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American Girl, the others strun^^ out behind. The Maid forced 

 the pace. The second quarter was trotted in 33^s., and she was 

 still three lengths ahead of American Girl at the half mile. Thorn 

 was next and Lucy fourth. On the lower turn Lucy trotted very 

 fast. She passed Thorn and took a place by the side of American 

 Girl. They entered the stretch together and soon collared the 

 Maid. The three mares came on up the home stretch neck and 

 neck to the distance. The struggle was as fine as ever was seen, 

 and the excitement intense; but American Girl, lasting a little 

 the longest^ won by a length. Lucy was a length before Gold- 

 smith Maid, and Thorn was fourth again. The time 2m. 19s. 

 American Girl won the third heat in 2m. 20§s. This great race 

 placed her very high up. She not only made time second only to 

 that of Dexter, but had beaten, in straight heats, four of the very 

 best trotters in the country in good condition. On the 12th of 

 July, American Girl beat Lady Thorn on the Fashion Course in 

 four heats. Lady Thorn won the third, and none of them wera 

 very fast. On the 17th, at the Union, American Girl beat Moun- 

 tain Boy, mile heats, in two heats — 2m. 23fs., 2m. 21|s. This 

 splendid mare had now won seven great races, without any inter- 

 mediate dcfetxt, since Roden took her, and she was deemed almosjt 

 invincible. But the tide was about to turn. At SuiFolk Park. 

 Philadelphia, American Girl met Goldsmith Maid for the sixth 

 time that year. In the five races they had gone the former had 

 beaten the little mare, but the latter now defeated her in three 

 straight heats, as is related in the sketch of that mare. The 

 driver of American Girl was now changed again. Bon Daniels 

 took her; but on the 12th of August, she and George Palmer 

 were beaten at Buffalo by Goldsmith Maid in three straight heats. 

 On the 18th, at Oil City, Pennsylvania, American Girl beat Luc,^ 

 in four heats, the latter winning the second. None of them wa* 

 fast. On the 1st of September she met Goldsmith Maid again at 

 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was beaten in three straight hcata 



