Show r A FINE DAYS SPORT I Velox Walks Off With Seme Big Money TWO RIDERS BADLY INJURED Carey Wins the 250 TrottIng Kite Great Success of the Initial Day of the Season The opening day of the spring meeting meet-ing of the Utah Driving Park wa everything that the officers could have desired The day was beautiful the track in excellent condition the attendance at-tendance was very heavy though hardly what it has been on previous occasions oc-casions nor what it will doubtless be tomorrow when L C Lee enters in the freefo call The grand stand was well filled a large proportion of the fair sex being amqng the animated gazers the pools I both on the race and the Paris mutunla I 01 the heats were well patronized and were ably conducted bv Whitehead a Co the bar under Bechtol Sands with an army of aides did a tremendous tremen-dous business a force of deputy marshals mar-shals were on the ground to ensure order In the judges stand the inimitable in-imitable Register Webb A G Bast ol Chicago and exGovernor Murray presided pre-sided though Mr Webb did all the active ac-tive work and as usual made himsell immensely popular with the crowd for his vigorous manner of bringing the jockeys to time THE OPENING RACE was the trotting 50class purse of 44C01 between the four foreign horsesKate Carey Mattie J Disturbance and Daisy H They were only known here from their records on other tracks but Colorado Colo-rado and Montana horsemen were out in sufficient force to make the pools lively Carey was so much of a favorite favor-ite that she was soon barred and the pools sold with Disturbance Dis-turbance first choice and Daisy second On the start Carey shot forward and maintained the lead beautifully to the close coming in first in 240 > j Disturbance Distur-bance second Mattie J third Daisy H last SECOND HEATThere was not much life at the pools after this The auctioneer auc-tioneer yelled himself hoarse but could hardly get 5 for the field against Carey at 20 Carey was soon barred again ana pools sold on the other three horses Disturbance at 20 against the field at 110 After some scoring a good start was obtained and Carey went directly to her place on head Disturbance second oefore they had progressed far Carey went off her feet and Disturbance shot Ion I-on head holding that position amid cheers to the close Disturbance first Kate Carey second Daisy H third MattieJ last Time 239 X THIRD HEATThere was now a babel about the pool stands The field went at 55 against Carey at 12 field 30 Carey 21 and field 20 against Carey at 13 Selling was hot and lively and kept up to the moment of starting Disturbance had the poe but Carey took it before the first eighth half way around Disturbance fell back and Daisy d took second place Carey went on around even as a pulsation unmoved by the hot conflict behind her between Disturbance and Daisy H finally coming com-ing under the wire in 2365 Daisy second Disturbance close benind and Mattie in the dim perspective FOURTH HEAT Carey now reigned supreme in the pools the bets being about two to one in her favor When the start was made she again forged easily to the lead keeping it all the way around the first time by half a dozen lengths Everyone had settled back apathetically in the belief that the race was ended when just as she neared the hiee quarters pole Carey went off her feet and a frenzy of yells ascended to the skies Daisy H and Disturbance lad been swapping places jut behind her but on the home stretch Daisy took the lead and Carey falling rapidly bacKward on the home stretch she maintained it to the close coming under un-der the wire in 240 Disturbance second Carey third Mattie fourth FiiTH HEATThe confidepce in Carey now fell several pegs mainly because she looked rather bad at the finish ot the last heat The field sold at 20 with Carey at 13 and 14 A start was made amid considerable excitement with Daisy at the pole Carey went on head as easily and naturally as if the place belongea to her by right Disturbance coming second and Daisy following close Carey again kept the lead until just before tho turn on the last eighth when she broKe in the same place aa before be-fore Daisy H had gone on head of Disturbance when halt way round and she now came up even with Carey the two tearing down the home stretch heads together while the grand stand surged and waved with excitement Five seconds of susnended respiration and the thing was over with Daisy on head by the length of a neck Carey second Disturbance third Mattie last Time 238g SIXTH HEAT Carey and Daisy now had two heats each Disturbance one Mattie having failed to make one in five was sent to the stable Pools sold Carey 20 field 20 So much time was taken in starting by reason of Con nelly Careys driver icrouging the advantage at the start that Judge Webb took him sharply to task several tims warning him to quit his monkeyshines monkey-shines for which he was warmly applauded lauded Then Disturbance got to forging too far ahead and the Judge announced that he would fine the first nan that jumped ahead of the pole horse wnich brought more cheers At ength a start was made and for the first time Carey did not lead off Daisy kept on head just half way round When in front of the stand howeer Carey closed up the gap and the two went the next quarter of a mile with no one able to venture a net as to who would win They came down ihe homestretch almost level Daisy commenced com-menced steadily to close up the gap but when within 150 feet of the stand she went off her feet and therace and money were Careys time 239 Daisy second Disturbance last THE SEOXD RACE the 225c3S3 trotting was between the Coloradb horses Lister and Black Diamond Dia-mond and Mr Glendennings Harry relox for a purse of 500 There was any amount of activity in the pools the Salt Lakers rallying to the support of Vehjx as one man those best informed intimating that he had done wonders in California of late and that he would surprise everyone even his friends The result showed that they knew what they were talking about Lister was favorite at first Velox second sec-ond Black Diamond third then Lister and Velox sold even and finally Velox switched around and sold first choice Most of the purses were about 30 each on Velox and Lister and and 10 11 and 12 on Diamond At the close I Velox sold at 80 Lister at 60 The first heat showed how little pool sales are to be relied on as indicators Diamond dashed on heal and