The New York herald., 1878-11-08
MR.. BONNER'S NEW PURCHASE.
EDWIN FORREST, ANOTHER TRorTINa PHENoM-
ENoN-REcoRD 2:14}.

EDWIN FORREST, ANOTHER TRorTINa PHENoM-
ESoN-gEcoRD 2:143.
Mr.. Robert Bonner purchased last week from
Charles S. Green the well known trainer and driver
of trottng horses Edwin Forrest. the trotter. for
$4,000, and be is At Mr.. Bonners farm in West
chester county. where the Spirit Of the Times said
of his great performance at Hartford last he
Is exhibiting fight Of speed such as was never be-
fore seen" Edwin Forrest is bay. trife over six
teen hands high being nearly inch higher at his
withers than he is behind He has good legs and feet
he does not burdened with muscle. he is most
gracefully finished from muzzle to tail. He trots
with his head well up and makes . grand ap-
pearance when in action. His gait is rapid
and square and level witnessed.
He rots with ease to himself and is easily handled.
1t Is certain that he has trotted half miles In O3 to
1:04. and quarters in 80 seconds. Edwin Forrest
foaled the property of Mr. James Haddock. at
Harrisonville Cass county, Miss. He sired by
Brannocks Edwin Forrest. Jr., and he by Joe Down
ing. who the sire of Dick Jameson.
the dam Of Edwin Forrest. Jr.. being by the
celebrated four-mile horse Wagner. The dam of
Edwin Forrest was by Flight. by Leviathan. His
grandsm came from Tennessee. but his dam was
foaled in Missouri. Edwin Forrest was foaled in
April 1871 broken to saddle when four years DID, and
previous to this he had struck trot pace
he was natural racker and 'fox trotter." as his
breeder stated it, He was broken to harness and
verted into trotter by G. H. Conkling trainer. Of
Kansas City. He converted by shoeing with one
pound shoes in front and twelve ounce toe-weights
Last year, 1877. he was entered through the
circuit of Michigan. His very unsatisfac-
tory he distanced in every he started in
After the circuit he placed in the hands Of A.
Miller. Of Georgetown, Ky. Miller entered him in
race at Lexington. where after showing half-mile
in 1:03, he shut out in the race He afterward
at Lexington trotted another race, where he got
record of 2:25k-225x. with which he closed his six
year-old career. Edwin Forrest was placed in the
hands Of Gus Gldden at the early part of the past
trottng season. whose superior skill in the manage
ment OF horses Of mixed gaits Is universally ac-
knowledged Glidden used pound shoes. with six
ounce weight on foot and four ounce on the
other. and he able to count upon the horse
for comparative steadiness well as speed and he
was entered in all the purses for which he
was eligible in the circuit. At Toledo he
won in straight heats, best time 2:23, and
people awoke to the fact that Edwin Forrest
was trotter. At Cleveland the following
week. in race with eleven starters, he
won the last three heats Of the race in 2:19A-
22OH-2:1Sx At Buffalo, soon afterward, he won in
straight heats in 2:2O-2:20h-2:20&. In the fourth
heat of race at Utica Edwin Forrest came from the
to front with burst Of speed that amazed all
beholders and caused Charley Green to make asrush
for the and secure Q refusal of the horse at
$4,000 within fve minutes. This bargain
summated at Hartford soon afterward, and Mr. Green
became the sole possessor Of this wonderful trotter.
Mr. Green wisely did not start him in his class at
Hartford He had not time to learn the ways Of the
horse and he did not like to trust him with his old
trainer after what he had 1t Utica. Mr. Green.
however, on the last day of the meeting at Hartford.
Immediately after Rarus had trotted against time and
made three heats in 2:1b-213H IA :13A-wiping ont
Goldsmith Maids 2:14-brought Edwin Forrest out
on the track and gave him trial before the immense
concourse Of people there assembled The Spirit Of
the Times gives the following account Of the perform
ance Of the beautiful bay':-
Scarcely interest attached to the exhibition Of
speed by Edwin Forrest than to the performance of
Rarus himself. Such tales had been told of the
derful speed Of the horse. his career had been so
brilliant for month previous, WHILE In addition, the
disgraceful that had been made Of him in Utica
and his purchase by Charles Green for 900 cash.
mouth Of everybody and all felt intensely interested
in what he would do, although It was mere exhibi-
ton with no record attached He labored under the
disadvantage that his driver had had scant time to be
acquainted with him, and az he borethe reputa-
ton of being peculiar horse and very bad breaker
many horsemen had discounted failure for him.
Under these circumstances the Of the exhibit
ton startling. and shows that Rarus has formid
abls rival and probable conqueror. 1t
o mere exhibition, with no record attached
but the time was taken with the same care as
Correct m were The rst trial followed the ais Of Rarus
and the mile was trotted without break. He went
the quarter pole in "a seconds from there to the
half his speed terrific, making the second
quarter In 32H seconds and reaching the half
In 1O6k. The pace was slower during the last
half but he went to the thrcequarter pole In 40L
and finished the mile in the splendid time Of 2l4h.
His second trial, although in slower aggregate time
developed still moro astonishing speed, and was q
greater performance. The quarter was reached In
33 u seconds and up the backstretch he exhibited
flight of speed such was never before seen any
track. ever 2:0O gait was struck by trotter it
was by Edwin Forrest during this quarter, and he
would inevitably have reached the haf-mile pole In
1:Ol had he not left his feet when within about
hundred and fifty yards of that point, As this
noted sympathetic "Oh was heard from nearly every
spectator, who expected to the horse in accord
ance with his reputation and previous performances
come TO q standstiu and lose eight ten seconds be-
fore he would again get in motion. Green. he sub
sequently confessed to the writer, expected nothing
less the breaks Of the horse being much
to him to the public but he used his skill to catch
him. and TO his surTse and the surprise OF all he was
under full headway again after the break had lasted
some twenty yards, and few by the half in the
founding time Of 05A. trottng the second quarter,
with the break, In 81 seconds. Green knew he had
not lost much by that break, but when another
Cured before the middle of the third quarter had
been reached ne gave up and had no enpectation ion
horse again nicely but did not hurry him, passed
the three-quarter pole In 40A, and was quite
o distance down the homestretch when friend, who
had run up there. motioned him to go From
that point out Forrest sent along and finished
the mile In 2.l6 ana tncre can De ltte doubt, II
Green had been of the terrible rate at which
he had travelled during the first half. and had kept
him up to his speed, that he would have troted tho
He s only years old. This is his second
on the turf and when he becomes fully hardened and
his owner and driver learn to detect the indications
that he Ia ION his toes there is apparent limit to
his possibilities. The strife between him and Rarus
is now fairly inaugurated and whenever they appear
TO contend against each other the spectators will
flock in by the tens Of thousands
The above performance is the fastest troted by
a horse years old, which is the age Of Edwin
Forrest and is the fastest mile trotted this season.
which has been prolific Of fast troting. except by
Rarus.
Mr. Bonner first heard of Edwin Forrest year ago.
when he was In Kentucky Then 1t was claimed that
hors1 " urorld oii1b fxrna