Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-19
Maud s. to be Sold.
Se 10 De SOI0s
WHY Mr. VANDERBILT WISHES TO GET RID OF TIE
CHEAT TRoTTER

WHY Mr. VANDERBILT WISHES TO GET RID OF TIE
GREAT TR0TTER
Frog the New York tribune.
1t is probable that MI. Van teroilt Will soon sell
his famous mare, Maud S. who stands at the head
OF the list OF American trotting horses He has
owned her for six years. and In that time She has
made the fastest quarter mile, half mile, mile and
the fastest three heats ever made on the trotting
course. When he bought her she was going on.four
years Old He paid ST. 600 for her, with an addi-
Uonai $l,ub 70 the agent who made the purchase
The reasons that may induce Mr. Vanderbilt to part
with the mare In which he has taken the greatest
prloe are the excessive annoyanceS which her Dos
session. coupled with her recenl exploit at Claya-
land, have caused him. He mas been Bothered by
lequests ana suggestions as 20 matches with other
horses or against time at different places Some OF
the requests have been strongly urged. Mr. Van
derbiit has become thoroughly disguised with the
lnhumeraoe annOyanceS or his position as The
owner OF the fastest trOIter in the world he re-
Gently received offer OF 500 900 for the mare ana
while he has given NO decisive answer 10 his or
other offers lately made he has concluded To- ac-
cept one OF them. He VIII be careful hat the mare
falls nto good hands, and has repeatedly refused
oilers because OF his lack OF knowledge as TO the
real principal MO years ago he received stand.
ing o1er OF 100000, good for year. but he paid
no attention to It, He Is anxious that tue mare
should not get into the possession OF professional
turf nlen. and TO avoid that Will probably sell her
tor less sum than they could easily AFFORD 10 pay
he has not yet made the sale. but II is understood
that he would like David Bonner president OF the
GenIemens Driving club, to be the next owner OF
Speaking OF this matter to-day Mr. Vanderbilt
SAID: 81 AIN disguised with the whole business and
Snail get out OF ii II can. bought the mare Tor
my own pleasure, but for the last year or two at
least have had very little. tired ami sick OF
1t all. The horse jockeys will not leave me alone
as long Us own her. Besides, the mare could have
made better record at Cleveland tan she lid:
am satisfied that She could have lowered IL below
FOG, but every body has his TO grind want
10 be rid or the Whole business. l have not vet
sold the mare but I've several offers In my pocket
now.S In explanation OF Mr.. Vanderbilts remark
about the Cleveland affair, one OF lis intimate
Trends said: "Naud :. trutted at Cleveland on Sat
urday, and MIR. Vanderbilt that day received
dispatch from stone and Bair promising that II he
would let her remain there until Noniay she should
trOt In 2USk, IL the weather fine. Ii ratned hard
the next day, and on Monday he got another
request for delay until Wednesday. but he
at once ordered the mare brought to Saratoga I
think he suspected that she was not honestly
driven, and that bair, at any rate, had a purpose
III lowering the record only one-Quarter or one-aif
second at time, when she could easily have
gone much faster. know that he was ANNOYED
good deal, and that he suspected iockeying. But
ne Is dSguSted With the LOlSey notCrlety which
the mare has brought him In recent years. The
DAY she arrived here from Cleveland 1900 per-
SONS visited the Stables IL was all well enough IT,
us way, but not particularly pleasant 10 Mr. Van-
the mare about Two months out Of the twelve. For
some reason she does not winter well In this eli
mate. July and August, with possibly a week or
two In september, embrace the entire time in the
year that Mr.. Vanderbilt can have the pleasure
OF driving her. This Is hardly reward Tor the
extreme annoyanceS TO which he is all the time ex-
posed