The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15
BIG BOW IS BEST Of
FOUR-M|LE RUNNERS
His Record in Race Is Fastset
Ever Made in History
of World. -
DUKE is TURF PATRON
Brother of Late King Edward
Will Be President of New
Jockey Club.
DUKE is TURF PATRON
BY JAMES DocKERALL.


ferred msketh the hear, sick the hearts
81 the New York racing men must -
IN n pretty bad way. The Gitiins bill
whien relieved race-trark owners OF per.
scnal responsibility FOR betting an ths
,Tncks has agsin been laid 20 rest NJ
Albany and there IL now no chance Cor
y un,l another isgislstur- has beer
II may be said that n n extrsmelv
doubtful ~ the next legislature will ~
so favorable 10 the. raeing men as even
TINS ono was So the outlook for racing
IA this state IL gloomy.
The only chance for n n THAT rich
horsemen VIII finance meets with betting
barred. And this chance e 50 small as
TO be represented bv the minus ssgr.
As matter OF fact the rich ms1 in
racing do not care To improve The breed
are no hig purses TO look forward TO.
The running of the great Kentucky En-
durance stakes =, four miles naturally
creates Interest In the former champion
The record for four miles stands NJ
minutes seconds. To run -four miles -
run each mile as fast rs i.is. This speed
looks reasonable until " Is cIoeely ng-
urcd Performers frequently have gone
two miles better than S:so. This e las
the rate Of i;I5 per mile. uiat distance
would have TO hc run In s:ls which ~
four seconds faster than the now three
mile rscord. Therefors. u is a certainty
that Flying Childers. nor no otre- carry
day race horse. ever ran four miles IN
seven minutes over regulation course
as the distance Is known today
Race for $4,000 Side.
The lrst time 7;so was authenticany
beaten In a four-milc race in turf his
tory was on the Union course. on Long
Island. on May -, 1898. Henry. IN hts
maten race with American Eclipse. ran
heat American Eclipse beat him in the
deciding heats In 1.ia and S:-i. The race
was for $4,000 n side. American Eclipse
never was beaten IN a race and vaS the
biggest American turf winner ~ early
times. lie won sSsIO0 during his career
lie vas nine wears old when he won from
Henry. American Eclipse was sent 20
Kentucky and tied July 10: lsI7. after
having lived 10 be 50 years OF age.
Hcnrys four mile record stood as the
best until Fashion set the mark a. !:2es
ton. She won IN straight heats. running
the second heat In T:b. Though Boston
Was beaten IN this match. he probably
VAS the greates, Of oil four-nsile cham
pions. During his career he won thirty
races Of folr-mile hsats. record With
out parallel
when Lecomte defeated Lexington AZ New
Orleans I'M ! IS A few days later Lex
lngton. IN his matcn nEainr; time. ran
defeated LecoH,te in 7.s5i' hoislns The
time and the race record until 1876. ne
running the four miles IN -:1Ei This
WIS bEAiTrt Nlfflc. ana $1,000 as fHp record
for twcnty-one years. Finally 81 was re-
duced TO I'll by the mare 1.ucretis Ror-
Eis al Oakland. Cal. May 2s 1897 He-
time Is the present worlds record. III.
beaten the time OF Ten Brock which
ne made on the Churchill Downs course
Her race vas against time. The worlds
was run BY the six-yenr-o!d Big Bow.
AZ Oakland Cal. March II. faos.
Ottawa 10 Have Meet.
Ottawa Will be officially placed on ~.
racing map next summer. \ mile trace.
embracing. all The splendid appointments
win be built between now and spring
Within i've miles OF OTTAWA
otts~s's new track viii be opened nm
Ter very auspicipus conditions The duke
~ Connausht tho late King Edwards
brother. ~ the incoming governor general
II Canada, The opening of the track
Intention OF the ottawa jockey club 10
invite mis- grace TO serve as honorary
president ~ tho club.
under the guidance of the Canadian Rae
ng association. governing turf body of
the dominion. In the four big stakes.
lemeiy. the Walden. for two-yesr -olds.
II mile. the Green Spring Valley ssv..-
,lechsse handicap. at two miles and 4
lslf: the PimlIoo selling stake. ~ rail-
-ap. ~ two miles. 70 be run during the
present fall meeting Of The Maryland
Jockey club AZ Pinnlico, will be seen The
ilks or every turfnlan ~ any prominence
orsmost among them neinE James p.
tsene OF New York. for years Americas
eading owner. samuel c. Hil6retn. last
I.r August Belmont. Chairman ~ the
ocksy club. r. 7. Wilson Jr., Thomss
lyds, col. RAJ Psrr. Thomas tTor-
er. n O. Bedvsr. Frank J Nolan.
wnsr of the ReveTvyek stables. and
aft of others.
srness horse matinee 81 BenninE the
litter part OF October. N Was stated that
ohm r. JarTirs. president % the old
'rishivood rseins hIn,,s o1ssni5s''en, .na va
By far the most finished racing es,sb-
s,spS ssTSn' wldtpsr s1 o. Philadelphia. The
ase Includes the u,agnifiesnt property
Prince Murs, st historic chantt1ly
bank, to sss ,Ts., l.Es IU.' q 3Smsl. SIans.
nd the Jockey club prize decided there
! tho fourth SUNDAY os May Il known
the French Derby.
nonx the racing men ~ France. Sfarv
the best race horses In France have
.>n bred al chantily Mr. Wideners
om prince Mural OF the hiEh priced
'arlings which he bought al frouviile.
hieh are now training AZ Chant,liy. and
hieh form splendid nucleus for vhat
cir owner is en1savoring 10 make The
At stable Of rsce horses in The world
hey are being trained ~ Thomas
aish.
The competition among Americans In
e French racing field IL also height
sd BY the fact that August Belmont
e secured the services ~ Samuel
Iidreth az trainer.
p Carnan, the noted turtrnan 81
,ng Island. Is the latest patron of the
nerlcan race track 10 abandon this
untrv for England and Europe. After
: fall racing meetings In Kentucky erd
Eili ship aboard thirtyflre og the
a, racers IN his stable. This move.
late IN the season. will be made With
0 purpose OF having the horses thor
Kh{iy 0ccilmnted by winters rest In
gland, and % that they win have fully