The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-13
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An Exciting Dash I'm Harlem Lame.
New York Correspondence Boston Journal.
I saw Bonner OH the road the Other
day. 1t is one of the sights of New
York. 1t is interesting to watch the
sensation he produces, though he ap-
peras every day. He come late on the
roa, but ,his coming is watched fol
Wild the greatest eAgerness by all
Glasses. He is very systematic, aud
can usually be seen turning into TIE
gate from Eighth Avenue about :
o'clock. His pleasure never interferes
with business his days work IS square
" }Qle Defee Ne leaves for his stable.
Htf q re which he puts on when ne
ptdp&lvs i6f the business of the fr0A :
Dexter is the fayorite with the public,
and they are usually gratified, especi-
ally ON o pleas1bt afternoon. Other
hQrf1s have had their brush and have
been led off foaming to the Shell The
piazzas of all the hotels that line the
road are crowded with horsemcn. and
the windows with lady friends. Spec
tatois with their teams draw up ON the
side of therOad TO await the great event
Of the day. During the meeting of
the two. conferences DC tho Methodist
Episcopal Church i'm New York last
week, It was estimated that two-thirds
Of the clergynlen went out ON Harlem
la9e 10 get sight at Dexter and his
HSh6us 0W11ef. Bonner makes his APP
pearance at a slow pace, apparently in
dldenpk to, the inllressieiIs Produced.
He watches to see that The coast Is clear
By comnnonconsent, wien Bonner APP
pears the road is cleared. a Dakota
Indian might fake lessons of Bonner
in his yells. As Dexter starts Oh his
course his driver can bc heard haifSa
mile off The excited throHg shout,
That's Bonnerm and all come TO their
fee5. The stcam fJisbes sbyawith the
aie6tliess Of tiie wind kand is Amit of
sight i'm an instant There are some
things that cannot be described-a pam
ic in Wall street, the inside of st. Pc
ter's, the harmony of an italian or
,ganist, the eolering of the great masters
in the Pitt Palace, the trotting of DeN-
ter, Hemoyes as no other horse moves;
he is the poetry OF motion. He does
not sprawl, throw his feet out or ling
them around, but seems 10 slide out of
himself, giving the idea that any
amount OF speed can bc obtained. He
is never exhausted, there is no exer-
ton, there Is no reserve of speed that
is peculiar. Go as fas. as he will, his
hoof can be as distinctly seen as when
he is on a slow foot. Horsemen say
that his speed has never been known.
and without controversy the palu is
awarded to him on all hands.
- A very exciting scene took pli,ee the
other day. a gray horse appeared OH
the road-a stranger To every one. The
speed Of the animal was marvellous.
Where the horse came from or to
wllom he belonged nobody seemed to
know The driver watched for Bon
ner. After a sharp contest lie ACTUALLY
distanced Dexter The thrill of excite
nlent was indiscribable. Bonner turned
his horse into the she'd and had him
1llankctcd. Wall street was scarcely
ever more excited than the road was
that afternoon. In, "A short time DeX-
ter reappear,sl, and here bis pale au-
tagonist was ready for the contest.
Bonner put up the top of his wagon,
which, as horscnen Know, makes Il
great difference in speed. The white
horse came tearing along at marvel
ous gait. Bonner spraiig to his feet
and gave n ;sereech thai might have
been heard in Westchester- county.
Dexter heard and understood the sig
nal, buckled 10 his work aud left the
white horse 80 far behind that he was
not 10 be Anentioned the same after
noon. Thunders of applause attended
Bonner on thcscourst., and as the Ring
of the road came back there We're hum
dreds that would have crowned him
with ilaurels. The feat of that after
noon induced horsemen to say that
Dexter is capable Of anything.