| Show I 1 I 1 DRIVING PARK RACES ar PES JM the new hau rate course op open to a and reidy for the equine contests AID KOCH JB JR COIE U H 01 LEID 11 I 1 law large chwi in irad la is excellent condition eira extra trials catli catch him tor for heavens fake sake borne ol 01 yon you fellows I 1 him down were the words yelled oat out by hank corey yesterday afternoon at fit the races ag as the little horse zip took the bit between his life teeth and made tracks at a rattling run around the half in mile Is track men alen rushed out and grabbed at the little sorrels eor rela head bat but the pony was too nimble and as hank was whirled around the course again bis his ears were greeted with cries of 0 let him go hank flank he wont hurt yon you keep his irad head well in 11 after making two circuits the animal became EO exhausted that a bystander easily grasped a rein rain and brought tired zip to a stand cill thus ending a fanny funny episode yesterday was the day fixed for the formal opening of the ogden city driving park and fair associations new now track the day was a one tie and the can son smiled down from a cloud lepa eky early lathe la the afternoon the band wagon containing a bind band drove through the streets and advertised the races each motor and car also had bail streamers etre imera amera nailed on its JU bides sides thus making known to the c cili it zens that bat t the he town track bad had at last been completed the course was in an excellent condition neither too soft nor toi too hard r but just a little dusty the building i s have not yet been erected but a board r fence wa wai built around the side in order to kee keep p the vehicles and rind spectators c off the inner grounds gro ands promptly at 2 the judges 9 e F J moody bloody L 0 I 1 lee and J W V green took their places on a wagon used as a stand and called up the horses the first race was between joe warnera warners minnie and ben garr barrs 0 mormon boy for two shires ol 01 the as clatton eo stock and a purse first heat beat the horses came onto the he track in fine style mormon B y being handicapped by pulling a cirt cars instead of a both were in excellent condition and well sustained heir their record il wi though neither is noted foreast or fast traveling still the race that followed was a very verv interesting one the start waa fair minnie being y in t the h a Is lead a d and mormon blo rmon bo boy y 0 off IT lis his feet the latter broke a several everal times but closely followed minnies sulky all the way around except on be the homo home stretch when they came down together minnie in the lead time second heat A good start was made with mormon boy in the lead and minnie at the pole the beat best was a pretty one and after the first halt hall mile bath horses were neck andreck which poi tion they kept until near the wire when minnie lanio spurted ahead shead c coming ming 0 home aborio a length in th he lead time 14 third he heat a t the start WAS a very air fair one mormon boy broke daveral t irnee imes but soon caught and would os sibly have taken the beat bit bat jul ast as be he neared the last turn on t he home stretch bis his feet flew up and minnie passed under the wire several lengths ahead time 2 AS garr claimed a fool foul on the grounds hat that minnies driver bad in attempt ing ap to steady his file horse thrown bis his sulky in front of his gares Oar re animal hereby thereby causing a break the claim w was 1 a not allowed and minnie won the h leftt ea tt an and d race the next match was between gra barns jams zip and beimers Ze imers kock jr for or an association purse the animals were ia in a fair condition and ame tame to the score in good shape first beat beit A good start was made wit with h zip in the lead where whre he lie stayed all the ilia way around coming anler the wire with head up time 1 second beat some trouble wasi waa experienced in starting bothi both horses borges lorges scoring several times ati at i last abt they were off with zip slightly in the lead As the quarter pole was passed assed be flipped up and koch jr passed assed him by the time the home was reached however ho he jad bad made up the time and the animals came in neck and neck As he the wire was passed both horses broke and find kach jr came in ahead time third beat heat this ho he it was a good one until the three quarter stake was reached when Z p took the bit between his teeth and do what he could corey was unable to lif bild id him and the bruty brute made two circuits ol 01 track before he could become man afable the judges decided that as th the e r race ace had been to rule zip should bo be sent to the barn end the heat beat and ra rae raa a was dived to koch jr several sever a I 1 ball half mile dashes were next in order and ceased some fan tor for the spectators this ended the races and the crowd took itself home much eat sat isiler with the days sports A noticeable noti cable feature of the event was the absence of liquor and pool selling the only firewater alre water seen was t that hat contained id ia private flasks flacks and the owner thereof might occasionally have been been seen withdrawing from the crowland crow crowd dand and indulging himself with the life giving fluid the opening of this course means a great deal for the horsemen ot of this city for by the new move they will bo be enabled to find a place where they may way speed and train their horses the rack track although comparatively ively new baa has been bean pissed upon by some of abo 0 best beat horsemen in the territory and pronounced an excellent cne the ground round Is a clayey sand glad bat but when glien d dampened ened packs picks 1 dawn I as ns bard hard M and arm firm ag a desired A gentleman J W green an experienced experience 4 horre man from the eat was engaged ti 0 finiga the course and well wel ha be he dose doue his life work the elope slope Is I 1 and wad tle horses seemed to like to travel on it yesterday mr green hai has decided to locate here in ogden and will make a valuable acquisition to the association it is his intention to t train rain sev eral erat step stoppers era this winter and have them ras ready y tor for the wade a spring ring op opening he a sa says that at in his wide experience he has hits never seen a better new track than the one last just completed the management have decided to turn the course around next spring and make a mile track there is plenty of room and the owner 0 the properly has taken a laree large block of block stock and will lake take more thus heavily interesting himself in the success of the project the gentlemen at the be head bead odthe of the movement are all respected business men and rustlers in the bargain president lee to whom the reporter owea owes thanks for courtesies extended stated yesterday that they have made for more races next thursday afternoon |
