Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-11
GOLDSMITH MAID.

New York Sun, September 18th.
The news Of tue death of Goldsmith
Maid, the trotter, who reigned for years
as Queen of the Turf. was received in
Trenton, last night. S&nce her retire
nent from the turf in 1878. she has
been tenderly cared for eR II. n. Smiths
stud farm near Trenton. She vas taken
i'll only two hours before her death.
Veterinary Surgeon Bradshaw and DR..
W. W. X Phillips made post mortem
examination, which showed thas death
WAS caused by fatty degeneration Of
the heart.
Goldsmith Maid was foaled in Orange
county in 1856. She was sired by Nolun-
teer, bat tsr dam is not positively
Known; but many believe that her dam
Was Henry Clay mare. The Maid vas
an unruly COTS and vicious kicker. Sse
vas detested by all her attendants, and
vas looked upon as absolutely worth
less. The first ,iIne harness Was tried
upoa her she nd herself of 1t 90 rapidly
by q wonderful series Of kicks thai she
surprised even herself. and for several
years she would try the same expert
ment every time q piece OF harness
toached her. Alden Goldsmith. her
owner, became thoronshly dis9usted
WITH her, and tried to break her spirit
By hiring her oot 10 peddlers. After
she had dragged all sorts OF Gathering
ua9ous over almoat every road in
Orange county for several months, Mr..
Goldsmith lost all patience vita her,
and sold her for $l5O to Goshen Bill.
This Gentleman had q better opinion Of
her than anybody else, and hoped to do
something with her. She improved
under his care. and be finally began
trosting her on o half mile track in
Orange county. She developed con-
siderable speed. and Mr.. Goldsmith be-
came her owner again, at q cost of $500.
After this she went us like q rocket,
aud her fame a. q trotter began to
spread. sue was in great dem and at
country fairs, where she Vas exhibited
A a trotter. when she vas nine years
old she was matched TO trot against the
American Gisl. Who vas then the Queen
Of the Turf. for q small purse. The
trot vas 10 include three one-mils heats
on a half mile track in Orange county.
The Maid beat the Girl, making the
sheu fast tine Of 2.2S. Then she bad
all che could do in meeting the trotssrs-
Her career Gas wonderfully successful.
She beat Erastus Corning's Geo rye
Palmer, Commodcrs vsnderbils's Ny
ron Peery, Hosspar, George Wilkes,
LADY Thorue, Aoantaln Boy, Judge
Fullerton, Lacy. and many other fa-
uous trosterx 10 tbs beginning OF hef
sacseSses Mr.. Goldsmith sold Esr TO
Barney Jackman and Budd Doole for
&N QC0. After these gentlemen thonahi
they had got the best time oat OF her
thai she could make, they sold her N
lsSs TO Mr.. H n. Snith for tto.oO.
IA, shev we're mistaken. and when sHe
made the then unparalleled record OF
s.ii, and vas dubbed Qssen OF tne
Turf, they, - we'll % Q great many
others, we're thuaderstruck. Bndd
Doble drove her on this occasion, and
the record vas caade as Mystic fafk,
Boston. Her last trct vAs IN taiifof-
ola. when she sas matched assatnst
Governor SfAnton's Occidenf. she won
the trot. IL vas said thai tlo3lM
changed hands en- this occasion. hss
temper improved a she grew odd bet
yicionxnsss left her. and she gradually
forgot hos 20 kick. when she Wa re-
tired is vas intended 10 uss her fof
breeding parposea but she had oals
asyeo birth TO two colts before sns died
yictoria d accused of making rocke'
xsso Of Prince Albers's vii. Whsn se<
married him he Gas poor ~ bAstenosrz
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