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LAGOON HAS ITS GREATEST CROWD. Salt Lake City, Ftah. June 10.— The greatest half-holiday gathering ever seen at a race course in Utah visited lagoon Park today and witnessed right good sport. The finishes were" of the exciting kind and the enthusiasm shown at the conclusion of each race attested the keen interest taken by local patrons of the sport. The best field of the day was seen In the fourth race, with Spoha and Myles OConneli most in favor with the talent, the first named having a slight call at post time. Frank Mullens set a hot pace nearly all the way and stood a drive gamely, but succumbed finally to the Bedwell candidate, which was always close to the pacemaker. Execute was » distant third. The success of two of the Hedwell horses demonstrates that this wizard trainer has not lost the skill for which be was noted in the past, and the excellent form his horses are showing: here has attracted a following whicTi is ready to back heavily anything he sends to the barrier. The layers had a winning day. the public incurring? extensive losses on Free. Dell and Round and Round, all of which were heavily backed to win. Hoyle, Delena. Sinn Feinn, M G.. Rosamo and Sainest. for unruly actions at the barrier, have been put on the schooling list by starter Dwyer. Barney Sehreiber scored his initial success of the meeting with the win of Ban Ann in the third race. This good daughter of Bannockburn made a show of her opposition. Lagoon, the first of the get of the once famous Proper, made his appearance in the allowance race for two-year olds. He is a tine-looking youngster, hut he ran greenly today.
