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LAGOON MEETING COMES TO SUCCESSFUL END. Salt Lake City. Utah, July 15.— For the closing 6ay of the Lagoon Fair and Racing Associations Inaugural meeting, the largest attendance of the season was present. Although only two public choices scored, moel of those present enjoyed a profitable afternoon, as all of the winners were well backed. A handicap at one mile and seventy yards lurnished the feature and it was well contested bv a small, but select field, with Chester Kruni occupying the position of honor In the betting at i»st time. Spolin. recently acquired by IL G. Bedwell. upset calculations of form followers by winning after leading all the way. The exodus to Butte began this morning with the departure of a special horse train, to be followed Sunday by another of eighteen cars. All trains leaving are tilled to the;; capacity bv followers of the sport, including all the layers who operated hen-.