New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-23
Gurt dalarOrn's S1uii;r.
Mr.. BONNER'S REJOINDER TO COMMODORE
Vanderbilt

To n, Editor Of ne Tribune.
SIR: | have read Commodore Vanderbilt4
letter IN your paper Of yesterday in reply to my note ct
the 10th inst The Commodore il seems is surprised"
that should have replied to him and his traiucr through
the newspapers. Why lie should be surprised at ry
choosing the same mode Of communicating with him
and the public which both lie and his trainer had pre-
vioisy chosen surprises In that only followed his
exomple lie had himself published aletter over his o"h
signature. with the caption blaZened olert' Mouhta"
Rov the great rotter-a horse that exceeds Dexter ia
priee and speed But the Commodore alleges having
the o7t OF Dexter in his mind and knowing that he has
NOT eaualed in that there has been "no contest between
him and me 10 see which would have the fastest trciter
How about the challenge thcni Wasn't that m earnss'
and II i'm earnest doesn't 1t establish that mere ws .
n" The only thing which the Commodore can
deny Is that IL has been . g0Od-naurea 1on'ese, nv"
all that have to say about that Is that II mas Oeen U"
That the Commodore should put hsdistngished nafle
by merely replying TO his publications. Is strange view
10 take Of 1t. But what are Tie faetst VINO ariytn
horse against horse In the first placer Dldnt remain
Silent for week or two and allow the Commodore ard
his trainer 10 go on. day after day ana MAKE
for Mountain Boy, by assocatlng nm WIN DsNe IN IA
every possible way aud didn't they al last 9sS'y e
a with seeking notoriety by merely F9P'y'Sg 20 @
challenge OF the accuser, Is cool, certainly ~ ~
that il any one Is amenable 70 this charge n IS the Nehe
able Commodore himself who Ist fslsa ,i hP pm rlY
am sorry that the Smplc peasanties OF ny v,'el "
seem momcntariy TO have RULED ms us"any siu""'
Now, concerning that challenge submit that y was
hQp
nosito hermit his trainer 10 issue challenge 10 ne
snasmlch "a he knew that had time and again pro
cled nv determna not TO tr0t any or my horses ~
nuihc race III the Commodore really wanted sport OF
that sort he knew where 10 get u without ~.
"a horse which he aware had been retiTeu liVm VIC
turf. ., -. .. ogaroa % hin,
two years ago ST 500. There appears 10 DC s.c
about this OF unintcntonal ON the ComoaVro'
part as Mr. George Alley. who owned hun ~ una. uuS
informed me this very day that he always refused 20 81
him until the day ne disposed OF hun for less IMAM sSov
after he had timed linn privately in 1854 INC nsl r
flaaa tvro
wears ago Dexter had already trotted-whsh ne vas o
even wears od-n ais Itime never 10 ms day svua..
b a ,ber horse of the or OF any other aet
Hmsef his only peer" But even II Weie ~ os ,Sss
nar had beon offered for sale at $500, What has tat
70 40 with his present value or his unequaisd peIlo
anccsi Does Il make him any slower or inc So'nno
dare horse any asteri Surely therels no OCCASION
contest that point Have not many Oh %een Sold
horses I'm the world during their early career % hs
at low prcesi Was not Flora Temple l"noso ,n d 20,
1eyer Vet been beaten except by Dexter once a
Lass than 500 Was not the Commodores own
horse sold for less than 300 within tie Lls
Eow want TO see the CommOdore-li nc eau ~ pts
horse in AMI, and show not only as huch sPe'U 90
but as placid temper as yours "o'' Damn poSNRR