The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-06

Dame Fortune In q Jealous mood dis
appointed the many women patrons OF
the Lagoon race track yesterday a
number OF men. also, were unlucky. but
they did not have the inspiration thai
came to most of the fair sex.
Events OF the day. improbable as they
were TO the public. furnished an instruc-
tive lesson. disproving that sort OF femi-
nine logic which is called premonition
or a "hunch" Form selections as well
had minus signs before them, but these
signs wre invisible until after the races.
If the ranchmau had seen the tears
that were shed perhaps lie would nave
been sorry for turning a black sheep
into n pasture beside the Bamberser
road The sheep was there beyond a
doubt and women who saw the animal
immed Ia tely concluded that the colored
ah-hah's presence was a special nis-
pensation from good fairies indicating
that the race horse Black Sheep would
win the third race.
Black Sheep "Hunch.'
"Oh. see see!" exclaimed Miss Pink
Checks on the 100 train. There's Il
black sheep and nov l know who wins
the third race"
Her discovery caused a commotion. II
not quite sensation. Women were es-
pecially anxious to confrm the rumor.
which was easily done. for the black
Pooh. Poohr said the man with
roll that would choke a cow" looking
up from his abstruse form computations.
such superstition" he said pityingly
really believe you have discovered a gem
uine hun-er-I mean you have been
given sign by your good fairy. I'm
going In with YOU asserted Miss
Peaches
Thereupon they examined their
finances. while the discovery of the black
whole train Women and men were pret-
ty evenly divided Men said II was
foolish 10 allow a silly animal to In
terfere with the exact science OF mathe-
matics. but fair adVersaries were ready
with citations showing how often form
fails.
'oh. oh. here's Mun too" cried Miss
Dimples when she looked over her pro-
Gated that she felt her discovery 10 be
almost as important as that OF the
black sheep, but Miss Peaches said that
Pink Cheeks told how the moths had
destroyed her fine muff,
Still IL may be good sign said
Miss Dimples, with q humility that in
dicated the state of her finances were
so low that she wanted some one to
contribute part of the wager"
Its. no sign, but you are right. all
right" said the man with the roll.
Ignore Good Advice.
But Ism tDeFe a DaSeOall term lnat
means Nuff can't catch anything" In.
quired Miss Pink Cheeks. while Miss
Peaches nodded her head sagcly.
She won't have to catch anything
They'll all be trying TO catch her" an
swered the moneyed man.
After all this argument most OF the
women who heard il were convinced
that Black Sheep was sure to win and
Mun sure to lose. 1t happened just the
other way when the races were run and
one OF the betting commissioners esti-
mated that the tears shed raised the
Lagoon lake an inch or more
Mondays crowd was q surprise 10 the
most sangune. The first estimate was
that 1900 were present. but the "13"
booked a little unlucky. SO 1t was said
the crowd was from 1900 to 1900. This
Was conservative. too.
Speculation was brisker than usual and
the books got back some OF the money
they brought here from other tracks.
Every day the number OF women pa
irons grows larger, but there are many
of them who do not make waGcrs. Some
big sums were passed over TO the
tributed by race followers. The average
Utahn is prudent and seems rather sur
prlsed when he wins.
Terms Trick Speedy.
Terms Trick n the Eureka handicap
confirmed the belief that he ls tho
sreedicst animal at the track over a
short distance; He ran The five and a
half furongs in 05 3-5 a great many
persons fancied Arasee in this race. but
Marehmonet followed Terms Trick, with
Arssee a poor third
In the first race most OF the money was
set in on Dromi at to .. but Pico, whose