, 1879-07-30
Excellent Trotting on the Opening
Day Of the Cleveland
Meeting.
Eta Jones the Winner of tho 2:3C
Race in Straight Heats
and Fiat Time,
Exciting Contest Between Driver
and Voltafre in the
2:3O Race.
A Big Batting gtreak by the Bostons at
eyraouse--The 0hicagos
at Dubuque.


TN N:LU AND as&U AAEH8 AT ELEF8LANDs
6peciai HtspateA 10 7ht 1ssaunt-
CLEVELAND, O.. July 28.-Thc opening da7
Of the Cleveland meeting WIS splendid succcss
as to tho time malo in tho different races, but
the attendance was small, not numbering over
1000. The track was In tlna condition and inst.
The results Of tho TWO rnecs on the programme
Wcsc In hricf that Eta Jones wun that for 2:D0
horses IN straight heats ant1 with consummate
case, never being hcadcdt and coming under tile
wire at nothing like top speed Ia nnY heat: and
TINT Driver ocat Voltare In the ;220racc. Those
who remember how badly Eta JONES acted ut
the Chicago meeting would ba surprised 10 see
the change that has bean effected hy su6stftut-
Ing Jack Phillips for Kelly as driver She Is
now 1svol-hcalcd, does not fight the bit, and cau
undoubtedly bent 2:20. The only horse 10
the race that was able TO speed with hor at all
sras Chance, whore driver was evidently. after
second money only. The Chicago horse Pied.
mont was fast, but could not last out the mile.
lie has rot been eating veil lntclY, and cannot
win at Buffalo unless greatly improved.
Russ Ellia, whose race IN Chicago tlas laid him
up for the scasou. did not start, and Rienzl, 4
horse owucd hercabonts, was dfstnnccd In the
first hcat, the time OF which was e:231. The
next was ia 2:23A, Cbance being second both
times, and Dacfana third. Tho third bent WAS
In 2:22. Kato Hail beat Piedmont for fourth
place in the Inst two heats, thereby getting
fourth money. a description OF the heats ia
unnecessary, as Eta Jones won each one With
easa.
THE 2:2o RAGE.
There was great excitement concerning the
2:20 race, the contestants being Driver, Voltarc,
Gen. Garfield. Mazo-Mauie, antl HatnblctonIan
A1ambrlno. Luell1o md 9rott's Chief were drawn.
Mazo-ManIe was driven by Van Ness, who has
| bought him. Tie contest Was expected to ba
entirely between Driver, the horse that WAS
backed to beat Boncscttcr IN the 2:2O race at
Chicago, md Voltatrc, the Hartford stallion
that has not lost rucc IN two years. This
proved to be the cast, nonc Of the others haylnE
chance. In drawing for posltons Driver suc-
cccded In getting the pole. Hamb!ctontan MINI
brtuo second place, Vo!tatro third, stazo~Alanto
fourth, and Garfield fifth. Before the
start tho pools sold two to ono on
| Voltairo over tho field. When the word
| was giyen he anl Driver at once went
to tile front, nnl the fight was hot throughout
the heat. Driver seemed to have tho most speed,
shaking OF tho stallion wlcntser hc got uncou,.
fortably close. Mazo-hIante VAS third until the
lower turn was reached, when Garfield passed
him. Tic qusrter-polo Was passed In 351{ Sec
onda and the half IN :l014, but from this point
iomo Driver had things his own way, winning
an easy heat III 1:S}'4. VoltalEo was second,
0nraeld third, Mazo. .Alauic fourth, and Humble.
toniau Mambrno last. The betting was now
| SIS to 81 on Driver, everybody sunnoslng' nat
he Ind an easy Victory hefore him; but such was
not the caset Tor In the second heat Vol
tard went mitch fastsr md stcadlcr
| than bcforc. He was on Drivers
wheel at tie quarter Ia 35l4 seconds,
| mid down the back.strctch rave him terrific
| raec. TIN nair going head and head IN lin hnlf
,,1o Il, .no,< VII, ,,o ,Inra ,,,t rnts
| go 49, 80. ...m ,t -, ~
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tHo thAN HHaAtGt VItAe5 hottGA 4A t1z4 hGSuHAos
Nlgn rOt1tl(laNE Tic lower turn. FDltu4fC nut OH
| h,trat n,,1 1af+
| =, :. -
| 1@stet "1a ttE4' F!o14 LIB Goi1t HoHa llItFo
| WQH no race. FQli41fG HjnlE NA TIC DlGh8cU In
1.1tI with Driver scr,nd Garfield thirtf Hmm.