138 THE GOLDSMITHS. 



the Maid he also appeared at Hartford, Conn., with 

 Volunteer and started him for a premium at the 

 Seventh exhibition of the Hartford Horse Association, 

 which was held on the old half-mile track, on Albany 

 Avenue. He was entered in Class No. 6: Stallions for 

 general use six years old and over. The other entries 

 were William B. Smith's Mambrino Patchen and F.W. 

 Russell's Clarion. A single mile was trotted to show 

 speed, which was considered in making the award. 

 The heat was closely contested by Volunteer and 

 Mambrino Patchen, the former being hitched to a 

 wagon and winning in 2 137. This was the record 

 with which Volunteer was retired to the stud. 



DEVELOPING THE VOLUNTEERS. 



He saith among the trumpets, ha! ha! and he smelleth the 

 battle afar oft—Job. 



Encouraged by his success with Goldsmith Maid, 

 and spurred on by the reproaches cast upon the horses 

 bred at Walnut Grove Farm, Alden Goldsmith began 

 to develop the get of Volunteer. It was up hill work 

 from the start, as he had only a few to w T ork on and 

 the trotting step had to be drilled into them after they 

 were broken, which was, in itself, a very difficult task. 

 In addition to the Volunteer colts, he had a few by 

 other sires, and raced them when they were good 

 enough. The records show that in addition to Gold- 

 smith Maid he started the bay mare Lady Tompkins, 

 by Alexander's Abdallah, at Goshen and Newburg in 



