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Show VOLTAGE WINS RICH ! PURSE AT CLEVELAND CLEVELAND. July Voltage. Owned by J. D Welsh, Kansas Cit. . Mo . and driven by Fred Egan, of Memphis, won the Faslg sweepstakes j purse ot $2000. the feature event of todaj s grand circuit racing at North Randall The Prince Colo colt tooK the event from ereat juvenile tratters In Straight heats Worth" Etawab m ni lam while scorlog and was wul. drawn Voltage led from the start in the first heal and b&ci enough in reserve to withstand Great Briltoc's belated streich sprint. Natalie the Great, and Daystar, coupled in the betting, and heavy favorites, were never prominem in the first heat Egan laid back with Voltage in the j second heat, letting Daystar set the pace to ihe stretch, where Voltage passed him and in a fierce drive won b a length, with Great Britton almost overtaking Daystar for second place. J The time, 2:11, for this mile, waa re- j inarkablo considering the heavy track Continued rains this morning put the track in such condition that the horses were not called to the post for the first event until 3:30 p. m. and as a result it was Impossible to finish to- J day's program of six races, the 2 18 , class trot and the 2 .14 class pace going go-ing over until tomorrow, weather permitting. per-mitting. Announcement was made that It would be necessary to race on Satur-day Satur-day to complete the week's program, instead of winding up on Friday. Foxey Ann and Wood Patch were the only favorite to win today, |