72 



Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



In 1865 Goldsmith Maid began her career as a trotter, at 

 i:he age of eight years. In the nine years which followed, 

 her speed steadily increased, and is represented by the 

 equation 



5=131.0 + 13.56 



•0.193< 



Her track record for this period is given in the following 

 table, and the speed computed from the last equation is given 

 in the fourth column of the table. 



GOLDSMITH MAID. STANDARD TRACK RECORDS. 



Another horse, American Girl, 1862, began her track 

 record in 1867, and reached her best speed in 1874. Her 

 change in speed is represented by the equation 



— 0.707< 



5=136.4 + 14.466 



AMERICAN GIRL. STANDARD TRACK RECORDS. 



The last record that will be given is that of Judge Ful- 

 lerton, 1865, whose track record covers the years 1871-5 in- 

 clusive. 



