1t finished
second
Mules Make for Gate.
At the head of the stretch all the
mules tried 10 turn into the gate. II
required much persuasion 10 get them
going again. The half mile. was made
in l;a7. The soldier riders wore khaki
uniforms. used army saddles and Piled
the whip vigorously Archie Jackson,
riding a mule named Nelson, won the
race. Jerry. the little mule, was sec
ond, and Maude was third. Names OF
the other riders and their mounts will
be found in the summary below, Every
soldier at the track had a wager on
his favorite mule.
The Officers race was walkover
for Captain {. r. Elliott. who with his
horse True Siff was the only one of
the entrants that put in an appearance.
According TO strict turf regulations,
Captain Elliott should have walked his
horse over the course. but the judges
told him this formality was not nee"
essary They declared him winner of
the prize.
IN the second running race Jockey
Stanley Martin 5 bad luck rcasserted
itself when Pavan ran away and Mar
tin was thrown. He spraincd his knee
badly. Only a few weeks ago Martin
was injured when the race horse he
was riding ran away. He had Just re
covered from that injury. Mink was
substituted for Marshall, Payan was
caught after running quarter of
u
Off to a Bad Start.
Great dissatisfaction prevailed over
the starting in this race. Swagerlator
was sent away far in the lead. Some
of the crowd estimated Swagerlator s
advantage AT fully twelve lengths.
There were many cries Of "run il over
again, but that was impossible, of
course Charles Cow was so much dis
appointed AT the way his horses have
been getting off that he shipped them
all back to the ranch
DR.. Red, the harness flyer, Will give
an exhibition today in 2:l0 or better.
Summaries Of yesterdays races fol
low:
T, First race. 2;lf pace or trot:
R1attcr Grey third: Merry Di-
rect. fourth. Time, 2:l2s. Mutuels paid
$3.50 for 81 bets.
Second heat-Dr. Rcd. won; Laura b..
second: Gypsy Wood. third, Uno. fourth.
Time. 2:l2t. Mutuels paid $3.50 for 50
bets.
Third hea,-Dr. Red won heat and race
Laura B., second: Klatter. Grey: third;
paid $40 for 50 bets,
First running race. four and half fur
lones-Tiius H. won; Myrtle Queen.
Luke Mccoy. Oboe. Princess Ina. Mike
Donneilan, Nidad. Banthel. Byron. Cru
linda Miss Butte and Tube Rose also
ran. Mutuels paid s4.20 for g. bets
Second running race. six furlonCs-
Swsge rlator. won: Pavan, second Ossian.
third. Time. lis. Louisa b.. Rather
Royal. Tavora, Dorothy Ann Senator
Friecc and Star Blaze also ran. Mutuels
paid $500 for 60 bets
Mule race. four furlongS-Nolsnn
(Archc Jackson). won; Jerry G.eslie
second. NauGe (E &.
third Time. 1877. Kate Of. T..
('orTEhipn1
&C. J T.snnIng). Jef &C. Walkerj, also
ran. Mu,uels paid $40 on Sc bets.