Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-26
TRIO OF FAMOUS TROTTERs.
Goldsmith Maid, Lucy and Jay
G0ulds 81
How they Dress, Live and Travel.

HOW they Dress, Live and Travel.
These famous trotters reached Cincin-
natl few days ago, and the Cincinnati En-
Quirer of the 24th inst. says that their ar
rival in that city gave local horse-men and
Others an interesting subject to discuss.
goldsmith Maid, or "The Maid" as they
ali prefer to call her, stands to-day the ac-
knowledged Queen of the trottiDg course.
Her record of 2:162, made at Mystic Park
this season, is the fastest time on record for
trotter, though it is claimed that Dexter
equaled it on one occasion, though not at a
"meeting,n and, consequently, not on re-
cord. Lucy, who is almost her peer in
speed, though not so well known, it is be-
heyed by many will be more than her equal
in time, while Jay Gould is undoubtedly
the fastest trotting stallion in the country.
The three horses are stabbed on the west
side of the Buckeye track, few PAGES
north of The grand-stand. Goldsmith Maid
was the first one to whom the Enquirer's
reporter paid his respects. Her manager
is Mr.. Budd Doble, of Philadelphia, gen
tleman who was at one time her owner, and
in whose care she has been for the last five
years. Sne is a small bay mare, scarce ff-
teen hands high. In weight she is but lit
tie, il any, over eight hundred pounds. In
color she is what horsemen term a bright
bay, with a Yelvety depth and soft look
about her glossy coat that denotes her
thorough breeding and the csreful attention
bestowed upon her. Her name aud tail
are black and heavy, the latter so long as
to touch the ground when she walks. Her
knees across the pan are wide, and the can
non bone below them long and thin. Der
feet are all black, and her hoofs small,
round and shiny. Her neck is rather long
and her head small, with sharp-pointed,
thin ears surrounding it. Her nostrils are
thin and full wide; her eyes have soft and
almost human look in them. Over her
whole body and clean down to the hoofs
the veins stand out as if the skin were a
mere fiiament against which the warm
blood pressed, and which might, at any
moment, burst. Her breast is full, her
shoulders powerful, and her quarters well
forward, though not very heavy.
The apartment where the sMaida is
quartered is, perhaps, fifteen feet square,
and carpeted with an ample amount of clean
straw. In one corner stands Ter Saratoga.
trunk, in which her wardrobe is packed |
when she travels. It. is large, roomy one,
such as cur modern bellies require when !
they make the grand round of the water |
ing places. Now that she is at home to her |
visitors the wardrobe is taken out and hung |
upon the walls of her room. 1t consists of |
suits of ehinchilla, of striped |
WOrsted, of light cloth and Of linen. These |
suits are made TO bit, covering head, neck |
and body, completely, with loopholes for
her to look out of. Upon each her name
is embroidered in bright colors, and in the
corners a dainty monogram, handsomely
is to be seen. Besides these suits
she is supplied with blankets in profusion
and wrappers of lighter fabrics to cover her
when returning from the track. On the
walls hangs an enormous cushion, in which
IS stuck variety of ivory and bone and Gu
'iousIy carved pins to fasten her clothes on
with. On one side hangs clock, which
regulates her hours for food and drink and
exercise. On another hangs a variety of
eg-pads, protectors for the hoof, and such
ike articles of the horse toilet. She has
10 need of false calves or chignons, or, we
ioubt not, she would have them of the |
most approved style. She is never curried,
tut her soft hair is dressed with the softest
# brushes. a small sky terrier travels
With her, and the two are on very friendly
erms, but if another dog enters her apart
nent she gets into tiff at once, and kicks
lin out. She don't like dogs in general,
tut loves her own poodle devotedly.
Mr.. Doble, her manager, gave her history,
which in few words is as follows: She
vas originally owned by Mr.. Goldsmith,
f Orange county, New York. She was
ired by an Abdallah horse, and is now .
ither fourteen or fifteen years old. In
S67 she made the first time that gave her
ny note. Chat was 1921. In 1868 she
ad made 1921, and was valued at 5000.
he has kept bringing her time down each
easnn, until now he thinks she can make
mile in ZIG, her record though being
:l64. She is owned by Mr.. III. N.
NTH, of New York, who paid $4,000 !
)r her, and says he wouldn't take 100000 l
it were offered. Mr.. Doble handled Mr.. ]
'onner's horse, Dexter, for one or two i
ears, and say that neither he nor any 1
Their OF Bonner's equine pets can ever hope
} equal her. In proof of this, he says that
'0nner is now so jealous of the mares tri- t
mphs that he viii not recognize him, al &
hcugh previous to that they were on terms L
intimacy.
Lucy, the other mare, is under charge of |
Ir. Hitchcock. She is dark bay, rather a
rye, and, to a nonprofessional, lacking in
ANY of the points of beauty that The s
laid possesses. She is full sixteen hands K
gb, and has scored fourteen summers up a
this time. She is owned by Mr.. II. q. g
entley, Of Rochester, New York, but u
rmerly of Milwaukee. Her weight is an u
rem thousand pounds. Lucy was born in Ia
New Jersey, and made her first G
)table record in 1868, on Fashion Course, s
oDg Island. She was bought at that time Il
7 Mr.. DObie, but was afterward sold by d
m TO her present owner for $4,000. he b
ouldn't take 5000 for her to- day. tC
Lucy has record of 1924, but in tests
ith the Maid, she has come in frequently il
2:l8. At Mystic Park she came in only pl
throat latch behind, while the Maid made is
II record of 2:16a. Her manager says she
so ambitious that he believes, if put be- IL
lie running mate, she would make a
lie in 2:l2. She has a reckless way of W
)tting { n such occasions, though that he ell
Insiders dangerous, and so he won't con- "
nt to the test being made. She is an ex- es
llent saddle horse, Though her accomplish 70
ents in that direction are not often of
ought into requ sition. Lucy travels with W
5ruuk of the same size as the Maids, but NJ
r wardrobe, though as extensive, Is not u
lite so elaborately gotten up. Lucy is G.
,her modest in her taste, and don't 60 so A
lch on her fine clothes. w
aJay Gould'' is the third and last CT the tn
0. He is large, handsome stallion, six be
n hands high, and of rather heavy build. on
5 name and tail are black and long and Oh
avy. Jay Gould was formerly named to
Judge Brigham" and at that tima was w