Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-14
Goldsmith Maids Recent Active

THE FksTESr MILE ON RECORD.
From the New York rrfhnne1

From the New York Tribune
The extraordinary rottiuC record made bv
Goldsmith MAID AZ Mys,fc PSrk. Bosson. %
NSdnefdzy, - worthy OF more than passing
notice, for tt msrks sn era memorable tn the
s,stofy oi The American trotting turf. Thirty
supposed 20 denote q trutting horse OF moru than
ordinary tPel 4, and when, in iSia, Lady Sueolk
uOtied mile heat under saddle. on the Cam
bridge Course, Boston, In -, against Mac ana
"fay Eagle, the acme OF speed wss then sup--
H,sec 70 have been reached. Seven wears later,
ora Temple, IN the hands OF the great Ameri-
eAn hcrsemsn, Hiram Woodruff, reduced the
record % 2.2i \. made an a race against TacOny
On the ui0n course, september 3. iSSii, the lat
Ter going under saddle and Flora in barnaSz
rSf yeArs this record remained uneQuA led, bat
floI aIemple herself essivcly reduced II 20
- n -, Esls, and 2ian the latter tine
Dexter, Rober B0nner's famous horse. v,as tba
nrst 20 be a. this record, which he did in h.
memorable match agaiust time, when his then
owner, George Alley, backed him % beat 2.tq
under saddle, With three trtsls Al the otas a.
- 0o 20 $1,000. The contest took piaee en-
October 10, lS5, Dexter winning an 2.is 5. an
the hands of John Murphy, Nho rode him. Ia
let5, AZ B haio, Dexter, trot.ing against his
time Of2lS 3, under saddle. placed 2 n on the
record, and two years later, over the same
course, on August u, iSt1 An harness. made hts
fastest and nicst memorable record of 5-f-t-
Immediately after this great performance he
passed into Mr.. BOnner's possession. who With
drew him from the turf. At the time OF his re-
urement Dexter Was only ntne wears old. had
not attained the full development OF ms wonder
ful speed. and if retained m regular training
would undoubtedly have reduccd the trotting
record far below anything that has vet been
seen. On his abdicatiun Goldsmith Msld a.
sumed the vacant thione, and hzs clearly shOSn
her undoubted right 20 the position, Tor on the
Cold Spring Course, Milwaukee. on Septem-
Der G, ISL, four years after DeVter's
record had been made, the trOtted = second
beat m 20, or a quarter OF = second
faster thsn the renowned son OF HamhletOntan.
She was then fourteen years Old and II a. A
striking proof Of the fact that trottng horses do
not attain the tuu Developments OF their speei
and powers OF endurance, tnat she has = nee
continued 70 trot faster every year. on June
l., tS12, Goldsmith Maid made the record of
2l6 "a, driven by W. N. Dobe lthe father of
Park, Boston, In q second heat. Cotil the Calf
fornia horse Oecident, AZ Sacramento, on Sept.
Il, lS13. repeated the great feat. this remained
uneQusled. This year, however, this famous
mare has surpassed herself, Tor at Buffalo. on
August Z, i'm trotting against her own
best time IN a second heat, she placed
2l5k on the record; five days later, on
August y, at Rochester, she trOtted a
second heat against j udge Fullerton and Amer
lean Girl in 2:l4A and on "Wednesday, Ssptem-
Der 2, at Mystic Park, Boston, for a special
purse OF zoo, offered Tor her % beat her own
record OF i4A she trotted a second trial OF one
mile IN 2l4, amid the cheers OF the asse embled
thousands. How low she Is Destined 70 reduce
the trOtting record IL is unsafe 10 predict, for
she sccomplehes her consecutive triumphs 40
estly as 90 lead 20 the conviction that she has
power OF speed still In reserve 20 be exhibited
whenever occasion requires. it was the inten-
ton OF her ogner, III. y, Smith. OF this city 20
season and place her at-fhe breeding stud, bat
II Is now understood that he has cauQ uered this
determination, and tha next sessOn she will re-
appear on the turf IN the hands " Dan Mace.