The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-01

track at its best, the weeks rae
H. Ing which features the annual state
i fair Of Utah opened yesterday TWO
harness events, one requiring four
heats to decide and the other three meats
entertained those spectators who deIght
in watching the performances Of the light
harness division Of racing: TWO running
events In which small but well matched
fields were brought together. furnished
and close finishes In both events awak-
ened enthusiasm. In the first of the two
dashes, three horses finished heads apart,
arated the first two. Two mutuel ma
chimes furnished medium for speculation
and a large number Of the 81 tickets were
sold.
Prince OF Peleg, owned by c, A, Tuttle
of Anaconda, and driven by F, II. Rags
dele. won the first even Of the day, the
2so class trot for $1,000 purse. He won
the first heat when most OF the contenders
broke at various stages OF the journey;
Two dollar mutuels on the winner paid
s2.f5- In the second heat, the field was
sold against the Prince and when the Ia
vorite went up into the air at the half
mile post, Bessie j, came on and won.
paying the field players s6 for the 81
investment.
won the next two heats and the race.
Holders Of winning tickets in the third
heat received $3.50 and no tickets we're
sold on the final. Bessie J. Won @ second n
best time was 2:1el.
Denver Mare Wins.
Mary Louise, owned and driven by q.
A. Colburn of Denver won the next event,
the 2:15 trot in straight heats. Showing
the way In the first heat and won easily,
paying her supporters $500 for each tick
Ell: In the second heat. her driver per
mitted her to break but quickly steadied
nd ma
in thrilling finish. This time. tickets
on the Denver mare called for only $3.50.
The third heat was merely a romp for
ahead Of her field. Paddishah, a distant
last In the first heat finished second in
the remaining ones and took second mon
ey while Chas. Worth was awarded third
and Judge Dillon fourth.
The directors Of the mutuels were "out
OF line" on the entries in the first race.
They sold Tillinghast' Tippy. and Melton
Gee. Auto Girl and Ray Egan as the field.
The racegoers preferred the chances of
the field with the results that more tick
cts were sold on the bunch than on the
home in front, field hackers received only
So 20 for their tickets,
of to a good start. marred only by
Tillinghast's refusal to break. ormes on
Ora McGee laid off the pace and hugg1ng
the rail closely came through on the
stretch turn and got UP IN time to win
Dy d ne6u ITOH AulO Glri LnG laILeT
made all the early pace and only tired
right at the end. Tippy showed superior
speed on a track not to his liking. Mel
ton Cloth and Ray Egan were never dan
gerous. When the assistant starter
dropped the flag at the start, TIllinghast
bolted and swerved over to the outside
rail, refusing to leave the post
'Favorite Wins Last.
A peculiar feature OF the mutuel bet
ting was that the place price on Ora Nc
Gee was $7.40 and on Auto Girl $780,
much In excess Of the straight price.
The final race of tho day also over
the five furlong course. marked another
victory for the form players. Tube Rose
on which tickets paid $3.50. came from
behind with a rush after James Black
stock had set q fast pace to within
hundred yards Of the finish and won going
away, Blackstock showed superior early
speed and hung on gamely. Hazel acted
badly In the paddock and the long walt
before the horses were sent to the post
did her no good. She ran only in spots
and finished distant third. No Quarter
closed stoutly after the race was over
Good Intent was never a contender and
should improve off this race.
Place tickets on the winner paid S326
and on James Backstock S121O.
Summaries.
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