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for her. Sh6 was unable to maintain the tremendous pace. She 

 broke ; and American Girl was again leading a length at the 

 head of the stretch. The little mare was now all to pieces. She 

 broke up two or three times more on the home-stretch ; Lucy 

 passed her, but could not reach American Girl, who won hand- 

 somely by three lengths in 2m. 19is. Goldsmith Maid was third. 

 Considering the track, I am of the opinion that this was about as 

 good a heat as ever was trotted in harness, save those of Dexter 

 at the Fashion Course, when Ethan Allen and the runner beat 

 him in 2m. 15s., 2m. 16s. April 16th, 1874, I sat by the bedside 

 of Dan Mace, and talked with him touching that race. The great 

 horseman was just recovering from his long, painful and most 

 dangerous illness. His fine judgment and great experience were 

 brought to bear. He said that Dexter, horse of marvellous speed 

 and bottom as he was, never had a chance to beat the team. He 

 affirmed that at that time Ethan Allen and his particular friend, 

 the thorough-bred mare, Charlotte F., could go a mile in 2m. 10s. 

 easily. He wanted to have her run with the stallion in the race, 

 although she had hit her leg ; but Mr. Simmons feared she might 

 break down and cause the stallion to be distanced. The next day. 

 Mace determined to see whether her leg would give way or not, 

 so he hitched her up with Honest Allen. They went a mile in 

 2m. 17s., tlie mare in a mere canter the first half. The last half 

 was Im. 4s. At the end of it she was running so fast and with 

 such strength and power, that she seemed to Mace to be just pull- 

 ing the stallion and the wagon and himself through the air, and 

 he pulled her up because he feared the wagon would come to grief. 

 He says that of all the runners with a trotter that ever were seen 

 she was the best, because she was the most steady at the work, the 

 most resolute and the most powerful to pull the weight. His ex- 

 pressions were, "weight makes no difference to her. Benny says 

 she can pull a coal cart, with its load, and go as fast as any other 

 horse to a skeleton. I have driven her a mile in three minutes 



