The record-union., 1899-08-30
Walks From the Field in Each OF
the Three Heats,
Making The Fastest Time Ever Recorded in
the Three Year-OId FuturIty.
The Little Bay Circles the Dubuque
Track in the First Heat in
2:I215, and Had No Trouble in
the Succeeding Heats-Results
on Other Tracks.

DUBUQUE Qa), Aug. 29.-Idolita,
owned by Frank Jones of Portsmouth,
N. H, pulled down the winners share
of the rich Horse Review Stake for
three-year-old trotters to-day. The lit
tie bay walked from the field in each
of the three heats, and won hands
down The purse was worth $4,000,
and was the third of a series of futurity
offerings put up by John c. Bauer OF
Chicago. To-day's race was the fastest
three-year- futurity ever trotted.
The first heat was made in the follow
ing time: 0:33, LOG, 2:12112. This was
the fastest of the three heats, anu
equaled the three-year-old record IN q
class trot made at Louisville last year.
The money was divided as follows:
Idolita, owned by Frank Jones, S9,OOO;
Ecstacy owned by H. c. Mcdowell OF
Lexington, $6,400; Rita E., owned by
H. w. Brown of Salt Lake, $1,000; r.
ma Electric, owned by Henry Axeii
of Dallas. Tex, 81. .250 My Trick, owned
by Marcus DAILY of Montana, $500. The
balance of the purse was divided De
tween the nominators of the series OF
the winner and the second horse. Or
this amount the estate of Senator STAN
ford secures $4,000.
Idolita, the favorite in the betting,
was never in danger of losing the race
She led all the way in the first heat.
Coming down the stretch, Ecstacy chal'
lenged the leader, but broke fifty feet
from the wire and lost what looked
like a chance for the first honors of
the heat Crystalline broke at the start,
and. with Logan, was distanced.
In the second heat Ecstacy broke
again, this time at the quarter. Idolita
went to the front and took the ground
easy There was a hard struggle from
the half pole to the wire between Rita
+. and Dalys colt, My Trick, for sec
ond place The Montana colt closed up
a gap of twenty lengths and came in
only a half length behind Rita F.
This heat was slow. in 2:1412
Again in the third heat Idolita cut
out the pace. Ecstacy broke at the
half, but caught her gait and came
down the stretch neck and neck with
Rita E., and this time beat the latter
to the wire by a nose in a furious drive.
Oracle Onward was a close fourth, with
the others we'll up. The time of this
heat was: O33 1-3. 1:0615 / 80, 2:14.
The 2:20 pace, worth So 900, was easy
money for the favorite, Robert Fitz-
simmons. In the third heat Arbustkar
challenged Shade On at the last turn
for second money. They closed up a
gap of twenty lengths on Fitzsimmons,
and Shade On nosed out second prize.
They forced Robert to do this heat in
2:0S14. which he did with great ease.
The first heat OF the third race, the
Central Stake of $1,000 for 2:12 class
trotters, furnished the prettiest race of
the meeting Coming into the stretch
the field was we'll punched, with Cope
land, the favorite, on the pole. At the
last turn Altoka and Humboldt Maid
pulled out of the bunch, followed by
Aragon h The three raced down the
stretch side by side, and finished noses
apart The three remaining heats went
to Sir Charles in slow time. Copeland
broke continually and was unable TO
get inside the money Mr.. Spellman
gave the crowd a sensation in the third
heat by pulling out of the bunch At
the half and setting a clipping pace
we'll into the stretch. where Sir Charles
headed him and took down the purse
To-days weather was perfect for
racing. perhaps a trife too warm. In
the neighborhood of $4,000 people saw
the contests. Summaries:
The Horse Review Futurity, three
year-old trotters, purse $4,000;
Tdolita, b. c., by Monaco Edith
(Marsh) ......... / l 1
Ecstacy, by Baron Wilkes Ethel
wynn (NIarsn ............ . 8 .
Rita. f, by Ashland Wilkes Mol
lie Medium (Kenny). ... 6
lima Electric, b. f., by Electric
Anthem (Nelson). ).......... 4 )