418 LIFE WITH THE TROTTERS. 



a lot of other races that summer and fall, went to Califor- 

 nia with me in the winter, and came across the continent 

 again in the spring of 1877. At tliis time she had as much 

 speed as ever, having shown this by her mile over the track 

 in Chico, Cal., in 2:14^ in May of that year. After 

 getting East I trotted her at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Spring- 

 field, Mass., going from there to Chicago, where she went 

 a couple of exhibition heats on the 20th of July. Then we 

 shij^ped to Rochester and trotted an exhibition, doing the 

 second mile in 2:16|. Two weeks later we w^erf^ at Cynthi- 

 ana, Ky., where the mare went a mile in 2:21. At Kansas 

 City, Mo., the following week over a half-mile track she 

 trotted in 2:20 J, and was from there shipped to Toledo, 

 Ohio, where over another half-mile track she went three 

 heats in 2:23^, 2:21^, 2:22. I saw by this time that it was 

 best to retire her, Avhich Avas accordingly done, and she was 

 sent to the farm of her owner, Mr. H. N. Smith, at 

 Trenton, N. J. 



Of course when the Maid left the turf it necessitated a dis- 

 solution of the partnership between herself and Old Charlie, 

 who had been her companion and groom for so many years, 

 and I am sure that both of them were very sorry when the 

 day came. I have told how intelligent Goldsmith Maid was 

 and how much she thought of Old Charlie. Both of these 

 traits of her character were well illustrated two years after 

 she had quit trotting. By this time she had by her side at 

 the Fashion farm a fine colt, and was very cross when any 

 one came near her — in fact inclined to be vicious — and as 

 she was always a willful mare when her temper was aroused, 

 the attendants at the farm kept a respectful distance from 

 her. About this time Old Charlie was in the East and went 

 down to Trenton to see the Maid-and her colt. The boys at 

 the farm told him that she was very vicious and that it was 

 not safe to go near her, but Charlie only smiled and told 

 them to watch him. He went to a point near where the 

 mare stood and placing himself in a position where she could 

 not possibly see him, he began calling her, using the name 



