Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-03
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Hot weather---A Visit to B0nner's
stables---N. Il. Theaters, Churches,
So, &C.
New YonK, Auo. I9, 1869.

MEssERs. EDIToRs How 3 the Their
mometer q. Prescott just nowl Can you
beat l0lO IN the shades If you can't, you
can't appreciate how we in New York
enjoy the dog days. Sit in a bath tub
of cold water and drink ice water all day
is the only way to get any relief. Nights
close and hot, almost as uncomfortable
as the day, no sleep, toss, roll, and fight
mosquitoes till morning.
Through the politeness of Mr.. Bonner
have had the pleasure of visiting his
stable and viewing his famous horses.
He has several that did not see, quar-
tered in the country grazing, but they
are new stock which promise well for the
future but have no public reputation.
The horses which have a record for great
speed and have distinguished themselves
upon the public turf AMI now in his pos
session, l saw. They were Dexter, Ian
tern, Peerless, young Pocahontas, Lady
Palmer, and the Flatbush mare. The
great reputation of Dexter as King
the Turf makes him of course the chief
attraction, yet he's not by any means
beauty TO look at; nor sweet tempered,
nor kind. He enjoys large square or
box stall, and is kept By his groom in
company dress prepared to receive callers
at all times. | ventured to salute him
with kind word, and politely requested
that he could turn his head towards me.
The only roply | received was spiteful
kick at me, and very ungracious ex-
preston of countenance. The groom
however turned him about, removed his
blanket, and there in all his majesty stood
Dexter the fastest trotter in the world.
In color very dark bay, nearly bIownf
"four white feet and white nose" eIey
en- years old. Awkward and gaunt. and
and possessing not one single attribute of
beauty. His great reputation for speed
asile, and any casual observer would con
slider him very poor specimen of horse
flesh. Lantern, now nearly or quite
twenty years old is horse of much bet
ter general proportions. He's the spa
triarch" of the stud and las honestly
earned his reputation for speed. 1t was
Lantern and ma:c that made the fastest
time on record for " double teams" on
the Union course at Long Island about
ten or twelve years ago. He's blood
bay, sleek and beautiful and very agree
able to strangers. Young Pocahontas
occupies the next stall to Lantern. This
mare has shown greater speed than her
illustrioGs name sake; in color brown,
symmetrical in proportions, about ten
years old. Next comes the famous mare
Peerless, whose reputation as trotter is
familiar to all. She was for a long
while and until the advent of Dexter, The
choicest animal in Mr.. BoNNER's collec-
ton. She is white, with red spots, not
particularly attractive in general appear
anee, and nearly fifteen years of age.
Lady Palmer and the Flatbush mare con
stitute the double team with which Mr..
Bonner defeated the celebrated pair of
Commodore VANDERBILT, making the
fastest time now GA record. Both are
fine looking, powerful horses. Lady
Palmer thorough bred. Some of these
horses are in their early youth, ard it is
rarely | believe that great speed among
trotting horses is attained much earlier
than the tenth year. Doxter's greatest
public trot was made ia his tenth year;
and the stallion Ethan Allen has but re-
Gently made his best time at the advanc-
ed age of twenty years. The stable is
located on 26th ST., few doors west of
9th avenue. in miserable dirty, locality
abounding in unwholesome odors and
squalid tenements. was surprised to
find these valuable horses kept ia such
an atmosphere. Every thing connected
with the stable however is very clean aud
neat in all particulars. The building is
well ventilated and roomy. Carriage
room, and harness room in perfect order,
carriages and harnesses shining aud
bright as soap and water can make them.
Quite fortune is invested in this stable
and its occupants. Exact figures cannot
be known of course, but il rumor is at
all truthful considerably over one hun
dred thousand dollars is represented by
horse-aesh, AID other stable parapherna-
liza.
Visitors throng here from all parts of
the country daily, but none are admitted
without written order from Mr.. BoN-
NER. From here / walked over to
Broadway. Perhaps it will interest you
to hear something of the improvements
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