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of the Trotting Turf. In 1872 she trotted eleven races, win- 

 ning eight, and lowering her record to 2.16f at Boston. In 

 1873 she was distanced by Lucy in the first heat of her first 

 race at Cleveland, owing to an accident, but she subsequently 

 won ten races. 



In 1874 her career was one of triumph, winning seventeen 

 races and only losing two trials against time. 



At East Saginaw, Mich., July 16th, she lowered her record 

 to 2.16J in a second heat and 2.16 in a third heat. At Buffalo, 

 August 7th, it was further reduced to 2.15J; at Bochester, 

 August 12th, to 2.14f, and at Boston, September 2d, to 2.14. 

 This record she held for many years as the fastest trotting 

 record of the world. 



In 1875 she only trotted six races, and was beaten once by 

 Lula, daughter of Alexander's Norman, at Bochester, which 

 was a memorable event, but she reversed the tables at Utica. 



She was now eighteen years old, had earned immense 

 amounts of money, and her owner decided to retire her from 

 the turf, but changed his mind, and she made a most glorious 

 campaign in 1*876, the twentieth year of her life and the thir- 

 teenth year on the turf ; again trotting in 2.14. Beaten once 

 by Smuggler she beat him three times. At the close of the 

 season this wonderful mare held the world's records as follows : 

 The fastest heat, the fastest second heat, the fastest third heat, 

 the fastest fifth heat, the fastest sixth heat, the fastest two con- 

 secutive, three consecutive, and four consecutive heats, and the 

 fastest time on a half-mile track ; and she had trotted fourteen 

 heats in 2.15 and better. 



She was then retired to the Fashion Stock Farm, belonging 

 to her owner, Mr. Smith, near Trenton, N. J., in the fall of 

 1876, when in the twenty -first year of her age. She distin- 

 guished herself there as a brood mare and died in 1885, full of 

 honors. 



