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Fashion Course. Another change was made, and the mare was 

 placed in the hands of Koden, a man of excellent capacity. He 

 began with her at Prospect Park Course on the 29th of May, tho 

 anniversary of the day on which the King of England took shelter 

 in the Koyal Oak at Boscobel, and eluded his pursuers among its 

 leafy boughs. But I dare say, that Lovell, Roden and the other 

 owners and drivers thought but very little of that, and if anybody 

 had mentioned it I think the reply would have been, " Never mind 

 the King ! Let us get on with this horse-race !" The field was 

 large and very strong in quality. Besides American Girl, there 

 were Lucy, Bashaw Jr., Goldsmith Maid, Rhode Island and 

 George Wilkes. American Girl won in three straight heats — 2m. 

 23J., 2m. 23^8., 2m. 21s. This was a grand triumph for the mare in 

 the third year of her trotting and the seventh of her age. She con- 

 tinued to win laurels. On the 2d of June at the Union Course, 

 she beat Lucy and Goldsmith Maid in straight heats. On the 1 Jtb 

 she beat Goldsmith Maid and Bashaw Jr. at Boston. On the 

 18th, she beat Goldsmith Maid, George Palmer and Lucy, in four 

 heats, Goldsmith Maid winning the first in 2m. 22s. On the 26th 

 of June, at Narragansett Park, she covered herself with renown, 

 and placed herself second on the roll to Dexter, by beating Lady 

 Thorn, Goldsmith Maid, Lucy and George Palmer in three straight 

 heats, the second of which was 2m. 19s. Before the race began 

 American Girl was the favoi-ite, and was almost at even against 

 the four famous horses opposed to her. In the first heat George 

 Palmer led for a quarter of a mile ; at the half mile American 

 Girl was on even terms with him ; and at three quarters led 

 him three lengths. . She won it by three lengths in 2m. 22Js., 

 Lucy second and Goldsmith Maid third. Lady Thorn lost a deal 

 of ground by a bad break in the first quarter, but for all that she 

 .beat George Palmer, who quit after going three quarters of a 

 mile. The second heat was very severe ; Goldsmith Maid took the 

 lead and wont tho first quarter in 35s., three lengths ahead of 



