The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-03
MAUD s. TWELVE YEARS OLD.
The Queen Of the Turf Preparing for
the Trotting Seasons

The Queen Of the Turf Preparing for
the Trotting Seasons
New YORK, March 3l.-"Will you kindly
let me have an order to see Maud s.
This request is made several times every
day at the New York Ledger office by visi-
tors to this city who regard Mr.. Robert
Bonner's peerless mare among the chief OBJ.
jects of interest to be seen. The order is
always given, and the possessor immedi-
ately hurries away to the stable in West
Fifty-sixth street to see the queen of the
trotting turf. She always seems pleased to
have visitor and when spoken to looks as
though she understood every word that was
being said She will rub her nose against
her visitors shoulder as if trying to ex-
press her thanks for the words of praise
said. She is as gentle as kitten; never at
tempts to bite or kick any one and will eat
any food offered her. On March 20 Maud
>. was II years old. Her birthday was
celebrated very quietly Mr.. Bonner Wis
tied his pet to offer has congratulations, and
Johnny Murphy, her trainer, gave her an
extra pat and drank to her health
During the cold weather she is not taken
out much tor exercise but is gently walked
about under cover She is never left alone;
some one of the grooms is with her all the
Tune. During the night a man sleeps in
tne stable near her. Only two men ever
drive her. These are Mr. Bonner and
johnny Murphy, the trainer. Murphy has
her ont more often than Mr. Bonner. He
trains her and prepares her for the fast
spins of the season. He thinks more of Maud
.. than he does of anything else in the
world and she evidently thinks great deal
OF him. She will do more when he speaks
10 her than she will for any one else, and
Wlen ShQ ig heinz GVaa1ab and ha calls
her, she responds nobly and seems to thor
oughly understand the situation.
Before the recent great blizzard Maud 5.
was being regularly logged along in order
10 get her slowly into condition for speed
ing. She has not been driven TO beat the
record since 1885. Mr.. Bonner believes she
can lower the mile record, but he does not
wish her TO be trained and worked hard for
such an event unless some other trotter
equals the time Of Maud $. Or comes very
near 1t. For two years she las been in con-
uitlon and could be got ready to make an
attempt to lower the record in a few days.
us year Maud ;. will be trained in the
same way. She will be slowly logged along
~ me weather and gradually be got into
condition for speeding. If any other trot-
Vuig horse comes near her time she Will be
wound up and taken on some fast track TO
gfIeE are her to beat her record if possible.
- % INV III perfect uediJn anu ID iOohlHE
srandly. Maud 5. has has five records to
her credit. They are: The fastest exhibit
y 5lon mile ever trotted, 2:0S5[, at Cleveland,
u on July 30, 1885.
The fastest second heat ever trotted,
<il914, at Buffalo, Aug. 4, 1884.
me fastest third heat ever trotted, 2:ll,
July %, 1881, at Chicago, Ill.
Inc fastest heat in race against other
horses, 2:l3l9, at Chicago, on July "a,
The fastest three consecutive heats at Bel
mont Park, Philadelphia, on July Is, 1881,
z:l2, 2:l3lS and 2.12Is.
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