The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-13
$1,000 WACERS
LOST At LAGOON
Spectacular Plunger and Neryy
BOOkmaker Fight Financial
Duel in Six Races.
IMPORTED ENDYMl0N,
ALMOST LEFT, WINS
Former Jumper Loses Twenty
Lengths at Start, but Comes
in Winner.

Eight thousand dollars is a conserva-
tive estimate of the sum lost by Two
plungers at the Lagoon race course yes
terday The heavier speculator lost about
$4,000. but as he has plenty more. 1t did
not worry him.
Pikers gasped and forgot their own
bets when the plungers stood before one
of the books and bet $1,000 by raising one
finger.
Gee wonder how much he bets when
he holds up both hands," remarked
two-dollar bettor
The bookmakcr. too, was game. and he
several other books in the ring. Four
thousand TO $1,000 on Pedro was one or
the tickets that the plunger tossed TO the
floor after the race There was olVe
Betting. however, was not the only
sensation OF the day. In the. fitth race
Endymlon. one of the short priced steeds'
"propped" when the barrier was sprung
and by the time he got started the rest
OF the gallopers were at least twenty
lengths ahead. Spectators with tickets
OF the starter. the jockey and the horse,
but only the horse was TO blame, and he
more than atoned for his poor start.
Almost Left, But Wins.
Jockey Mentry sent him after the
others. and between the half mile and
the six furlongs Endymion actually over,
hauled all but Margaret Randolph, AL
the finish he was a length and three
quarters ahead OF her.
Endymion's hackers could scarcely
fully realized the nature OF the horse
performance. there were SalVos OF cneelS
for steed and jockey. ,
'.That race" said Peter Clark the turf
authority. who is seldom surprised at
anything, -'is one that race patrons sci,
dom see. I remember Divina at Ookland
winning after she was left further behind
than Endymion was today.
There was King OF the Mist that tell
at The Meadows at Seattle and then
won" interpolated bystander. ;.
Yes, remember til thaI TOO, "fror sa,d al
stances OF the kind. After all. horse
that is so far behind can run faster be-
cause he is not In lam and does mol
race II Jockeys would always try, no
matter how far behind they are at the
start I think we would see more wins
of this sort
Gemmell Breaks Record.
"Gemmell. the old cripple" as he was
referred to before the last race. broke
the track record. defeating such good
ones as WorkboX. Muff and Darlington
About 5000 persons We're present yester-
day. Despite the heat on the asphalt
breeze off the lake that did much &c
make the betting shed fairly comfort
able place,
Bookmakers showed more individuality
than usual many of them making prices
for themselves instead OF following one
or two leaders. This resulted in a mum.
Der of football rushes. The crowd woulo
walt while one layer marked up odds
Just a trifle higher than his neighbor. ant
when this rivalry had reached its climax
they sprintcd for the stand and got theil
money down. Generally the man that
got his money down first was the one
who would have made the best candidate
for A game on the gridlron.
Miss Sly we'll backed. won the frs
race; Greenbridge was second and Indar
Girl third. The talent had the three
picked. only some spectators preferred
Sir Barry or Gramercy. Boggs, too, car
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