Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-26

the worse calamity Of fire.
THE OK.
We are glad to see that many gentle
men in this city have already made eff
forts looking to the early supply Of the
hauling market with steers, so that our
cotton business a go on as usual. 1t
is unnecessary to particularize individ-
ual effort in this respect; it is enough 70
state that all are working energetically
for their individual, and at the same
time for the public good.
FATAL CASES.
We heard of three fatal cases in this
city Yesterday. The animals that died
were all valuable ones. Last night
there we're numbers so badly off that
they were expected to peg out " soon.
PARTICULARS OF THE DEATH OF
MOUNTAIN BOY"
From the New York SUM-
Commodore Vanderbilt's famous trOt-
ting horse, Mountain Boy, died at eight
O'Clock yesterday morning. About three
weeks ago he began TO cough, and it
was thought at first that be had con-
tracted the then prevailing horse mala-
dy; but as there was no discharge from
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a cold, and the usual remedies for such
affections We're administered.
Last Saturday Mountain Boy was
seized with wind collie. DR.. jackson,
Veterinary Surgeon of the Harlem Rail
road stables, was instantly summoned,
and the sick animal was cOnfided to his
exclusive care. The Doctor remained
with his patient by day and night until
/ the nohTa hnrua l-,u- Afa Lot 10Th IN
Wednesday he announced a change tor
the worse, as symptoms of lung fever
were apparent. Everything that eXpe-
rience could suggest was done for the
suffering horse, but ii awaited nothing.
Last evening a Sun reporter called
upon Commodore Vanderbilt, and after
a~pologizing for the intrusion, asked the
great HORSEPOWER for Mountain Boys
pedigree, and for the particulars Of his
illness and death. The reporter received
a pleasant welcome.
MOUNTAIN BOYS ILLNESS.
Mr.. Vanderbilt (sadlyl-Yes, Noun
tain Boy is dead.
Reporter-DO you know the cause of
his death?
Mr.. Vanderbilt-The immediate cause
was lung fever, though it was probably
superinduced by other diseases. Last
Saturday he had a very serious attack Of
wind collie, and for ten days previous to
that time he had had a slight cough,
which was believed to be a symptom of
the prevailing distemper. VIM. Reed,
the manager of my stables, gave him
simple medicines, and / used the horse
gently. His condition gave me no
anxiety until he was seized with the
collie, but from that moment l gave 10
all hope of his recovery. 1t was the Sc
verest attack l ever knew. He lost his
appetite and never rallied in the least.
Reporter-You feel his loss keenly, do
you not?
Mr.. Vanderbilt-Indeed, sir, / do. He
was the kindest and best of horses; he
was without a fault. His gentle and af-
fectionate disposition endeared him to
me; l never had a horse | loved so well.
He bad noble qualities as well as good
ones. He was the strongest horse for
his size l ever saw. The only blemish
he ever had was the corns which trOu-
bled him when he was on the course.
They were the result of mismanage-
ment. | withdrew him from the course,
personally attended to his feet, used the
GOod-EnOugh shoe, and for two years
past no horse ever had sounder feet.
A PRICELESS ANIMAL.
Reporter-Did you set any price upon
Mountain Boy?
Mr.. Vanderbilt-No! Dollars and
cents could not value him. 1 would
rather have lost one hundred thousand
dollars, for the money could have been
made again, but Slowly and sadly
Mountain Boy can never be replaced.
RepOrter-Did ne cost you a large
sum?
Mr.. Vanderbilt-Hes. 1 paid a large
price for him. | have never told any
person what the amount was, and l
promised the man from whom | pur-
chased him that l would not. But hes
itatingly) he cost me an immense sum
Of money.
RepOrter-What is his pedigree?
Mr.. Nanderbilt-He springs from
HambletOnian stock. He was foaled in
Newburg, New York, and was driven
before an ice-cart in that place before !
bought him. Neither the mare nor his
sire las any record that l know of, ]
think Mr.. Bonner owns his sire at pres
ent.
RepOrter-What is Mountain Boys
record?
Mr.. Nanderbilt-His best time was
30. -Four years ago he was matched
Boston against Lady Thorne. The
Boy beat her six C out OF eleven, the
three best straight heats being inside of
2:2l. But he was not in condition then,
and ought not to have been put on the
course on account of his corns. He has
made a quarter mile in thirty-one sec
Onds. This is the fastest time ever made.
ReporteT-DO you think he could have
beaten Dexter's time?
DEXTER's RIVAL.
Mr.. Vanderbilt always said he was
the best horse ! ever saw, and / think so
yet. He " went on the course in
condition; was never thoroughly
trained. | bought him when he was six
years old, and have owned him six. He
had just reached the right age, was with
out fault or blemish, reliable in every
way, and could, after training, have
beaten any horsein the world. Slowly, |
and with emphasis he vas the fastest
horse in the world.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was deeply depressed,
rs a parent at the loss of a child. One
Of his idols is removed, and he suffers as
strong men do when bowed with
grief.
Mountain Boys grave is a plat one
hundred feet by forty feet, and is within
he building occupied as q carriage house
and stable. The plat was formerly used
% exercise horses in, but ii is now conse
to the Commodore's favOrite.
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