Goldsmith Maid

Goldsmith Maid (HMHHY)

Location: Wantage, NJ 07461 Sussex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 16.247', W 74° 37.585'

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Queen of the Trotters

Here in the Clove in 1857 a filly of Hambletonian lineage was foaled on the farm of John B. Decker. When fully grown, a bay standardbred mare 15 hands, she was bought by Alden Goldsmith of Washingtonville, NY and won her first harness race at Goshen on September 7, 1965. Trained and driven by Budd Doble, Goldsmith Maid won 95 of 121 races from Boston to Sacramento. Best time 2:14 made at Boston in 1874. Estimated earnings $364,200, a record until the 1940's. The Maid won her last race at age 20 and died at Henry N. Smith's Fashion Stud Farm, Trenton, NJ on September 23, 1885
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HM NumberHMHHY
Series This marker is part of the New Jersey: Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series
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Year Placed2009
Placed BySussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historical Marker Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 6:31pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 531290 N 4568884
Decimal Degrees41.27078333, -74.62641667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 16.247', W 74° 37.585'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 16' 14.82" N, 74° 37' 35.10" W
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Area Code(s)973
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 61 Unionville Rd, Wantage NJ 07461, US
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