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George, when he defeated John McXair, Defiance, Sorrel 

 Frank and Velocipede, while Xellie Bush was again re- 

 turned as a winner in a mile-heat race. The trotting 

 races at the meeting also showed a decided improvement, 

 all of them being well contested, although the time was 

 slow, 2 129 being the fastest heat that week. The winners 

 were Harry Mitchell, Jeremiah, Mexican Boy, and Kate 

 Campbell. Belle Brasfield, Ohio Boy, Tom Britton and 

 Magnolia were numbered among those who "also ran." 



In 1875, at the annual meeting of the Cleveland Club, 

 George A. Baker was elected President ; George H. Burt, 

 Vice President; S. T. Everett, Treasurer, and Sam 

 Briggs, Secretary. These gentlemen presented a $35,000 

 programme for the summer meeting, $33,500 of that 

 amount being offered for seven trotting races, and the 

 balance for two running events. \\ nen the entries closed 

 it was found that there was a decided falling off, there 

 being but fifty-one trotters started against sixty-four in 

 1874. That they were evenly matched was evidenced by 

 the fact that forty-four heats were required to find the 

 winners in the nine races, the only straight heat events 

 being the free-for-all, in which Goldsmith Maid defeated 

 Lula and American Girl in 2:1834, 2:1934, 2:19^ and 

 the 2:18 class, in which Judge Fullerton played with 

 Lady Maud and Nettie. Judge Fullerton made his record 

 of 2:18 in this race, and in doing so equalled the track 

 record which had stood to the credit of Goldsmith Maid 

 for three years. Duke, Grafton and York State won five 

 heat races, Clementine and Rarus were awarded first pre- 

 miums after each had trotted six heats, and seven heats 

 were required in the 2:31 class before Lewinski received 

 the big end of the purse. The 2 :22 class was the feature 

 at this meeting. The starters were Thomas L. Young, 



