Elmira History: Beloved horse American Girl died during Elmira race

... was Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, 1875, with a "Free-for-All" race on Oct. 2. Bay-colored American Girl was born in 1862 in Peekskill, NY. "Weak-jointed, loose-gaited, worst looking, crooked-legged filly that was ever foaled in Peekskill," but she grew into ...

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