, 1884-09-12
BONNER AND MAUD S.
What the Ledger Man Proposes to DO
With Her.
How He Came TO Enter the PIoId as =
Purchaser of HIgh-PrIeed
Horsenesh Saved
His Life.

New YORK derald-l
aThc public aro very greatly interested, Mr..
Bonner. in your manipulation Of high-priced
horsefesh, was said to him the other day.
How did you first enter the field as a pur-
chaser. and what were the motives that in
iuced Your
well said Mr.. Bonner, as he rested his
feet on upon a pile Of Ledger and persuaded
himself that there was a breeze as he waited
icopy Of next weeks paper. at Is a question
u lie or death. It is a long story, but l will
tell IL 10 you as briefly as possible. It 1855
| was engaged in b was then regarded As
phenomenal advertising. In one season 1
spsnt here so. 900 in advertisements and
5000 Ia show bills, and 1 was worked to
leath reading proofs and preparing copy, and
%variously experimenting my novel advor-
tisensnis. Ny family physician, DR.. Sam
uel Hall, a cousin Of the Rov. DR.. John
Hall, told my family that 1 was
in danger of brain fever, and that l was
killing myself with work, and l was. /
had very peculiar sensations in the back OF
my head, and felt that l was In danger. DR..
Hall told me that / must got a saddle-horse
and take "A few hours exercise every day.
l purchased a little mare for 1916 and tried
saddle exercise, but it was too Violent and
did me no good. so l purchased a top wagon
Mayor Rice. Of Boston, called 70 SEQ me on
some business matter, and in tho course OF
conv creation told me that Superintendent
Robinson, Of this city, owned a very fine
pair Of road horses which could beat three
minute, and as the papers in Boston were
finding considerable fault with him for keep
ing tho horses at the expenses OF the city he
thought / could get them at reasonable
terms. Mr.. Rice bought them for me, pay
ing 5000. 1t that time Col. John Harper,
the senior partner Of the publishing house,
and Commodore Vanderbilt were the only
two owning noticeably fast horses here, max
ing their mile in ESQ to ) 100. Ny purchase
naturally brought me into immediate com
PETITION with these gentlemen upon the road.
Il exercised every day and my health i'm
proved marvelously. About this time l was
negotiating with Edward Everett, whom 1
had offered $1,000 for II series Of Mount
Vernon papers, and the go-5etweens were not
dealing fairly by Mr.. Everett or myself, DO
that | fretted and worried considerably about
1t, and was utterly unable to get my mind Off
Everett and my proposition It 80 CHANGED
one afternoon when l was on the verge, l
verify believe, of acute brain fever, / started
up the road with this Boston team. AS I did
so a gentleman, with a fast gray horse, came
along, with the evident intention of passing
me. Now, horses are like men, and one
doesn't care to be beaten In a race any more
than the other. Ny team pulled up, his horse
increased his speed, my team became ex-
cited and so did l, and we sped along for half
an hour L forgot business, threw Edward
Everett, Mount Vernon, and $40, 900 into the
background, and devoted my existence for
tho time being to the one point Of reaching
the end Of the lane before the gray horse did.
l succeeded, and when 1 jumped from the
wagon and threw my reins 10 the attendant
for the first time in half an hour / thought Of
my business 1 really believe It saved my
life.n
"The story OF Maud s. has been pretty
thoroughly told. Now thai you have her,
what do you purpose doingf7
~ have u very clearly defined plan. 1 in
tend to keep Maud S. for my own pleasure
and health, but not with any exclusively
selfish intent. She has made a mile In 2:OqK.
l believe she can do much better, and l in
tend TO give her Il fair trial, for her sake, for
my sake, and for the sake Of the friends of
horsemanship the world around. My brother
David owns one-half of Jay-Eye-See's father,
who is Il full brother of Dexter. / paid
$4,000 for Maud 3. She is worth much
more, but one can readily understand why a
gentleman in Mr.. Vanderbilt'sposiion would
not care to bothered and annoyed as he has
been by people desiring to utilize his passes
sions for their own benefit
as 1t true that you have promised not to
allow her 10 compete for money!
swell, l will say to you precisely
what ] said to a friend Of mine last night
He asked me the same question, and l said,
When we engaged Dr.. John Hall to preach
In the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
there was no understs nding with him hat
he should not enter the prize riag.'n