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Show , , . UTAH STILL AHEAD.,, j The Great Race of the Season. ; XotwitlisUnding : the chillinoss of tho atmosphere, yesterday afternoon, long before tho appointed time for the groat running nice between "Walking "Walk-ing John" and "Mark Mooro" to come off, crowds woro seen wending their way to. Faust's track. 'Busses, carriages, hacks, buggies, vehicle of evory kind and description, wero pressed press-ed into the service of taking anxious peoplo to tho track, and by 2 ".o'clock the scone at Uiq courso was - one of busy excitement. All the morning "John" was a warm favorite in betting bet-ting circlcsj thousands of dollars being be-ing put on him against heavy odds; and at the track the feeling in his favor fa-vor was Btill stronger, it being impossible impos-sible to get bets unless at fearfully risking odds, and then only in amall amounts. " In the pools only a few of which wero sold "John" Boltrjfrom fifty to sixty per cent.v higher 'than "Moore." , The straight tracks were in good condition considering the recent re-cent storms and cold nights, yot they wero far from being safe courses. Of the two, 1 John's" was tho better, though the diilerence-was but slight. : Soon -after' two' o'clock the horses were called, and never did flycra appear ap-pear in better fix. They had" been training1 for "weeks, : and had been worked down; to as fine running conditions con-ditions as could be. Their limbs wero free, their feet round and perfect.-. Both. were plated by Mr. -A. J. Pendleton, with two-ounce iron plates, and. each.appeaTCd;joagcr' to.' show his heels ito 4heottter.- About-half-past two, - thtr-fryers were tapped ijfi : with a fair ' start; "and for the first four hundredyardfe,-?th-eyi fairly- flew over the': ground; neck and neck', there beiug no perceptible difference in either. After-the first- half 'Moore''' fell in the rear and all of tho urging the driver coultl,do failed to increase his speed-JDut, resulted rathc to-the , coiitrary. 4 "5oh'rr,"-jt -ridci"niade. no extra'-1' exertion, the noble: j auimaJ.,, -1 put.,, (,rcquirLug:.lr: ; any. 1 In gaining,'11 "''John1' ' got '-ahead ; about a length ii a" Few stretches And , then steadily Jju&j slowly widened the r gap 'till trie: !endJ, IxSmiiijf out Eaare then two lengilis-ali&adwianuig the .racfwuitl flioiiByt;aaiicV iott -iurraiB for Utidi's favorite flyer. j - i There was --no authorial time-1 :kaeper oirthe -jpoundbi.Tt from-rpri- vate watches it was ascertained that the eight hiindred -jards was made in between forty-six and forty-seven seconds. -It is estimated that more money changed hands on the' result of the race yesterday, than on any raco ever run in the Territory, jit would be; inlposiSible to tell the amount but it was not far short of $o0,000., Utah can justly feel proud of its fast horses' either trotting or miming. '- |