Year: 1872

The track was In splendid condition for the
great tr0ttng yesterday, and 10000 spectators
were there to see Goldsmith Maid make another Of
the great performances which they had read Of in
the newspapers, such as heats In 2l64, 217, and
others OF equally marvellous speed. New
Workers knew that the Fleetwood Park track was
full mile, and the gentlemen selected for
Judges Geo. Alley, Sheppard Knapp and Joseph
Harper were competent timers and had no gu
periors for the business they had undertaken; and
they felt satisfied that they could rely the truth
Of the decisions Of these gentlemen, and that what.
ever wonderful performance Goldsmith Maid might
then and there make would 60 on the record with
out quibble about this affair being hippodrome.
But oh how those ten thousand people were dis
appointed In Goldsmith Maid and her stable COM
paniOn, Lucy. The former was badly beaten
the first and second heats by American Girl, and
then withdrawn by permission of the judges and
the spectators were even more surprised at the
result than the 1000 at long Branch week ago,
when Longfellow defeated Harry Bassett.


Goldsmith Maid was great favorite before the
race that one was willing to lay dollar against
her, and the pools were sold on the other three
horses. Even after Goldsmith Maid had been beaten
in the first heat, and at the request of some gentle
men friends she was sold in some pools and brought
$165, while all the others together only fetched $685.
In scoring she showed great speed, and as she
udSueu UP anu uOWH tHc slrtJCH, preparatory tO
the race, she was greatly admired by the specta-
tors the majority Of whom declared that they had
never seen such trotter American Girl scored
full of life and action but she was hardly noticed,
all eyes being centred on the queen of the turf" as
some OF the sporting papers have dubbed the Maid.
stand such remarks as .'She's q magnificent trot-
ter, and can beat anything In the world except
Goldsmith Maid Look at her gol" were heard all
over the stand Henry, tOo with all his beauty and
splendid action, was hardly looked at by the crowd
as he moved majesticaly back and forth. They
could not and would not believe that any other
nOrses had a chance In the race with Goldsmith and
Lucy.


After the usual preliminary warming up and
number OF attempts to get the horses together on
even terms they were despatched on their journey
pretty fairly, Henry and American Girl leading
can Girl soon Went to the 'front.' ana % she was never
headed in the heat, Goldsmith Maid not being able
to get near her at any time: Lucy, however, made
easily IN 2:2l, which was the fastest mile
that had ever been made in a race on tnat
on the hackers OF American Girl, but SO positive
were many that Goldsmith Maid was not driven for
the heat, and that y was intended to be given to
Lucy to secure all the money wagered IN the
that the backers OF the latter named had
money on favorable terms. In scoring for
the second heat there was great deal OF mannu.
managed TO get IL by over length; American Girl
second. The Maid was soon carried to a break by
American Girl, who took the lead on the turn and
pole. Going up the hill Goldsmith
Maid worked up to the front, but -,
break near the three-quarter pole and then ieav,
ing her, came home winner OF the heat In the ex.
e Maa tne Fleetwood
cession Of breaks coming up the home.
stretch and was much distressed at the
Bers 6e SOrses Were sse Called
the third heat the trainer of Goldsmith Maid sent
for the Judges, showing them small quarter
to withdraw her from the contest. Seeing that she
had no chance Of winning, with the danger ofopen-
the judges decided that She might be withdrawn:
The other horses were then started for the third
heat, which was won easily by American Girl,


Such a scene OF rejoicing at the victory OF Ameri-
can Girl has seldom been witnessed on race
that carried the hippodrome had been upset, y
while others insist ed that all the stories about
Goldsmith'sfas time in remote places were all i'm
agnary; that they were the result Of "short tracks
and long Watches" and many other queer things
were said by parties pro and con-; but our opinion
are all true, but that they were made under the
most favorable circumstances-for instance, on
fast tracks, with no horse TO contend with her for
the lead In race, but one to trot behind her and
force her along and not as she had to trot
yesterday, with horse to contend with her every
msSe ssS By Ma& Ei in ali ms her f
contests should never have been placed on the
record for the rules OF trotting explicitly say that





is well known that there never was contest when
Lucy and Goldsmith Maid trotted alone. But
enough on this subject for the present.


The following are the details of the contest as it
progressed:-


TIE TRoT


First Hedt.-The horses scored half dozen times
before the word was given. When they were
despatched Henry had q little the best of it,
American Girl second, Goldsmith Maid third, Lucy
fourth. Before they made the turn Henry and Amer
can Girl broke up, but they recovered In time to
n
second time and American Girl led past that point
more than length in thirty;flve seconds, Henry
Ing around the lower turn American Girl led two
lengths, Henry. second, one length I'm front
G SSasmA SSssas 'Ea E who As wy ey 'TS SSSpfS5sS S1ssS
the halfmlle pole time, los American
Girl led one length Henry second, Goldsmith Maid
that that time trotins very % % ast GodsIth Maid then
appeared entangled, and as they ascended the hill
Lucy made play for the lead, seeing that Goldsmith
stretch American Girl led two lengths, Lucy Second,
Henry third and Goldsmith Maid fourth They were in
this order as they passed the three-quarter pole.
When they came Into the homestretch the driver
OF Lucy began to apply the whip, and the mare re-
sponded with all her might but she was unsuccess-
fu in reaching the head Of American Glrl, the latter
coming home winner of the heat by three.quarters
of length. Goldsmith Maid came in third several
lengths behind, Henry having been pulled up a
2:2l.


Second Heat-Godsmith Maid was now sold in
the pools, bringing $3.50 10 the neld $50. GOuslnltn
Maid had the lead American Girl second, Lucy
third, Henry fourth. AS they passed around the
turn Goldsmith Maid broke mp, and American Girl
went to the front, leading one length, Goldsmith
Maid second, three lengths In advance Of
Lucy, who led Henry three lengths Amerl-
can Girl led one length to the quarter
pole in thirtyfOur seconds and half, two lengths
In front Of Goldsmith Maid, the others as before.
Going around the lower turn American Girl broke
up, but she did not lose over length by the acci-
dent, and when she passed the half-mlc pole
time, 1:07A-she was one length In 'front.',
Goldsmith Maid second, one length in ad-
vance Of Lucy, who was several lengths
ahead OF Henry. Coming up the backstretch
but then broke up, and at the three-quarter pole
American Girl again had the lead by length.
Goldsmith Maid seemed to be In trouble at this
time and che broke up two or three times
and now Lucy made an EFFORT to overtake
American Girl. She was unsuccessful in
her Efforts as American Girl came home
an easy winner OF the heat by three lengths, Lucy