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

year ago last January for $4,000. and last Oc-
toDer she turned mile on my three-quarUer
Track, with sulky and driver at 100 pounds, In
III. Sne went to the quarter pole In BAN Sec
onds, to the half mile in 1:01s1, at the three
quarter pole 1:42I4, and drove In, as l say, In
FL. Grafton had previously made 2:l7ll on
now In quicker time than any other horse ever
did. There is no telling what she may do, and
I've no idea where she will stop. Now come
and see Mamie BIZ
ssThere,n said Mr. Bonner, as he removed the
blanket himself, sis the fastest and most won
derful mare of her inches In the World. Sne Is
and one iDch Mamie b. is q bright bay, whose
sire was Edward Everett and her dam ST. Law
renee Maid, who had trotted in 2:31, and was one
of the pair which Commodore vanderbilt used
to drive on the road. She has pulled a wagon q
mile over a three-quarter track in 2:2319, and
has made mile I'm harness 2li seconds quicker.
and solid, she has the endurance to go just AS
far as she wants to, and does so, mostly under
the guidance of Mr.. BoDner's eldest son, Allie.
W shefe AXE ar pe sWe In large cornei
stall was the old king OF the turf. His deep
brown coat slightly dappied, his white stock
ings white as wool, and his limos as clean and
smooth as when colt The splendid old horse,
by Rysdyks Hambletonian, and dam by Ameri-
can Star, Is now twenty-One years Old, but his
blood Is as thick and warm, his courage as great
and his nerve as steady as when he flew uoder
the wire at Buffalo In 2:l71l, and retired to his
stable the fastest trotter In the world At that
time, 2:1714 had never been equaled but 1t was
in Dexter,s body to make faster mile, ana ne
did 1t on Fashion Course against E'"", Ha
anu running mate In 216. Five thousand peo-
pie applauded the result, and the records show
that he make not break or a skip.
Dexter afterward pulled Mr.. Bonner, to road
Prospect Course in 2:2ls4, and the performance
has never been eQualed. The old monarch Is as
frtsky as six year-old and his antics bear no
evidence Of the terrible work he has done. His
Ia N pV pCf rriC no 20 IN
Their red rims tell of patrician blood. and their
Intelligence exceeds that OF many OF his human
brothers. Courage, grit, determination, and
energy are Swallowed In their depths.
Whoa! Dec" said Mr.. Bonner, as he drew
the flyers head to his shoulder, and then added,
"When Canon Kingsley was In America he and
his daughter came TO see Dexter and they stood
to his daughter as the horse turned his head TO-
wards them: Just look at the manhood In those
eyes. Why, l am inclined to believe that he
eclpses Eclipse!" AS Mr.. Bonner left the stall
he closed the gate and spoke to the old trotter,
who thrust his nose against the fancy iron
'You win doubtless take charge of Dexter's
funeral ceremonies, will you not?" inquired the
writer.
i shall, indeed, unless he outlives me-" was
the reply: 81 shall keep Dexter as long as
Next, and last, the blanket was taken from
Edwin Forrest. This wonderful FELLOW stands
sixteen hands. He is dark bay color, with one
white foot. He Is Deep backed and wide of ION.
Thus his long ribs form the ground work for the
muscles by which he reaches and gathers. A
noticeable feature Of this horse is the ample
chest. 1t is not wide enough to break his "pace."
but ample and full, thus affOrding abundant
room for the engines that supply his wind and
force the blood. Forrest is a large horse, but
not top-heayy; His powerful body is supported
by legs In which bone and SineW are prOJOr-
tioDate to the weight they carry. His neck is
blocded; his jaws and forehead are wide with
the Intelligence necessary to excellence in
horse is the reach from his oblique, muscle
wrapped shoulder to the point OF his long quar-
terS In accounting for his remarkable perform
a an, THIS point IS IN large measure a key.
trained down his rakish appearance is in keep
Ing with, and an earnest OF what he can do.
When entering the stall Mr.. Bonner said: s'My
q good little one" And coupled with Edwin
Forests achievements his owner has pleas
Ing demonstration OF his theory In this power
Of Alexander's Edwin Forrest; his dam is be-
neved to have been a grand daughter OF great
keviasnan; Ia ls.a ne showed terrible speed at
with 1S-Ounce toe-weightS. In the fall OF the
same year he beat the great mare Proteine. At
Cleveland, last July, he went In against one OF
ford Mambrino tnow dead was among them
FORESTS victory was easy. At Utica cOmbi-
nation OF drivers did not allow him to win. At
3,d
the repeat went to the half-mile pole In 1867,
which has never been equaled by any horse In a
race. On the last stretch it Is believed that he
s struck tWosminute gait. He went on his feet
wire nevertheless in 2:16.~ 1t Is believed tn aC
there are possibilities In this horse that are not
as yet dreamed. Those who know him best Will
this year.
Besides the horses referred to, Mr.. Bonner
has, at his farm near Tarrytown, Grafton, who
n n - mil NJ n
who made the same time in Mystic Park; scartie''
who turned Fleetwood, when slow track, In
ELS, which was half second better than In his
last race over the same course, when he beat
Startle has also trotted half-nile In l:041x In
harness, and pulled wagon over Fleetwood 8
quarter at the rate OF 2:10-s219 seconds. Mr..
Maid, the pair that he drove two miles to road
wagon-in Sol 4, never before or since euualed
TO road wagon. In connection with this pair
Goldsmith Maid and her feat against horse
Bonner: 'Many thought 1T not fair! However,
am OF the opinion that when Goldsmith Maid
breaks she gains enough to balance the advan-
to carry the weight: You take, for Instance
that pound weight" and the speaker took one
from pair OF scales that were near, land at
tempt to hold 1t at arm's-length for 2:14 Sec
onds. 1t Is very difficult. But ii you are al
lowed to loweryour arm occasionally it relieves
the muscles and enables you to do it; so with
the Ma10; That terrible strain Is eaSed and
new set OF muscles brought into play every time
she breaks. 1t rests her and, besides that, sac
gains at every jump when running"
The home that Mr.. Bonner has provided for
his family OF famous horses Is such as beats
their standing among their kind. The old king
Dexter. with his almost human intelligence and
well-earned renown, deserves the comfort amid
which ne grows old gracefully.
Forrest, though younger. has already earned
the livelihood urol which he thrives, while
Music, Haud Macy, Malice, anu May Bird are
onIy housed as their patrician blood demands
The stable which shelters these horses Is OF
neat brick-work, rising two stories high, under
Mansard roof, 1t Is erected directly In the
rear OF DR.. Halls church. and Is screened from
the street by high barrier OF brick, which no
person may pass without an order signed by
the owner. The second story is devoted to the
use OF the grOOmS and the storage of hay and
feed. The lower floor is a model OF neatneSs
The rear Is devoted to the use OF the horses
and Is finished In black walnut and yellow pine
alternately. The floor is of closely matched
hard wood and as smooth as that of bali roo n
Five box stalls are built against each side, with
broad passage way along the centre OF the
room. Each stall Is finished In walnut and piue
and surmOunted by ornamental scroll work OF
frOn. Every horse Is provided with an iron
manager placed In one corner, and the beds upon
which they lie are Of clean straw, plentiful and
deep: Dexter occupies corner stall, and Ed
win Forrest is his nearest neighbor. Mamie b
has corresponding corner, While Music Is
quartered In the next stall. The light and yea
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