The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-07
P|KERS CASH At
LIBERAL PRICES
Long Shots Win Majority of
Races, but SharpshOOters
Forecast Results.
CHESTER KRUM RETAINED
AT THE HORSE AUCTION
Best Bid for Famous Steed Is
$1,000, Which Owner Re-
fuses to Accept.

Favorite players. unless exceptionally
prudent. must have lost the bank roll at
The Lagoon races yesterday. for Muff was
the only actual favorite to win. Gem :
nell, second choice, was victorious IN
erence TO No Quarter. the favorite.
Pikers and a few daring spectators
happened on a number Of the long shots
ent. Sixteen. at I 20 l and better. was
played by many small but frequent bet
tors. Buna, too; had contingent OF ad-
mirers who cot 10 10 for their money.
Before the races there was horse
auction in tho paddock. Chester krum,
the most famous steed put up for sale.
was bid up 10 $4,000. but retained by MS
owner who said that was ridicuously
low price FOR Chester.
Books Reap Harvest,
A larger crowd than usual on Thurs
Gays was present. Including combination.
there were thirteen books doing a rush
ing business, and they must have cleaned
up handsome profits on the day. II rs
books are losers thus far on the meeting.
but current reports eXaggerate the
amount they have lost.
Bosgs and Green Isle were the public
choices in the first race. Both opened
at l3 TO and lowered around that price
during most OF the betting. French Cook
was not considered To have chance,
except by a very few who reasoned that
he would have 10 win some time, and as
nobody could remember his winning these
few played him. Others of the long shot
brigade picked Indian Girl Mostly These
two horses were played across the board.
French Cook won, Indian Girl got the
place and Glennadeane was third.
Gilbert Rose disappointed his numerous
the place in the second race. Sixteen
won and despite the fact that Gilbert
Rose was a TO . shot there were many
persons who did not allow the chalk 70
81 n. " faHF
that Gilbert Rose is not in his usual form
although he seems 20 be rounding 10 and
will likely win the next time.
No Quarter was the favorlte in the
third. but Gemmen. opening at 10
was fancled by many players. Gemmel
won. Prince Winter was second and Nc
Quarter third.
One FavorIte Wins.
Muf was the favorits IN the fourth
race. but with Seyenfu!l. Sorrowtul, Ban
Ann, Hidden Hand, Tillinghast and Max,
ing running many SPECTATORS preferred
to bet against the tavorite, Nun wor
with a game rush Seyenfull. well sup
Hidden Hand was third. Altogether the
race was not exceeding profitable for the
bouks. because so many spectators mac
Seyenfull or Hidden Hand TO show. Tho
judges suspended sevenfull's entry fol
the rest OF the meeting on account oi
form reversalS.
Hereto. comparative stranger !, ,t
Lagoon patrons. was the favoritc IN th'
nlth race. Charlie Rothschild and CouIl
Lady were the next choices. but when IN,
race was run Buna al 10 to l dashed
by Court Lady IN the stretch and won
Euna runs frequently, but her victories
have been very few In the last year
Nevertheless there was TIP circulated OF
her and many Spectators ilneg up IT
front of the cashiers. Rothschild got thc
place and Herctic was third.
Anna May was the hot tip in the las
race OF the day. Form students gave
Ben Uncas the best chance TO win. bu
the layers OF odds chalked up 10
against him and this kept the more timlc
SPECTATORS OF. Anna May at to . was
the medium of a lot of speculation. Many
on the day. but Ben Uncas won handily
Anna May got the place and Critic va:
third. Critic was qurte heavily playeC
10 win. but there were very few ticket,
on him TO show.
Auction in Paddock.
In the horse auction In the paddock IN,
following horses. the property of j. NJ
Crane. we're sold: Sanel. 500, 10 J. Dixon
Rosamo S3l0. 10 Powell K Parker, JONI
II. sheehan. 500, TO JOSEPH, stern; Les les;
800. 10 3. Molesey, Billy Mycr SOLO, e
the Gabriel stable Bellevue, SIS, TO l.
Denny. -.
Moyne put up several other horses 70
sale. Miss Oihcious was sold TO Coburi
for s125, but the following steeds, atte
being offered at auction, were pid IN d.
representative of the owner at the Price
mentioned: Star Actor, $500, Whidden
5000: Endymion, s575, Parlor Boy. $5i5
Banorella, s5S5.
When the bidding FOR Chester Krnn
went above $4,000 everyone felt certain
that Moyne would let him go. but Moyn
saws Chester Krum is a $4,000 horse a
least. so he kept him at $4,000.
Fridays card is an exceptionally Soo'
one Several hsndicappers after seems
fne oyerrights expressed the opinion tina
form will be vlndicated today.
AZ private sale McLemore sold Rue q
w g. Carson yesterday, The price wa
not made public.
Swagerlator. which made a poor show
ing Wednesday, bled from the lung
when he was taken TO his stall after th
race This was assigned as the caus
of his running so poorly.
Jockey Roy Selden IS reported TO b.
Improving gradually and his recovery i
confidently expected, although 1t is un