The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-01
HIstory Of the Fastest Trottsr o.
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with the general facts, and several mi
details have come 70 me from an
authoritative source, they are sufficient
~ interesting 10 bear repetition.
In July, 1876. William BAir, Maud's
driver, whose handling Of the animal
cannot but greatly distinguish him,
came from Pennsylvania q Cincinnati.
In the fortune of things he came there
without employment, and, which Is no
discredit TO him, without The
simple truth is he was in hard luck,
though he had good letters Of recon-
mendation. lie applied u Capt. stone
as the president of the Chester Park
association, requesting that he should
assist him 10 secure of some member OF
the association the handling Of his
horses over the track. Capt. Stone
spoke to several, but could get nothing
for him to do. He noticed that Bair
neither swore, drank, chewed nor
smoked. II occurred 10 him that what
eyer snch a mans abilities might be,
his reliability might be depended on.
Not because he had anything for Bair
10 do, but more from 4 generous i'm
pulse than otherwise, he gave Bair his
Lady Chester, and told him To go ahead
and see what be- could do with her. She
was not thought speedy, and had only
| shown about go. Bair went 10 work
with her brought her down 10 about
1.3O. and made several matches with
i,er. which he won. Cant. Stone. iudg-
ing that the limit Of her speed had
been reached. withdrew her from the
track and placed her in his private sta
bles. He then told Bair 10 look about
and get hold OF something he could go
to work upon again. Bair auended
the Burher sale and bought the two
year-old ally Maud s.. which had been
purchased by the elder Bugher OF the
Alexanders, Of Kentucky, who bred
her. The price paid for her by Capt.
Stone was $3.50. She could not be
bought for n thousand times that
amount to-day, and is worth five hun
dred times s35O-with ordinary chances
as an investment.
She was wittered carefully, was bro
ken by Bair. and in her ~three-year-old
form she next spring showed ON the
Chester Park track a half mile in liza.
The next season. in her ur.yea old
form. she was most Thoroughly handled
by Hair. and first astonished the world
when h showed n mile over the Ley
~ineton track in 2:l7l. Vanderbilt i'm.
mediately purchased her Of Captain
Stone. the purchase price being s2l. 600.
and straipbtway N great cry went nm
regarding n ..fool and his money ~ etc.
Maud =. ON being Skinned 10 New
York WIN, nj once Turned over nv Mr..
Vanderbilt 10 Mr.. Carl Burr. n handler
NJ very vreat reputation hut wbateyer
the reasons NAV have been. sbe did not
do well n,der M. cara Rurr had
CHARGE NJ h.r ona vear Mr. vander.
ran, Tho, vro,a cant s,oea .sli,g him
n he would moi, again ,ata CHARGE of
her and fulv deve,on her lie had
hee, s,upr and bpr, NV coveyt charges
of smart dealin, with vanderb,u and
while !, w.s .x.c,,v IN. onnort,ni,v bs
desired ha wn,ld not acceds 10 tbs
,ro,osition un,p ho had ,horouoh,v ant.
,saed h,m.elf ~ her condition Ua
s,,,nsd dow, IN New y,rt and Ala
this. He nj once satisfied himself that
Naud xas ali RIGHT. that thu fa,Ipre i,
her dsve,o,mant WA. tho fa,,, ~ ,o.
hody Sic WA. sim,,v dalica,e sen.i.
tive h,,h s,,,,,. was No, on r,nnor,
with her -sn,ronn5,nos and d,iver and
s.,,im.r,,, A.. ., nv .oon na.,,..d
.,svmn,,h.,,, a.,.,onm.n,n ,nd.r ~.
lina,ios, ,na,on...
Ue bro,obt her h,ck IN Cincinnati 10
har ola s,-rro,,d,nos p.,r w.n, %
work ,non h.r ,oa,n ana h.r ola
croom IN. oo,or.d hov char,,a cran,
w,. her con.,,n, comn.n,on Tha "a.
su,t a. wall knoxv, rconnact,or Nth
mi. 7 bs,,ovo !, h,,, nroner 20 u.r,,on
certain ,n,,.ncos wh,., I.r .rro nav.
,on,r,h,,ad - \ m.rn,e,on .n,,a..
az ~ Maud 8 Can't s,ona VuI,am
R,,r Ch.,,,e Gran, ana Maud 6 a..
ali Tho h.., =, ,,,.ns. yy,,hon, Ali,