New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-18
NOTHING TO SAY on POLITICS.
MAUD $, 10 BE SOLD.
WHY MIR, VANDERBILT WISHES 10 dEl RID of lHE
GREAT TRuTTER


GREAT TRuTTER
lFROM 4 SPECIAL CONFECTIONERY or TnF TmRusEl
SARATOGA Aug Ill is probable that MIR. Van
dcTbilt will soon sell his famous mare Maud s,Who
stands at the head of the list of American rotlmg
horses lie has owned her for six years, and in tina
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 $4,000
for her. with an additional Sl,O0O TO
the agent who made the purchase Inc
reasons that may induce Mr.. Vanderbilt to part
with the mare in which he has taken the greatest
pride are the excessive annOyances which her pos
session, coupled with her recent exploit at Cleve-
land. have caused him. He has been bothered by
requests and suggestions as 10 matches with other
horses or against time at different places. some Of
the requests have been strongly urged. Mr. Van
derbt has become thoroughly disguised with the
innumeTable annoy yances Of his position as the
owner of the fastest trOtter in the world He
recently received an offer of 81 900 for the mare
and while lie has given no decisive answer to this
or other offers lately made, he has concluded TO
accept one of them. He will be careful that
the mare falls into good hands, and
has repeatedly refused offers because Of his
lack OF knowledge as to the real principal Two
years ago he received standing offer of 500, 600,
good for year, but he paid no attention to II. lie
Is anxious that the mare should not get INTO the
possession OF professional turfmen, and 10 avoid
that Will probably sell her fora less sum than they
could easily afford to pay. lie has not yet made
the sale hut il is understood that he would like
David Bonner, president Of the GentleinehS s DrlN-
ing Gu b, to be the next owner Of Maud :.
Speaking of tins matter to-day Mr. anderolit sad:
" am disguised with the whole business and shall
get out of Il, If | can. bought the mare Tor my
own pleasure but for the last year or two al least
! have had very little | am tired and sick Of II
all. The horse Jockeys viii not leave me alone a.
long as l own her. Besides, the mare could
have made q better record at Cleveland than
she did am satisfied that she could have lowered
il below 2:09, but everybody has his axe 10 grind.
| want to be rid of the whole business ] have not
vet sold the mare, but have several offers III my
pocket now Ia explanation of Mr.. Nauderbilts
remark about the Cleveland affair. one OF ms lnt-
mate friends said MAUD :. trOtted at Cleveland
on SATURDAY.. and Mr. Vanderbilt that day received
a dispatch from stone and Bair promising that If
he would let her remain there until Monday she
should tTOt i'm 2:O~l2 if the weather was fine. u
ralned hard the next day. and on Monday he got
another request for delay until Wednesday, but ne
az once ordered the mare brought 10 Saratoga.
think he suspected that she was not honestly
driven. AMI that Balr at any rate had purpose
IN lowering the record only OncNuaricr OF One
half second at time, when she couId
easily have gone much faster. | know that Ac was
ANNOYED good deal and that he suspected jockey
ing But he is dIsgusted with the hOrsey uOtouetY
winch the mare has brought him III recent years.
The day she arrived here from Cleveland over 900
in It's way but not particularly pleasant 10 VI VAN
derblt. In addition to these things, he only sees
the mare about two months out of the twelve. For
some reason she does not winter well IN tins eli
mate. july and August with possibly week or
two September brace the entire time IN the year
tnat Mr. Vanderbilt can have the pleasure of dry-
inc her. This il hardly reward for the extreme
annoyance 10 which he Is all the time exposed