Hes It Downs Ill-Go In Fairmount Juvenile Test: George B. McCameys Youngster Earns Initial Purse of Career, Daily Racing Form, 1941-06-06

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HES IT DOWNS FLLGO IN FAIRMOUNT JUVENILE TEST TESTGeorge George B McCameys Youngster Earns Initial Purse of Career CareerCOLLINSVILLE COLLINSVILLE 111 June 5 Making the second start of his career Hes It a gelded son of Portmanteau and Whos What rac ¬ ing in the silks of George B McCamey Fort Worth Texas breeder took down top honors in the fourth race at Fairmount Park this afternoon which was styled for twoyear olds IllGo was second while Accurate was best of the others which matched strides at furlongsSoon four and onehalf furlongs Soon after the start IllGo went to the front and opened a comfortable lead with Tetros Jr Bertawest and Hes It following They raced in that position until turning into the stretch with the ultimate winner moving to IllGo while Tetros Jr and Bertawest dropped back In the closing drive A J Fernandez took the victor to the inside when IllGo drifted out and responding to a rousing ride drew away from IllGo in the last lengthIllGo few strides to win by nearly a length IllGo bested Accurate which came from a good distance back by moie than a length The race was run in 54 only onefifth of a second off the track mark markThe The weather was clear for the sport with the attendance above the crowds of the first racingAnother two days of this weeks racing Another capacity field met in the second race another sixfurlong sprint and the silks of M B Goff Lexington Ky breeder were flaunted to victory by his threeyear old Epizar Second went to Morocco E which set a nice pace to the final eighth where she tired The show award went to Mouton S Boy a fielder fielderCorvus Corvus racing in the colors of Frank Nan colas scored a lucky victory in the third race which was also at six furlongs defeat ¬ ing Dimple by a nose with Tomye finishing third a slight distance before Ferryboat the favorite favoriteApprentice Apprentice Nicholas Jemas twentyone yearold Lowell Mass rider stole the show when he scored his third victory of the afternoon on J E Mahoneys Montell in the fifth race at one mile and an eighth


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