, 1879-07-05
Bonesettcr an Easy Victor in the
2:2O Class---Ilopeful
Against Time.
Third Consecutive Defeat Of the Chi
cago Club---Tho Dostons
Did It.
Victories by Cincinnati, Providence, and
Cleveland O1er Syracuse, Troy,
and Buffalo.
Considerable 01ium Thrown upon the
Game by q Pack Of Phila-
do1phia Actresses.

J. l.
YEsrgnpAyfa TItOTT1NG HEnH.
The ponltartty Of trotttng In Chicago was woll
attcstcd yesterday by tho large attendance ut
tho Jockcy-C Club track, not less than 1000 peo-
ple being present to witness tho three evouts on
the programme,-a race for $50 horses, ona for
6-year-olds, and M exhibition Of speed by 1lopn-
ful 10 m attempt to beat 2:14. Not only was
The crowd large one, but 1t Was also we'll salts
fed, each event being trotted on its merits, and
the best horse in each Instance capturing tho
rich money prize offered By the Club.
- or THE RESULTS
OF The races, there ID but little to be said.
EVERYBODY expected that Donescttcr would beat
tho lno field that started against him In the 20
clasu, and ho did 10 with case, never being
driven at top speed during nuy part Of the
thEes milea. The ayc.ysar-old racc furnished
genuine surprise. So &c. whose wonderful two
ycarold record Of 2:B1 Is still fresh In the pub
lie mind, had accepted tho haudtcap Of a year
{sbo being but four), md wns to meet Kentucky
Wilkes, Of whose specd wonderful
stories had been told. Both had been
going remarkably fast In their rork,
and great things were cxpeetcd Of them. John
6plan had been especially engaged to drive
So 80, Hhlle Frank Van Ness was secured by
The owner Of Kentucky Wilkes to pilot HIS colt.
It was thought that tic battle would DO con-
fined to theee two nlone, but SO oycrshadowinE
wesc the prevtous performances Of 80 So that
In the majority of tho pools
BnE WAS BARRED,
Wilkes selling strong first choice. There werc
others in the rncc, however, that found support.
Tho Michigan delegation were strong In tho be.
lief that Buffalo Yill ronld make some Of
tho more noted ones lower their co,ors,
while d lew put the1r money on
,s S.nGp p3 r 5ysa9' fsss Of ''sSe Faost BY Ssni.s
putcuasru T w.. .uuE w. s Aus s."nS soms'o soat
man. Two weehs aRo hc won eooa l.eu as
close to 2:8O in each heat. Tho result proved
thot thcy wcre r,rht In their estfmatton of t,,,.
aa,t stn,, hn -nn horailv ,oetnr tha .ooons
eo.' enco no "oa "uaa, ,a ,oe H. sio 1o,,a %
neat oecauae OF pFchk "nen near lhe ha41-n'to
pole. 30 So was completely cut Of form, and
wus dtstauced In tho first heat. Ken
turky wilkes was fairly outtrotted by
INT blmself," and such would aecm to be the
eose, since few mornings ago be Was giscu n
u,l,e In a:e3sf, doing the work qnite handi1y.
ao -. ~ na.h,n,. ~ tta x'o. ~ ah's h.
as much /. speed i % an{ta,nE , IN sIo race: 1at
acssa o. II eto naa nos oeGn pIopcsts pIopasgu. ~,
easnt ittis e!ay tso;t,ns IL hsats i remark q il
,, PLY iess a. lG h, eons!oe1'os f 'ho s1ase Of INC
track. IL not Doing 1ase,
When tho bell rang for the startera ID
TIE FIRST RACE;
The finest field OF 5-ycQr-o{ds that ever struck
track Camo through the draw.Ratc, tho lot in
cIuding So So, Jcnnie G., Ellie g., Capoul, Don
aid, Buffalo Bill, anil Kentucky Wilkes. Lulu
X, Wlry jim, md Tom Walton wcro slnong
o ~ ou5 METZ a war,, sS w., u ,, usoa1 asa
Ing began. They wero a pretty steady lot, with
the exception Of Jennie C., who acted badly,
roluR to q break every time aho
ncared the wire. So So, WHO uas
thought to baya the race ut her mercy,
was OF co,lrbe, thu Que In whom the crowu took
The greatest Interest. John eplan. the king Of
al] drIycra, was behiud the marc, but had but
lttlo confidence In her ability to Wtns az Tor ten
days pnst sho has not been In form. Frank
Vau Ness mud james Dustin were tho only other
drivers In the raco with whose faces the people
were familiar ar,C eacl, one was en]utcd with
annlsnss' Van Max i]rovn Kent1Irky Wilkes.
whi'e nnst,c he1i the reins oYcr Donald. IN