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Show OFFICERS' BASE IS Lieutenant Elliott of Fifteenth Infantry Wins Handsome Si Iyer Cup. FORT DOUGLAS EVENT IS AFTERNOON FEATURE OHicors and Families and Salt Lake Society Attend the Races at Fair. The feature of the horse vacca at tho. Utah state lair Thursday afternoon was the officers' race for five furlongs, "which was won by Lieutenant Elliott of the Fifteenth, stationed at Fort Douglas. Elliott El-liott behaved like an old-timer at. tho post, and Avas tho first to got aAvay, and never allowed his opponents even a look, winning the race by six lengths on a track which Avas a sea of mud. Fort Douglas society A-as Avell represented repre-sented at the track. Tho officers, their wives and families Avero present, and Salt Lake's 400 Avas well represented In the box seats. OAvlng o the bad weather there wero not as many people at tho races as on the preceding day, although Speed Supervisor Super-visor Carstensen said It Avas. a record -brenker for a stormy day. The horses In the first race were Arthur llyman (Elliott). Lady Powell (Ellis), Byron (Gcorey). Phalanx (Lee), and Go'. Orman (Harker). Hyman carried top weight. Avlth 165 pounds, and Lady Powell, Pow-ell, Avlth 150 pounds, was low weight. Starter Dwyer sont the field away Avlth a good start. Elliott Avas aAA-ay first, and picking out the best part of the track held the lead to the finish. Ellis, on Lady Poavc-U, pulled In four lcnglhsr ahead of Gearey on Bvron. Leo and Harker on Phalanx and Gov. Orman. respectively, finished in the order, the entire field being be-ing strung out b- the AVinnetv Elliott Wins Cup. The victory of Elliott was a popular one, and when Speed Supervisor Carstensen Carsten-sen presented him Avith tho handsome sll-A-er cup. the prize for the Avlnner. Immediately Imme-diately after tho finish of the race, the lieutenant was given enthusiastic, applause. ap-plause. Roberta, one of the best mudders In tho countrv, avus away last at- the barrier in the five furlong selling for all ages, but she took the lead at the quarter post and breezed the balance of the way. winning bv four lengths from Lady Adelaide. Charles J. Harvey showing. Adams rodo the winner. The third and last event of the day for seven furlongs was Avon by Huapnla. with Jockey .Tarrett In the saddle. Tho Avlnner was all the class, and Avon In a roll bv four lengths. Harry Stanhope taking tak-ing place from Dorothy Ann by half a length. The latter with a good ride would have been nearer the front. |