The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-10
NEWS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1873.
Death Of Famous Horses from the
\ Epidemic. .s-r-rl

The relapse of the horse disease
has assumed q singular phase.
Cab and common stock either es-
cape it, or are slightly attacked,
while blooded horses are seriously
afflicted.
Commodore Vanderbilt's horse,
Mountain Boy, who died on Fri:'l
day last of the epizootic disease,
was bay gelding, fifteen hands
high. He was foaled in 1860,
sired by Mr.. Robert Bonner's, fam
Gus stallion, Edward Everett, his
dam being BY Gridley's Roesbuck,
= son OF Blackbird. He was bred
in Orange county, by Mr.. Bing-
ham, and was called the Bingham
colt. When five years old he trot-
ted and won q race over q heavy
half mile track, making q mile in
2:29. Soon afterward Mr.. Van
derbilt purchased him OF Mr..
Bingham. His sire, Edward Ev-
erett, (late Major Winfield) is a
bay horse, foaled in 1855, got by
Rysdyk's Humbletonian, dam by
imported Margrave, granddam by
Trumpeter. He was bred by A.
Lilburn, OF Orange county, who
sold him in 1869 70 Mr.. Bonner.
This celebrated stallion is the sire
of Joe Elliott, who trotted a mile
in 2:l51, also Of Judge Fullerton,
one OF the very best trotting
horses on the turf Mountain
Boy was a horse of wonderful
speed. He trotted a.half mile in
LOG, and has q record of 2:204.
II he had had the right training
when he first appeared on the turf
he would have made a phenome-
non. He trotted several races,
and beat the queen Of the turf,
Lady Thorn, at Staten Island,
Waverly and Saratoga.
The famous trotting horse
Dreadnaught, owned by Mr.. Thos.
Rodgers, died lately. He was
eight years old. Dreadnaught was
I51 hands high, of a sorrel color,
finely formed, and possessed Of
great trotting action. He was
trained for the turf by Alex. Pat
terson, and trotted a number of
races. He was an improving horse
of great speed. He had q record
of 2:27, and trotted two miles in
$3.50 over Fleetwood. He was
valued at $4,000
Mr.. Samuel Truesdelps gray
trotting gelding, Lottery, died on
Saturday morning, the 18th inst.
He was sired by Hambletonian,
dam by Norman Morgan. He was
nine years old last May. Lottery
was fifteen hands and three inches
high, OF great trotting action. He
was in the hands of honest Dan
Pifier, and began his trotting in
the spring Of 1871. He trotted a
number of races that year, show
ing great endurance in all his con-
tests. During last summer he
trotted in all the principal purses
for horses that had never beaten
2:25, and showed that he was an
improving horse, giving promise
of trotting down in the twenties.
He had q record of 2:27, and was
valued at $4,000. Lottery died
OF dropsy, which set in on Thurs
day, and he sank rapidly.
The celebrated trotter, Western
New York, that has made his mile
in 1929, owned by Mr.. Dennison,
has succumbed to the epizootic.
He died last week. Mr.. Mese.
roles dun trotter, G. L. Fox, died
on Saturday, the 18th inst. There
are also q number of other. first
class trotters who are sick and in g
prscarious condition.
The two-year bay colt, Cavour
by Tom. Patchen, out OF Black
Topsey, owned by Mr.. j. c. Run
kle, of Maine, died on Monday last
from the prevailing horse epidemic
Cavour was entered in the Spirit
of the Times stake of 1873.
The famous trotting Sontag dice
in West Milbury, Mass, on thu
18th inst. Sontag was foaled il
1916, her sire being Harris Ham
bletonian. In 1856 she boat Flori
Temple in 2:3l. In q two-miI
race with Flora she won the frs
heat in 5:07.