Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-31
IDOLITA A WINNER.
CAPTURES THE DUBUQUE FUTURITY
IN STRAIGHT HEATS.

Shows Good Form In the a:eO Pace-sir
Charles Wins the Central Stake For
Trotters of the 2:12 Glass After an Ex-
citing Contest.
DUBUQUE, Aug. 3O.-Idolita, owned
by Frank Jones Of Portsmouth, N. H.,
pulled down the rich share Of the Horse
Review stake for trotters yesterday.
The little bay walked away from her
field in each Of the three heats and won
hands down. The purse was worth
100000 and was the third of series of
futurity offerings put up by John G.
Baur of Chicago. Yesterdays race
was the fastest 3-year-old futurity ever
trotted. The first heat was made in
the following time: :33, LOG, 1:40,
2:121a.
This was the fastest of the three heats
and equalled the 3-year-old record in a
class trot made at Louisville last year.
The money was divided as follows:
Idolita, $4,000; Extasy, owned by H.
Q. Mcdowell of Lexington, $1,000; Rita
E, owned by H. w. Brown of Salt Lake,
S2,25O; Irma Electric, owned by Henry
Exall of Dallas, S1,25O; My Trick, owned
by Marcus DAILY of Montana, $500.
Won In Straight Heats.
Idolita, the favorite in the betting,
was never in danger of losing the race.
He led all the way in the first heat.
Coming down the stretch, Extasy chal-
lenged the leader, but broke so feet
from the wire and lost what looked like
chance for the first honors Of the heat.
Crystalline broke at the start and, with
Logan, was distanced. In the second
heat Extasy broke again, this time at
the quarter. Idolita went out to the
front and took things easy. There was
hard struggle from the half pole to
the wire between Rita E and Daly's
colt, My Trick, for second place. The
Montana colt closed up a gap of 20
lengths and came in only half length
behind Rita E. This heat was SLOW, u
2:141a.
Again, in the third heat, Idolita cut
out the pace. Extasy 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
nose in furious drive. Oracle On
ward was close fourth, with the others
well up. The time of the third heat
was 2:14.
Easy Task For Fitzsimmons.
The 2:20 pace, worth $1,000, was easy
money for the favorite, Robert Fitzsim-
mons. In the third heat Arbutaskan
challenged Shade On at the last turn
for second money. They closed up
gap of 20 lengths on Fitzsimmons and
Shade On nosed out second place. 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 $4,000, for 2:12 class
trotters, furnished the prettiest race of
the day. Coming into the stretch, the
field was well punched, with Copeland,
the favorite, on the pole. At the first
turn Altoka and Humboldt Maid pulled
out Of the bunch, followed by Aragon
S. 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
frequently and was unable to get inside
the money. DR.. Spellman pulled out of
the bunch in the third heat and contin-
ued well into the stretch, where Sir
Charles headed him and took down the
purse.
The weather was perfect for racing
perhaps a trif1e too warm. In the
neighborhood of $4,000 people saw the
contests