The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-23
COL. DEM. -. VOL. XXXVI-. NO. 27.


In the next stall stands the gray mare
Peerless, 81 daughter of American Star
and Messenger marc. Like Dexter,
she was bred in that nursery for fast
horses, Orange county, and like him
also was educated by Hiram Woodruff,
who drove her public mile to wagon
in 2:23l-a performance which only
Dexter has surpassed. Peerless has prov
ed a failure as a brood mare, but is a
favorite roadster with Mr.. Bonner, who
often drives her double with the veteran
Lantern, the two making fine and
fast team.
Lantern comes next, and 1t is only the
curve OF the back that shows his age, for
his eye is as bright and his legs as clean
as on the day he trotted his famous
double team match against Ethan Allen
and mate fourteen years ago. Although
twenty-four years old he is still fast and
makes an elegant companion for Peer.
less, few being able to pass them on
the road. In the next stall stands the
California mare Princess, the once fa-
nous opponent Of Flora Temple. She
was purchased as a brood mare, to be
mated with Edward Everett, the sire of
Joe Elliott, Judge Fullerton and Startle,
and she has long been quite lame, but
1t is anticipated that she will soon re-
cover. From her union with Hamble.
tonian sprang Happy Medium.
The stout black colt in the adjoining
box Is Membrino BERTHE, Mr.. Bonner's
latest purchase. Bred by DR.. Herr, of
Lexington, Kentucky. This colt aston
ished everybody by trotting mile, last
fall, when two years old, over the Gin
cinnati course, in 2:i1, and repeating it
in half an hour afterward in 2.43l. He
has since trotted in 2.36i but not being
thoroughly acclimated Mr.. Bonner
does not propose hurrying him. He is a
handsome colt, wonderfully developed
for three year old, and will assuredly
make fast trotter in time. The bay
horse in the mex: box ranks higher In
Mr.. Bonner's esteem. This is the four
year old colt Stai tie, by Edward Everett,
which was purchased from George Alley
last fall for $40 1000, Immediately after
winning the three year old stakes, dis
tancing his opponent, Lothair, in the
fast time of 2:36i. Startle has massive,
muscular quarters, indicating the pos
session of immense power. Perhaps no
colt ever made such rapid progress in
trotting speed as this horse, for when
Carl Burr purchased him, in June last
year, he could not beat $3.50, and in the
following September he won his first
race in 1884. Last month Mr.. Bonner
drove him a mile on the Fleetwood
park course, Oh n slow track, in 2:2S,
and had the day and course been favor
able, he could have reduced the time
considerably. As Startle is only four
years old, he has plenty of time for
maturing and improving, and eXper-
fenced judges believe that, when Dex-
ter's time Of ZIG is surpassed, Startle is
the horse destined TO do it.
The bay gelding Joe Elliott next
shown, trotted a heat over the Seacau-
Gus course, New Jersey, in 1869, in 2:54,
his name then being Boyant Colt. Mr..
Bonner paid $4,000 for him, and plac.
ed him with Carl Burr for training. A.
few weeks ago he made mile on the
Fleetwood course in 2:15!. Bruno oc.
cupies the next box, and never was In
more superb condition than now. Since
Mr.. Bonner bought him of Mr.. Phyfe
he has greatly improved his speed. AS
q four year old he made the best record
in public race, trotting mile In 2:30
in gale of wind. With his sister,
Brunette, he made also the fastest
double team time, having trotted mile
in 2:2Ji Last on the list stands Poca-
hontas, the beautiful daughter of the
famous pacing mare of the same name
and Ethan Allen. A mare of more per-
feet symmetry and beauty was never
foaled her action when in motion is
the perfection Of trotting, combining
case, elegance, power and speed in ar
extraordinary degree. She has trotted
only one race in public, namely, against
Blackstone Belle at Boston, which she
won easily. 1t is said an amount even
larger than that paid for Dexter was
paid for her. That Mr.. Bonner in pur.
chasing her was not mistaken, appears
from the fact that she has since trotted
a mile under saddle, ridden by John
Murphy, in 2:1SI. She is an excellent
team mare, and there need not be mucf
surprise If next season she and Bruno
make the best time ever made by {
double team. From, the Neo York 4ri
Jlme.