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on as producing trotters, without any modern admixture of 

 thorough-bred blood. 



Maud S. Here we may say further of the history of 

 Maud S. that she is at this writing, February, 1884, still the 

 queen of the turf, though there is a prophecy that Jay-Eye-See 

 will soon reduce her time. She was bred by Mr. Alexander, 

 of Woodburn Farm, Kentucky. When four years old she 

 showed at a public trial on the track at Lexington, Kentucky, 

 October 26, 1878, under the skillful training of Mr. William 

 Baer. It was after this, she was purchased by Mr. Vanderbilt 

 for $21,000 that is, $20,000 for the mare, and $1,000 to Mr. 

 Baer, who was to accompany her to her new home in New 

 York. Under her new master and his driver, she did not prove 

 an agreeable driver. She is remarkable for her will and reso- 

 luteness. She is kind to those who treat her kindly, and, in 

 the hands of Mr. Baer, she is ever ready to do her work, and 

 was so gentle that even his wife could drive her. A few weeks' 

 handling in her New York home, gave her the name of being 

 unmanageable and vicious. Mr. Vanderbilt sent word to Mr. 

 Stone, that the mare was not meeting his expectations, and was 

 not reliable. Mr. Stone and Mr. Baer went East at once, to see 

 the cause of the new role Maud S. was playing. The mare 

 seemed as much delighted at meeting Mr. Baer and Mrs. Baer 

 in her New York home, as a dog that had found its long lost 

 master. The mare fondled them and pranced about them to 

 express her delight. She was hitched to her wagon by Mr. 

 Baer, who said to Mr. Vanderbilt he would like Mrs. Baer to 

 drive her around the track, to prove that the mare was kind 

 and tractable. But so little faith had Mr. Vanderbilt in the 

 mare's good behavior, that he declined, until Mr. Baer had 

 driven her twice around the track. When Mrs. Baer was 

 allowed the proud privilege of driving her favorite around in a 

 gait that satisfied her owner, the fault was not so much in the 

 Queen of the Turf as in the men who had pitted their wills 

 against hers and been beaten. She has a very strong will, and 

 needs to be handled with great kindness. She comes naturally 

 by it from her grand-dam Enchantress, as well as from her sire, 



