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own name, Maud Stone, which was afterward abbreviated into Maud S., a name 

 which has since become celebrated throughout Europe and America. When 

 Maud S. was 4 years old, however, Captain Stone sold her to William H, 

 Vanderbilt of New York. That gentleman sent her to a well-known Long 

 Island stud farm to be formed. When she was 5 years old, however, he be- 

 came dissatisfied with her handling, and sending for Captain Stone requested 

 him to take entire charge of her future training. Captain Stone consented, 

 and the mare has since that time been in his care. When being speeded the 

 mare wears a 4-ounce toe-weight, adjusted so that it can be removed when she 

 is jogging, as at that time her trainer never allows it to be worn. 



HER PERFORMANCES. 



Maud S.'s first public exhibition was given July 6th, 1880, at Cincinnati. 

 She was entered in the 2.34 class. She won in three heats. Time, 2.23, 2.30 

 and 2.28. 



Her next race was at Chicago on July 24th for a special purse against 

 Trinkett. The mare won in three heats. Time, 2.19, 2.21 and 2.13J, in her 

 second public race thus surprising the sporting world by making a record at 

 which old turfmen held up their hands in wonder. 



Maud S. next appeared at Cleveland on July 28th in the 2.19 class. She 

 won in three heats; time— 2.24, 2.18, 2.31. 



At Buffalo, August 4th, was the next trot in the 2.19 class. The mare here 

 lost the first heat to Charlie Ford in 2.17 and won the next three in 2.15^, 

 2.16i and 2.16|. 



At Rochester was her next trot, on August 12th, against time to beat all 

 records. The first quarter was made in 32 J, the half in 1.05, the three-quar- 

 ters in 1.38^, and the mile in 2.11f. 



Chicago was her next trotting place on an exhibition against time. In this 

 the now widely celebrated little mare was successfeil. The first quarter was 

 made in 33|^, the half 1.04|, the three-quarters in 1.36f and the mile in 2.11 J. 



In her next race at Chicago, September 18th, against time, Maud S. still 

 more astonished the world. She made the first quarter in 34 seconds, the 

 half mile in 1.04f, the three-quarters in 1.36 and the mile in the wonderful 

 time of 2.10|, trotting the middle half in 1.02. 



After this she went into winter quarters at Cincinnati in the height of hei 

 glory. On the 1st of January, 1881, she was taken up and gave her first 

 exhibition at Columbus, Ohio, on June 30th, over a very slow track, against 

 Rams' best time over that track of 2.1 7 J. She made the first quarter in 33 

 seconds, the half in 1.06|, the three-quarters in 1.40 and the mile in 2.13 J. 



At Detroit, July 4th, against St. Julien's best time over that track of 2.16^. 

 First quarter in 35^, the half in 1.08, the three-quarters in 1.42| and the mile 

 in 2.13|. 



