Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-17
Maud 8. i'm CincinnatI.

Maud s., the Queen of the Trotting Turf,
 returned to her old home yesterday morning,
 and was soon safely ensconced in the box
 stall that had known her long before she was
 even dreamed of as @ great horse. Maud
 left her owners stable on East Fifty-second
 street. New York city, Thursday night, and
 in special passed over the New York
 Central, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
 and the Cleveland, columbus, Cincinnati and
 Indianapolis railroads, reaching Chester
 Park at 5:46 Her car was one regularly
 constructed for the transportation of horses
 In ore end stall had been erected, about
 three feet wide, tho sides and back of which
 had been padded to prevent any injury to
 this valuable piece of horse flesh, and the
 front left partly open to allow her attendants
 to feed her. She had 8 travelling companion
 in Prepotenoy, a two-year old gelding, to
 whom we will refer later. Her groom, Da
 vid Roach, and Mir. Charles A. Phelps, SUI
 perintendent of Mir. Vanderbilt's New York
 stables. who drives and trains all the million
 aires horses, were in the car with her
 through the whole trip. Nothing occurred
 to disturb the renowned mare on her voyage
 to the scenes of her earliest triumphs and she arrived here safe and sound, but rather tired. She was received by several gentle
 men, with whom she had always been pet, including her driver and trainer, Billy Bair, { MT. William Dunn, owner of Joe Bunker,
 etc. She was quietly removed to her stall
 which had remained as she had left it in February last. Everything there, and they say, we do not know how true it is, that
 when the famous flyer stepped once more l into the stable on the floor of which she had stamped and paved for many season, she welcomed it's walls with long and hearty neigh. She never was in better shape than now, and, having matured great deal since her stay in the metropolis, she looks much more the Queen than ever. Her color. al ways superb, is richer by many shades than hat md hnr InnG lv11f frIT md shapsly as when she first entered & racing track. Rumor had spread the report that Mir. Vanderbilt could not drive her, and his efforts to speed her had badly bunged her up. This is perfect buncombe. She is as free from bruise or blemish AS the day she was foaled, and could not be in more perfect condition. She is not pound too heavy, and bears the marks of having been treated, as she is entitled to be, most queenly Her old groomsman, Charlie Grant, who had watched her develop almost from sucking colt into the greatest of all trotters, was on hand to greet his former mistress, and un- doubtedly, if it would not have ill become one in so high position, and especially of her sex she would have extended one of her forward feet to him for a shake. Once in the stall, her limbs were subjected to a hot ] water bath and then bandaged and so the first day of her return was begun.
 As to why she was brought back, repor ter of the Enquirer had a short talk with Captain Stone, her former owner, and in re- ply to the questions advanced to him he said {: ''I have but little to do with Maud now. My own business so consumes my time that cannot pay her the attention formerly did. { I told Mir. Vanderbilt that I would see that she was trained of old, but Mir Bair has general charge of her. I know that he is fully able to do this. You see Mir. Wander biM is anxious to have the fastest trotter in the world, and he wants to see if she can lower her record. Undoubtedly she will be \ tried next season. If my plan is accepted shall recommend that she be turned out ir ! the let back of the park, where she has grazed many and many day, until spring \ Then she can be taken up and put through g l light course until the track is in condition \ for harder training. That would be my idea 4 I feel certain that she can beat her present \ record by at least two seconds. I have moi
 seen her yet, but shall call on her to morrow
 morning."
 ! Subsequently meeting Mir. Phelps, the re porter asked him how Maud s. had acted 1 wdaile in New York. He said: 1T alway
 handled her except when Mir. Vanderbilt helt l the reins over her. She had but little worl l to do there. She had magnificent box
 stall and had everything her own way. Mir } Vanderbilt is very proud of her, and woul'
 like to see her trot in 0 time that would no be reached for years to come."