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Show OREATCROWD AT THE RACES VARIOUSLY ESTIMATED AT FROM 8,000 TO 10,000. People Enjoyed. One of the .Bigge6t Turf Events Ever Witnessed in the West. (By W. T. Little.) When the County Fair was In full blast there might have been more people crowded into the Fair Grounds than there was yesterday, but never : In the history of great horee racing has ever such a crowd gathered ou a half-mile track as was present e3-terday e3-terday In celebration of Ogden Day. Those who arc familiar with the local lo-cal course (the writer Is not and therefore must take estimates of local folks) claim hat the gathering numbered num-bered all the way from S000 to 10,000 peoplo with the latter numbers being probably the most reliable. Certainly Certain-ly not "many more could have found j a vantage point to witness some of ' the gruelling contests which were I run off during the afternoon. The three stands were 'simply a mass of well packed humanity and It Is doubtful doubt-ful If ever on . gala , days during tho Fair have so many people occupied the standing room on the structures. Those unable to gain admittance to either one- of tho stands wero com-: com-: pclled to seek the lawns and from j there the crowd gradually spread lt-I lt-I self until It was lined clear up the quarter stretch to the sixteenth pole I and down the line beyond tho pad-' pad-' dock gate to the first turn. The Jam finally became so great that Manager Murray, quick to grasp tho situation, had the gates opened and allowed the overflow to enter the infield. This In a measure relieved the pressure in front of the betting ring and it as well allowed hundreds to pee the races who otherwise would have been unable to do so. Such an outpouring as yesterday was unique In the history of half-milo half-milo race tracks. Old time horsemen who have been "bushing" It for years and who are familiar with all half-mile half-mile race tracks both la this country and Canada, state that nothing ever approached yesterday's crowd Not only were they impressed with- the number but It was such a representative representa-tive crowd; made up of the very best people In the city and a crowd "which came up to have a good time and who had It. Some on with time as well as i curiosity on his hands, made It his business to count the number of. vehicles ve-hicles of all descriptions which were parked around the grand stand, paddock lot and even on the outside. He reported 362 rlg3, Including autoa, both private sight-seeing carriages, buggies, Jumpers, carts, wagons and In fact things on wheels of every nondescript character. Down town It looked like "Sunday. Nearly all tho stores were closed and the streets were deserted. And Boogcr Red came Into his own again. He took the measure of the world's record holder, Sevenfull, like breaking sticks. In with only 105 l pounds, after having packed ail the j way from 115 to 121 all winter, the I impost set as a feather on the Ht-I Ht-I tie "Bull Dog's" back and he simply i nlzzled. "He grabbed Sevenfull by the head at the last turn, looked him In the eye for a second and then went on his way. There, was a safe margin mar-gin between him and the Stover mare at the finish. Ontario Oregon, which was expected to give the winner a stiff argument was a distant third, i The better portion of the speculators ' made no mistakes when It came to picking the right one. While hook-makers hook-makers opened Booger Red and Sevenfull Sev-enfull equal favorites, the rush of money was so great on Booger that he was quickly forced Into odds j on choice. They stepped the half-mile I In 49 4-5 seconds and there Is every reason to believe that if the track was as fast yesterday as it was before the rain of Saturday night that the record would certainly have been lowered. low-ered. . I |