Kept the lead all the way round Velox had second sec-ond once or twice but Barnes could not hold him steady and he went all to pieces several times Black Diamond came in first in 232 Lister second and Velox third SECOND HEATNo one seemed to attach at-tach much importance to the first heat as in the pools Velox and Lister still sold even at 25 Diamond 8 59 and 10 to the purse of 50 Velox then jumped to 105 Lister at 65 BlacK Diamond Dia-mond 21 Before the pools stopped selling the horses were off and a beautiful beauti-ful heat followed Diamond went to the lead and kept it halfway half-way round Then Velox slowly and steadily began to gain then he went off his feet on a run for so long that his adherents groaned inspirit on the home stretch he and Diamond came down the course nose and nose together to-gether and yells of a dead heat had already risen when Velox lunged forward and came under the wire only half ahead in advance Many thought the heat would not be given to Velox on account of the long run in which he had indulged but the judges took a different view and amid applause announced an-nounced Velox first Diamond second Lister third Time 230 THIRD HEATVelox now sold lively at 40 against the field at 15 80 against 25 70 against 20 and so on ad infinitum In the Paris mutual1 when the horses started there were lOt pool in the box on Velox Against 00 on the field 505 against 300 It took a long time to make a start but when a go was called the three bunched nearly together for the first half mile Velox then went steadily ahead and Lister fell as steadily behind on the home stretch Diamond began to close up on Velox and as Glendennings horse moinenarily went off his feet there was a great gulp from the crowd But he regained himself him-self at the instant and amid shouts from his admirers Jorged in first in 2307f Diamond a close second Lister third FOURTH HEATVelox now had it all his own way in the pools He terminated termi-nated the race beautifully by taking the lead and keeping it all the way around coming in without a break m 233 Diamond second Lister last THE RUNNING RACE fiveeights of a mile dash for 200 bs tween Policy Susie S and Lila Ferguson Fer-guson followed In the pools Policy sold at 50 Susie 41 Lila 32 the pools switched around so fast that it was impossible to keep track of them all three horses selling first second and third choice alternately alter-nately An average would show that the bets on all three were nearly even The race was the most exciting of the day The horses got off at the first start and I tore past the spectators in a bunch Policy slightly leading This was maintained until the three were jut entering upon the last quarter of a mile of a sudden Susie S who was closely following Policy was observed to go down and a cloud of dust at once shutout shut-out the vision of her self and her rider A yell of warning to the rider of Lila who was close behind went up from the crowd but it was to late In a second Lila had tumbled over Susie Sand S-and a shout of horror was given vent to as the two horses and their riders I rolled an indistinguishable cloud of dust upon the course Instantly the crowd broke from its place and surged over the field in the direction of the fall and all the efforts of the deputies could not keep them back No one expected to find the boys alive and it was consequently with feelings of relief that the spectat tors saw Anderson the rider of Lila come limping out of the cloud of dust his arm however was broken at the wrist Taylor rider of Susie had no external injuries but he was so badly hurt internally that he had to be carried away by four men to a carriage The horses stood quietly together at a little distance Both riders are but boys but they manifested the nerve of men They were conveyed to the RoadHouse Road-House where a doctor was summoned and their injuries attended to The race was awarded to Policy Time 10iX TO DAYS ENTRIES No Running ttah Derby one and one eighth mile purse 300 entrance J50 addition addi-tion 3yearolds Marquis de Piro b s 8 S Walker Salt Lake City Utah Rajahs Rajah-s s S S Walker Salt Lake Oity Utah Lep Year b f H Lowden San Francisco Cal Ninena ch f BC Holly Vallejo Cal Jimmy B b c J M Broadwell Denver Col No Trotting 235 class purse 500 Carl ch g H Hitchcock Denver Col Prince b gK N Baskin Salt Lake Utah Blaiz wood b g J K Gillespie Salt Lake Utah Geranium b m J Moorehouse Butte Mont Stonewall b s S 8 Walker Salt Lake Utah Black Jim bik g J W Barnes Denver Col No Pacing 2 40 class purse UOO Badger Bad-ger blk g J Moorehouse Butte Mont Ella r m Edwin Gaylord Denver Col Wasbakle b g S 8 Walker Salt Lake Utah Busby r g J Mercer Salt Lake Utah Blackbird blk g E W Neff Salt Lake Utah Travis b g James Hoge Salt Lake Utah Half mile and repeat purse 5O Policy Barney Harvey Salt Lake Susie S D R MclntoshCalifornia Lila Ferguson Wr H Smith California Grey Sam A A Player Keltcn Utah Late last evening it was learned that a number of the entries in races 4 5 and 6 had been scratched The horses that will go today will be found in the pools below IN THE POOLS There was considerable more interest i manifested in the pools sold at tha Walker House billiard rooms last evening even-ing In the fourth race running Utah Derby one and oneeighth miles dash Nineua sold a strong favorite at 20 Rajah second choice at 16 Marquis De Piro 3 There were about half a dozen pools disposed of for this race The fifth race trotting 235 class brought out some very lively bidding In this Stonewall proved the favorite at 20 Blaizwood second choice at 10 Geranium third at4and Carl fourth at 3 Blaizwood in no instance sold lower than 9 and at times brought 12The The 240 pacing proved to be the favorite race so far as the pool box was concerned In tbis Ella S sold favorite favor-ite at 25 and Travis second choice for generally although the same figure I he brought 26 tune I for at second one choice against Ellas 2o for first BadgerBusby and Blackbird were old as the field and were eagerly tkeu Considering that Ella at from 5 to 3 S and Travis brought 50 into the pool three animals In and that there were I the field against two the field sold rap conceded to be idly and was generally good bet even if you lose There was no interest whatever in the last running ann after vain efforts the auction forts to angle a bidder came to an end Pools will be sold however at the same place today between 10 and 12 oclock |