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and was used for several years as an advertise- 

 ment of a harness store in New York. The 

 stable at Smithtown which she formerly occupied 

 still stands, a time-worn reminder of brilliant 

 achievement. 



The 2.30 line, which Lady Suffolk was the first 

 to cross, later became the standard gauge. In 1870 

 Nicholas Saltus, a gentleman residing in Brook- 

 lyn, New York, came to the office of the Ttirf, 

 Field, and Farm, with a proposition to compile a 

 table of 2.30 performers in harness. I gave him 

 the assistance of the office force, and in January 

 of 1 87 1 the compilation was ready for publica- 

 tion. The trotters having records of better than 

 2.20 were Dexter, 2.17J; Lady Thorn, 2.18J; 

 American Girl, 2.19; Goldsmith Maid, 2.19I; 

 and Flora Temple, 2.19I. There were 151 ani- 

 mals in the list, some of which had no right to be 

 there; still, the table attracted much attention. 

 The compilation was added to year after year, 

 and 2.30 at the trot in harness finally became the 

 key-note to admission to registration. 



