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gamcness by hanging on like a bulldog. Her next appearance 

 was at Narragansett Park, June 17th, where she met General 

 McClellan, Daisy Burns and License. The result was untoward. 

 She won the first and second heats, and apparently had the race 

 in hand, but was distanced in the third heat in 2m. 32Js. Mc- 

 Clellan won the race. Mr. Lovell now made a change and selected 

 young Hiram Howe as his driver and trainer. On the 4th of 

 July, at the Union Course, Long Island, American Girl and Gold- 

 smith Maid met again, and another desperate race ensued. Once 

 more there were six heats. American Girl won the first and 

 second — 2m. 25s., 2m. 26J. The third was dead — 2m. 26Js. The 

 little mare now won the fourth and fifth, but the younger and 

 larger one secured the sixth. On the 29th of July there was a 

 great trot for the large purse of $10,000 at Buffalo. The com- 

 petitors were Fearnought, American Girl, George Palmer, Colonel 

 Maynard, Myron Perry, Victor Hugo and Molly. Fearnought won 

 in four heats, the second of which was gained by Palmer. On the 

 1st of September, at Philadelphia, American Girl and George 

 Wilkes were beaten by Goldsmith Maid. On the 8th of October, 

 at Poughkeepsie, American Girl beat W. H. Taylor, Panic and 

 Prince in five heats. Taylor got the first and second. October 

 27th, at the Fashion Course, American Girl beat Rhode Island and 

 George Wilkes in five heats. Rhode Island won the first and 

 second heats. American Girl made her then best time in the 

 third, 2m. 248. Her last trot that year was with George Wilkes, 

 November 19th, to wagons, on the Union Course. He beat her 

 in three straight heats. 



At the beginning of the season of 1869, American Girl had 

 another trainer and driver. It was Peter Manee, who was not 

 fortunate with her ; besides which it was unwise to commence the 

 year against such a mare as Lady Thorn. The latter beat her on 

 the Union Course on the 4th of May, and again on the 10th. On 

 the 17th of that month, Lucy beat her in straight heats on the 



