534 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE 



to my patience and perseverance in waiting for him to come to the 

 great speed tliat I knew he had, at whatever gait he might be 

 going." In July, 1873, he showed a trial of a mile over the Olathe 

 track in 2 m. 19| s., a performance which excited great sensation 

 in trotting circles. He was then taken to New York, and at the 

 Prospect Park Course was given a public trial of three heats, in 

 2 m. 191 s., 2 m. 21J s., and 2 m. 21 s., trotting the last half of 

 the third mile in 1 m. 9 s. 



His first appearance in a race was at Buffalo, August 5, 1874, 

 in a purse of $10,000, free for all stallions, where he was pitted 

 against Thomas Jefferson, Mambriuo Gift, and several others of the 

 most noted trotting stallions of the continent. He won the first 

 and second heats in 2 m. 22} s. and 2 m. 20 J s., wonderful time 

 for a " green" horse, but becoming tired and discouraged by the 

 excessive scoring, was last in the third heat and distanced in the 

 fourth. Mambrino Gift won the third heat, but Jefferson lasting the 

 longest won the last three heats and the race. On September 14, 

 of the same year, he won the champion stallion race at Mystic 

 Park, Boston, in three straight heats, in 2 m. 23 s., 2 m. 23 s., and 

 2 m. 20 s., which was then the best stallion record, defeating Phil 

 Sheridan, Henry W. Genet, Commonwealth, Mambrino Gift, and 

 Vermont Abdallah. In 1876 at Belmont Park, Philadelphia, July 

 15, he beat Judge Fullerton, in 2 m. 17^ s., 2 m. 18 s., 2 m. 17 s., 

 and 2 m. 20 s. ; the second heat being a dead heat between them. 



This splendid achievement elevated him to the highest pinnacle 

 of fame as the champion stallion of the world, and with the laurels 

 of this victory fresh on his brow, he entered the Circuit in the 

 free-for-all purse at Cleveland, 0., July 27. As this race is one of 

 the most famous in trotting annals, we copy the following graphic 

 description from the graceful pen of Hamilton Busbcy, which ap- 

 peared in the Turf, Field and Farm of August 4, 1870 : 



"When the bell rang for the opcn-to-alj horses to appear, a buzz 

 of expectation was heard on all sides. It was known that Lula 

 would not respond to the call, she having made an exhibition the 

 previous day, besides she was not in the bloom of condition ; but 

 Lucille Golddust was there to battle for the Babylon stable, and 

 she was a mare of tried speed and bottom. The knowledge that 

 Lula would not start steadied the quaking nerves of Doble, and 

 he ceased to plead for a special purse and permission to withdraw. 

 He thought that Goldsmith JMaid would have a comparatively easy 

 time in capturing first money, and his confidence made the old 

 mare the favorite over the field. Smuggler was deemed an uncer- 

 tain liorse, and there was no eagerness to invest in pools on hiui. 

 But the stallion was cheered almost as warmly as the Maid when 

 he jogged slowly past the stand. Lucille Golddust, J udge Fullerton 



