Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-06-21 | Page 19 | Kangaroo Lowers Wandamere Record

' f KANGAROO LOWERS I NIDMIEBE BEGOBD ; ;paces Half-Mile in 1:07 1-2, l L' Beating Out Cavalier, the r Favorite. i : hoiit JfiOO people attended the liorse traces at Wanda mere .Saturday aftcr-jioon. aftcr-jioon. The track was fasL ami tbo times jaado in all tlie events were fast. The fiuisncs of tho races wore close in a inapt ina-pt iority of ilio events, lho heats were I ' ' sandwiched and woro pulled off without I anv long waits, whicli greatly pleased ! "m crowd and put enthusiasm into the '. panic. ! In the named race for a purse of I ' $200 Queen Gloria won in three straight j 1 heats. Bob and Alberta fought it out t for second place, the latter finally win-J win-J ' nine in the last heat. 3 ifike won tho 2:30 class for a purse 4 Tot $200. After losing the- first heat, i$Miko caroo back and won the next three, pushed to the wire each time 'i Hr Pearl and Brownie These horses n J i went along in their record time. ,. Kangaroo was the surprise of the L day. So far the present season he has iJ ! 'not shown much speed, but he had it t" to burn yesterday. Kangaroo won in J three straight heats, going the first ! half mile in tho socoud heat in 1:07 1-2, ' : which was announced as the fastest ime ever made for the dislanco on tho IVandamero track. Cavalier was tho avoriio horse in this race, but Tom Mc-',ov Mc-',ov seemed to be unable to get. the peed out of his horse. The results were as follows: Named race, purso $200. Ubirta (McCoy) 3 2 3 i'enus (Thompson) 1 42 udcji Victoria (Hamilton) 1 l i job (Hanson) ;2 H -1 2 20 class, purse 5200. Irownlo (Butterwood) 3 2 3 3 'earl (ftirils) 1 z ' 2 2 like (Fallns) 2 1 1 1 Time. 2:314, 2:30. 2:30, 2:20. IVc-i'or-all, purse $200. Ivcta (Jlmpson) 3 2 2 Linjnroo (Woodrlng) 1 l 1 !avallir (McCoy) 4 .': 3 t'Wetts (ICeysor) 2 -1 4 Time, 2.2'Jl, 2:16. 2:20. After the races the Salt Lako Hiding lob, represented by five women and crcn men, gave an exhibition' of fancy iding in road costumes, A walking lart was taken in front; of the grand land for an eighth of a mile. The orse's were then urged into a pace and rot, and the last eighth of the milo was inished in a sharp canter.