The sun., 1872-11-18
THE FLOODED HORSES.
Braclna Atmosphere Clio nddenina the
Owners Of the Turf Horses.

A BracIns Atmosphere Claadeniaa the
Owners of the Turf Horses.
The relapse OF the horse disease has as
sumed q singular phase. Cabs and common stock
either esoepe II, or slightly attacked, while
blooded horses are seriously afflicted. In the
stables of the stage lines and routes no
thing new h developed, and feeling Of ecbs-
dence prevails. While the present bracing
weather iests there is no cause for despondency.
None OF Mr.. Bonners horses have been at
tackled, and every precaution agsinst " 10 teken.
His noble animals will probably escape.
The stock In Commodore vanderbilt's stable
shows no symptoms of dropsy, and Mr.. Wander
blt confidently expects to avoid ". Tho loss OF
his entire stud would not be 50 severely felt as
Mr.. Pcppari, ~ Mcrcor street, has fort y-threo
hprscs. All wore seriously w with the epizootic
dies, using his horses a. little az pos be and then
gently. hut four Of his animals have been
cred. He attrlbutcs thc present trouble TO the
poisonous medicines given while his hurree were
SIX ehd accepts inc the1y aavaaoGa aa Iaot oy % @
| posed upon horse recovering from the nrrt
attack would provoke moro dangerous dis-
! case. He thinks that Commodore Nanderbnts
| Mountain Boy might not hive died II he had
not been driven and "brished" on the road
Canary & Nortons stables have 40 hor.es.
| For the former malady tho only remedies all
minlstered were ether, nitro, and laudanum.
| To facilitate tho nostril dischage, Mr.. Canary
! used compound OF tar, ginger and honey lie
fused to give either when the stock was CON
yalgscing care was taken not 10 oyorwork II, the
stalls were kept well cleansed, only soft ICED
| WAS given, and tho horses were all blankcted
after use to prevent catching cold. These pre-
| cautions worked admirably ard no case of
| he believed the milder disease would develop
! into something moro serious the slandcrs or q
| mirable success He thinks tina. the poisonous
| drugs heretofore administered have been mainly
instrumental In bringing gu the present SERIOUS
MOUNTAIN BoYs Brn1oRES.
Com. yauderbilt's horse Mountain hoy, who
died on Friday last Of the eplLOOtg disease, was
a bay eeiding, nfteen hands high. lie was foaled
| In ls6n sired by Mr.. Robert Bonners famous
stallion Edward Everett his dam beIns S by 9d hfSd
| In Orange county by n Mr.. bingham and wps
called the Bingham colt. When Aye years old
ward Com. Vanderbilt purchased him Of hr.
Minleld) is n bay horse, foaled in lSj5 got by
i,ysdyk's nan5leionisI, dam by imported
By SSSn o Orange ~ F"pGtSI eoSS who sSa
| him Ia 1850 TO Mr. bonner. This celebrated stall
ion e the sire OF joe EilGtt who trossed a mile
| VERY beat tro.tlng horses on the turf. Mountain
Boy was u horse of wonderful speed. lie trotted
| he had had the right trimming when he first mp
pcarcd on the turf lac would have ma.le pbene-
! queen ~ tho turf. Lady Thorne, at staten
| leland. Wnvcflcy, aud Saratoga
oruru uoHsEs.
| The famous tIOttng horse Dreadnaught,
owned by Mr Thomas Rogers, died in the early
! uag. of last week. lie was eight ycars old
/ color, Gneiy formed, and possessed Of grand
| trottins aotlon. lie WAS trained for the turf 10y
hlcck Patterson, and tr1tted number n vi raeSs s.
had record Of ~ and trotted Two miles MI as In
~ Sys[ fsl'T@S Ss;de NE TSs sy y"t&ea StSs M Ses
| Lottery died on Saturday morning, the ltth
inst. He was sired by Hambletonian, dam by
Mormon Morgan. He was nine years old last
| May. Lottery was nftcen hands three inches
high, Of an iron-grayicoor. and Of great trott M
| action. lie was In the hands OF Honest Dan
| P.Gor, and began HE trotting In the spring Of
| ISL. He trottcd a number OF races that year,
showing great endurance IN all his contests.
| During last summer he trotted Ia all the princ-
! pal purses for horses that bad never beaten 30,
aud showed that he was an improving morse
| giving promise of trotting down in the twentes.
| lie had record OF 2s1, ana was valued AT x.O,-
90. Lottery. died Of drorsy, which set IN on
The ceebrated trotte. Western New York,
that has made his mile IN 2sa. owned BY
| Mr.. Dennisou, has succumbed TO the opiLOotic.
lie died last week. Mr.. Meseroles dun trntter
O L. fo1 died on saturday l0th Inst. There
who are very sick nd IN precRrious condition.
The celebrated trick horse Excelsior, owned by
n1 nan 1g bcrso ,nn .etasS nina
All Intelligence that was almoet human, and in
tablean pieces and post'uing, which was the
grcater part OF his business he was pronounced
by all To he the hAndsomest horse they ever saw.
The two-year-old bay colt CBvour, by Tom
Patchcn out of Black Topsy, owned by Mr.. J.
g Runkle o. Maine, died on Monday last from
the preyailng horse epidemic. C-,vour WINS
entered In the Spirit Of u.e Times stake Of 1873.
| Mr.. John W. COnley's stable OF horses is having
the epidemic In mild form. Blackwood rs the
worst of the lot, having symptoms Of swelling IN
the legs.
The famous trotting mare SontaR died In West
Mlbury, Mass, on the nth inst. sontag wal
foaled In ls+0 her sire being Harris : lianble-
tOnian. In 1855 she beat Flora Temple In 2:Sl
In atwo-mile race with Flora shc won the nrsi
heat In b0T
HOW MR.. BONNER TRgATs HIS HOUSES
| Mr. Bonner drove every horse Ia his stable
giving them ordinary exercise as far as the reser
| yolr, allowing them TO take their own time and
| gait. He has had the most remarkable success
| In the treatment of HIS horaes, as his stock ART
all well, through the most untlring exertioni
and care on the part Of Mr.. Bonner and DR.. Bry.
den. Mr.. T. b. Wallace Ia pursuing the same
routine, adopted on the ground that a moderate
amount OF exercise is more beneficial than any
| other treatment.
| All Of Carl Burr's stock OF trotters on LonI
| Island, about thirty head, are down with tn,
horse disease. Nothing serious, however. Bur
has in his charge Mr.. Parker three -Old-col
Prospero which he purchased for $sO,OND.