The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-30
STAKE COMES EAST,
Little Portsmouth
Bay Wins Out at
Dubuque.
INTERESTING PROGRAM.
Fastest Three Year Old
Futurity Race Ever
Trotted.

Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 29.-Idolita,
owned by Frank Jones of Portsmouth
NJ H, pulled down the winners share
of the rich Horse Review stake for s.
year-old trotters, today. The little
bay walked away from the field in each
of the three heats, and won hands
down. The purse was worth $4,000
and was the third of series of futur-
ity offerings put up by John C. Bauer
of Chicago.
Today's race was the fastest 3-year-
old, futurity ever trotted. The first
heat was made in the following time:
O:S3, LOG, 1:4O, 2;121a. This was the
fastest Of the three heats, and equals
the 3-year-old record in a class trot
made at Louisville last year The
money was divided as follows: Idolita,
owned by Frank Jones, $4,000; Extasy
owned by H. c.. Mcdowell of Lexing-
ton .s4500; Rita E., owned by H. w.
Brown of Salt Lake, S2250; Irna Elec-
trite, owned by Henry Avail, Dallas,
Texas. $3.50; My Trick, owned by Mar
Gus DAILY of Montana, $500.
The balance of the purse was divided
between the nominators of sires of the
winner and the second horse. OF this
amount, the estate of Senator Stanford
secured $4,000 Idolita, the favorite in
the betting, was never in danger of los
ing the race. He led all the way in the
first heat. Coming down the stretch,
Extasy. challenged the leader, but broke
so feet from the wire and lost what
looked like a chance for the first hon
(. ors of the heat. Crystalline broke at
the start, and with Logan, was dis
tanced.
In the second heat Extasy broke
again, this time at the quarter. Idol
ita went out to the front and took
things easy. There was a hard struggle
from the half pole to the wire between
Rita e. and Days colt, My Trick, for
second place. The Montana colt closed
up gap of 20 lengths and came in only
half length behind Rita E. This heat
was slow, iii 2.141s. Again in the third
heat ldolita cut out the pace. Extasy
broke at tie 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 flu
rfous drive, Oracle Onward was close
fourth, with the others well up. The
time of the third heat was: 331s, 1.062
139, 2.14
The 2.20 pace, worth $4,000, was easy
for the fayorite, Bob Fitzsimmons. In
the third heat Arbuteskan challenged
Shade On at the last turn for second
money. They closed up a gap Of 20
lengths on Fitzsimmons and Shade On
nosed out second prize. They forced
Robert to do this heat in 2.0SA, which
he did with great case
The first heat of the third race, the
Central stake OF $4,000 for PIP class trot-
tiers, furnished the prettiest race of the
meeting. Coming into the stretch the
field was well punched, with Copeland,
the favorite, on the rail. On the last
turn Atoka and Humboldt Maid pulled
out of the bunch. followed by Aragon
X. The three raced down the stretch
side by side and flnis he'd noses apart.
The three remaining heats went to Sir
Charles in slow time. Summary
THE HORSE REVIEW FUTURITY,
THREE-YEAR-OL TROTTERS-
PURSE $4,000.
lolita, b. c., by Monaco-Edith,
(Marsh) /
Extasy b. f., by Baron Wilkes