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POUGHKEEPSIE PASSED 



The mile track at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was built 

 in 1874 by Morgan L. Mott who owned Independent. 

 The first meeting was held in 1875. After an 

 inaugural on July 4 when Pondietta by Supurb won 

 the only race ever placed to his credit in 2:39 and 

 Hiram Howe landed William Nolan in front of Fanny 

 Miller and Ed Murphy, the Grand Circuit stables 

 moved in for four days the first week in August. 



All of the best racing material of that period was 

 engaged. The star of the week was Goldsmith Maid 

 with which Budd Doble defeated American Girl and 

 Huntress in 2:17%. Hopeful also won from Lady 

 Maud while W. Sargent landed two races with St. 

 Julien. In one of them he defeated Great Eastern. 



Two meetings were held at Poughkeepsie in 1876. 

 At the first one in June James Goldsmith won three 

 races with the Volunteer geldings Alley and Driver. 

 The Grand Circuit meeting in August was also made 

 memorable by Higbie marking Governor Sprague 

 in 2:201/4. The other winners during the week in- 

 cluded Thorndale by Alexander's Abdallah, Rarus, 

 May Bird by George Wilkes, and Goldsmith Maid. 

 In the first heat of her race Goldsmith Maid 

 distanced Lula, Smuggler and Judge Fullerton in 

 2:16'%. Bodine was the only one inside the flag. 



Three meetings were pulled off at the Hudson River 

 Driving Park in 1877. At the May meeting James 

 Goldsmith gathered the most of the honors with 

 Powers and Alley. In July he won again with this 



