Ima Fastone Holds Copywright Safe in Drive for Head Score: Takes Dorchester to Give W. S. Jacobs Suffolk Feature Winner Second Day in Row, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-27

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W S JACOBS Owner of Ima Fastone winner of Dorchester Purse at Suffolk Ima Fastone Holds Copywright Safe in Drive for Head Score Takes Dorchester to Give W S Jacobs Suffolk Feature Winner Second Day in Row RowSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 26 Nine speedsters went postward under a 10000 price tag in the Dorchester sixth and featured offering at Suffolk Downs today and W S Jacobs game mare Ima Fastone emerged winner by a scant head over D F Harringtons Copywright DonnaRay Stables Bogging Bob the pace ¬ setter tired to finish third two and a quar ¬ ter lengths in the rear of the top pair pairInclement Inclement weather during the morning held the midweek crowd down to 12236 and form players had to wait until the fifth and six races before the choices started to click Ima Fastone the second racer sporting the silks of Jacobs to win the sixth race on consecutive days was timed over the six furlongs in 112 and returned 620 620Bogging Bogging Bob Sets Pace PaceBogging Bogging Bob was away winging as start ¬ er Bob Frend dispatched the field from the sixfurlong chute followed by Ima Fastone Dick Stickney Seaton Pippin and Gee Style The others lacked early dash and were bunched in a second division The leader widened his margin characteristic of his sire Andy K and held a twolength twolengthj j margin as he swung into the far bend Dick Stickney who was closely lapped with Seaton Pippin was in closest attendance with apprentice W Hughes on the ultimate winner beginning to move closer on the outside as they put out after the pace ¬ maker makerSkirting Skirting the inner rail turning for home Bogging Bob had drawn off by three full lengths but Harris on the leader sensed the challenge coming from Ima Fastone and went to work on his charge The five yearold gelding was not capable of the task and began shortening stride finally surrending the lead nearing the sixteenth pole 1 At this point Copywright literally flew out of the pace to join in the battle and raced on even terms with the Tiger mare until yards from the wire when the game ¬ ster forged her head to the front Copy wrights effort was impressive under the topweight of 119 pounds 10 more than Ima Fastone carried Bogging Bob was easily the best of the others finishing four lengths in the van of Otto Bagleys Port Chester


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