The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-11

ton itself IL every particular. She is
always ready TO do anything you would
have her, always expecting kind treat
1nent. and of the fullest confidence that
she is not to be hurt. She seems to
know as much as man, and has one OF
the most affectionate dispositions
These are great requisites, and no one
can but admire them, and we must all
love the animal possessing them ~
Tell me a little something about
Maud's career, Mr.. Bonner
THE trotting career of Maud S. be-
gan when she was three years old. At
that time she covered haf-mile in
1:13. Late in the year of 1875 she went
a mile over Chester park half-mile
track in 2:222(. Mr., Harker, who was
a friend of Mr.. Vanderbilt's, saw her at
that time and made Capt. George n.
Stone an offer of $50, 900 for her, on the
condition that she was to trot in 2:2O
or better \ few weeks later. over the
Lexington mile track, she trotted in
o:l71%. and when Mr.. Vanderbilt heard
of this performance, he requested Mr..
Harper TO permit him to assume the
purchase end of the bargain. When
Capt Stone heard that Mr.. Vanderbilt
was to be the purchaser he added 81 900
to the price, making $21 900 in all, as
he claimed that he had promised Maud's
driver 81 600. This Mr.. Vanderbilt paid,
although very reluctantly, and Maud
was brought to New York. Mr.. Van
derbilt drove her once on the road, be-
cause she was lame. and she was then
sent to Carl Burr, an honest, hard
working and capable driver on Long
Island. for the winter. She was so bad
that Burr blistered her in order to try
to cure the lameness. Burr has always
suffered from the printed stories OF be-
ing unable to properly handle Maud,
but the truth of the matter is that Mr..
Vanderbilt did not want the public to
know that Maud was lame when Burr
received her. and Burr was frequently
compelled to walk her, when she need
ed exercise, behind the barn, SO that
people could not see her.
''Maud's first nota bic performance was
on July 23, 1850. at Chicago. when she
beat Trinkct out in 2:1315, which stood
for many years as the race record for a
mile. On August II, 1881, she trotted at
Rochester in 2:1oM. In 1884 Jay-Eye-
See threatened the mares record, and
Mr.. Vanderbilt again put her in train
ing, fortunately. as it turned out, for
on July 81 Jay-Eye-See trOtted n mile in
2:10. quarter of a second better than
Maud S. s record. About August / Maud
S. turned the Cleveland track in 2:09'!.
On August Is Mr.. William Turnbull
came to RE at my office, directly from
Saratoga. and said that Mr.. Vanderbilt
was offered 100000 by syndicate,
headed by Capt. Stone, FOR Maud S, but
would rather sell her to you at your
own price, because if she is sold to the
syndicate, people viii say that Mr.. Van
derbilt still owns her
"'What do you mean by my own
price,
About what YOU paid for your last
great horse. or little more.
''You refer to Rarus?' he asked. 4
paid Sc, 600 for him About $4,000
think would satisfy Mr.. Vanderbilt
Well, think very favorably Of your
proposition, and win send my brother,
David. up tomorrow to Saratoga to see
the mare. III agree to take her ! viii
send YOU q telegram saying: II viii take
the wheat, - that being the cipher that
was to be used TO prevent the reporters
knowing that Maud s. was 20 be sold
When my brother returned from Sara
toCa, he advised me not To buy Maud s,
because she was lame. and he did not
think she would stand training Ny
son Fred. who had been up 10 Saratoga
with David, said he did not believe
Maud s. was too bad for me to cure.
as had cured another horse about
which he knew, in worse condition than
she was al that time On MonGay night.
the 18th OF August I sent the dispatch
agreed upon. and on the 10Th the mare
arrived at lEv stable. Her driver said
that no veterinary could cure the lame
ness in her of hind foot, If she got fast
work. bat I treated her foot 50 that for
two Years she was trained, and each
year lowered her record. After her
feet had been leve.ed. Burr told nc
that Maud 5. had gone around the turn
for the first trip without the tendency
70 hitch. When she lowered her record
- 2,9esa a. Cleveland on July 20, lsss.
sAo trgttcG the quarters IN "a seconds;
the half mile n 1:04,{. and the three
quarter mile IN las s, making the Inid-
die half lr-le n 1000. This Is The fast
est h. t-nile ever covered. with the ex-
ccplioa Il SunoTs half a. Detroit II
I.1g :. and Marvin thinks that with q
bicycle suIkv SuEol could have gons
that h2If-luiIt in - seconds
In 1879 she was again Pot into To
hands OF Capt. stone for training, and
on one occasion she was driven b- Mr.
Vanderbilt himself over the track a
Fleetwood 20 q top road wagon d-awins
q total load q 81 pounds Maud AID
her mate, Alaine. coEered a Eal-e II
z.l5Es Considering the weight carried
I consider it TIE greatest performance
ever made in do1b.c harness- Alasnel
record Is 9.I2 Fsst Mr. Vanderbilt told
me thai Maud carried the wagon, loac
AMI ELL. about three-gEzrte-. 81 TIE
nile. -hen Ah1ine- being frcs1. cans
no and Euishe1 the home quarter 6ltf
her FzeTiolzs 70 TINS greet tezEa Tser4o--Zzz
aace. Prank Works team driven b.
JoHm Murphy Il : s4.eletDa wagon, has
;rctted in &c.,. Tr Vanderbilt has
+ before made two attempts 10 Tser=.orslll
I lower tie team record, Dzt ono or -.