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On the Trot J By MORRIE KURLANSKY I Bella Marie, Victory Scott Triumph Beissinger Breaks Losing Streak Record Purses in Review Futurity MAYWOOD PARK, Maywood, 111., June 2. Bella Marie and Victory Scott divided the honors in the Memorial Day Stakes, a pacing event for 16-class performers with a ,000 purse for the two dashes. The daughter of The Abbot, sire of many good pacers, including the excellent Red Sails, in close attendance of the pace throughout, was lucky to slip through on the rail when rounding the final turn and gained a two- length advantage, which was enough to hold the fast-closing Dusty Dodge safely. Kings Ale tired slightly from his pace-making efforts and finished third in the field of ten. Victory Scott, the 2-to-l favorite, was impeded by the breaking Easter Bunny and, being off strided himself, iost too much ground to be a contender thereafter. In the second heat, Clarence Curtis used Victory Scotts early speed to get to the top, and the Victory Song colt had enough stamina to withstand the late challenge of Kings Ale to win by a nose in 2:144, very slow time, which is explained by the deep and holding surface caused by lengthy rainfalls Monday afternoon. Mighty Bob, five-year-old stallion by Volomite Abbey Claire, was clocked in the best time of the, night, a moderate 2:12, in annexing the supporting feature, the Dr. Stanton Memorial Stakes. This speedy but somewhat erratic pacer, his inconsistency most likely caused by faulty underpinning, defeated Lady Natalie and the heavily backed Trigg County, who could not show his usual zip in the going, in easy style for his second victory of the season, while his reinsman," Jim Kealey, now has 12 wins to his credit at this meeting, which leaves him in a tie with Harry Burright and Jake Mahoney in the driver standings. Leading driver Howard Beissinger, win-less in the last 10 days, finally broke his losing streak with a victory behind the three-year-old trotter, Grand Star Volo, in Mondays CC trot. Glenn Barkers Moses, on the comeback trail again, made a break early in Grand Star Volos race and finished fifth. . . . Horses owned and trained by C. P. Rumley, after a slow start, have been frequent visitors to the winners circle the last 10 days. The Princeton horseman followed the double victory of Dale Wingay Friday with a success on Monday behind the five-year-old pacing gelding, Princeton j Ladd, a winner of 11 races last season. John Christopher, of Melrose Park, HI., finally had the pleasure of seeing his three-year-old pacer, Tycoon, break his maiden in a mile race for sophomores of the lateral gait. Billy Rouse was at the reins. Another three-year-old pacer had his initial victory, this one being the Gait Wav Farms Billv Creed, a son of Jimmy Creed from. Ermines Choice, dam of the good pacer, Choice Jester 2:02. Mel Harmening was in the sulky behind Billy Creed. Capri Crusader, winner of the first race, a C-class trot, and May B. Worthy, victorious in the second race, also a C-class trot, combined for a Daily Double . payoff of 37.20, highest of the season here. Trotters and pacers competing in the two divisions of the Review Futurity, feature of the Illinois State Fair harness racing program at Springfield, August 17, will be aiming at record, purses, according to figures released by Review Futurity Association president H. J. Schmoeger. Last year, the 15 three-year-old trotters in the classic event contested for a total of 7,090.87, while this season 7,713.63 already is assured, with the 00 starting fees for each horse still to be added. In the pacing division, the horses had a goal of i 2,154.56 in 1953, while 3,572.52 now is banked, with starting fees to come. Prospective starters in the trotting stake totaled 33 after the May 1 payment, while 23 pacers still are listed on the pacing rolls. Continued high interest also is shown in the two stakes for two -year-olds, also sponsored by the Review Futurity Association. The Greyhound, with a probable value in excess of 0,000, has a potential entry list of 59 after the May payment, while 53 pacers still are headed for the Little Pat Stakes. The Little Pat probably will - be worth 8,000, or more. These two events for juvenile standard-breds will be raced August 19. Many of the nations outstanding three-year-old trotters are scheduled to compete in the Review Futurity, with Newport Dream, Newport Stock Farms Hamble-tonian favorite and winner of the Greyhound Stakes here last year, heading the list. Other top prospects include Pronto Boy and Darn Safe, owned by Hayes Fair Acres Stable of Du Quoin; Essie Colby, winner of the Breeders Filly Stakes at Springfield last year for owner Leo Mc-Namara of Indianapolis; E. V. Champions Mr. Shelt, which won the Illinois Trotting and Pacing Colt Association event at Springfield in 53, and The Tippler, entered by Frank Ervin of Aiken, S. C. The Tippler won the Hoosier Pacing Futurity at Indianapolis last year, but has switched to the trotting gait. Two Illinois-owned horses are prominent in the pacing division of- the Futurity. Excellent Chief, owned by E. J. Baker of St. Charles, and Parker Byrd, the entry of R. G. Droegmyer of Chicago, both won in excess of 0,000 last year.
