The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-07
B0OK|ES' STRIKE
ANUSES TAL-ENT
Layers of Odds Plan Sudden
Coup, but 1t Proves Most
Improbable.
BURNING BUSH, 10 TO |, =
CAPTURES SIXTH RACE
Acumen Beats Godfather and
the Monk in Exciting Con-
test at Lagoon Course.

Booknakers ar the Lagoon went on
strike Yesterday just before the hrsl
race 1t took Vice President j. H. VIII
son lust ten minutes to replace them
and the first race was called that much
later than usual There were only five
books in the rings. but the ODDS were d
little better than usual. NO one VITO
The layers doing business did not hold
out any oil the horses. as lie" OF tnose
on strike did last week.
Some of the personal friends Of the
strikers were dissatisfied with conditions
which prevailed but no one else was
disgruntled except the strikers them
selves.
When the ring was opened the first day
il was understood there was not to be
syndicate book. Nevertheless num-
ber of the layers OF odds who regarded
themselves as Indispensable have been
meeting in syndicate fashion. Their de,
niands for lower prices for the cut-ln
were sprung without any warning ana
were accompanied by intimations tnat
Inent of the Lagoon dared not refuse
Apparently the strikers expected their de-
mands would be granted or ne ,Ti;o. races
Instead of that their coup delayed the
game just ten minutes.
Good Day for Books.
Nobody was sorrer than the strikers
themselves before the day was over. for
Monday was the best day the books have
had in long time. All OF the layers
cleared enough on the last race to pas
their "cut in
The Lagoon management having dem.
onstrated that Il can get along without
the strikers VIII not attempt 10 disci-
pifne them in any way They can 90
back II they play the game according
10 the rules and as the others do.
The syndicate bcokmakers have not
announced any dances or picnics FOR the
benefit OF their union.
Results Of the races are being sent out
now Immediately after each race. Tele-
graph booths have been installed for the
acconmoda ton OF patrons of the races.
Elsewhere. wel-ridden by Hopkins.
handicapped for The Tribune BY WIN
Hall Nanny was second and Salt-
grade third. The public Jared exceed
ingy we'll on this race. long queues
forming before all the cashiers.
Ballella al and s 10 l took the sec
ond race, but there were very few tickets
oasbed. jockey Jensen was largely re-
sponsible for the victory giving the colt
place hets We're caShed on Sea Green.
which was even money for the place. FL
Tovar. never less than TO 70 show
got third place. bur heS surprised his
owner aad trainer. +. Holman
The public placed its faith on Marie
HIDE She did not run away this so5 time ne
her losing her former race.
Fickle Marie Hyde.
Sorrowful. Notwithstanding her dolor-
Gus name. was expected To make every
body happy in the third contest. but
Rue beat her. whereas the experts had
predicted that Rue would be second and
sorrowfu first. Spectators who like
sure things @ashed some nice place
bets on SorrowJuI. and Rue had Il small
following that interviewed the cashiers.
Ttllinghast for third was the medium OF
2 stable boys plunge that made lot
of noise. but did small harm to the
exchequers of the books
The fourth race. AT one mile. for n
purse of $3.50. brought cut such good
horses AS Acumen. The Monk. Godfather
Fred Mulhoand and Molesey. The Monk.
.Acumen and Godfather all came highly
recommended. and Spectators performed
weird mental gymnastics before smaking
n choice. If some one had only said thai
IL required Acumen 10 pick the winner Fl"
one would have had good "hunch.' for
Acumen. after pretty contest, came
under the wire first. Jockey r. Burns
brought Fred Mulhoand into The place
Al odds Of 10 !. and The Monk fin
ishcd third.
Knight OF Ivanhoe was the hope of
depleted pocketbooks In the fifth race.
everybody in The grand stand had q coed
view OF the start. knight OF Ivanhoe was
well behaved at first but Ed Morgan, a
90 TO ] shot. and Irrigator al 20 10 /.
were mischievous and soon had the
doughty knight very nervous. The stceds
broke through the barrier time and again
before Starter pwyer finally caught them
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