Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-09
Est rRoTTrNG.
An Interview with NIr. Bonner-He
Predicts That All Past Records
VIII be Beaten.

An Interview with rIr. Bonner-He
Predict. That All Past Records
VIII be Beaten.
New York Herald Sept. l.
Although the remarkable performances
of st. Julien in trotting mile in 2.1lt
has excited admitting comment in sporting
circles Mr.. Robert Bonner is confident
that one or two OF his famous horses can
lower the time still further. MIR. Bonner
is of the opinion that the fastest possible
time has by no means been made by
trottiug horses and that II mile in . 06
may some time be reached He expects
soon to afford the public the opportunity
of witnessing the attempt of Rarus TO trot
d mile III quicker time, or he mpy put
Edwin Forrest on his me,tie to beat any
time yet luade Htrdh reporter asked
Mr Bonner yesterday whether he thought
the record contained the fastest time that
could be made i'll u mile trot.
II do not think 30, replied Mr.. Bon
ner, emphstically, "for the reason that
have timed Rarus myself in III on
three-quarter track, which is better than
2.l1 ON mile track. ! consider Rarus
faster horse than ST. Julien, and / think
nearly all experienced horsemen will tell
you the same thing, although think very
highly OF St. Julien. The troiiing record
will possibly ne lowered 10 , O6, 2.U7, or
2.OS Some horsemen thuk that two
minutes viii be- rtAch. d, tut | hardly ex.
pect that Rhrus, / an cot hdent, can trot
"A mile on n mile track H. . 10 or better.
You see | am limited IA my farm to
three.quarter track, Hs 1t Is difficult among
the hills OF Westehoster county to yet II
mile track and have II level. When Lady
suffolk trotted In 2 2dl, OF Flora renple
in 2. l9S, it WAS thought That the record
could not be beaten There waH the saIns
opinion about Dexter's trutting IN 2.lIi
and | may say here that there ARE horse
men who think hie equal mas never been
foaled. Eight or 10 years ago, however,
tracks were not planed AS level rs
billiard tables, toe wr,gltI were un
known, and instead of 10 aud 81 pound
sulkes they had suih,eA weighing
10 10 80 pounds, Now, the fastest mile TO
wagon was that made by + Ivan Forrest in
2. l5d and although paid ! SIG, 000 for hun
he wouldn't have been worth $500 without
toe weights. To-day | wouldn't take
$50, 900 for him, AS | consider him the
greatest wagon horse in the world. Maud
s. wouldn't probably have been worth
$500 without toe weights, either. When
Mr.. Vanderbilt bought her he wouldn't use
them, but Maud S couldn't go faster than
an ordinary road horse without them, and
now she tr0ta with toe weights. AS to the
| lighter sulkies we have to-day, We are
getting the trottng record down 80 near to
running horse time that every pound tells.
Take two thoroughbred horses i'll England
/ .un fnr uTngI IN nnn and - lfn nj "a
respectively. Put 20 pounds more weight
on the sormer thap ON the latter and the
., 0OU-gulnea horse will beat his higher
priced rival. As we have 10 horses to. day
that can beat 2 20 for one horse that coulc
beat it before the introduction of tot
weights, | believe we shall have still
greater improvements that will material,
reduce the record.
From what stock is the finest trottinl
performance likely TO be ohtaintd Z"
I'VE want q greater infusion of thor
oughbred blood in our trotting horses
That will give them more speed and en-.
DURANGO. Fifteen or twenty years ago W
looked to Maine and Vermont for trottinl
horses. During the last 10 years or st
Orange county has been drawn upon
where there is more thoroughbred blood
ahu now we are Rettiue h"ise7 iro'l, ~ ei,
.ucay, WHICH are SIM nio'e thioqalol '.
Al'hongh tnefe !" ulnefs nee oi oP'lio'
among hofsehleh hS 10 otetoihB, u - con
ceueu 'ua' you wan. 10 ureeu 20
morse you eau 90 :" WIN more eer't .ii
oy eohnhihR youfsel 10 our ltot'it
hotees' put II you wait "otla,pe"'tr
the tutufe' you must nave sn ihtusoh
thoronehofed hlopa.
} In view OF nt' julien recent record N
reporter Recalled 10 Mr. Bonner MS one