New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17


the farm Sooner or later. after having placed her
record as low possible, she Will doubtless JOIN inc
list of brood mares. one imagine what fabulous
prices her colts would bring. simply for breeding pu
poses. Maud :. Is not an accident, mistake or
sport according TO the canons Of breeding. but
natural result Of intelligent selection. Her size
Harold, IS by Rysdyks Hambletonian ont Of En-
cbantress bv old Abdallah: blood lines that 90 back
to that pioneer Of trottng stock In America, imported
Gray Messenger. Her dam Miss Russell was ~ FIlot
r. her second DAM sally Russell, was by Boston, one
Of the greatest Of ngdstancc thor0ushbicdS' thlFd
dam Maria Russell. by Thornton'S Rather fourth dam
Miss Shepherd. by stockholdcr nnh DAM Miranda 10y
Topcallant: sixth dam by imported D.omcd. winner #
the first English Derby: seventh dam by imported
Medley. c.ghth dam 10y imported Juniper.
Mr. Bonner bought her Of william II. Vanderbilt on
August 10. 1854. and on July 30. l--3. at Cleveland
She made the fastest mile ever troticd singy to
harness. :O- "a Her record In a against other
horses 2:l3 l.. and her team record 10 L.. made
with Aldne at Fleetwood Mr. Vanderbilt driving to
TOP buggy have also stood al the head for years the
latter record beating that Of teams 70 skeleton wagons
with professional drivers.
II will be remembered thot Mr.. Bonner paid 10000
for Maud :. Mr. Vanderbilt had bc,n offered 100000
bv persons who wished her $4,000 being cash
and the balance In stocks and bonds. cats ana dogs
as Mr. Bonner humorou,y puts u. 50 th" railroad
magnate Offered the ~ the publisher at The t'"r'
own price and the sale va, con,ummaed hy telegraph,
william Tuuhnll acting FOR Mr. Nlndc.hilt
The life Of Maud :. In the city is that Of pet'ed
Eastern Empress. Mr. Bonner stable /, in the rear
Of his house being Nos. and II West Ifyhhh H..
and hi, house being opposite them in lty sixth e.
He rarely roe, his front door. but prefers 10 90
| through the stable and how Maud and Tie other
trotters get along Here ten box stalls made 81
finely finished hardwood, The doors mounted with
polished brass and having hardwood managers lined
with tin. The Queen Of The Turf has a stall l2Ni2
and always wear, a light blanket when resting In it,
She f. as carefully guarded from dust a. grand piano
should be- and every day she has her legs bahcd and
receives a thorough hand rubbing or massage TO keep
her skin In the finest activity and her coat at tho
finest perfection Of gloss.
At A. m. she get, a pail Of water and preliminary
rub as an appetizer. followed by Just two quarts.
weighed or measured. Of the ocancst 81 oats.
small dirt track cncir lc, the stables, and here she
sedately follows her keeper around after breakfast
10 get exercise aud assist digestion. She returns t.
well cleaned and aired stall. covered with two icct
OF rye straw 80 clean that she would eat 1t "cro
she not prevented by a nose mulLlc. THIS queen
must not De permitted to get stout II she is to remain
the queen 50 she is kept slight and elegant In shape.
lean and sincwy, ready 81 battle her own record In
diligence in much hay other bulky food would at
once cloud her title 10 reign the fastest miller Her
legs arc bandagcd after her walk, and she enjoys her
rcveres until L. when she gets another pail Of water
TWO POUNDS OF Hay Al \ MEAL.
She receives another two quarts Of oats at 1 p. M.
and then follows more exercise II IL Is pleas ant
Mr.. Bonner may take her out In the morning after
noon for jog In the Park fast mile on the road
above one hundred and tcnltst. Maud eats a small
lock Of hay, only two pounds at , p. m, and a
supper Of quart of boiled oats and two quart, u
bran I'm a mash at O'Clock. Her feet are stuffed
with Oil-mcal. bran and little salt, to mpart tho
moisture necessary 10 keep the hoOf In condition. aud
which moisture horses hoofs receive naturally when
running al pasture. Then with a linen night-drcss
~ oft lfpt h.ari lsr
the chestnut beauty lies down 10 dream Of con
quests. Of the horses she can defeat and the troops
Of admirers she attract daily.
Maud 5. has a skeleton wagon at the farm which
weighs seventy pounds and bears her and
record. A suky stands it which is devoted to
her use aud weighs only fifty pounds. Fancy, how.
ever the fairy vehicle at the New York stable, weigh
ing only thirty six pounds. and which any man could
hold out in hand at arms length. Her harrcS,
Is marvellousy light and strong made 10 Order with
her owners initial in gold studdng IL thcky. When
the is shOd for speeding she wears steel twelve
and a halfouncc front shoe and scvcnOunce hind
shoe. Those are the weights with which she made
her record though Mr. Bonner believes that she would
60 faster with hind shoe OF only four ounces. Smno
has worn a shoe light two aud "a half ounces
but such thin metal requires frequent shOcing and
too many nailholcs In the hoois.
Two Of the shoes that made the wonderful mile in
. Os - preserved by Nr Bonner and could hardly
be Sy b S,snord DOR ordinarily he pay II or to n Of
shoes and they weighed 10 nicely before mailing
them on lie prefers three nails put In the I'm, idc
and four the outside curve of the hoof. The mare
, requires a sharpbar bit. as she is mcttcsome ON the
, rad and once excited Is hard 10 slow up. She il.
however, free from tricks, except some harmless
9 diosyncrascs. She is dainty In what she eats and
drinks and will kick If her meals are not served
regularly. she knows the football of Mr. Bonner and
her attendants and used To be especially Of John
Murphy her trainer. who died recently.
Ii Is needless to say that Maud ). is jcalously
guarded by her attendants IL Is necessary to get
written order from Mr.. Bonner In order TO gain ad-
mission 10 her stall Even then visitors are eniOed
10 forbear from feeding her dainties fDndng her O
much II would tend "a make her delicate and pos
sbly impair her maFvcllOnsy good disposition. IIcI
trainer sleeps by, ready to call up Mr. Bonner aud
veterinary surgeon II anything appear 10 be anl
the mare Occasionally she takes little soda for her
digestion or pill OF alOes 10 reduce her fat But Ee
= health Is remarkably good.
A Tribune reporter who enjoyed Mr.. BOnncrs
!, hospitality az the farm the other day had the op
portuny Of seeing the millionaire horse enthusiast
as devoted himself for hours 10 the welfare Of his
costly pets. His favoritc workshop laboratory Is tho