Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-09

LUG uiSuty harus, dlter an unprecedented
session OF Mr.. Robert Bonner at a cost to that
sentleman OF $4,000. The speedy and we'll
bred bred i, Falsetto, purchased by Mr. Pierre Lori.
iaIo TOT ls,Ooo-the highest price ever paid ia
tnls country for s-year- old-is now on his
way 10 England. These two horses NAV bo
Iegaroea as excellent representatives respec-
livery, or the trotting and running turf OF
America. Both came originally from the graz.
ing districts OF the western states: thew Are
among me finest specimens yet known in the
United States OF that lasting power and useful.
ness which lends so much value TO the equine
race. Now, IL is certainly open to question
whether in the horse world there has ever been
more valuable creation than that OF the Ameri-
can trotter. He is often in his prime years after
the running horse is no longer serviceable, and
affords during his long and active life an amount
racer seldom IL ever confers. Hence, the re-
tirement OF the best trotter that we have yet
produced-We are speaking now OF public
achievements-is OF more than usual import
ance. Unless MIR. Bonner has the equal or
Rarus In his own private stable. IL Is doubt.
fni If there is another such horse In the world.
on as marvellous speed; then came "two-
forty" horses, and this gait was long
considered the maximum speed possible %
obtain. But Dutchman broke the slate, !" and
he, In turn, was dethroned by Lady SuffoiS.
who remained "queen OF the turf" until
SEQ, when Flora Temple astonished SPORT
MADE at Kalamazoo, Mich. remained the
fastest on record for ten years, aud then
Dexter trotted mile in 2:lsr. IL was believed =
and Is yet believed by many-that Dexter was
purchased him, and we have never been per-
mitted TO know how fast the horse really Is
UEtil 1872 DeXters record was the best; and
then came the peerless trotter Goldsmith Maid.
For years her 2:i4 remained unbeaten, and most
people thought the trotter would never appear
that could wrest from her her crown. But, In
the summer or ISIS, a thrill OF excitement ran
through the vast area OF our continent on the
receipt or teleSraphfc ticipSS that the Maids
record had been beaten, and that new king OF
The trotters had arisen, that mile had been
trofted In 213A by horse without q pedigree
There has been tight here" writes young
George osborne from school TO his mother, 10
IBackeray's immortal novel, between Gun and
Dobb.n. Gun, you know, was cock OF the school;
they fought thirteen rounds and Dobbiu licked
SO Gun is now only second COCK" The humtlia-
ton OF Gun In the little community where he
had long retgned without rival is wholly mad.
equate TO convey sense OF the far migntier
fail which Mr.. Smith and Budd Doble expert.
looked on as invincible. When She made her
PA at Philadelphia. in 1870, some OF her western
admirers expressed themselves Ia language not
fSTs n mo- Let our gaping VS.,
World contemplate with awe aud admiration
this marvellous performance or our trotttng
queen and acknowledge the corn by confesslng
we are able to beat all creation out OF their
boots" wrote Chicago journalist OF sporting
plocliyities. Thus boldly challenged, England
acknowledged the corn" that she never had
car able OF competing for one moment with the
trotting record of America. But England had
her revenge shortly afterward, when the Maid
was dethroned by horse who In 1S17 she had
Invariably beaten In California.
Numerous have been the contests between
RaruS and Hopeful but on no occasion has the
famous gray horse been able to lower the record
While these two were trying issues another
wonderful trotter came out or the prolif1c west
and soon proved himself to be one OF the fastest
horses In the world; This was Edwin Forrest,
N r. or nxx-f,r
best time was only beaten by the great Rarus
himself. MI. Bonner soon deprived US OF this
no Sc also, but since his retirement from the
turf he has been trotted a mile In 2:l2s<; but
IL was a private trial. Other fast horses, like
Smuggler, Darby, and Driver have made their
appearance, their performances invariably at
tracing tens Of thousands OF persons 20 the
course. Indeed, IL Is matter OF astonishment
how much more deeply interested the people
OF this country are In trotting than they are In
running races. Away from New York and Ba,.
timore, there is hardly city OF any size in the
United States that does not literally support q
trotting park. Here, and perhaps at one or two
pride and pleasure is manifested over running
races than any other kind; but that L. not say
ing great deal. The creation OF Jerome Park
In 1866 began new era In racing and breeding
OF tDoroughbredS, and yet that place has never
made any money. Race meetings are sprfngfng
up all around us, but the propr1etors depend
more on the pool-box for their profits than on
the gate receipts. There Is hardly trotttng
meeting In America which does not take In
more gate money than Jerome Park, and yet
the latter has population OF nearly 100000
to draw from. IL Is by no means uncommon 20
ind from ~ 600 TO IS 900 spectators present to
witness q trotting race at either Buffalo,
Rochester, Boston, or Hartford; 81. 600 have at
fenced In one day at Chicago, ana 10000 ut st.
Paul.
Nor is the race horse so valuable production
as the American trotter. There has been
decided Increase OF blooded and trottinR
stock annually; but the trOtters, roadSters and
carriage animals are far more numerous and OF
much greater worth than the racers. Some
remarkable prices have been paid for horses IN
the United States, but II Is only for the trocters
that these fabulous sums are given. We have
already stated that $4,000 was the largest sum
ever paid for three year-old; but the fun
sister to Faisetto sold for only 5000. The
SIS, coo and one fourth OF the winnings OF that
colt during the year 1879. When we come to
uotters 1t is far different. Mr.. Bonner paid
$4,000 for Pocanontas, $4,000 for Rsrus,
$4,000 for Dexter, 10000 for Startle, S16OO0 for
Edwin Forrest, and $4,000 for Grafton. Mr..
Smith, OF New jersey, paid $35, 900 for Goldsmith
Maid, 1900 for Jay Gould, $40 900 for Lady
ThOrne, $25 600 for Lucy, and ST. coo for Tattlef
Mr.. Vanderbilt paid SCI 900 for Maud g., ana
$4,000 for Lysander Boy. These are q few only
OF the instances we can now call to mind. The
largest sum ever paid for horse in England,
where they have no trotters, was close on TO
$4,000 paid for Doncaster by the Duke OF West.
minister. This price exceeded by nearly $4,000
the amount ever paid for q horse before, name
~, for Blair Athol, at the Middle Park sale, In
1S72.-[N. 7. Times.
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