The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-05
TROTTING At THE UNION COURSE.

TROTTING AT THE UNION COURSE.
Great Trot Between American Girl and
Goldsmith Maid-Six Heats in the TWEEN.
des-Amercan Girl the Winner.
One OF the most remarkable trots that ever oc-
CURED came or yesterday afternoon at the Union
Course, l.. |. The race was between Mr.. Lovelrs
bay mare American Girl and Mr.. G0ldsmith's bay
mare Goldsmith Maid, mile heats, best three in five,
In harness. The match was said to be for $1,000.
American Girl won the race after six of the finest
and closest heats that ever witnessed She
won the nrst heat by haK length, in 225; the
second was dead heat In 2:26k; the third heat was
won by American Girl in 2264; the fourth heat by
Goldsmith Maid by neck in 2:26sl; the fifth heat
by the Maid, by length, in 2:2s, and the sixth
heat by American Girl, by two lengths, in 22s.
THE HORSES.
American Girl is large bay mare, with black
points, full sixteen hands high, finely proportioned
and has square, open gait. She is a Bashaw being
sired by Young Cassius by Cassus M. Clay out OF
mare said to be thoroughbred She is but six years
old and is the most promising mare of her age in the
country. Mr.. Lowell her owner paid for her $12 900
last spring to the gentleman who raised her. She is
entered for the $4,000 purse at Buffalo, and will
come very near winning 1t. She was in capital con-
dition for bruisng race.
teen hands high, with black points. She is
very nervous and wiry creature, light, but
very muscular and has a remarkable turn of speed.
She was sired 10y Edsell's Hambletonian, who was
afterwards called Abdalah wnen he went into Mr..
Alexander's possession in Kentucky This horse
by Rysdyck's Hambletonian. The dam or Goldsmith
Maid was by Old Abdallah r,
THE BETTING, &c.
When the pool seller began operations the Offers
very limited, as those who wished to invest their
money did not really know how do it, as the mares
had trotted together recently at Poughkeepsie a
race which took six heats to decide. and they
seemed to be so equally matched that the specula-
| tors were disposed to wait and see how they moved
In scoring before investing largely However, before
| the race began the betting became very spirited
| American Girl having the call at one hundred to
seventy nve at which rate it continued until after
the first heat After that the Of American Girl
wagered 81, 900 against $500 that his would win
the match. The dead heat did alter the previous
rate OF odds, but when the third heat was given to
American Girl 800 to SIS and even 800 TO $40 was
laid her. Goldsmith Maid brought the betting to
even when she the fourth heat, and after win
| ming the fifth 500 to $50 went begging on her. A
large amount OF money changed hands during the
afternoon The attendance was very good and the
track in fine order for time The weather was ex-
cessvely hot; still the fastest and best races have
come on on the warmest DAYS; ana tns was the case
six heats were troted so closely together In point OF
time when the weather was hotter during the per-
! Torrance. Now for the details OF the race:-
FIRST Hedt-Goldsmith Maid won the pole and had
about half length the best Of the send-on. She
trotted very rapidly around the turn opening q gap
OF three lengths TO the quarter pole, which she
reached In thirty six seconds but Immediately after
wards broke up, but lost nothing by the mishap.
She broke up q second time soon afterwards, and
American Girl took the lead before the Maid recov-
cred, and led half length down the backstretch and
to the hafmle POLE which point she passed In 1913.
| Going around the lower turn the Maid reached the
head OF the big and they trotted head and head
fbvna
| POLE when Goldsmith Maid again broke up and fell
| on length She rallied quickly, and as Ameri-
over half length the best Of it, Up the homestretch
| the was very close The Maid soon yoked the
Girl and they trotted side and side until within few
| American Girl went In winner by half length,
making the last half mile IN ~ and the heat In 225
second Hedt.-The horses had u very even start,
| and Goldsmith Maid, before, dashed away and
| took lead OF two lengths on the turn. She then
broke up and lost length, then broke again and they
were on even terms going to the quarter pole head
| and head In thirty-seven seconds. Goldsmith Maid
American Girl led length and half TO the halfmile
| pole In 1l3h. On the lower turn the Goldsmith trot
ted very fast, closing the gap, and reached the
| quarter pole Coming up the homestretch she
| broke twice more, and the driver OF American Girl
mare in hand, when, to his great surprise, the Maid
| came with q rush on the inside and In moment or
so was head and head with her, and as she crossed
the a neck In advance. The Judges how
| ever, made dead heat OF II. Time, 2:26k.
| Third Heat.-Ihe start was again very even. but
the Maid broke up before getting into the turn and
the big mare led length and half before she
covered. The little one. however was at the wheel
Of the other at the quarter pole in thrtyseven
lengths. on the backstretch American Girl was
she reached the half.mile pole the daylight had been
shut OF and she was only half length In front in
one on again for tme but the latter rallied lice and
up the homestretch GOLDSMITH Maid broke up twice
nd Avnav rI haof har hama fxvn ntfbc
making the heat In 2:26k
| Fourth Hedt.-The horses had q fine send-on this
reached the turn and American Girl led two lengths
and half to the quarter pole, In thirty-six
twice afterwards on the backstretch and the big
| mare was at one time four lengths ahead OF
er se ssa noDy ana cos9d the gap
drew closer and at the three-quarter pole was one
length behind. gallant struggle up the home
stretch resulted in Goldsmith Maid winning the heat
BY neck. Time, 2:2ek.
word hobbling and hitching, and as soon as the
| .'go' was given she broke up ami American Girl
sSe a Ssrre 70 p ~ poe IN
| six and half seconds. Going down the backstretch
she increased the distance between them to nearly
| three lengths at one time; but the little mare
went up to within length Of the other. Time to
the maid broke up and lost length; but coming
again with rush she swung into the home:
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took lead Of length, which she held Gil the way up
the stretch and TO the stand, winning the heat in
2:2s.
| Sirth Hea.-Goldsmith Maid had the best OF the
start by half length, but II was Of little TO her,
| as she broke up on the turn, and American
Girl passed her and LED two lengths 20
! the quarter pole In thirty-seven seconds.
Going down the backstretch the Maid closed up
nicely and was only half length behind at the
half.me in l:l3Z. Going around the lower turn
| American Girl shook her OF and led TO the three
quarter pole a length aud swinging into the home
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