The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
MUDLARKS HAVE
THEIR INNINGS
Fourth Race Run i'm a Driving
Rain at the Lagoon Course
Yesterday.
G. GALE AND TILLINGHAST
WIN AT LONG PRICES
In Third Sprint Four Out of
Seven Horses Limp or Bleed
at Finish.

Interest in racing is at such pitcl
that very few OF the REGULARS failed q
20 10 the Lagoon yesterday despite th'
fact that the weather was cold and th'
track so muddy Tint form was scarcel!
70 be depended upon unless one was 1uill
convsrsant with the predictions OF tn'
mudlarks. Al least 1000 persons wer'
present, The betting shed was more
comfortable than IL has been on hot DAYS
bat In the Erandstand overcoats anc
heavy wraps were needed
The fourth race was run in n drlNlnn
rain. Ten horses went TO the post anc
the temper of jockeys and their mounts
was SO bad that II required nearly hve
minutes to gel them started.
G. W. Berry's Valhal was the public
choice IN the first race, but the track
WAS heavy. causing many speculators 10
assume that every horse IN the race
had n chance. so wacers were made on
all of them. This pleased the bookmak-
ers. for 1t gave them chance 10 round
out their books in such way that they
would show g profit no matter which
sreed won Fleeing Fashion won. Elec-
trio was second and Royal Dolly third
The race was five furlongs for 2-year-
oiGs.
Aunt Polly Third.
In the second race Adena was favor!te.
but Beldower. which won. Was literally
Aunt Polly. said 10 be the oldest race
horse in training was third. She is so
old that j. Johnson. her trainer Will not
tell her age. but IL is r,lmored that she
vas - a couple OF seasons ago. Bonton
broke down.
The third race was contest by Grip
pies. Colonel Jack pulled up lame. Tor
bellino after winning the place. limped
10 his stall, while Kerry and Foreguard
both bcd Doc Allen won. Torbellino
was second and Boggs third. Heknows
also ran.
Rain was coming down In sheets when
The sfceds were summoned 70 the post
for the fourth race. Edwin T. Fryer. the
faVorite. was particularly displeased by
the cold shower. After he had broken
through the barrier and was brought
back 10 his place he began backing UP
toward the paddock. After he got about
twenty feet behind the horses at the
used by the starters assistants did moi
make MIN bulge. Jockey Dindhorst kept
FRYER on hts toes all the time and Starter
DIVER. after seeing how obstinate the
from there. He finally got The other
horses into line and sent them away Jus;
as Fryer made his first jump. When the
barrier was sprung Fryer was few fee,
start fully equa!ized matters. Consider
ing al the difficulties il was snlendid
start. Water was dripping from the silks
OF The Jockeys as they went by the
grand stand and the riders teeth were
with the cold. Fryer a big
nowerful horse. found the going 10 his
llKlns. lls tender feet did not hurt him
and he won in racehorse style. Edna
Ste wari was second and Judith Page
third. Lady Box, at 50 and sometimes
10 10 l. led for FIVE furongs.
Two Long Shots Win.
Gaene Gale. opening at better than 10
To ]. won tho fifth race. Delena. the
second choice. was second and Zahra. the
favorte. was Third. Cabin was freely
played. but ran poor race.
Gemmell was supposed TO have the
sixth race al his mercy. but some specu-
lators liked Gilbert Rose. With Lescar
and Veno Won they were practically left
Al the post. getting off so badly that their
were ruined. Tillinghest. at con-
siderably better than 10 10 /. was first.
Novgorod was second and Joe Moser was
third
The track was very slow yesterday but
Il dries out much faster than the courses
IN eastern climates. so il will be in fair
shape today II no more rain falls.
The Salt Lake handicap Is on the pro-
craDlme today. Chester krum and Arasee
Will be out again but they win run
mile and seventy yards this time. Other
good ones, including Sake. are entered
for this race. II addition TO the handi-
cap five good races will be run and the
usual big attendance on Saturday Is
lDreSonc conclusion.