Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-04

Amusement Department >
Barr. the trainer ard driver of Maud S
tells this story about Maud S, the trottin
wonder "Oid Mr.. Bugher of Cincinnat
purchased in Kentucky number OF colts
sending them to his farm near Cincinnati
Mr.. Bugher died, and his son, inheritin
the property, came to my place one da
and requested me to 60 up to the farm an,
pick out some colts to handle. | fancie,
Maud and selected her among Others
When | took them home | required Mr.
Bugher to give me a price on each. II
| priced Maud at $3.50. | commenced hand
ling her, and she showed nothing in he
] early three year. old form more than
broken single-foot or racking gait for SOM
time, until one day a dog ran at her, anc
she strdck square, open, fast trot tha
opened my eyes. determined to buy
her, but Mrs. BAR and Mr.. Stone said
had better buy no more horses, as had al
l could handle. then insisted upon Mr.
Stone buying her, and, to please me, ht
| finally purchased her for $3.50 | handled
| her but little as a three. year-old, neve
| forcing her, but every time | asked her fol
little speed she would show it, first 800
| then $40, then 800, and finally $50
would let her run out nights In {
grass paddock when working her
She finally developed into the four-year-
old wonder, and was sold to Mr.. Wander,
bilt. When she left me she was as kind
and tractable as any living horse. Mr..
Vanderbilt tried her, drove her once OF
twice, and sent her to Carl Burr. | heard
nothing from her all the season, and knew
she could not be doing well !; was there.
fore quite anxious, and several times told
my partner. Maud will yet come back
to me-. At last came the dispatch to
Mr. Stone from Vanderbilt, and passes to
go for the mare. We went to New York
and Mr.. Vanderbilt went down to Carl
Burr's and staid all night with us. | saw
there was trouble with the mare. She
was pulling outrageously and could not
trot much. Soon after getting her home
Mr. Vanderbilt came to Cincinnati with a
party of friends, and desired her shown on
the quarter-stretch during our trot-
ting meeting. I brought her out
in sulky, nut 1 could do
nothing with her. She would neither
walk nor trot. That very night we pulled
her shoes on, turned her out and let her
run until January LIST; then the Captain
had break-wagon made with long shafts,
made pretty heavy, and we commenced
driving her in this over the hills, into town,
and about generally. never whipped her,
and she soon found out that I was
her friend. She quit pulling, became
quite like herself again. April Isl l COM
menced driving her on the track in the
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first mile in 2;39, after that regularly every
Thursday Captain Stone would 90 into the
stand, ring the bell, and in company with
two or three Others, we would go to the
stand, Mr. Stone would talk to US and in
struet US to go up and score, and we would
go off as In a race. Before half dozen
times she knew the bell call, and was as
keen to go as old Rarus. Before going to
Chicago her best mile was 2:lS I felt
very sorry that did not let her go on
fast and wipe out all the records at Chi
cage, or that some friend had not
been down the stretch and told me, Go
on You see that when / reached the
three-quarter pole the space Of time seemed
50 saort to me that | was sure | was going
too fast, notwithstanding my partner and
the Cincinnati boys had come up here and
bet on 2:l6, so l eased her on the
stretch; In fact, | had not asked her
to 90 any part of the mile, but when
| was within fifty yards of the wire every
body was yelling and frantically crying
cut. Let her come 7 Send her along?
Then l dropped my whip with gentle
tap, almost imperceptible, upon hef back.
and she went from under it like rocket
The Pacific Coast Coursing Club have
very wisely taken time by the forelock in
arranging details for the coming season.
On August 18th there was general meet
ing at the rooms Of the club on California
street. The attendance was large, and the
present were enthus astic in re-
gard to the fall meeting, which is fixed for
the first week in October, and MERGED is
the trysting place. a change in the rules
was agreed to- which viii doubtless be
highly appreciated. 1t is that the dogs
third and fourth places are to run
off; by this means disputes will be pre-
vented and the relative merits Of compet-
ing dogs more clearly defined. The en-
5ries for the October meeting will surpass
my hitherto held. Every member will
enter one or more dogs. Those already
known are as follows J. f. Carroll will
enter his young dog Paul Jones and young
bitch Juliet. Mr.. Carroll may try for the
Did dog as well as the puppy stakes with
this pair. Mark Deylin will enter Pride
IF the Canyon and her son Chief of the
Canyon. Mr.. Ryan viii make three entries,
Jemima and Lady Gleason and his favorite |
log Shaughraun. Corroway and Swindler |
viii be entered by W. D. Berry. a. Pc |
5erson viii enter Black Jack, and also APP
pear in the puppy stakes. w Lyman viii !
again try his fortune with Mission Girl,
md q fine puppy, Rory 0'More Charles |
Fowler will enter Spirit Times, Lady Sill
yer and puppies. Judge Pennie has two [
,r three unnamed dogs. The pup Lady I
Bryan viii be entered by j. J. Bryan, and |
Toe Franklin will bring out his pup War !
Tick, W. W. Maloney, the puppy bitch |
Jeanette, and Mr.. Boscaugh his dog Ben /
Turner, and Mr.. Mcguire viii run his first /
)rize bitch Kitty Clover. The list given /
.bove are sure to put in an appearance, and I
doubtless many others viii come to the I
ront before the closing OF the entries. I
Mr.. Bless of the ia Captain Hotel, /
derced, has contributed 500 to the prize
ind, and has promised to make the most /
nipple preparations for the accommodation /
# the club and It's guests. This is I'M
good beginning, and as every 7
member of the club is keenly alive to its
interests, the October meeting should be
he most successful ever held on this
cast. 1.-THE 0lympian.
Several of the resident gentlemen of the
2alston House, corner OF Leavenworth
nd Pine streets, San Francisco, have or
,anized a club for the pursuit of the now
popular and fascinating sport,
avn tennis. The club has been called the
'paulding Lawn Tennis Club. The ground,
which consists Of parallelogram 90 feet
" 40 feet of closely packed clay, with
evel and even surface, is laid out on the
'acant lot adjoining the house.
1t is stated that Courtney will row in
he Geneva and Montreal regattas this
month. a gentleman we'll known TO the
coating fraternity OF this country and
europe, and who has managed and refereed
he majority of the great amateur races on
his side OF the water during the past
wenty years, says Charlie Courtney is
he greatest two-mile scaller in the world.
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