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and the heats were all slow, the track being heavy. On the 14th 

 of October, at Boston, she beat George Palmer again. There 

 were five heats, and the gelding won the first and second. None 

 of the five was fast. On the 23d, at Fleetwood Park, American 

 Girl trotted to a wagon against the mare Sea Foam, who wmt in 

 harness. The latter is a gray mare by one of the horses called 

 Young Columbus. She was then eight years old and had beaten 

 a lot of good horses that year, but had made no better time than 

 2m. 28s. However, Bowen, her trainer, thought well enough of 

 her to match her against American Girl on the terms named above 

 for $2000. ■ She justified his confidence and secured a great amount 

 of money in bets, by winning in four heats. But she must have 

 caught the bay mare off, for the best time was 2m. 29is. The 

 last race of American Girl that year was against the little bay stal- 

 lion William H. Allen, by Volunteer. It was late in the season ; 

 they began on the -13th of November and it was finished on the 

 18th. The mare won in five heats, the stallion getting the third 

 and fourth. He went with light weight. This was not, upon the 

 whole, a successful season for American Girl. She won six races, 

 but whenever she had met Goldsmith Maid the latter had punished 

 her, and beaten her six times. 



In 1872 American Girl was in the hands of Ben Mace, a younger 

 brother of the justly renowned Dan Mace, a man second in ability 

 to none that I have ever known in his profession, unless it was 

 Hiram Woodruff himself, and certainly second to none in craft 

 and resolution when holding the reins over a trotting horse. His 

 brother Ben is a sensible man, active, alert and attentive, and 

 having been for so many years with such a master of the art as 

 Daniol he must possess a great amount of valuable experience. 

 In the spring of 1872 he brought the mare, out in fine condition, 

 and began a memorable season on the 10th of May, by beating 

 William H. Allen to wagons in three straight heats. On the 13th 

 of .Tune, at Amenia, New York, American Girl beat the same 



