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was nothing of a sensational character on the card for the 

 week. The meeting opened with straight heat wins for 

 Dame Trot and Dick Swiveller, and on the second day 

 Lucille and Sleepy George won their events with six 

 heats, Sweetser being distanced in the first heat of the pac- 

 ing race, while the 2 124 trot went over after Edward had 

 won a heat and Edwin Forrest had placed two to his 

 credit. On the following day Edwin Forrest romped 

 home in front of the field in 2:18^, with Trampoline 

 second, Woodford Mambrino third, and Edward fourth. 

 With four exceptions, the horses that started in this race 

 were the same that figured in the disgraceful affair at 

 Utica a few weeks later, and which passed into turf 

 history as the "Edwin Forrest steal." The entries for 

 the free-for-all presented the names of Proteine, Hopeful, 

 Great Eastern, Nettie and Cozette. As the gallant gray 

 was supposed to have seen his best days, Proteine was the 

 choice, with Great Eastern as a saver. Mace had Hope- 

 ful cherry ripe and won off the reel. In the first heat he 

 caught the judge's eye half a length in front of Proteine, 

 in 2:1734. On the second trip Mace stepped Hopeful to 

 the half in 1 :o6%, the three quarters in 1 40^4, and won 

 by half a length from Proteine in 2:15^. The deciding 

 heat was a procession after the bunch passed the quarter 

 pole, Hopeful leading all the way in ZVA, I :0 7> : : 4 : > 

 2:15^/2, the gray horse finishing like a runaway, while 

 Mace was waving his whip as he looked over his shoulder 

 at the field struggling behind him. Scott's Thomas de- 

 feated Indianapolis in the 2 :30 class, which was sand- 

 wiched with the free-for-all. John Splan was very much 

 in evidence on the last day of the meeting. He began his 

 afternoon's work by finishing second to Steve Maxwell 

 with Woodford Z. in the 2 :26 class, and followed this 



