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Show Opening Race Meet In New "Iron Bowl" Is Highly Successful The opening race meet at the new "Iron Bowl" race track constructed con-structed by the Veterans of Cedar City, held last week end was a huge success with more than a hundred horses participating In eight thrilling thrill-ing races each day of the three day meet. In spite of the fact that the grand, stand was not completed, and spectators spec-tators were seated on temporary bleachers along the east side of the track, hundreds of racing fans from all parts of southern Utah gathered gather-ed at the track to enjoy an excellent racing program. The first day's program proved to be a day for long shots, with Pays Echo, outstanding two-year-old owned by Heppler and Chavis, the only favorite to win. However, it was hard to figure why some of the long shots were forced into that position by the betters. Rhumba Queen, owned by Kellett & Larson, won the featured race of the day, a mile and 70 yard event for a purse of $400. The powerful running Queen "H nuocijr umowea oy Kent rod-erts rod-erts Gano and R. Zlmbernmen's Gantry, the two finishing in that order. On West, owned by George Henderson of Logan, took the measure mea-sure of Rube Wlnterrose's Water Power and Baldwin's Eddie Rain in the seventh race, a 6 furlong event for a $300 purse. On West won again the second day, leading Diamond Sand, from the S. P. Morrill stables, and Rex Whlttaker's Verda Star to the wire. Water Power, the horse expected to give On West his stiffest competition com-petition in the race was forced into the rail on the first turn when Verda Star ran wide. Water Power was badly scratched and shaken up. and his rider. Billy Dalton, knocked knock-ed out from the spill, the only spill of the entire meet. Rex Whlttaker's Lady Ago took the measure of Marshall's Lant SI in a 4V4 furlong event, while Rube Wlnterrose's Silver Time was winner win-ner In a classy five furlong field, and Don Dee, owned by McKinley Morrill won in 6 furlongs from Max Morrill's Cloud and Rex Whlttaker's Rowdy. On West continued to fool the (Contained on Back Page) Race Meet (Continued from Front Page) crowd by winning his third race of the meet In the Zuckerman Handicap, Handi-cap, the feature race of the final day's program. The distance of a mile and 70 yards was supposed to be too great for the Logan horse, but he took a tremendous lead In the first half and held on to win by a head over Gantry. The purse was $500. The Cedar City Business Men's Special for a purse of $500 was taken tak-en by Heppler and Chavis' High KLsses. Don Dee finishing second and Wlnterrose's Silver Time finishing finish-ing third but running a surprisingly strong race. Two dead heats were registered the final day, with Art Home's Scott O'Grady and Marshall's Lant SI tle-lng tle-lng In the sixth race, and Riley Barnson's Beware and W. Chrlsten-sen's Chrlsten-sen's Donna May, finishing so close In the fifth race that the Judges were forced to call the race a tie. Chick Little walked off with top honors in the races for County own. ed and bred horses. He won the first day's race with Sailor and the opening op-ening race of the second day with Ray Don. Rube Wlnterrose's Big Ears was second in each of these events, and won first In the county race on the final day. The new track proved to be highly high-ly popular with horsemen. Jockeys and fans, alike. Many of the owners own-ers and riders Indicated that 't was the finest meet they had participated parti-cipated In and assured the veterans they would be back again next year. With the type of races presented pre-sented this year and dispatch with which the. programs were conducted, conduct-ed, every race was run on schedule, there Is no doubt but that the next meet at the new track will attract even greater numbers of spectators. |