Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-04
MAUD SHOWS HER HsEls.
A oorpulent sport" Mistakes Her
for n Cyclone.

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A high board fence inclosed the back
yard Of MIR. Robert Bonner's handsome
residence on Fiity.seventh street near
Fifth avenue. A red brick stable with
granite trimmings occupies the middle
OF tho yard. A covered path Of tanbark
runs around the stable, inside OF which
the fastest trotter In the world receives
her visitors. A gate leads through the
fence from the Fifty. y.sixth street side,
and small boys stand around and en-.
deavor to obtain peep at the queen OF
the turf through the holes Ia the fence.
A dozen OF boys and half that number
Of men were on the sidewalk yesterday
afternoon when the gate opened and the
nose Of the beautiful mare peeped forth.
The nose was followed by tho sparkling
eyes, the arched neck aud the glistening
body OF Maud :. She was TO take her
first exercise in New York since she
came into the hands Of her new owner.
A light road.wagon was hitched to the
mare and colored attendant, "Gener.
al" Grant, attired In linen duster and
. straw hat, was seated in the wagon,
Maud reared her head proudly as she
glanced At the observers and evidently
Intended to say. Look at me. can
beat 2.093 II like
The sict looking driver used no whip,
but chirruped 10 the mare ~ she pranced
leisurcly along Fifty sixth street, until
Grant turned her head into Seventh
avenue.
Ladies' stopped upon the sidewalks
sud glanced admiringly at the handsome
mare, and the few horsemen 6n the av'
euue looked at her with critical eyes
and sized her up a. flyer even u they
were not aware that she was Wander.
bits lost treasure. When the trotter
had reached Eighty-fourth street she
was feeling lively and the General had
NO little difficulty In holding her head
steady. A robust man with heavy
black beard and soft felt hat shading
his eyes, came bowling swiftly along be-
hind MaudS s.
He drove q msttlesome-lo looking dark
bay horse that moved along with free,
spriugy motion and covered the ground
rapidly. The robust man drove right
BY General Grant, and Maud 3. turned
her pretty head around indignantly, rs
II to ask, swell, what does this mean "
The big dark bay was 200 yards ahead
when the General frightened the reins
over Maud and whistled lowly. What
appeared 10 the spectators on Seventh
avenue to be streak Of rcd lightning,
followed by bicycle, dashed along the
road in . cloud Of dust. The big bay
horse heard II coming and tried to get
out OF the way. He went straight ahead
with that object In view, but hecouldn't
do II. The red streak whizzed by like q
Aash and did not stop until Oge Hundred
and Tenth street was reached. General
Grant pulled her up there and waited
until the robust man aud the big bay
horss caught up to him.
When they did, the man said In a
startled tone:
''Say, mister, what Is that you're driv-
ingi---a comet or oyclonoY ! was never
left behind like that before"
Grant showed his white teeth In q
grin aud answered, This is Maud s.,
sah."
"Great Scotti" exclaimed the robust
man, THAT explains it,"
The wonderful mare was kept out for
tvo hours and was then driven back to
her finely furnished stable, which rivals
many fair lady's boudoir in its archi-
lecture and dainty fixings. Maud was
rubbed down and polished for the TWEEN
tisth time in . day. and shook her little
head at old Dexter. who contentedly
munched oats In his stall. as II she pitied
tho veteran record breaker.
''She feels like a school-girl," said
Grant to the reporter. ''She behaves
we'll, although little frisky, and l
think she can beai the record tomorrow
u she pleases."
AT which MSad looked up and winked
her left eye knowingly.