Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-07
From the Turf, Field ant Farm.
The New Trotter. Startle

On the authority Of Mr. Bonner, it was an
nounced, Friday morning ls,t, in the Turf,
fteid aud Farm, that Stsrtle would be given =
trial on Prospect PARK At o'clock that after
nooa. S;srtle hss not been handled single day
this spring by professional. Mr. Bonner has
gwen him all the work he has received He has
trottei fast quarters, halves and full miles, and
yet IN fll his speeding has not made single
break. This is remarkable. especially when we
remember the age Of the horse. The weather
wss very tuitry up 70 O'Clock on Friday. The
Thermometer stood ia front Of the Astor House
at 90 degrees IN the shade. Oppressive as the
air vas, Startle Was taken in the forenoon from
Mr.. Bonner's stable on Fifty-fith street, and
driven to Prospec: Park. long and exaspera-
ting drive.
About - O'Clock gale Of wind swept up
suddenly from the ocean, raising clouds Of dust
and clustering wildly over the track. number
Of ladies and gentlenen ksI assembled in the
club house to witness the exhibition announced,
and IS the wind rose higher sni higher many
expressed the fear that jhey would be dis.p-
pointed Experienced trainers !ookei at the
ediying clouds Of dlst, and grsvely shook their
heads. " I, IS impossible to make gooi time in
the lace Of a gale Ike this" they said. Mr.
Bcuaer, however, had announced q public exhi-
bi.iin Of speed, aud he was determined 10 give
il. no mstter how uuiaycrable the ciIcumstan-
ces-
S'srtle was put to tie sulky, and Mr George
Hopkins, oho had never pglei rein over him
but tTi-e, sni who couscqusa,ly could not
thoroughly understand the horse, got up behind
him. Iac judges took their places ia the stand,
Stsre was OIL The wini favored him the first
quarter, bat Mr.. HopSius failed 20 get him thor
oIghiy down 10 his work The quarter was
maie ir 81 seo1als. all people begsn 70 shake
their helis Tie half mile wss finished IN LII
Hopkins nov gave the horse hi- head, AMI he
t,o;tei f.ster snd more II ease, dJing the last
hsf mile in l:l0 81, zn5 the full mile in pa
- - wouierfl! performance - exclaimed
all, t1t sc7El wss on SIR. Bonner's face. Evi-
iel;y he was disappointed Il va NJ use to
ts.S Wiut, cloud, ot dlst, sal the condition Of
the clurse, tae track cupping badly in places.
Neither would be heel the argumen. that the
bore grs young sui t4r, the season early, the
weather Ge0iit4u1g. lie was disappointed, and
vss resolved jhat the mle should be repeated.
The Al-se c'J.ei on. vel, sli 10 thirty minutes
looked fresh LLi ttrlaz fle viai began
20 r'lT n1Te gently AMI i1iIy lu.ei
i'sef % s.ceq. StArt.e began his second ef-
flrt vel lie tr1tiet ssIsreiy ami steadily
no FlveTing, Ia Iuc nation % l-ave his
i,e-. lie maze the ifst glsrts- ~ s. - sec
lei., al with claer film tle cr0Ei crlssei
Iae la.-u..s IN l;ll, ,le three -q lar-e- pole vas
rssesel 10 1883 -, AL the mile was Completed
I1 = Do % :. s. shout w-1t u9 waeu the IA lzes
announced The letult, mi tae sc1el et Mr.
Hluu4.'s ts:s Ia. ger.Jrnslss Sts truly Won
ieriul IONS ier i-a mlmea-. Ol the lZ,h OF
May, Start e, sl-a no preparation bu. alAt his
owuer had given him, ans nor five yel-s old
uat! l-cslsy, May li.h, on a -racS none the