The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
MESSENGER boy IS
FIRST IN ENDURANCE
Nadzu, Bedwell's Entry, Tires
Under Terrific lrnpost of
i22 Pounds.
VAST CROWD CHEERS
Churchill Downs Records for
Attendance Broken, Many
Notables Present.
VAST CROWD CHEERS
Nv L.assd Wire 10 The Tribune.

by Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Oct. 1.-Befort
$1,000 persons, the largest crowd that has
attended the races at Churchill Downs
Mrs. afsy Lutz's Messenger Boy Won tho
four mile Kentucky endurance stake
here this afternoon. This Is the firsI
time a four-nile race has been run IN
the state Of Kentucky In thirty-one years
and II proved TO be an attraction that
brought out this tremendous crowd.
Messenger Boy. In capturing the $4,000
stake. proved himself 10 be the gamcst
thoroughbred racing hereabouts and
when nc passed the finishing line he Gre
ated a new worlds record for the dis
lance ny hanging up f:lf Ia, which is
/ Us seconds faster than the time made
by Ten Brock against time years ago.
The race was immensely popular with
the vast throns. Included In the at
tendance today were people who came
70 the course for the express purpose OF
seeing their first four-mie race. Every
time the horses passed the stand a
rousing cheer went up and each one OF
the thoroughbreds and riders we're ap-
plauded,
was due moro 10 the perfect ride which
he received than anything else. Moles-
worth. who had the mount was congrat :
ulated on all sides for the ride he put
RI. @. Redweii's Nsdzu which was
considered by all the sharps To be in
Was hacked TO the exclusion OF all 9TH
err. However. Bedweil WAS not so con-
tident. He figured that the three-yesr-
old had all the beet OF the weights and
was content 10 run for the purse.
Royal Report went out to mako the
pace and set a fast one for two miles.
the FIRST mile being run in i;t7 and a
fraction. A, tho end Of two miles and a
quarter Royal Report became leg weary
and he soon dropped back, beaten.
Nadzu then assumed command as pace
winner
was given rousins cheer as he passed
the stand leading al the end OF three
miles Molesworth brought Messenger Boy
up and won.
OF the nineteen candidates and six pos
sible starters, only four horses faced
.Aylmer and Royal Report in, the order as
favored by the public. Aylmcr quit In
rhc third mile and ROYAL Report quit IN
rhe final turn. Nadzu carried 122 pounds
The time for the four miles was
la i-5. 1885 as. 7:o2 40 and 7;1t1-5.
This breaks The Kentucky record OF
no1d s, sas ss Tern snd iGs IS
ulthin three seconds cf the worlds rec
ord made BY Lucretia Borgia. carrying So
pounds a; Oakland,
won: Camel place $50. second: Swish.
show $3.50. third. Time. 1:ite-5
won Rose OF Jeddah, place 60 So second:
Dilatorv. show $500 third. Time ! .o6 IS.
Third race-Love Not straight $3.50.
won; Harrgan. place $3.50, second: Bob
bv Boyer, show $3.50, ttsrd. Time.
LITE 20.
Fourth race-Mcssenser Rov. straight
Sc. won: Nadzn plare $40. second:
Roysl Report. show $40, third. Time.
T:I91-5.
Fifth race, SIX furlorgs-veneta
Sirome. straight SIS.S0. won: Rogon,
place $3.50, second; McIvor. show $50,
third. Time 1913.
Sixth rac CO mile and sixieenth--Gran-
ite straight 5000. won: Sticker. place
$40. second: Console. show $780, third.
Time. 40.