The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-10
BenZetta Is a Trotting
Wonder.
SHE MADE A BAD START
And Then Walked Away From
Her Field.
HOW THE FUTURITY WAS WON
1t Was Simply a Procession With
the Onward FiIIy in
the Lead.

LEXINGTON. KY, Oct. 9.-The richest
trottlng stake ever decided in the world
was that of the Kentucky Futurity for
three-year-olds, which was trotted this
afternoon in the presence of 5000 people
The weather was clear and cool. with a
slight wind. and the track very fast. OF
nine three-year-olds that faced the flag, E.
w. Ayers chestnut filly Benzstta by On
ward. dam Beulah by Harold. was the
fayOrte over the field. She was unluckv
enough to draw the outside position and
acted so badly IN the excessive ricOche ing
that it looked as If Gus May. her driver,
would never get her away. Coming down
for the fifteenth time he got her steady.
and, althoug, she got off in The last bunch,
before fnrlong was ;rotted she was mis-
tress OF the situation. Rich in Handle
tonian blood, her gait was pure and fault
less, and without being struck lick she
swept past her field OF brilliant youD gsters,
and before the half-mile pole was reached
she was leading by two full lengths. She
was never in trouble, and came home an
easy winner with four lengths to spare.
The. second and third heats were simply
professions and are not worth describing,
as BenZetta far outclassed her field. II
was not trOttng at all. and she won the
race easily. The speedy bay colt Futurity,
by Hindoo Wilkes, and the colt AxOni,e,
by Axtell, made a pretty fight in the sec
ond and third heats for the $4,000 second
money, Celaya having finished second in
the first heat. The Hindoo Wilkes colt
proved the speedier OF the two and won
second place, while Axonite. although fin
IcHirn fhiri N no nd third baa
lost the thousand dollars that went to the
third horse. it being given to Celaya,
chestnut FLY by Alexander +.
Nellie A, the sensational fllv by Wilkes
Boy, which up to to-day had won more
money than any FLY of her age in the
world. disappointed her hackers by failing
to get a piece of the money. The uu-
finished 2:26 class from yes Ierday was won
by Josie Allen quite cleverly. The first
regular race on the programme. the 2:14
class, was a red bot contest. Billy Bolton
taking the first two heats, Wistfnl the
third and Token the fourth. The fourth
ard last race for the 2:1S class pacing was
unfinished, the favorite. Pattie d, winning
both heats easily.
PIG class. irottng; purse $500. Josie Alien
won The second and third heats. Time,
Ia.
Time. 2:20. Prince Edsall. Dick Richmond,
Julia Coulter, Ella Belmont, Katar McGregor
and Camlet also started. Penelope and q
were drawn.
2:14 class. trottlng; purse $1,000. Token
won the fourth. fifth and sixth hears and race.
Time, 2:171A-2:16-2:1534 Billy Bolton
the first and s. cond heats-~ Time 2:l5H-
2:14L. WisIful won the third heat. Time
2:1534. Answer was distanced in the fifth
neat Courier, Lottie c. Judge Fisher aud
Doie Wilkes were drawn. Musgrave also
started.
Kentucky Tuturity, valued at S31 $50, for
three year-ods worth 800. $50 TO the winner.
BenZetta won in three straight heats. Time
6A-2:164-2:141%. Futurty, Craya,
AXoulte, Nellie a, Lyric, Alkoran and Billy
Parks also started. NorvandiDe was drawn.
2:1S pacing; purse $500 (untinlshed). Pattle
d won first and second heats. Time, 2:13s4
-2:16. Cantab. Allen G, Charlie ID, DoOd
Reet, Bright Light. Ten Shirley, Hylie I and
Chestnut Burr also started.
The trotters from the WOODBURY. farm
belonging 10 W. W. Esteel. the estate OF
W. R. Rogers aud A. Smith Mccain. were
sold at to-day's auction. Thirty head
brought S7l95. Those bringing $500 and
over are: Bay stallion May King. by Elec-
tioneer Ill, to A. j. Guthrie. Louisville,
$1,000 (He cost McCann S12,000.) Stall
lion Bonnie Wilson to c. Davis, Harrods-
burg, KY. $500.