Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-07
V"ANDERBILT'S MAUD.
Something in She History Of the
Famous Kentucky FiIIy, Show
ing How Even Experts are
Sometimes Mistaken.

Cincinnati Gazette. :
The extraordinary time of 2: ia on
the Lexington track by the f~our-year-
old FLY Maud s., has shot her into ma s
tional notoriety. She had never been
heard of until the present summer,
when her late owner, Captain G. N. 1
exhibited her at Chester Park
and on a few other tracks, where she
attracted attention by her beauty and
by her excellent promise. Her his
tory, though not lengthy, serves TO
show how experts in horses are some
times mistaken in their estimates of
untried capacity, and how little young
colts are disposed to promise as to
their future. Three years ago this
fall, the late Captain James Bugher,
then the worthy Mayor of Clifton,
called on Mr.. w. p. Hubert, and pro-
posed Il trip to the Kentucky horse
sales. Both gentlemen were noted for
their love of fine horses, and for Che
character of their stock. Mr.. HUI
bert, feeling that he needed nothing
better thanwhat his stable contained,
showed no disposition to go, but Cent.
Bugher finally prevailed upon hin.
and they started. Among other per-
sons present at the Lexington sales
were Judge Oliver and Mr.. Il. w.
Kittredge, of Cincinnati. They at
tended one or two other sales in Ken
lucky, aud rs a result Captain Bugher
bought six or seven fllies and colts,
and among them the o~ne-year-old
Maud s., for which he paid $3.50. Mr..
Hubert bought a pretty, young chest
nat flly, for which he paid $50. At
ter their return home Captain Bugher
sent his trained man and an assistant
and brought the whole lot, including
Mr.. Hulbert's purchase, opt TO his
stock farm near Glendale. Mr.. Hui
bert's FLY so closely resembled Maud
S. That considerable trouble occurred
at the selection. CAPTAIN Bugher in
sisted hal Maud s. was the animal
NJ. Hubert had bought, and Mr..
Hubert, with a vague recollection Of
solie peculiar points in the animal he
bad purchased, insisted more strenu-
ou8'y tadt she was Captain Bugher's.
The Captain finally yielded, retained
t Maud, and surrendered the other
, chestnut TO Mr.. Hubert.
The second chapter tells that Mr..
! Hubert put his FLY into the hands of
G a trainer, who, after a whole season of
careful training, reported chat there
e. was " no tr0t in her" and Mr.. Hubert
/ put her in the Fifth street horse mar
T. ket and sold her for $60-$100 less
than he had paid for her. On Captain
# Bugher's death, which occurred a year
t after the pu chase, Maud S., with
= other stock, and the Glendale stock
farm, becaWe the property of his sou.
Nj. Horace Bugher, who tired of
carrying 50 much stock, and after con
siderable persuasion induced Captain
I Stone to buy Maud s.. for the original
n purchase money. The sale was made
a year EGO last March.
While CaDtain Stone did not antici-
: PATE much irom.h ii purchase, he wal
snrewd ENOUGH to make the most of it
I, He knew her good pedigree, and of he.
~ beng sired by Harold and damned b,
N a mare OF the well known Pilot Junior
q So he put her in charge Of the trainer
ID Peabody, who passed a good portion O
~ the remainder of the spring, summe
is and fall of 1877 with her at Cheste
Park. During all Of that period he
progress had been most encouraging
and Captain Stone began to realize tn
NJ value of his purchase. At a late
rs period he put her under Trainer w
~ w. Bair, who has the glory of con,
pleting the development Of the phe
nomelal tpottap, Uaptain Stone be
came so assured of her ability that h
III placed her ON the track last sprina
and since that time 1otted her thrice
al full miles and four half miles, in eae
~ Of which she exceeded every expect;
,rs ton and won the admiration of ever
IN crowd before whom she trotted. He
greatest feat was at the recent Lexine
no ton laees, whore she scored 9il7.
to making the entire mile without a ski
and producing more enthusiasm prol
n. ably than any animal who ever AZ
bo peared on the track.
46 Her growing reputation during til
nd summer attracted the attention
William II. Vanderbilt, ofNew Yorl
he who offered 81 900 for her in case sh
exceeded 2:tS. UgntaiH StQne prom
ised his trainer $1,000 in case she e1
I'll ceeded that time, and Bair devoted h.
best efforts to secure the prize.
,eT On the stToHgth # haF REGARD Car
va tain Stone telegrqphed Mr.. Fande.
- bilt, and the latter telegraphed I'll
American Express Company to pa
CaptaiR steee The S2lg0 on deliver
of the animal,
The announcement on the Gazett
w.t. bulletin board of the hour at whic
Nv the famous FLY would reach the e.
press ONCE tive Q'Glqok), drew an in
me- mense crowd, who lined the sire,
niv from Fifth to Fourth for nearly q
NV hour before the appointed time. WhC
70 she came I'M in pgYeP beqpiq9 h,
,ot name, under charge Of her grooI
Inv with Captain Stone ahead in his bugg
ce from the girls stable at Chester Par
he the crowd surged down to the corn
rod of Fourth and Haee, aud no hero, mi
Ill itary or civic, ever attracted mo.
III. attention or received more adulatio
fSr They pressed around, and showed
disposition to touch her. A remoy
of her cover would have elected Il
y;il widest and most tumultuous enth
siasm. But after a few moment
re, rest, she was taken down throu.
in the allGy "a tAe pear ef ".
Loo's photograph gallery, TO a stab.
where camera had been placed
secure the representation of what W
nrobobly he her last onnearonce