Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-20

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Fgeetwood Park Course Forty Ffve
Thousand Dollars Offered for ,Startle's
Peer. r..57a -ed
From w1lkes's Spirit ~ -.
Mr.. Bonner's famous four-year-old
colt Startle, by HamhletOnian, out of
Lizzie Walker by American Star, was
tried a mile in harness, with very
heavy weight u %, at Fleetwood Park,
on Friday. June 30. It will be remem-
bered that this c, DIT was bred by Mr..
Charles Backman, who sold him last
spring, when lust broken, to Mr.. Geo.
Alley. The latter rgentIemaniis oneof. the
best Judges of a young frotter in Amer
lea, and he took a great, fancy to Star
tie from observing that when going he
had the trick of his brother in blood,
Dexter, of waving his head from side to
side. So he purchased him for four
thousand dollars and matched him
against Lothoir, a colt with aigreat rep
utation in the, East. The trot took
place at Fleetwood Park in September,
when Startle distanced his opponent
the first heat in $50. He was, then
three years old, and was driven in that
race by the able trainer Carl Burr, who
had him a short time. After this no
table performance; Mr.. Bonner bought
Startle for twenty thousand dollars,
and sent him back to his trainer.
Z There he has been ever since, and we
learned from Carl Burr himself that
when the colt was brought down from
Comac on the Monday previous to the
recent trial, he had but very little fast
work only just enough to show that
he was on his gait. Unfortunately
Startle ccught little cold on the boat
coming down. had slight caugh, and
did not eat above half his usual quanti-
ty of feed. He is commonly a great
feeder. Still is was determined to send
him MILE. Mr.. George Alley Mr..
Shepherd F.fKnapp and Major Morton,
of Orange county, went into the stand to
take the time. The driver, Carl Burr,
was weighed, and found, to pull down
| 2O5 pounds, while the sulky was sixty
| five pounds. This is sixty-nine pounds
over the usual weight ofthe best driv-
ers (such as Mace and Roden) and their
sulkies. .s-s, ..,5. ssrl 5rat l.ass
Startle was then brought out, and
with him came Bruno, ridden by john
nv Murphy. This fine little horse
was only two weeks off grass, and very
| rank and fast. When Startle was
warmed up and showed his fine, pow
erful and even stroke, it was the gener-
| al opinion among the spectators that
he would trot in 1:30, or beat it, If the
great weight and the hilly third quar-
ter would not stop him.
! Atlength away he went, at trem-
| endous gait, and Bruno, nearly pulling
/ Johnny Murphy out of the saddle,
broke and foundered hopelessly SO
that hewas stopped. The colt went to
first quaiter pole in 35 seconds, the
ground being on the descent, the
course was not so solid and fast as
we have seen it, but good and safe
On to -the half-mile with thei Same
manificent and even stroke in I'm. lis
| went Startle. Then he soon struck the
rising ground, and that and the greaf
4 weight began to slow him. 1t was un
: fortunate, too, that there was no othel
i | horse with him now to arouse all his
ardor and Determination. But, for al
z that, he came home in I'm. 593 s., anC
| thus surpassed any other four-years ole
}. public trial or heat in race, to say
nothing of his extra weight. =.
4 We afterward looked him over in hi
/, box. He was not at all distressed il
J. wind, but we think he got q little leg
weary, the muscular system not haVlnl
: had fast use and work enough to max
4 it capable of answering with inpunit,
> such very great call upon his powers
HE was what we call "big," but ssthi
z was on the right side for his safety ant
|, future excellence. Ai
= That ne was not altogether hin1sel
, Carl Burr was salts fed; for he told u
g that he did not go up to the bit all tn
70 way in his usual even and resolut
manner, and he thinks that the coug
had fevered and weekend him, as we
!, as affected his appetite. Yet, with a.
}, the disadvantages under which the col
Iabored, it was an immense perform
ance.
~ Mr.. Bonner said he would give $40
900 for another colt of the same ag
It that would equal it, with the sam
~ weight, and he offered Roden a prem
Sium of $1,000 If he would find such.-