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regular programme were won by Whitesocks, Little 

 Mack, Gladys, Gray Dave, Lace Dealer, Mable May, Jes- 

 sie B., Nobby and Harry Wilkes. In the pacing race Lit- 

 tle Mack defeated Argyle, Jordan, Tommy Lynn and 

 Conway and reduced his record to 2:15, while in the free- 

 for-all Harry Wilkes stepped around the track three 

 times in front of Glen Miller and Belle F. in 2 :i8, 2 12454, 

 2:18. The races won by Gray Dave and Nobby were 

 badly mixed. Eight horses took the word in the 2 125 

 trot and eight heats were trotted before Gray Dave won 

 three, the other heat winners being Victor, Tom Allen 

 and Sentry. In the 2:21 class Gus Wilson won the first 

 heat with Nellie G. in 2:21. The second was declared 

 dead between Nellie G. and Onward in 2:21. The race 

 then went over to the following day, when, after Albert 

 France had won a heat in 2 :20^4, Nobby gathered in the 

 money in 2 \20y2, 2 :2i, 2 :2i^. 



. The average time for the Grand Circuit meeting in 

 1885 was 2:19^4, and for the fall meeting, not including 

 the stakes offered by the Breeders' Association, a small 

 fraction over 2 -.26. In addition to the events named 

 Cleveland race goers also witnessed two specials during 

 the season of 1885, one being a gate money race between 

 Harry Wilkes and Phallas, the gelding winning in 

 2:17%., 2:20% j 2:193^2, and the other the team perform- 

 ance of Clingstone and Guy, the pair being driven to a 

 record of 2:17, by T. J. Dunbar. This was the first pub- 

 lic appearance of the Kentucky Prince gelding that in 

 time became as notorious for his antics when scoring, and 

 flights of extreme speed, as his mate was celebrated for 

 his sterling race horse qualities. Guy was foaled at Stony 

 Ford in 1880. He was a small rugged looking youngster 

 when he was with a batch of others shipped to New York 



