Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-30

The grew mare Peerless was the next Of
Mr. Bonner's acquisitions, and we are in'
clined to believe that she Of all he owned,
was a little the fastest, Her pedigree was
exceedingly good, combining three lines oi
famous thoroughbred blood, with two In
fuslons, ifnot three, of that Of imported
Messenger. She was bred in Orange
county, in this Safe, and got by American
Star. a son of Devoe, out of Sally SLOUGH
by Fleury, gTandam of the Messenger
blood. Thus the sire of Peerless had in his
veins the stout strains Of Messenger,
Devoe and Fleury, and her dam had thai
Of Messenger. She is rangy, blood-llke
mare, rather light than bulky, with capita
wiry legs, and that finish in appearance
which commonly, but not always accom-
panies extraordinary qualities.
She did not show any remarkable speed
until she was five or six years old. She
was then purchased by merchant OF Bal
timore and sent to Hiram Woodruff to be
handled. Her speed was developed very
rapidly in his hands, and among outsiders
she got the reputation of being fast
flashy mare, for whom half a mile was
about enough, and mile good deal toe
much. This notion probable arose In part
from HiranYs way OF working her, as il
was a cardinal maxim with him
never to send them far when they first be-
gan to go fast yErg ~
Just before Mr.. Bonner bought her, hel
timefor quarter Of a mile to a wagon
was caught by Capt Moore, the race-horse
trainer, q man who lets nothing escape his
his observation that happens upon race
course in his presence. de found that she
trotted the straight second quarter on the
Union Course In 80 seconds to wagon
and hardly thinking 1t credible that !
could be full quarter, be got up at breal
Of day the next morning and chained thu
ground. He found itROod measure. Il,
then inquired about.hez, and was told tina
she could only 60 half mile, to which h
replied, "Weli, ,iEmay be so, but ! tel
you they must 90 half mile fast befor
they can 20 a mile.n The mare improves
10 staying power after Mr.. Bonner bough
her, and soon did that which many ha'
predicted she would never accomplish. Sh
trotted a mile out to a wagon driven b,
Hiram Woodruff In I'm. 234s., and this ha
not YET Deen surpasseu' i
A sort of contention now arose betweel
Hiram and his friend and neighbor S. D
HoaQland, as to which Of Mr.. Bonner
mares was the best. Hiram, who hat
made Peerless, believed her to be as fast a
anything he, had ever handled, and he haC
more faith In her staying long diStanc
than most people. Hoagland had mad
Lady Palmer, and was fully confident o
the ability of the thoroughbred chestnut t
beat anything out, two milesto wagons ant
heavy weights up.
They came to q trial on the Uniol
course, two miles TO wagons. Lad!
Palmer had 816 pounds TO pull, Peerless Q
least SO pounds less. The trial was very
close thing, and Lady Palmer only bea
Peerless By neck in something over fiv,
minutes. That Of itself was exceeding gooC
time, but Hoagland believed that will
more work the chestnut mare could b
screwed up to higher pitch and made y
beat It. It was arranged that anothe
trial should be had, and this came of
week or ten days afterwsrd. The mare
were both improved in condition. Hiram
had got Peerless at her best, and the add
tiOnal work had made Lady Palmer fit Il
trot for mans life. Both Of these mare
presented the thoroughbred form tina
morning, and the wiry frame, and long
dry muscle of the chestnut had been fully
brought out. The weights were tobe ever
and they each pulled 81 lbs. Although !
was trial and not o race, great deal o
ofmoney was laid. Lady Palmer was thl
fayorite. Her thorough bottom and capac
ity to pull great weight at high speed pre-
vailed, and she won it handily /; but in OF
der TO beat Peerless, she had to accom-
plish that which had never been done bs
fore, and has never been done since. tn
time made was Am. SOS. The best twt
mile wagon time extant Is Am. So Las. b
Gen. Butler, and afterwards by Dexte
but when 1t 10 considered that they pulle
at least go pounds less that Mr.. Bonner
mares, we are led to conclude that the tri
= was the best performance. As a genll
mans road mare, Peerless is as near pc
lection as anything we have ever. see
She seems calculated to last many yeaTt
and with her blood, speed, aud bottom, 81
will be almost invaluable to breed from.
The Auburn Horse is powerful chez
nut, with white legs and q blaze In Il
face. In these markings, against which
q ignorant prejudice prevails In some part
be resembles Dexter, and also follows son
of the most famous thoroughbred h0rs
that ever appeared on the English az
American turf. The Auburn Horse is
called from having been bred near Aubur
In this state. He stands sixteen hant
high, and his proportions are so even
well as powerful that he has been terme
''the best balanced big horse in America.
he has very resolute head, with a wild
bulging forehead, lean muzzle, large ella
tic nostfll, and determined eye. Bis qua
ters and etifes are powerful, and thereis
sharp slant from the croup and hips to Il
round bone. Below the round bone, !
the back of each haunch, there is an In
mense muscular development, oval
shape, and standing out Ike the shield al
on the arm of some old oak-carved warrio
Some people have th0ughtthis defOrmitl
but 1t is in truth one Of the storehouses I
the immense power which sends hii
along. His action Il 50 bold and decide
that be has been aptly compared 10 tw
things first old Pocahsntss, the pace
coming laundering along up the HON
stretch at the rate Of about two minute