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won seven times ; but she never beat Goldsmith Maid once, while 

 the latter beat her no less than seven times. In 1869, too, Ameri- 

 can Girl beat Lady Thorn twice, one of which was in the great 

 race at Narragansett. It is, however, to be noted that Lady Thorn 

 beat her six times that year ; and that in 1870 the Lady was not 

 beaten at all. 



In 1871 American Girl began rather early. She was still in the 

 hands of Ben Daniels. Her first appearance was on the 20th of 

 May, at Fleetwood Park, New York, where she met Goldsmith 

 Maid, Lucy and George Palmer. Goldsmith Maid won the race 

 in three straight heats, but American Girl got the second money. 

 On the 26th of May, at Philadelphia, American Girl beat Lucy 

 and Mountain Boy in three straight heats, two of which were 2m. 

 22Js. On the 1st of June, at Baltimore, she and Lucy were beaten 

 by Goldsmith Maid in three straight heats, the first 2m. 21s. On 

 the 8th, at Prospect Park, American Girl, Lucy and George Palmer 

 were beaten by Goldsmith Maid in four heats. American Girl 

 won the first and fastest — 2m. 203. On the 22d, at Boston, Gold- 

 smith Maid beat the same party. American Girl was drawn after 

 the second heat. She was not in condition, having gone off in 

 training, and after a let-up of seven weeks she appeared .igain, 

 August 11th, at Buffalo, against Lucy and Goldsmith Maid. The 

 latter mare was just then invincible and won in three heats, all 

 below 2m. 20s., as is related in the foregoing sketch of her. On 

 the 18th, at Kalamazoo, Goldsmith Maid beat Lucy, Chicago and 

 American Girl, and then the latter turned her head towards the 

 east and those waters of the Atlantic which lave the rocky penin- 

 sula of her birthplace. At Troy, September 8th, she beat Thomas 

 Jefferson and Grey Mack in three straight heats. On the 22d at 

 Fleetwood Park, she beat George Palmer in four heats the third 

 being dead, and^none of them was specially fast. On the 29th 

 at Narragansett Park, she trotted against George Palmer again 

 and beat him ir four heatj Once moro the third heat was dead 



