Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-03

q Them-That RECORD of W. 49,
derbtlt,s Pair.
yes sir; have In this stable ten of the be It
n nUrssS known," said Robert Bonner, a few
1ssopplngS SINCE, as be leaned against the gate
Ol Dexters stall. groom was brushing the
SHINING coat OF the famous animal. while the no
rs famous owner looked on with pleased in.
And that" suggested the writer, s.is con-
SIDERABLE for one man to sayl"
u remember" replied Nj. Bonner with re-.
the playful risk Of Dexter's neeis under the
currycomb, hat years ago, while was an
apprentice In the old Coarant Office at Hartford
! read an incident in the life Of John Randolph
Inc Ola man had delivered powerful speech.
ana friend, In cOngratulating him. said, 1t Is
SIMPLY unanswerabler The statesman CURLY
replied; IT was not made, sir, to be answered ~
here MT. Bonner turned and added:
so feel equally forGified against contradlc-
Uon Wnen say that under this roof are ten Of
the pest trotting horses in tAis world. Come.
III show them to you! Pat, take the blanket OF
"There," continued his owner as he led the
way into the neat and commo1iouS box-Staii,
"is why, gritty fellow, see. He's all nerve
John Taylor Is deep bay, high, ran5y, ner-
vou5 and gamey. His sinews might De OF IT
gut, and though his parentaye Is OBJ cure, ne
mas the patent OF noble blood in the tnln, sl5sy
neck and red ruined eye. He was born 10 le''.
and In the fall of 1876 made public record ol
2:25 on Fleetwood, which Is slow track.
The first time" said Mr.. Bonner, that Tay-
l0r and Music were ever In harness together
they trotted a mile to road wagon on my three
quarter track at Tarrytown In 2:23. Ana tnay
are the only pair that ever did is'
Mr.. vanderbilSs Lady Mao and Small Hopes
a:9a.1 ''''' IOWA 0'O' ''~''
"Now, must tell you something that Is little
Known and has never been published" replied
Mr.. Bonner. '.Mr- VanderblltS patr are said ID
have made that time before road-waSon with
top. On the contrary, It was very lsn,
pounds lighter than the lightest top waS N
that Mr. Vanderbilt drives And now ABOUT the
time OF that performance. Three gentlemen
held the timers on that occasion. They Wee
4essrS- Sheppard Knapp Dean Sage, an exte1-
stve lumberman OF Albany. and a son Of II. W.
Sage, OF Brooklyn, and George b. Alley, VINO Mt
Vanderbilt's pair at that time In 2:23ll; Mr.Slga
made 1t 2:234, but Mr.. Alley said 2:23, and tae
last was, as you know, given to the public as
the time La which Small Hopes and Lady Mac
made that mile on Fleetwood"
but why such an unwarrantable conces-
Mon?" inquired the writer, In utter surprise.
asked Mr. Knapp about it, and his words wsrs
these: We thought we would give Mr.. Wander
bilt the benefit Of the fraction OF second 3d."
a9oed Mr; Bonner, "as Taylor here and my
MUSIC have pulled road wagon over three
quarter track In 2:23, say that they are the
only pair which have ever made that wonder
The statement from such a source cannot for
moment be doubted, and WILL indeed, be
surprise to horsemen who have hitherto con-
ceded TO MI Vanderbiits pair the palm oa OF sd
quainted with such matters one little quarter
OF second would seem small consideration.
q 2:2s gait horse must cover nearly forty feet
of space to every second OF time, it will be seen
that the quarter second Is of the utmost imoor-
lance, and might win or lose q race.
:.And now here is Music, VINO helped Taylor
to make that time,' said Mr.. Bonner, as he
opened the gates Of stall, than which many
the night before. Il may as We'll say ayr ri ta
here" added the gentleman, shat with the
ribbons over the back Of this mare and Grafton
onsern mat 'Ian x eser Sas I'll p
present owner0 half-mile to road-Wagon in
2:O6H and mile to road wagon in 2:21s1. This
remembered that the wonderful horse Startle
has carried Mr.. Bonner quarter to road
wagon at 2:10 gait, the statement that Music
anu G1aeo h nave hoIren NUM- 10 tasaer Iaan ne
the possibilities Of horses to pole as compared
with performance In harness.
A groom, while Mr.. Bonner was speaking, had
drawn the soft blanket over the launches of
chestnut mare fully sixteen hands high, and
bearing FLOODED points from the shapely ears to
the slopiDg quarters. She was foaled In 1851,
and was got oy MiddletOwn, BY RySdyk'S Ham.
bletonian, dam by Roe's Fiddler, grandson OF
Monmouth Eclipse.
!. That mare said Mr.. Bonner, '.has
strange history. When four-y ear-Old she was
offered TO my brother for $500. Then she had
the distemper, and was laid up for eighteen
months, during which time she could have been
DJught for 500, only that her owner, with
whom she had made some excellent perform
aDces before her sickness. was determined to
get good deal or nothing for her. She has
a horse that loses IN successive heats, and In
race at one time gained a record Of 2:21h In
as he turned the mares rakish flank to the
light, my son Allie one day drove Music In
brush with Taylor ON my three-quarter track,
Win sr IL Slide Tasc edu sS
not feat Taylor on the short track; that the
cnves were too short for her gait. He thought
otherwise, and said IS much. It was on Mon
day, and on Tuesday was to start for Ken
lucky to buy the young horse Centennial. /
CHANGED at the time to nave In my pocket two
81 900 bills Igave one OF these TO my younger
son, who was present and had witnessed the
brush between the two horses, and said to him:
II during the ten days am gore Allie can
drive Music below Taylor's 2:19H, give him this
lowing day left, but Oh Saturday evening of
the same week received q telegram at Lexing-
ton, KY. It read this way:
II drove Music this afternoon in a:lss1:
"But pleasant feature OF the affair."" added
MI. Bonner, as he drew the blanket over the
the He aer s still
And Molsey uncovered beautifully sixteen
years old, a trifie above fifteen hands, and
DIlSnI pay. Sne Is Dy WnlCeS100'S BLACK HAWK,
nrst dam by Dallas, and second dam by Impe-
nal Leviathan.
"Now," said Mr.. Bonner, stroklng his hand
over the mares silky hip while she reached her
thin, blooded neck with playful nip, ssYou see
those sloping quarters, I win tell you secret of
Chambers, who owned her, when she gained
80 record OF 2:2lsl at Hartford MolSey Is one
~ ,hA vr,- few trotters who go fastest un-
checked. Eight of ever ten horses make better
time when checked high; she does best with a
free head. Well, Chambers, who owned her,
knew this, and, IL at any time he was suspected
Of pulling the mare and another driver was put
In, he was satisfied so long as he saw the mare
was checked up. But when his money was on
her and he wanted her to win, then of cane
the check and down went her head and she
simply flew. Many people have An idea thai TO
Check horse high In race Is q cruelty. TliS
is a mistake. A horse OF the ordinary build
with free head Will tumble over himself, 81 TO
speak, when, IL checked well up, i5 steadles
and balances him. But MolSey, with those
dropping quarters, must have her head or she
cannot make her time With this treatment
she has made mile on my three quarter track
In 2:1sa.
Next the blanket came of Malice, a lofty
headed, nervy girl, eight years Of age, by
WoOdford Mambr1nO Qately de td) dam Mol
maison, by Alexander'S AbdaIlah, the sire OF
Goldsmith Maid. She has trotted q mile In
2:20