Daily globe., 1879-09-01

1 H.
b. conk In in Max ng the sal--Resums
ofthe roit ne "areer Of the Noble Aui-
mal-Ephemeral A.pirants for Public
FAsor-"bj Ct OF Bonner in Making the
Purchase.
Every lover of turf sports in this country
vas painfully shocked at the news flashed over
he telegraph wires from Hartford, Ct., Thurs.
day night last, that K,yal Rarus, the king OF
The trosting tutf. had been sold to Robert
Bonner, and that in consequence of such ssie
he horse was not permitted to start in the
special races advertised for that day, for which
"a" noble animal and his very plebian nwner,
| Nr. Il. T. Cnulkin. of GreenpDrt, L. L. had
! been expelled from National a.socation ,racks
Though Mr.. C"uklin was the nominal OWL
! er OF Rarus, and had right t. do as he pleased
| With his property, the fact that he bred and
raised the co,t, and bad been his sole owner all
throush n his brilliant and wonde, full care r, by
which his wealth at a low estimate had been
increased by SlOO, GOO, had led the public to
suppose that the Ownership would only cease
| with the d. ath Of The man or he horse This
supposition had been strengthened by the re-
fusal by Mr.. Copkin of several tenn pting uffers,
ana hence the announce nent Of the
sale, and especi lily to Mr. Bonner, vas
surprise, painfol surprise. But when there
was coupled with this announcement the furth-
] er statement that the horse and previous owner
Mr.. Conklin, had b. en- expelled, the surprise
| gave place to a feeling of deep indiguatiun-
! not against the society for its act. but against
Mr. Conklin tor being selfish aud greedy as
to be party to a sale rendering it possible for
such an indignty to be heaped upon the noble
animal he had o" aed SO many years and profit.
ed by 50 largely. BY making snch
| Z result possible Mr. Cunklin DEM
tfSp tad hot
horse and also tnat ha WAS too small souled to
| de"erve public sympa by for the disgrace placed
| upon him.
Bat toward Rarus the feeling was different.
He was not responsible FIR his master being q
| soulless so' cimenof humanity. and all his admi-
rtrs, and lovers of track sports as well through
| out the country, who had, almost unknown to
| themselves. come tc lok upon him and his rep
ntat!On as part of their own, were not only sg-
| s'ieved but filled with indignant contempt for
| the man Coaklin WHO permitted 1t. To ahow
| ihe meanness Of hiR act, append an extract
| from special from Hartford to the Chicago
Irituxe with reference to the sale and the &c
! ton of the association:
I" The judges were highly incansed about the
sale aud consequent Interference with the ad-
vertised programme. and, aftei hea,ing state
ment OF the facts, decided ON the expulsion
referred to. They hold Conklin responsible
| under the rule providing that horse shall be
d avn without TIRE consent of he Association,
| unless notice BE- given at oc).ck on the eve
ming before the race. This was not done. and
| Ccnklin, having transferred the horse at noon
| tUday and received the money, de GLUED &c u.s.
sumo further responsibility, the ground
that he had 10 further ownership in, or control
of the ho sc. the judges learned that Co"kIin
cnuld have re ceived the money we'll ,e-mur-
row as to-day, and 10 have had race. but he
insisted upon an imul diate sale. The effect
| OF tee expulsion is that Cnnktin il expelled
| ON all >Association tracks. ard also Rarns. to
| the gre;t Injury of the new owner If he wishes
to use bim for exhibition purpo> es, and aisu Of
parks, through the loss of the patronage that
l Rarus would bring The action Of tie Assori-
alton is regarded by several prominent turf
men Of a spiteful character as tho new
owners Representative ayr, ed. for the graft
fcat'on o: the immense asst emblage present. to
let Rarus be s,,eeded W and down the track in
front of the grand stand, although, in the ab-
sence of instructions, he did not wish to take
the respnns bility of racing $50, 900 worth Of
another mans property"
While there was nothing in the appearance
! or actions Of Rarus to create public en,husi-
asn, az in the Gaze of Goldsmith Maid, he was
! so honest in his work. always responding so
gallantly to every demand made upon him,
| that b~ had become the most popular horse in
america. and the announcement that he was to
trnt either in 2 trial against time or against
| some other horse. attracted immense crowds,
