Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-03
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! Hisssry Of ths Yastsss Tro'ter on Earth.
| CHICAGO Letter In Louisville Courier Journal.
Horsemen generally understand how
Maud g. was brought to the surface, but
| "a thousands are unacquainted with the
general facts, and several minor details
/ have come to me from an authoritive
source, they are sufficiently interesting
to bear repetition. -.
In JULY, 1876, William Bair, Maud's
driver, whose handling OF the animal
cannot but greatly distinguish him,
came from Pennsylvania to Cincinnati.
In the fortune OF things he came there
| without employment, and, which, is no
discredit to him, without means. The
simple truth is he was IN hard luck,
though he had good letters OF recon-
incubation. He applied to Captain
Stone as the President OF the Chester
Park Association, requesting that he
sbould assist him to secure OF some
member OF the association the handling
Of his horses over the track. Captain
Stone spoke 70 several but could get
nothing for him 10 DO. lie noticed that
Bsir neither swore, drank, chewed nor
smoked. Ii occurred To him that what
eyer such a mans abilities might be, his
reliability could be depended on. Not
because he had anything for Bair to do,
but mere from generous impulse than
otherwise, he gave Bair his Lady Ches-
ter, and told him TO 90 ahead sni See
what he could 10 with her. She was not
thought speedy, ard had only shown
about $50. Bair went TO work with
her, brought her down to about go,
and made several matches with her,
which he won. Captain Stone, judging
that the limit OF her speed had been
reached, withdrew her from the track
and placed her in his private stables.
He then told Bair TO look about and get
hold of something he could 90 to work
upon again. Bair attended the Bugher
sale aud bought the twO-year-oid lilly
Maud $. which had been purchased by
the elder Bugher OF the Alexanders, OF
Kentucky, who bred her. The price
paid for her By Captain was ls35O. She
could not be bought fer one thousand
times that amount today, and Is WORTH
five hundred times s550-with ordinary
chances as IN investment.
She was wintered carefully, was
broken bv Bair, and in her 3-year-old
form she next Spring showed on the
Chester Park track half mile in lis.
The next season, in her i-year-old form,
she was most thoroughly handled by
Bair. and first astonished the world
when she showed mile over the Lex.
inyton track in 2:l7l. Vanderbilt I'M
mediately purchased her oil Captain
Stone, the purchase price being 81 ,OOO,
and straigh,way a great cry went mp re-
yarliny a fool and his money etc.
Maud :, on being shipped 10 New York,
was at once turned over by Mr.. Van.
derSilt 10 Mr.. Carl Burr. a handler OF
very great reputation, but whatever the
reas ,us may nave been. she did not %
well under his care. Burr had charge
OF her one year. Mr.. Vanderbilt then
wrote CAPTAIN Stone, asking him II he
would not again take charge OF her and
fully develop her. He had been stuhg
and hurt hy covert charges oil smart
dealing with Vanderbilt, and while 1t
was precisely the opportunity he de-
sired, he would not acCede 10 the propo-
sition until he had thoroughly satisfied
himself of her condition. tie Shipped
dow n 10 New York and dill this. He
at once satisfied himself that Maud was
all ri .ht; that the failure III her develop
ment was the fault of nobody. She was
simply delicately sensitive, high strung,
vas not en- rapport with her surround
ings and driver, Snd, sentimental as IL
may seem, needed "sympathetic devei-
opment" under the kindliest influences.
lie brough her back TO Cincinnati to
her old surroundings; Bair went to
work upon her again, AMI her Old
groom, the colored boy Charlie Erant.
WAS he. constant companion. The re-
snlt is wCll known. In connection with
this, I believe it but proper to mention
certain influences which | am sure have
contributed 10 the magnificent successes
ri Maui :. CAPTAIN Some, William
Bair, Charlie Grant and Maud ,. are all
the best OF friends. Without desiring
To reflect upon other hcrsemen, /. IS but
lair To- state, that, were not William BAR
an honest man, he could hardly be other
than absolutely trustworthy in his
handling Of the Kentucky trottlng mir
acle. Captain Stone pays over To BAR
lust one-hali of all the money received
Tor per ormarceS. Charlie Grant, the
groom, Gets the best wages paid 10 such
help i'm this country. Just consider the
matter a moment. Her owner IS the
richest man in America. Captain Stone
is not getting poorer by her great per
formances. while his highest pride Is
ratified by the vindicaticn that SHE has
leen 10 his personal integrity. Her
driver is being made rich man and
achieving worldwide reputation. Her
very colored groom is being elevated 10
distinguished prominence, anu, what Is
more 10 the point, Is getting hrSt class
nav. Maud ). has the speed AMI the
power, and no such favorable comb!na-
lion of circumstances and influences ior
developing an animals speed, an care
fully developing it, were ever before
known.
She is lust years old. She has
never even been crowded. She has
never gone to her stable when she conli
not have done another mile faster than
the last one VAS made, ami Is easily.
The one individual who knows her
povcr iii il is within human Judgment
to know it, positively asserts that she
has lust begun astonishing people, and
that the possibilities al 200 time are
within her matchiess frame. w one ia
compelled 10 bet money on ms state
ment, hu, that she has not yet done her
crownirg work is true; sni u captain
S,ons succeeds in gaining NandeioiIis
permission for match with 81. Julien.
il the latter is trotted 20 win or die, he
will never start again.
Two Eccentric Mon.