St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-16
A CHAT ABOUT MAUD S.
What Mr.. Bair Eupects to do With tIte Hare
this Summer.

this Summer.
Philadelphia Times.
Maud s., in her cosy quarters at Belmont
park, yesterday daintily nibbled at pinch
Of hay, and turned her bright, intelligent
eyes upon the many visitors who were at
tracted to the stables by the presence Of the
famous little mare. She stood the journey
from Cincinnati very well, and after a sleep
in her car at the Broad Street station Thurs
day night, was taken yesterday to the
park. William w. Bair, her trainer,
who brought her from Cincinnati,
had also with him Omar, fast young horse !;
Nellie Rose, o trotter with a good record,
owned by G. B. Phipps and NJ. V. Oliver of
Cincinnati; Barter, half brother of Maud
S Piety, four-year-old bay mare; Sher-
lock and Duhme, promising colts, owned by
Mr. Phipps and Frank ,Duhme of CINCINNATI
Nutgirl, of whom Messrs. Phipps and T.
Kittridge, Cincinnati lawyer, are the own
ers, and Wilkes, a colt, owned by Fergusin
and Simmons. Barter, Piety and Sherlock
belong to Mr.. Pbipps and with the others
will be quartered at Belmont Park.
Tomorrow is Maud's birthday" said Mr..
Bair last evening ''She will be IL years
old, and notable instance of the value
which it is possible for horse to attain. She
was foaed on Mr.. Alexander's farm in Ken
lucky, and when a year old was sold for
$3.50. Her owner got $3.50 when he disposed
Of her two years later. William Vanderbilt
bought her for S21, 900 when she was 1 years
of age, and the money was small amount
in comparison with what she was really
worth. Thep Robert Bonner, who
owns her now, gave the New York
millionaire $40, 600 for her when
she was ten years Old, and to-day could get
a purchaser who would be glad to get her for
800 000 | shall put her in training here
Belmont and will have her in condition by
the 2Sth of July, when, think, she will make
her first trial at Cleveland. Her record is
2:094 now, but she will beat that time this
summer.
After we are through at Cleveland shall
take her wherever Mr.. Bonner desires to
have her go. No definite circnit has
vet been arranged. As far as
1 know she will be under my
care during this season, and think when
Mr. Bonner takes her from the turf she will
have convinced the world that her equal has
not been found. We use great caution and
care, of course, in training her We shall
begin easily, letting her jog along for several
days seven or eight miles at gait of about
3:05. After that we shall increase her speed
and the distance daily"
Yesterday Maud $. was carefully rubbed
down, after being taken to the park, and
in the afternoon was driven around
the track several times. \ number
of sporting men were present, who watched
with great interest the nimble feet of
the little trottcr as they went flying over the
ground at what Mr.. Bair termed ''quite a
slow gate for Maud s. While in Cincin-
natl Mr.. Bair was presented by Frank
Duhme, a well-known horseman of that city,
with beautiful and costly medal. 1t is 4
teu-dollar gold piece, upon one side of which
is 4 finely carved crown, studded with rubies
and diamonds, below which are The words:
Cleveland, Aug. >, 1854 2:O94." On
the reverse is the name, Maud So set in
diamonds, and the legend: Lexington,
Nov. II, 1854. 2:94."