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mile, Im, 8s., the order of the horses was the same. In the thii 

 quarter, on the hill, American Girl got further away from Henr 

 lud Goldsmith Maid, and Lucy passed them to challenge for th 

 lieat. When they entered the home-stretch, Hickok called upo 

 lier for a winning effort and laid on the whip. She answered vei 

 bonestly, and the struggle between the two mares was close an 

 obstinate. But American Girl always had a little the best of i 

 md she won the heat, in the midst of tremendous cheering, i 

 3m. 21s. Lucy trotted very fast in the last half-mile an^ ws 

 beaten only three-quarters of a length. Goldsmith Maid was thin 

 several lengths from Lucy. Although Goldsmith Maid had bee 

 jeaten in the heat by both the other mares, and had plainly show 

 ;o Doble that she was not, on that day, capable of the electri 

 ■ush with which she had so often dashed away from formidabl 

 !ompetitors, the majority of the betting men took it into thei 

 leads that she had not been meant to win that heat. She wa 

 itiil backed for the race at about five to one on her. At the stai 

 n the second heat she led, American Girl second, Lucy third, an 

 Henry in the rear, but all moving well and nearly together. 

 ;he turn Goldsmith Maid lost ground by a break, but still went o 

 lecond to American Girl. The latter led two lengths at th 

 juarter, and the others were as before, but pretty "well strung ou 

 The pace was very hot in the second quarter, and Goldsmith Maic 

 3y a desperate effort, gained a length in it and was at America 

 jirl's wheel at the half-mile. The time of the first quarter wa 

 ^iven as 34Js., that of the half-mile Im. 7Js., according to whic 

 the second quarter was 33s. Lucy also gained in this quarte: 

 md closed up towards Goldsmith Maid, notwithstanding th 

 rapid speed at which the latter had gone. The excitement ws 

 Qow intense, but it became so great as to hold' the speotatoi 

 speechless when Goldsmith Maid was seen to collar America 

 Sirl on the first of the hill and to show in the lead. The si 

 preme effort, however, in her actual condition was too muc 



