The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17
TWENTY To ONE
SHOT WINS RACE
Lady McNally Bonanza for
Fairly Large Contingent
of Spectators.
POLICE EXPOSE PL0TtT0
BEAT FRISCO HAND BOOKS
Arrest Two Men Accused of
Using Sunlight SignalsSto
q Transmit Results.

Sensational incidents at the Lagoon
race track keyed ore Of the largest
crowds OF the meeting up TO a high
nervous tension yesterday. Something
was happening all the time and after the
last race everybody felt that there had
been plenty of excitement for one after
That superative JOY which comes Of
having q wager on SO-to-l sHot ina
fortunate patrons who bet on Lady NC
Nally In the fourth race. but az tne
finish their hearts almost stopped peat
ing until she disposed OF Tippy whlch
threatened 20 win, but was only SECOND
Those who had tickets on Lady McNallS
were so happy they could not eneer ana
Earlier in the day the race track po-
lice arrested two young men whom they
accused OF flashing results OF rhn the races races
believe they have uncovered a plot by
which San Francisco and other hand-
books have been mulcted OF consideraoiie
though he announces that he VIII not
receive Hagers after post time, rates 10
minutes after the race Is run. Many oi
them. who know how We'll race tracks
guard thel. results from being sent out
Jnofficialiy. VIII take waSerS untlI the
official report comes in.
Heliograph Race Results
had taken possession or an old stone
house th1t has been uninaabited for some
time and belongs To 9. II. Hess. y teIe-
pho1e had been Installed and results ol
the races after being transmitted 10
confederate I'm the city were wired 10
cities wherever the schemcrs were try
ing 10 beat handbook men. One oi the
accused men was arrested In The race
track grounds and the other Just as he
vas entering the abandoned house
After spending some time In inyestlga-
,ion. the race track police said that one
Of the men had been coming into the
grounds and getting the Jockeys names
and the horses that were scratched
Fhea Re went out and wired them TO his
correspondents.
o The other man, the police say. had been
helioerapning results from the grand
stand but IL has been so cloudy the last
few days that sunlight signals could not
be sent. The police are sure the sys-
tom MAS quite as elaborate as any that
has heen used oil bigger tracks. They
relieve u has been going on ever since
The meeting began. although they could
not find anyone who had seen the sun
liahi telegraph al work
One Of the men was taken TO the
Pennington jail evhile The other was
held In the track managers office until
after the races. when hc was escorted
out of the grounds. II Is supposed that
both will be ruled OF The track. Both
men have been employed recently IN pool
ROOMS a. Ogden
Selling Race Entries.
For few minutes the incident aroused
much interest but when the horses were
sent 70 the post for the next race the
al! absorbing sport claimed everyone's
attention. On learning that the only
charge that could he placed against them
was trespassing. IL decided TO let
them go with a warning.
Despite the fact that Dacia was bought
in a selling race Thursday. Rey FL Tovar
and Twilight Queen were entered in selling
races. which they won and nobody bid
on them Many borsenen had predicted
that the DaCia incident would make own
ers chary OF putting high-class steeds
In selling races.
Both Rev ri Tovar and Twilight Queen
were Overwhelming favorites and quite
crowd gathered around the judges
stand expecting to see some one bid them
up.
The first race. a selling sprint of FIVE
furlongs: gave Free an opportunity 10 win
at last There were plenty of wagers on
In the second Rev FL Tovar. at to 10,
was backed by large spectators. but
those who insist on getting tickets
play among the others. Zick Abrams.
at TO for place and even 10 show.
landed in the place all right, and Fore
guard. at ; To > 10 show, ran third.
In the third race the books reaped a
harvest. Dell was the favorite. but there
This Information was confirmed When a
considerable sum was set in by Powell,
Parker & Co. the owners OF Neno Won.
All the long shot PLAYERS made a rush
10 get their money down. Ben Stone also
carried considerable money. but Abe
slupskey. the Ferguson & Murphy geld
ing. was utterly neglected. Even his
owners did not believe he was going 10
win. but he did win and everybody then
wondered how they happened TO over
look Abe. at to l. Nobody seemed TO
Spectators were puzzled by the fourth
race. OF course there was Massa. but
The going was heavy and Charles CLOVIS
that sort Of a track. Tippy. too. was wcli |