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| HM Number | HMHHY |
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| Series | This marker is part of the New Jersey: Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Placed By | Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historical Marker Committee |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 6:31pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 531290 N 4568884 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.27078333, -74.62641667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 16.247', W 74° 37.585' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 16' 14.82" N, 74° 37' 35.10" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 973 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 61 Unionville Rd, Wantage NJ 07461, US |
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