MAUD S., 2:09^. 73 



Burt Sheldon, br. g. M. Glocker, New York $1000 



Highlander, b. s. J. Gallagher, Elmira, N. Y 195 



Thistlebloom. W. J. Gordon 320 



Six others sold for $805, the twenty-seven realizing $7,270, 

 an average of $269.26. 



By changing the world's record to 2:09^4, Maud S. 

 saved the Cleveland meeting of 1884 from being placed 

 in the ordinary list. It was the intention of William H. 

 Vanderbilt to start her against her record, and at the 

 same time be prepared to defend her laurels from the 

 attacks of Jay Eye See, but, before she had a chance to 

 take the word, the Dictator gelding turned Narragansett 

 Park in 2:10. The news reached Cleveland on the sec- 

 ond day of the meeting and, when announced by Colonel 

 Edwards, it was received with cheers and shouts to 

 "bring out Maud S." She came out to bridle and was 

 greeted with applause as Grant led her by the stand. At 

 the same time it was announced that she would be started 

 the following day to reduce the mark made at Providence. 

 As stated above, Maud S. trotted in 2:09^4. The timers 

 were David Bonner, John Cummings and William B. 

 Fasig. Mr. Bonner made it 2:09^4, Mr. Fasig made it 

 2:09^4, and Mr. Cummings 2:093/2. She was given the 

 time of the slowest watches, the fractional time for the 

 mile being 132^4, 1:0434, 1:3634, 2:09^4. Her driver, 

 W. W. Bair, described the mile as follows to a represen- 

 tative of the "Spirit of the Times": 



"Now as to our movements after I got on the sulky. 

 You saw I jogged her the reverse way of the track and 

 opened her up from the quarter pole. As she moved past 

 the grand stand I saw she was a great mare, and said to 

 myself, 'You are yourself to-day.' Then I jogged her to 

 the head of the stretch and turned her slowlv around as 



