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she beat George Palmer, George Wilkes, Lucy, and American 

 Girl, on the Fashion Course, then defeated Goldsmith Maid at 

 Prospect Park Course, and George Palmer at Rochester. Each 

 of these races was won in three straight heats, and it seemed that 

 a very brilliant season was before her. But a fall in entering a 

 railroad car injured her hip, and this was aggravated and compli- 

 cated by another fall in the stable. The hurts were so serious 

 that all hope of training her again had finally to be given up, and 

 this great mare is known to the turf no more. Had this accident 

 not occurred she would probably have surpassed all her previous 

 performances, and have trotted as fast as Goldsmith Maid has now 

 done, 2m. 17s. Before the accident she could beat Goldsmith 

 Maid and every other horse there was upon the turf in 1869, 1870, 

 quite handily, when fit and well. It is true that Goldsmith Maid has 

 improved, and in all probability Lady Thorn herself would have 

 improved if she had remained on the turf. There is but a year's 

 difference in their ages, and Lady Thorn was a very strong, well- 

 preserved mare for her years. The fact is that she was well ma- 

 tured before Mr. Relf trotted her in public at all, and hence I 

 conclude th^t, barring accidents, she would have lasted long. She 

 was an immense favorite with all those who were intimate with 

 her, and like some other noted horses took strong likings to some 

 people, and imbibed prejudices against others. Flora Temple 

 hated strangers in her box, of the male sex, and though gentle 

 with ladies who called to see her, would run open-mouthed at a 

 man. Lady Thorn was greatly attached to her attendant, and 

 has been known to refuse her feed for days when he was unable to 

 give it to her. Yet she was a good traveller and campaigner. 

 Though she could trot fast on a dull, dead track, a rough, uneven 

 one, or one on which the foothold was bad, killed her speed, and 

 made her unsteady at once. Those courses were extremely un- 

 suitable to her long, low, even stroke. 



