The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-17

| Match fr o1,Oeo Betvsen Gsidsnith Maid
and George PaImer-1he Mare the Win.
ner. E @ 81
trotting match for $1,000, mile heats best three
In dve, In harness. came on yesterday afternoon be-
| tween Messrs. Jackman 4 Dobie's bay mare Gold
| smith Maid and Mr.. Erastus Corning Jr.'s, brown
geldng George Palmer. The race was won by
Goldsmith Maid In three straight heats. Although
defeated George Palmer proved himself o horse or
most wonderful speed; but he does not possess the
lasting qualities to as great degree as Goldsmith
Maid. The latter trotted the first half mile In the
first heat In 1:075 and TO the three quarter pole In
1:421s which is the fastest time ever made on the
track, except by the famous Dexter, he having
trotted the half mile in his with Ethan Allen
and mate in the second heat in loo.
The horses engaged In this race have met several
times before in trotting contests. George Palmer
has beaten Goldsmith Maid. and the latter has de-
feated Palmer, and this match was made to decide
the question OF superiority between them. Every
race previously this season has been for purses
where other horses were engaged with them, and
their respective merits could not be accurately az
cerained. In their at Mystic Park and Nara
ganset George Pamer's performances were not as
good as those of the mare and although he exhi-
bted as much speed at times, his staying qualities
were not as great. She always had better place
than Palmer at the finish OF the race. Yesterdays
proving to be the better horse
THE HORSES.
Goldsmith Maid is q lightly formed bay mare,
about fifteen hands high, with finely developed
points for speed. She Is descendant of old Abdal-
iah through both sire and dam, her sire being Ed
SAILS Hambletonian and her dam by Abdalah.
Goldsmith Maid was not broken TO harness until she
was seven years Old she Is now about eleven, and
has been improving in speed rapidly ever since she
very sound free from blemIsh and there is no reason
why she VIII not 90 on improving until she is the
the second best on the turf.
george Palmer Is unfortunate in not having pedE
gree All that Is known OF him Is that he was
brought to Rochester four years ago and placed
in the stable at Congress Hotel, and was purchaser
py the proprietor Of that establishment for $780, At
that time 1t was not known that he could trOt In
three minutes. When his trotting powers began to
be developed his owner tried every means In hts
power to ascertain the pedigree Of the horse, but
without success All he could learn was that his
dam was said to be by Long Island Biack Hawk and
ance but q unsown origin George "a
now the property OF Erasins Corning Jr., OF Albany.
| finely formed brown geldIng, fifteen hands two
inches high, and Is very stylish and gay stopper.
The betting was areatly in favor of Goldsmith
Maid the odds in her favor being about 100 to
rs, at which rate it continued. with slight nue.
the scoring going on which occupied over half
an hour-the horses coming up ten times before the
calling, and Slight variations took place in the net
ting as either horse had the advantage. The figures
above given, however, were the current odds when
THE TRACK AND ArrEypANcE
The track was in very fiue condition. and notwth-
standing that the sun shOne at clustering heat the
| atmosphere was tempered by hgn wind tnat ter
minated in hurricane by the time the race was
| horses In coming up the homestretch The attend
| ance very limited for so great an event as a
| race between such noted clippers as GOLDSMITH
| Maid and George Palmer.
The following are the details Of the races
| -c-t. TIE TRoT.
First Hedt-After long time spent In scoring, the
but Goldsmith Maid, having the inside, toox the lead
In going INTO the upper turn and made gap OF two
lengths and half which she carried to the quarter
| pole In thirtyfour and quarter seconds. Going
gradually shut up the daylight until at the half mile
pole 10 GoaI ne was Vas a. inc mares Wheel: AZ
d "isn III Maid, and It was neck and
neck struggle, to the three quarter pole,
was i:42x. Coming Into the nomesirefch Chsnl-
pin began using the whip, and soon afterwards
Palmer began TO show signs Of distress. Before he
reached The drawgale he broke up ana then IT was
all over as he was enreiy exhausted and could not
| diatey taken in hand aud logged home making the
heat IN 2:23h
second Heas-There were no offers to lay dollar
on Palmer, as the race was ,cons!gerea certainty
for Goldsmith Maid. The start was good one ae
@ attempt sn9 me ey gs1 ,r away @
/
drew away length, which she made into three
lengths at the quarter pole in thirty and three
quarter seconds. Going down the backstretch Cold
smith Maid broke up and lost length or more ana
Palmer gained on the Maid until near the half mile
POLE when he eft his feet and the mare passed that
point two lengths and half In frOnt or him IN
1:0sia. Palmer was then very unsteady and by the
loss could not be made up and / did not ap
pear that Champln made any effort to force Palmer
along to do 50, as ne never gained an inch alter
wards, and Goldsmith Maid came nome easily IN
| 2:24, a winner by half dozen lengths
third Hedt.-when Palmer came on the track n,
looked very much fatigded: SAL he scored liyelA
and at the second attempt they got the word PalmG
having nearly length the best OF It. Before they
got into the upper turn Goldsmith Maid had taken
the lead and was soon two lengths in 'front.' She
| then broke up, but NOTWITHSTANDING the accident
five ana q half seconds Going down the back
stretch Palmer trotted very FAST shutting the gap t
stride ride and about mc nS sSok a h wh me
pole In 1:1olz, and keeping head and head went into
the Flushing end Palmer then began to fall Oh and
She again broke up, but Palmer could not take an
| vantage of her mishap, and the mare dashed away
home winner By i hall dozen lengths in a:ss,
Inc l2eQWlng 80 ,,,,.,,. p
FASHION COURSE. july ie-Match $1,000, mile
heats best three IN five, III harness
=. Doble entered B. n. Goldsmith Maid; -" I \
c. Champlin entered b. 9. George Paimer...
,.. QMzer. HaH rnreeguarters. NE.
Third heat. :. $50 l1O1 i:46 2:2i,f
the sEco.,6 rRor.
After the race between Goldsmith Maid and George
/ Palmer trot came Off between DR.. Oge's chestnut
| geding Pet and Mr.. LovelIs bay geldmg Jim mile
heats best Three In i've, to wagons, for match Oh
$50 jim was the fvorite Ut about 100 TO ~ beiove
the RAGE began but after the first heat, which vas
won by Pet the latter became the fav0rte ana 30
Continued to the end Before the horses started q
4 violent storm of wind and rain burst over the
course, driving the spectators 70 ind shelter where
ever they could and rendering the track fet0ck deep
in mud. Pet won the race In three straight hears-
lie was never headed In the Tue following arc
| the detas:- -
! FIRST Heot.-Pet had the best Of the send-0n JIM
catching him. both went around the turn together.
Before they reached the quarter pole both broke up,
but Pet reached there first by length IN forty one
seconds. lie opened the gap down the backstretch
and was two lengths ahead at the naf-lle pole In
| Dot he lpad on end "a