82 ROAD, TRACK, AND STABLE. 
of Lexington. Maud 8. shows her thoroughbred 
quality in every line. She is a medium-sized golden 
chestnut, with a good neck, a large, but bony, clean- 
cut, and noble head, ears that are well shaped, though 
a little too big, and a large eye, full of intelligence 
and courage. She has a straight back and strong 
quarters. Her present owner, Mr. Robert Bonner, 
says of her: “Maud 8. is the most intelligent and 
the most affectionate animal that I have ever owned. 
She has, however, ‘a will of her own,’ and would re- 
sent harsh treatment of any kind; but if you use 
her gently and kindly you can do anything with her. 
Soloman’s dictum concerning children would not an- 
swer in her case. If you did not ‘spare the rod,’ you 
would be sure to ‘spoil’ her. I would as soon think 
of striking a woman as to give Maud S. a sharp cut 
with a whip.” There was a time in the career of 
Maud S. when she was wild, ungovernable, and, as a 
racing mare, nearly if not quite worthless. But a 
long course of patient training brought her back to 
her original state, and she is now perhaps the best 
driving horse as well as the fastest trotter in the 
world. 
I have mentioned the California horses Palo Alto 
and Sunol. The former, whose breeding has already 
been stated, is a noble animal, of immense courage, of 
bull-dog tenacity, and of sound bottom. He is a big 
brown horse, with fine shoulders, a well-shaped neck, 
and a handsome though not superfine head. Palo 
Alto has large, intelligent eyes, widely separated, 
and altogether he presents an appearance of sub- 
stance, of character, and of dignity. During the 
greater part of his career upon the turf he has suf- 
