Show VANDERBILT The Owqcr of Maud S and Various Rallr ads Chicago 23Tbe Times interview with Vnnderbilt If Maud S trots in 2 103 it will be wonderful if the conditions condi-tions however are such as to admit of her trotting in 210 they will probably admit of her being driven in 208 provided pro-vided her driver thinks it prudent He tells me she is undoubtedly faster than last year As I said all the conditions are necessary One little thing may upset up-set it all 1 have never seen her trot and am anxious to witness a test of her speed Will she be kept on the turf tu maturity matur-ity That will depend on whether her record is beaen or not I cannot say positively pos-itively After this performance she will take a lest and in September I will drive her on the road at home To what do you attribute her marvelous marvel-ous turn of sped Her great success sue s-ue not a little to her treatment when young She showed the extraordinary time of 21724 as a 4yearold Many horses which > showed firstclass capacity for speed shen y ung have been ruined by overwork After her 4 yeara trial nhe was laid by for two years and not overworked over-worked Her driver assures me that she has never been driven to her utmost capacity ca-pacity Regarding raih oad matters Vanderbilt denied positively the story 1th at he bad secured control of both the Chicago and Northwestern and Union Pacific and that he was promoting the immediate construction of the Oregon Short Line from Granger on the Union Pacific to Portland with the object of owning and operating a continuous line of railway from ocean to ocean I know absolutely nothing about the Oregon Short Line I have no desire to control anyl more railroads rail-roads than I already control and I might say I have little desire to control them I am trying to lessen my cares and responsibilities instead adding to them I have it is true invested largely large-ly in all leadsng western roads for the reason that they are less likely to be viciously vic-iously interfered with than large eastern lines I have not fought to have any voice in the management of the Northwestern I North-western Chicago and Rock Island Chicago Chi-cago Burlington and Quincy and Union Pacific With one exception I have had no hand in the management of of theee roads I have taken some interest in-terest in the management of the Chicago Chica-go and Northwestern Some of my friends are in the direction because it is a good and growing property I would not baye a line from ocean to ocean it i it were freely given me tonight My cares are heavy enough now without spreading them out to the Pacific Coast All the properties I have named are good and admirably managed and I have no desire to interfere with the present ownership owner-ship and management He had not been unloading h d not bought a share of Central Pacific or Lake Shore since a year ago when he bought 1S000 shares of Lake Shore and dont go below Canal street twice a year |