The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-06
OUR IRoTrINa HORSES.
Scenes ON the Macomb's Dan, Road-Thc Old
Days Of the Hazard uouee, Red House,
md Cato's-NNhatR Robert Bonner IA done
for Brecders-J Miuutea I, oaiuat o,t1


Days Of the Hazard Hou.c, Red House,
nndCato's-Whnt Robert Bonner has done
Tor Brecders-3 Minutes against 2i17.
A ride over the Macomb's Dam road will salts
~ any one that horsetrottng stands at the head Of
American pasimes. The coarse, dun. lumoering
dru1ge of years AGO has been transformed into tho
fleet, silky symmetrical, intelligent, never.iiring
trouer that fits the road apparently conscious
OF his beauty and power. Horse men OF to-day. as
they look upnn their thoroug hbreds and calmly talk
81 thirty MS jogging gait scarcely give hought to
the not very remote period when mile In three
minutes was considered wonderful
THE FIRST rRorr1So Ntrcn on RECORD
was made against tme. The bet was $1,000 that no
horse could be procured which could trot mile In
three minutes. The wager was accer ted. but the
odds In favor OF tie old Scythc-Bearer were i'm
mense. horse called Boston Blue brought to
the score. no won. gained great renown. and was
purchased at high fgurc by Cooper, the celebrated
tragedan, for his private use He drove him fro
Cueuty between New York and Philadelphia.
But wo will not 30 further back than the
time when tie Third avenue was In its Glory
~ q road for trotters; when Edwin Forrest and
Of speed on the track. $40 a reckless gait on the
road, and that rate only attained by a few, whose
fame was spread far and wide.
OLD TnoTrEns.
We recall the names Of Washington, Dutchman.
Torgallant, Cato, Screw Driver, Andrew jackson,
Bcppo, Awful, Lady Suffolk, Columbus The ice
Pony Dread, whulebone, Confidence, Independence,
Moscow. Repton. Peggy MCGEE Ctyuga Maid Jn.
X. Polk, Benny Boy Prospect, and others, who
were then the fleet PAGERS OF tie day.
In ls3i, trottng horses. among which the above
were shni lights, began TO attract much attention
and new imuuse was given TO breeding and train
Ing. Formers in tlc North and West were awakened
TO the necessity OF larger Infusion O blood into tho
sluggish native stock and IT, that end imported from
TIC GA World the most ilustrious raci"C sires which
money could buy. Dams we're selected with tho
greatest care, ami from this introduction NJ Li.h
mciuc our up-t9p totters have been produced.
ltht mas becn reduced IRON the neichhorhood oi
uinutcs TO sl7A, and 3minute mugs have become as
| plcnuiul as blaekbeuics.
TO ROBERT noSSrn
TIE breeders OF the trotng horse arc vastly indebted
| for their success The prices NC has paid to tccumo
tue owner OF thc leotest rotters they appeared in
uubc. have enIiched the fortunate ones on whose
| reos he colts were dropped. A. late IS 1855, Mr.
Bon' or BEGAN his career the road TIE ow et Of
little bay pony, vhic soon proved too slow for lis
eo-a cad ideas, and was succeeded by Honest Peter,
he team Peacock and Boston, for which the rornd
| sum oi $500 was paid. Dresden followed II 81 600
Then came in rapid succession Flntbush Maid al
| 1880, the beaut III Peerless at 5000 L-ntern an
Light AZ $1,000. Lady Palmer at 81 900. Lady Wood
run at $500 the Auburn horse died. at $4,000 the
| nnaprroache roadster Poca lontas at $50, 900,
Dexter at sS3 0O0 Bruno Mt So 900, Joe Elliott
e GS o m 9R ialSo and o. ,ay
10000. as most dtting to become the sire of the
string OF trutters which Mr.. Bonners stable Of won
/
such fabulous figures the premium Il is no wonder
that speed, endurance, and beauty have been con-
Tor the spirit whic Mr. Bonner inan :ur1ted has be-
come widespread, and there Ia sc ircey a town Of
any pretension which does not boast OF its trotins
| track
| scESE ON THE ROAD.
On the Macombs Dam road this marveIou, i'm.
| provement is mos, marked Tor New York will have
| the best no matter nj what cost. Scores OF gen.
tlemen OF weaAh competitors for the lead This
fact is abundanuy proven by what a SUN reporter
trotters. Bonner CHANGED TO be driving Joe Elliott,
and judging from the free, easy stride OF the famous
ySangser, he Is destined At no distant day to show
| surgne along on the crown OF the road Jehind
Mountain Boy and Myron Perry; Frank Work was
guidEg his powerful long-striding Idol Jo-se Mar.
| shall held the ribbons behind shark Frince the
owner Of Finnegtn. noted stopper. bred by Mr..
| Alexander OF Kentucky, aud now In training TO
| meet his enga ements on the track, wns driving
Young Wilkes, one OF tie most perfect aud leetest
sorrel are Lazy len, the beat OF Eth1ns get
j. b: Fe'lows's magnificent foUr-inaud which trot
mile in three minutes; Sheriian Shocks cciebrs.
tel pacing team was dasning In his wake; the noted
Methodist ciass-lcader followed shouting to n pow
sTiIl black, s,epPer raie,y beaten 10 brush
road, was making himsef better Snown. Among
| iae Others were W. Hullahans brown horse Geo.
'uns Bud Ron, why gray win tremendous
stride; De Forrest, Wt'h his SINGING little Wasp
Panic. Butler, Butcher Boy, Kate KlTkw cod. aud
| roVt Of o'hers, named und UNDERSIGNED, who aew
pas; - rapidly hut before tho reporter could ance
| throng.
Al were magnificent specimens OF horsenesh.
Uc. afchlng NECK, Tree, open action, fautlers
imps-n fine, the unmistnkable sicr, Of igh breed.
ltg, in suouE contrast viii rcCuectiuns OF ne
lhir' avenue troior OF q G OdcI time. thick set.
4HEerbt AIDED pulling brood, devoid uI every point
VI leuuty. and which required tie united effort OF
rein and Nhp to develop tier grand three.u,inuto
sait. Blood has Unused diligence intelligence
has be- often docy, Tor the me tied trotters OF to-
day secm under the most perfect control, read, at
Homents notice to obef the wurd o. the driver
without alN lURuiuR the hit Wligh
Wer lines WAS considered niispensable I'm real
'ruter In those da,s, the harder you pulled the
-reter tie speed, and tie moment you Stacked, the
brush was ended. 10 drive mile ut speed required
| the strength aud endurance ~ a Hiram Woodruff
Happily for Young America, their pa-tmc is attend
ed it'll less labor tlan Eel TO toe ut OF those no
Lrst INTRODUCED trOtting as AL American spvTt.