The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-19
MAUD s.
The Queen of the Turf Beats Her Previous
Best Mile Half a second.e


LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 1.-THE slate Is broken
and Maud S, the queen OF the turf, has madethe
fastest mile on record. Time: Quarter. S2s4; half.
1901 three-quarters ;s7; mile 2:o914. This beats
her previous best mile half a second.
Maud has proved herself a greater mare than
ever her late owner, Mr.. w. H. Vanderbilt, or her
present owner. Mr.. Robert Bonner. ever thought
she was. Hiram Woodruff, the old-time trainer
OF trotting horses laid 1t down as an iron clad
law mis that :9S- you could a1Oi never have ,s
ground. Last week ice formed repeatedly aud
took the elasticity from the soil. Sooer-headed
ones like DR.. Herr said IL was too late for Maud
to try TO DO what no horse except herself had ever
done. yet enthusiasts however, preIicted that The
but Pe the dos nO Phn m uS
eleS to be flexible when Indian summer comes.
There was large gathering OF the very best peo-
ground track. Hundreds of ! Church
gers were present, among them several
divines, ard Mr.. Bonner was gralitied to see
plaeard eonspicuously posted on the grand stand:
.'No betting allowed" Al 80 Bair came out be-
hind the queen and gave her warming up mile
in 2:2G5<. The judges and timers were Major Il.
c. Mcdowell, Colonel r. West and w. II. Wilson.
In the opposite stand Mr. Bonner held watch,
tanked On both sides by General j. T.. Robinson,
Mr.. l.. Brodhead, Mr. Richard Anderson and Ham
ilton Busby. The conditions under which the
performs ace wss made were written in the record
book 'NIsud will start to beat her osn record
OF 2:094, sDd should she beat the record
Woodburn Farm, where she was bred.
TO her through the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders Association cup with the ume made
by her engraved thereon" Bair logged TOund the
track, wen 10 the head Of the stretch, came down
and nodded for she word. The great mare did not
make single mistake. The time OF tde first quar-
ter 3l54 and of the half mile :0f. The three-
quarter pole reached in 1887, and here Mr.
Bow erman joined her with runner hiiched to
sulky. The finish was strong, aud The judges
stopped their watches az 2.Us14. Tie majority OF
outside watches made time 2:D1. Toe score, when
the queen returned 10 the stand foe Bltr 20
weigh was indescribable. Tie cTowd 6led the
quarter stretch and cheered until their thrOatS
were husky. 1t was the greatest performance of
the kind ever witnessed IN the world, and Ken
tuchy men shouted as only they can do Mr. Bon
ner was congratulated on every side. Prominent
breeders like General W. 4. Nlthers. Mr.. ID. SHi-
gert, end Mr.. Todhunter pressed forward 10 tske
him by the hand, and when Grant, the cOlOred
groom, was cooling the mare out on the lawn.
scores OF ladies gathered round and asked
for the privilege OF touching her on the
nose. Mr.. BOnneTs hrSt coz yratuiSIcry
dispatch was 10 Mr.. Vanderbilt Tee esaEe will
now be TUNED out for the winter.
The whole town tn night Is talking about the
wonderful performance Of Maud S-eyca the
ladies discuss itwith animation. fhe cxcitemsat
OF the Pre- tsidental election, which has been 50 il
tense here, is submerged by the tidal wave pro.
dUoed by seeing what had never before been ac-
COmplished-a mile in 2031f.
Among the many messages received By telegraph
by Mr.. Bonner concentrating him, Is the fOlOT
ing from the owner OF JaE-Eye-See:
RAcINE, Wis, NOV. Ii.
To Robert Bonner, Lexington, KY,
sIR-AIlow me TO congratulate you on the won
Gerful performance OF your great mare, Maui S.
(Signedl J. I. CAsE.