| and 'he recollection of his grand performances
Will 1OHS DC CneTiEue DV LNc american people,
! Rarns ia by Calkins Ahdalah. dam by Tel
egraph, and is now II yta tars old, we believe. He
| began hls trotting career in 1874, and his
| march.to he high honnrs Of the turf was very
| rapid In his first year he won several races,
and made recurd OF 2:2s1@. In ITS he made
the Eastern circnit IN tie 2.27 Glass; reducing
| his record to 2:2O&, made at Hartford for
special purse nf $1,000. In 1876 be won through
| out the Septilateral circuit. closing the season
wi h a record of 2:2O. The next winter he
spent in California, aud his races WITH Gold
| smith Maid. then the reigning queen, are mat
iers of history, l., one heat tapping her out in
2:l41s, and beating her in another ge ting Il
| record OF 2:l94. Coming east in the spring "C
! 1878 he made a clean sweep in the different
races in which he was engaged, win ing six
| races in the Great Eastern circuit, the purses
| asgregating S9.0liO and getting rtcrd nf
2:l6. The following viii ter was again spent In
| in Califori ia The spring of 1879 found n.m
! barred in regular races, but tn. leading asso-
| ciGLions of the county reco nizing his Worth
as an attraction provided special purses for
| races against time. the wisdom of which
was shown by his wonderful performance at
Cleveland, the opening meeting Of the East. IN
circuit. when he trotted three heats in 2:l415,
2:l5 and 2:l4, the next fastest being bv Gold
mith Maid in 2:l6 2:l5A. 2:i5. Later in the
| season at Hartford, in an fort to beat Gold
| smith Maids 2:l4. no to that time the fastest
| record he handsomely accomplished the feat,
trotting the first heat in Gals, the second in
2:l34. and the third in 2:l3sl. the two last
ht ats being faster than ever made by any
. her horse public track, though this
year at Rochester beat the last by quarter Of
second, trOtting the mile in 2:l31a.
| BY his lie to Bnner the tlotting turf
loses its brightest ornament, with ne horse
left, SO far IA yet developed, to succeed to the
| place made vacant. Edwin Forest probably
has as much if not greater speed, rs would have
been developed ere this had nos Bonner in bis
SLx.n 4:
in his horse convent. Last year Hopeful, tho
little gray gelding bid fair to divide the hon.
| nrs with the king, but tn hope was ephemeIal,
| md though still on the tu' f his pc, formances
his year show that he has reached his highest
'ossibili'y. Darby is develop ng we'll and
much is expected Of him. but rs yet he has
lone nothing to warrant a c":tdeat expects-
tion in his being able ar worthy tn occupy the
place made vacant by R .rus. For in sum-
ming up he merits of Rarus they are by no
nea s found in the m re fact that he on one
ccasinn trotted mile III 2:1314 that he
rotted three heats better than Z:l4 hut rather
that he able to do his fast work week af-
CT week, and year after year, without exhibit
ng any evidence of extraordinary wear or
iyns of breaking down. An erica has hundreds
# trotters, and has produced many rhenom-
.nal goer. of the diue, Gov. S.,rague
here are who stay year after
ear. Look at the lists of tr .tters engaged in
he circui 8. How few familiar names there
ire as compared to the grand agg' 'esate, and
,ow many of those prominent 10 past seasons
Who have been Withdrawn from the turf. and
ner deeds passed in to obscurity with theu
selves.
rhe really great horses can almost be num-
ert on the trgers Of ones hand. Lady Suf-
folk had her day without any one to dispute
er reign. Then came Flora Temple.
b fore whom fell American Girl and
many other good ones. Guldsmith
laid came next, with ucy for a time bidding
fair to win the title of queen, but the struggle
>as too much fer her and she sunk out Of
light. Then came Rarus, and now he is gone,
.ud the kiugship is vacant, with the title still
q be earned by his successor.
Considerable speculation has been 'nduged
as to Mr.. Eonner's motives in buying the
orse A gelding. IL years Of age and wteou.
t"uht having reached his highest rate oi
peed, and possessing in Edwin Forrest as fat,
not a faster horse. what does he want of
i ( rus? A reasonable explanation is that his
nain object was for the purpose Of mating
i.,rrest 40 that the two can be made to work to-
:ether, will havs he fastest tes ~ IN America,
n honor now held by Vanderbilt, the railr ad
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