Show TEN TEH N THOUSAND SEE SE HORSES GO Greatest Crowd That Ever Witnessed Utah Sporting Event Attend Races Salt Bait Lake has had bad some pretty big crowds at spotting events until the town has ha gained the reputation of at being one of at atthe the best beat sporting cities In the country but it Is doubtful if It any sporting event in inthe Inthe inthe the history of ot the state ever attracted as bIg Mgr a crowd as ne the one ono that attended the horse hOMle races yesterday afternoon at the state fair It was thought that Thursday would be the banner day in attendance but it as if It thousands more mora gath gathered gathered gathered ered around the track yester yesterday yesterday day dlly afternoon than there were present the tho day before The big stands were packed to their utmost capacity The betting ring was one ono mass of ot humanity Around the outside of ot the fence tence they were lined ten deep and an overflow crowd of at least two thousand swarmed across the track and piled into the tho center of ot the therace therace therace race course All afternoon the regular and special police pollee were busy holding the crowd back off ott the track and it seemed a hopeless Job It was feared that the inside fence tence would give way as the throng leaned over the railing to see sec the horses come down the stretch If It it had hadit it ft would probably have havo meant death to some one but luck was with those who took the chances and nothing happened It was an ideal day that greeted the or more that were present The track was In perfect condition and one state record was tied during the after atter afternoon afternoon noon Taking It all around conditions could not have been better and it is safe cafe to say that Salt Lake was pleased with the days racing Jockey Chorne Fined Judging from the humor of ot the crowd It k t was the runners that pleased them the themore themore more snore The two events in this class saw two great finishes and although one of ot othe the he races was called off ott because of ot al at alleged alleged crooked work it was the greatest finish seen Been at the fair this week It was in the four tour and a hall half alf furlongs end and the horses got away well welt On the first turn Chorne on Joe D was seen to pull his horse and keep him from going to the front with the field bunched on this turn There was no doubt but that he be held the horse horae back and it was plain to the crowd as well welt as the judges He fell feU Into third position with Little Waif Walt leading On the last turn Chorne began to apply the whip and as they entered the stretch came caine up even with Little Walt Waif and Agnes Mack For the full tull length of ot the these horses ran neck and peck neck and at lit this stage of the game there was no doubt but that Chorne was push pushing pushIng ing leg his horse to the utmost Twenty feet from the wire with whip and spur working overtime Joe D looked like a winner but at the wire was third by a nose Agnes Mack beat third of ot a nose Agnes Mack beat beating beating beatIng ing Little Waif Walt by an eye lash It was one of ot the greatest and closest finishes ever seen on the track and had the en entire entire entire tire crowd yelling like mad The Judges decided Chorne did not try to win fined tined him 50 and called the race and all bets off otto After Atter the race Chorne claimed he had pulled Joe D at the start but that he was merely holding him back not caring to take the lead until the finish Charles McGees Great Run While the five and a half hale furlongs did not see as close a finish it was fully tully as exciting Passing the stand the first time the field was well welt bunched On the first turn they galloped down the back stretch Randall leading Loafer two lengths be behind behind behind hind and Charles McGee two lengths far tar farther tarther farther ther back and the field three lengths be behind behind hind bind the leaders These distances les lessened as the horses hOMles entered the last turn Coming into the stretch it looked a cinch for Randall with Loafer a close second when suddenly Charles McGee gave a Jump and came through on the tho pole Lewis riding him like a demon using both whip and spur Lying low and running at his best McGee went under the wire with the others at his heels The sudden jump of at McGee M Gee fairly stunned the crowd which broke forth with a mighty roar when they realized what w at had happened Red Bird Goes the Distance Red Bed Bird proved the best horse on dis die distance distance tance tanco and won the special trot and pace Maude M made a runaway of the first heat and looked as if It she would distance the field This installed her as a hot fa ta favorite a in the betting In the second heat she again attempted the same feat but blew up and Just managed to get her nose under the wire ahead of ot Lizzie Big Stall In the third and remaining heats Maude M had hall a hard time to get inside of or the distance flag finishing a bad last In the third heat Red fled Bird who had been going only fairly well showed front and held her own to the wire winning with ease She repeated in the next two heats beats Bessie M the G favorite took the class in straight heats beats In the thelast thelast thelast F last heat Willets was disqualified for fouling on the last turn In the lost a tire off ot one of the sulky wheels A mile special match be between between between tween Weldon and Gray Bell was run at atthe atthe atthe the close of ot the program Weldon took the lead at the flag and was never head headed headed headed ed Results First event class trot or pace purse sm Horse driver Place Bessie Dessle M 1 1 1 Johnson 3 2 3 Willetts Keysor 2 3 4 Noonday Read 4 4 2 Times 2263 Second event Special trot or 0 pace purse Horse HOMle driver Place Red Bird T McCoy 4 4 1 1 1 Maude M Mendenhall 1 1377 1 3 7 7 Horton 3 3 2 2 2 Lizzie Big Stall Hamilton 2 2445 2 4 4 5 Erma Enna D A Wood 7 5 6 3 3 Queen Quen Glory Thompson 5 7 7 6 4 Goldie Dudley 6 6 6 5 5 6 2 Third event five and a half halt furlongs purse pursa Charles McGee Lewis up Randall McAdams up Loafer Na tress up Time Equalling state record Fourth event four and a halt half furlongs purse Agnes Mack tack Curl up Little Walt Wait Flanders up Joe D Chorne up Race and bets called off otto Fifth event match race for side bet three eighths of ot a mile Weldon with Evans up beat Gray Bell with Living Livingstone Livingstone Livingstone stone up Time seconds S |