| Show the bogien horses RAGES are both beaten tho salt lake herald gives the following account of the race which look place at salt lake yesterday there was a largo attendance of ladies and gentlemen and every thing was as orderly as could have been desired by any one promptly at the horses were called and at started countryman was the general favorite with local horsemen though mary emory had many ardent backers the ogden men were solid on major king with perhaps one or two exceptions tho little sorrel horse is a beauty and became a general favorite but was sadly beaten when the horses came up for the start the judges bave mary emory the pole countryman the anaide and major king took the outside the aden hore made a splendid etarl but broke l adly and ical behind and traveled a long distance before ho coull be brought to his feet ue kept the second place however mary emory alto break ing and getting co far behind that he was distanced countryman up his steady aal honest gait nd fame in ahead with king behind it was A general that the oglan horse hould ulo be declared out for having run such a bonfi distance the discussion and iwo of the three cnally decided that both had been distanced and that had won the heat ruce and money time 14 this endi the daya sport as far as advertised ciul alter a attle consultation race was gotten up be tween the banio nn imala ahrea in tive for of 75 mhd first heat of this race wa won by abary nory in with king depond and countryman kine broke in eveia heat but showed good speed in spurts and it looked us though he would really leave the others at times in this heat countryman broke twice but was on his feet as soon as aff in the next libat mary emora took the poll but broke as did king and countryman won it easily in 40 the ogden hois ejust saved being distanced in the third heat all a good stait but marv and king again broke badly while countey man kept up am hones pace and won in t 39 distancing king plainly the judges decided country man winner of alie heat race aad purse the mare being declared dis danced though running during these races a walking match of a mile was indulged in by V ainsworth and a pedestrian named moore from california he latter gays the former twenty paces and lost though he gained considerably on Ainsworth ainsworth offers to stalk a mile with any man in the territory for such a purse as may be agreed on A running race was also improvised between groy eagle and billy button half mile and repeat billy got away with tha race the grey horse flying the track both heats had he kept it there is no doubt but he would have wan on this race a preal deal of money was lost grey eagle was the favorite and a number of pools were started in which he was the first heavy odds many persons were go san aine that they lost hundreds dollars on him the betting on taft trotting races was also lively h beher than any at previous time over known here and several thousand dollars have changed handa all through time bets were made and the lowest figures won nearly always |
