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iFILLY MARY MAUD A TROUBtr HrfKKER Hard to Get Her to the Post Hard to Keep Her There and Harder to Make Her Race NEW YORK N Y July 23 If there ever was a vixenish and stubborn odds on choice going to the post in a race it was Mary Maud In the Prim ¬ rose Handicap at Empire City last Wednesday WednesdayWhen When she came from the paddock to the track she refused to join in the usual parade before the grandstand The master of the horses or whatever his title may be a man named Murray who wears a red coat rides a black horse leads parades and cajoles fractious racers into parading and accom ¬ panying his steed to the post induced her to prance in front of the grandstand Then he started for the post at the head of the backstretch Quietude Irene and Scoots followed Mary Maud however stopped when half way around the clubhouse turn and Murray had to go back after her At first she did not budge By adroitly making her turn with his pony he managed to start her toward the post She did not go more than fifty yards before she undertook to retrace her steps A second turning maneuver worked as well but no better than the first iid iidWhen When she got onto the game she was too wise to play it A starters assistant ran from the post to where she stood and tried to lead her She whirled and kicked and made him let go of her bridle Then a second starters assistant armed with a big whip tackled her The cracking of the whip was effective and she galloped to the post punctuating the trip with occasional kicks At the gate she wheeled and kicked and otherwise mani ¬ fested an unwillingness to race raceFinally Finally when her backers had abandoned hope that she would run she started away in good order She did not however do anything to Justify the support she had received The Morris pair ran away from her and at the outcome she barely beat Scoots for third money
