The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-16
lott IS SORRY
|RE WON PURSE
LA Sold for $500 After Win
ming Last Race at the
Lagoon.
IA TRIBUNE HANDICAP
PICKS s TO | SHOT
Cnmber of Other Accurate
redictlons Cause Followers
10 Realize Fine Profits.

. .<1hbing q purse by entering near
~ horse in a selling race has been
{ "a The popular means of bread Win
aver since the Lagoon races began,
<eIline competition that started yes
AZ Is apt TO make horsemen chary OF
liz the cracks in their stables IN q
Inx race.
os soon as one begins IL otner OWL
re sure TO follow suit.
<Sr the last race, which was won
'0acia. varying in odds from ) 70 ]
IA 2. S. W. Doss bid her up TO $500
/ rot her She was entered to sell for
4 and w c. Scott protected her un-
Ne 2700 mark was reached. when ne
1ed not to go any hisher. dsfs
Ia to have Dscia. even If he had to
more. While Dacia did not really
Lass her competitors, there have been
"A entered In many other selling
ID which were such prohihitiVe Ia
IIes that only the big speculators could
<e consistent wagers. Now that the
Irr cnmpe titlon has started II is quite
" that the entries in the selling races
BE- more on par with one another.
1e bidding took place while the crowd
/ rushing for the last train, hence II
not create much commotion. but the
N OF horsemen gathered about the
1ess stand were considerably exercised
the bidding. Scott, 1t Is said was
N he had won the purse, He gets
Of the $3.50 purse and the $500 for
|<h Dacia was entered. but the con-
% OF opinion among horsemen is
Dacia is worth considerably more.
/ evidently believes so, for he con-
1red her a bargain at 500.
Tribune Handicap Accurate,
number of turf patrons remained
"A yesterday because they thought
track was so heavy IL would upset
n calculations. but there was a fair
Hd present. Despite the rain the
ID yesterday afforded the public one
he best opportunities for speculation
4 has heen given since the meeting be-
or Instance, there were the third and
<th and nth races. In the third The
tune handicap predicted Novgorod.
b H Sheehan and PIckaninny, and
fesult of the race was Novgorod,
|auinny and Sainest. In the fourth
eia, Cabin and Captain Burnett.
reft was scratched and the result OF
ace was Fulleta. Cabin and KAISER
In the fifth race the handicap gave
Dthy Ann. Lady McNally and Rather
HI. The result OF the race was Dor
-AflIr Lazy hlC-NdllS anu tloS ic'
pthy Ann, too, was as good rs to !
lines and TO ] was always obtain
His handicap has a great many fol-
trs and they proAted handsomely yes
|ay. The odds offered by the books
. liberal and speculation was lively.
1 The first race the handicap selections
= Mulvehill. Angelix and Parlor Boy
vii and Angelix were scratched and
Or Boy won.
Binocular Disappoints.
Inocular in the second race was the
tk disappointment OF the day. Many
ked him with large sums. He seemed
be to get into his stride and was
IA g. real contender. Force. too, in
same race was liked by many, but
Moving was even worse than Binocu-
n but after he finished second In the
HI race turfmen said that his class
4 80 much better than the others that
nabled him to take the place.
edy McNally in the fifth race was
Plly backed to win. If she had been
INSTEAD of getting the place, the
ks would have been hit hard. AS II
the odds on Dorothy Ann were so
ral that the layers had TO pay out
n sums.
leck Sheep was out again ia the sixth.
ne was unable to beat Dacia, Gold
and Billy Myer. The latter, despite
excellenE previous performance, was
INES as good as to ! TO show, which
where he finished.
cause the electric annunclator has
been working well. results and time
now displayed from the judges
~. The plan works well. as II enables
fnody TO see the figures at closer
n excellent orchestra enlivens the
~ between races with popular music
proves satisfactory substitute for
band.
~ the opinion OF a number OF turf
<Qns that today's card looks easier
some OF the others during the pres
Y week.