Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-30
TRACK AND BAT.
St. Julien and MT. Bonner's Horses-A
Singular Accident at the Driving Park
The League Ball observation-disclosures
Notes.
Is there a 10 Tro.tere

In commenting, the 10th inst, on the Won
derful trotting feats of st. Julien and Maud 8,
at Rochester. N. Y, when both animals made
the remarkable time of 2.llsl, and beating the
best trotting record one second, in connection
with the report that Mr.. Robert Bonner had
about decided to give some of his horses pub
lie speed trial, we said: 1.-The GLOBE has be-
lieved that in Edwin Forrest Mr.. Bonner had
a horse capable of turning mile track, under
favorable conditions, in 2:l0. The GLGBE holds
to this belief yet, and that if MIR. Bonner shall
start Forrest in public trial that figure will
have to be beaten, or to MIR.
Bonner will belong the credit of
owning the fastest trotter in America.
At least Mr.. Bonner, after all that has been
said, owes it to himself and the American pub
lie to give his fastest horse, or horses, public
trial, or come out and acknowledge that he has
no animal capable of equaling the perform
ances of Maud and st. Julien"
Since the above was written Maud has been
retired for the season by orders of Commodore
Vanderbilt, while at Hartford, Ct, last Thurs
day, St. Julien beat the record made by him.
self and the mare at Rochester half second,
2:llh. Now is the time for Mr.. Bonner to
come to the front, either by public perform
ance with one or more of his horses,
or by a public announcement that
line capable of excelling St. Juliens perform
ance The GLOBE still believes he has. The
GLOBE further believes that st. Julien has not
done his very best, and it would not be sur
ptising if the noble animal should beat his
2:ll4 at Col. Kings coming exposition. But
belief don't count. Its the performance made
in public under the rules governing speed con-
tests, which makes the record and the super
iority of horses. Mr.. Bonner must now face
that ordeal or shut up. st. Julien, by the
laws governing such matters, is the turf king.
He has won his crown honestly and will wear
it until as honestly taken away from him. MIR.
Bonner has spent hundreds of thousands of
dollars to secure possession of
the Easiest trotters in America, but his
sceptre has gone. st. Julien and Maud have
both made better recorded time than any horse
he owns. Come to the front, Mr.. Bonner. In
this connection we give the following inter-
view with John Murphy, honest John Muir
ply, as he is called some of the eastern
tracks, in contradiction to other drivers, who
has been handling some of Mr.. Bonner's
horses the past year. telegraphed from New
York the 9th:
While all turfmeu have been looking for
ward anxiously to the trial of st. Julien to
beat 2:l1sl, at the Charter Oak park. Hartford,
to-day, opinions differed as to the probable re-
suit, many experienced horsemen inclining to
the belief that 2:l1A would not be beaten,
condition and unusually fast. In this con-
nection a question of general interest at this
time is: Are there any horses that can beat
2:l14? And nearly every one of those most
familiar with trotting horses and their per-
formances say: No; unless MIR. Robert Bonner
has some. As that gentleman's stable is sup
posed to contain the only horses that can make
st. Julien or Maud 3 take dust, the per-
formances of some of his flyers may not be
without interest. Of the many fast trotters
owned by Mr.. Bonner the fastest undoubtedly
are Edwin Forrest and Rarus, the former hav-
ing equalled and the latter beaten 2:1l% in
private trial under five different watches.
They were driven by John Murphy, the trainer
and driver who sent Dexter to his best time.
In speaking of the performances of the horses
to reporter yesterday, MIR. Murphy said that
late last fall he drove Forrest and Rarus mile
on Mr.. Bonner's tbree-quarter track, Forrest
going the distance in 2:l1& and Rarus in
2:1113. That was soon after Mr.. Bonner pur
chased Rarus at Hartford and with
Murphy says that both horses are
in better condition now than they were
then and fully able to repeat that performance
if not to excel it. Either of them, he thinks,
under favorable circumstances can do 2:10,
and, he added, 81 don't think there ia another
horse living that can do it." Although Rarus
has beaten Edwin Forrest quarter of a second,
and gives it as his opinion that Forrest can give
Rarus the pole and beat him the best two in
three heats.
Maud s while working on the track at
Charter Oak park, was speeded a quarter
of mile in O:l3s4, or at 2:O7 gait.
few weeks ago, Mr.. Bonner speeded Ed
win Forrest quarter of a mile to q
skeleton wagon in 0:3l15, or at 2:06 gait,
and Mr.. Bonner weighs about 1856 pounds.
With two such horses, whose public perform
aHces are so well known, all the honors should
not be left to either st. Julien or Maud 8, and
if Mr.. Bonner would only allow Forrest and
Rarus to make public trial to beat the EAST
est" there would be such gathering as has
never been seen in this or any other country.
MIR. Bonner has in his stable, or on his farm,
MIR. Murphy says, nearly twenty horses that
can be taken out at any time and driven to beat
2:20; several of them can beat 2:l7, and with
little training could be brought down to 2:14
or 2:13.