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DENNIS STAFFORD A SURPRISE AT 0GDEN. Ogdcn, Utah. May 0. An especially attractive card drew tho largest attendance of the meeting to the Fair Grounds today. The feature of the afternoon was a liandicap at three-quarters of a mile, in which an evenly matched field of seven went to the iost. The result of the race was a surprise to the public. They had entirely overlooked Dennis Stafford in their calculations, and ho won easily. The defeat of live of the six public choices made tho day a most disastrous one for the public, and the layers recouped much of their recent losses. Jockev Bevan signalized his local debut by winning with his two mounts. His success on Poini-thihla represented an especially meritorious effort. The starting of James Haley is attracting favorable -attention, his work being excellent.