New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-11
OFFICE or TIL LIpGrR. }
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Ny DEAR Mr. sTrArT.
II would afford mc great pleasure TO oblce Won per
son1lly py complying with the request of Your friends
of the Iruu-, Nabia state Agricultural Society To- send
/ ave, Maud to bee exhibited during th. fair which
opens thi. week were it not that have already sent
her Co Charter oak Park, Ht Hartford. where she ls
/ 10 remain for several weeks under tine Gaze of her
old trainer and groom. I'M o.d"r to give h.r the proper
/ preparation 10 beat her own Wcqull'i record MI.
Vanderbilt believes. and hcicfe-n fact every one
who know the marc believes that she b. capable of
doing thi-. and have concluded to give heI am op-
| roftunity to dO 80.
Yen -sy that during the fair " There vil bee no trot-
| TIM ur racing of any kind Now im u- much op-
posed to trottiug 81 racing for mon 81 any one
ANYTHING that involves oi mcuies betting whether il
be- un the result of contest bc Ncou horse. on the
result oia contest hcvocn cand ian- for tho Priest
dcu,y object TO- These have been ANY lilo long con
,ctlons have awpla maintained that gentleman
can uNn and drive good hular without being obliged
To- wager money on what the animal can accomplish
Sat II thrto g. tu lee un uuting even Whom diaoon
uoriod with betting az The ltit oi Nou state Artru
tutai NuririS du not eco that Maud has any hu7i
nosa th'o. she rs,of ell uhoi ho ta, not ga r'sr go
weight ur ,,on n beauty although shr n yrtN hand
-ninr animal bat Ia fuiting which u rrrmn Nnut state
aorIrt, ,,tludra ttom ta exhibitions, hutrlN thoio
eau bc uothlng wrong IA primiitug au animal hko
Maud s. To- display hat natural p"Vtrn -o long a. no
il not used tnr gambling purposoa. once pat the toll
lowing questions 10 A"m iucnd and NY iiiond, IN
McCuaht " " hat did tho Alnighty oudpN sWtlt not
ting horses with extraordinary speed for. II 1t was
wrong 10 lei them indulge iu Their natural gait pd
lac over make any thing iur hc uso of man col Wine man
is bound to use 4 mean specimen when hc can hon
estly afford 10 good one g II So, added then
ali Won clrreymen ought 10 bo confined to broken
down. spawned aud ioundcred horses. The great
meiaphysicau with a smile replied Those are qucs-
tiou, Tor thcooaians like Dr. Hodge the doctor hap
penng 10 be standing by he SIDE.
Agricultural societies very properly offer premiums
10 the farmer who raises the largest pumpkins, the
best tuIrp, aud potatoes, the best hogs, the finest
cattle etc etc. Why may they not just a.
properly offer a similar premium l. e, Win
Oat cGacng an entrance fee, which Is virtually wager
ing money to farmers who raise the swiest troting
horses 1t is said that the who makes two blades
Of grass grow where only one formerly grew II bene
factor OF his Let give an Illustration III 'is
line According the time table II takes forty eght
minutes for the SIthaNc. car. To run from the Asof
House To the Central Park, the end OF their route
Vow, a breed ii trOtting horses can be raised ana
with very little extra expense, accomplish that dis
lance IN thrty-hte minutes, with more ease and less
distress 10 themselves than IL now takes ordinary
hor-es 10 do the distance in fortyeight minutes
This opinion expressed one day when he at my
stable 10 that broad minded gentleman, Mr. Garrett.
the president OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who
| owns large number of purely bred Arab horses. lie
not merely conceded in tins yiew but made the sgni-
cant remark Z" 1t IA easy Tor bird to fly but just
As natural for an OK to walk
have been thus particular in answering your note
because your has been prominently before the pub
hc as chairman of the Christian Commission and IN
connection with reforms ~ church psalmOdy, etc |
am also, in quiet way. aiming for reform in another
direction. IL was DR.. Chalmcrs beliycs who, In dis
cussng the question of church music, said that h0 did
not why the devil should have all the best tunes
and another distinguished clergyman. in referring tn
the location Of churches and the theates prominent
streets with much emphasis objected To the devil having
oil the best sites Now why should either the devil OI
the gamblers have all the best horses Isn't there
opportunity Tor reform here too kegretting my in
ability for tina which have gwen to comply
| with your polite request, | am very truly yours,
GEo. Ii. STUART. Esq, ROBERT BONNER.