Isaiah Wins by a Neck: Consistent Trotter Racer Scores Under Westropes Good Ride, Daily Racing Form, 1934-07-18

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ISAIAH WINS BY A NECK ♦ Consistent Trotter Racer Scores Under Westropes Good Ride. ♦ Midlothian Handicap Results in Exciting Race at Arlington — Blue Lillian Upsets Calculations. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., July 17 — Edward Trotters consistent Isaiah, well backed in todays Arlington Park feature, the Midlothian Handicap, at six furlongs, made good by a neck margin over the Calumet Farms Some Pomp, with C. V. Whitneys Clotho finishing third, a half length farther away. Gift of Roses and Pairbypair followed the placed trio past the line. Ridden by Jack Westrope, who resumed riding today, following a five-day suspension, Isaiah had to withstand a hard drive to get the verdict. He carried second high weight of 114 pounds and completed the distance in 1:11%. Some Pomp, beginning very fast, assumed an early lead but Westrope had his mount at her heels and sent him along under mild restraint. Gift of Roses went along with him on the outside with Clotho close at hand. Pairbypair was sluggish and did not give freely of his speed at any time during the race. In the run around the final turn, Clotho moved up fast and at the furlong post had headed Isaiah, while Some Pomp was still slightly more than a length to the good. The Whitney veteran had been much used in getting to the leaders, however, and began to tire. SOME POMP SECOND. Isaiah had plenty left for the finish and with Westrope forcing him to the utmost, the Trotter colt slowly wore down Some Pomp to take the lead a few yards from the end. Thereafter he drew away slightly while Some Pomp held Clotho safe. Gift of Roses also tired in the final furlong. Ideal conditions prevailed for the days ■port and a fair sized week day crowd was in attendance, with the interest shown in several of the events being exceptionally brisk. Maiden three-year-olds and older opened the program with a test of one mile. This resulted in an upset for the form players when George Ogles Seth Polante, which was Installed an odds-on favorite, finished second. Hal Price Headley furnished the winner in Shuffle Off when, after losing much ground throughout, he came to the end with the decisive margin of two and one-half lengths separating him from Seth Polante, which closed five lengths in advance of Traggat, which finished third. The successful trio had the race between them at all times. Two-year-olds of the cheaper variety raced five and one-half furlongs in the second race, and the "good thing," Listening, from the stable of Thomas Piatt, scored in decisive manner when, after disposing of Miss Boss, she drew out to win by five lengths. Virginella, another invader from the Kentucky region, raced to second place and she, too, had a wide margin over Jewelry, her nearest rival, when she led the T. C. Worden filly to the line of finish by three and one-half lengths. Lisa Belle, which attracted stanch support, failed to be a factor throughout, but her failure was attributed to the soreness she displayed going to the post and during the race, in which she was under sufference throughout to keep among the leaders. MAIDEN RACE. Another band of maidens came together in the third race. Colonist, a son of Crusader, which carried the Audley Farm Stable colors, was a strong favorite for this and, while he was backed to odds-on by his admirers, it took all he had and the skill of apprentice C. Lamb to land him a length in front of the lightly regarded Cold Steel, which finished one length back and five in front of Lady La Maine. Nepesta, making his first start in almost a year, showed the way for five-eighths before he tired, and when he gave way the winner sped past him with a rush, but he could not attain a decisive margin over Continued on twenty-fourth page. ISAIAH WINS BY A NECK Continued from first page. Lady La Marne, but when the latter tired I in the stretch Cold Steel came with belated [ speed, and, while he failed to overhaul the winner, gave all concerned a good scare. Juveniles, non-winners of two races, tested 1 their speed over five and one-half furlongs , in the fourth race and at the end Hal Price . Headleys Preeminent led by two lengths. -Prince Splendor, under the maroon and I white colors of T. C. Worden, drove to the , end in second place after a rather eventful t journey in which he was compelled to overcome . • sharp interference which occurred 1 during the early racing, and which might t have had some bearing on his decisive defeat. However, he was good enough to down all but the winner, having half a length advantage over Glientelle, another that suffered from crowding soon after the start. The winner displayed a fine brand of speed which enabled him to race clear early. He sped along without strong opposition until the turn where he was first challenged by Born Happy, then Ucside Down and finally Prince Splendor came on to offer the strongest contention, but could not overtake him. The fifth, a division of the fourth, brought out another band of juveniles. This was decided at the start when Blue Lillian, the winner, got away running with about three lengths advantage. This benefited her to such an extent that she was never in serious trouble thereafter, and crossed the line of finish one length and a half to the good. Star Banner, a recent arrival from Kentucky, finished in second place and it was a good performance she put forth to earn that part of the purse. After beginning eighth, she raced far out of contention for the first quarter and it was not until the field was wending its way around the turn that she made any appreciable gain. Once in contention, however, she continued courageously and wad five lengths in the van of Sunned, another outsider which finished third.


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