Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-10-09
BONNER TALKS OF HIS HORSES.
The Owner of a Half.Millon Dollars
Worth Of Trottcrs Replies TO
Mr.. Bergh.

Mr.. Bergh.
Mr. Robert Bonner talked 10 an in
teryiewer as follows: II do not think
Mr.. Begh understands what he is talk
ing about when he states that clipping
is cruel and senselcss practice the
device of lazy grooms. There Is not
n horsemnn who does not know direct
ly to the contrary. Professor William
Williams, II professor in tho Edin.
burgh Veterinary College and one of
The best known authorities ON the
horse, advocates clipping and says:
L have seen The lives of many valua-
bic horses saved.by timely clipping
Clipping is unnecessary to n horse
with n fine light coat, il he has been
kept to work all summer and autumn
and has been we'll groomcd. IF, how
ever, he has been allowed To run on
grass few weeks and has not felt tho
curry. comb hc needs clipping, for his
coat has become heavy. Some horses
have such fine light coats that they
never need clipping Old Dexter
mover was clipped. neither was Edwin
Forrest. They did not need IT,
"Mr. Berg begs horse owners not to
nick the tails OF their horses" said tho
interviewer. "Do you object to nick
ins?'
Il know very little aboutit. IL was
seldom done TO road horses. being
mostly confined to saddle, hacks and
cabs. Ii has grown entirely out OF
fashion. No man with II valuable
horse would nick him. But | know
so little about il that cannot venture
an opinion. You may rest assured of
one thing, however, and il is this:
No man owning II valuable horse is
going TO risk him through abuse .ol
poor care. Here. for instance, / have
paid $4,000 for Maud s., the most
valuable horse in tho world, $4,000
Rarns, SD, 900 for Dexter, S3J, 900 for
Pocahontas. ,lG,cG0 for Edwin For
resi- and so on. Do you think / would
have any Of these horses clipped If |
was not perfectly sure that clipping
was good for him? II in II question
of money to Il man"
you haze noticed, doubtless" said
thereporter, Chat Mr. Bargh declares
That speeding horses is cruel and in.
humane. lie denies that horses enter
into the spirit of The sport"
"All bosh. A horse il he is not n
lazy beast, takes much interest in his
own performance. IT you are driving
Il three-minute horse und Il 2:iO ami
mai comes ZIP alongside 10 pass you,
You will notice your horse pick up his
ears and stretch his neck ont in IN
ondeaYor to keep ahead. THAI is am
bition. No sensible man, assuredly
no horseman. gives his horse more
than lie can do Take Maud s. for
instance. Last week Blair PIT her in
training again. lie dldn', push her
Of course. That would be dangerous,
FOR any animal Everyone knows
that neither nnn or beast sl.ould be
put into exeriion suddenly. Nnll,
the first day the nitro trottod Il mile
in 2:iA and another in 2.2s. Two
days lat!nr she did II nile in 2:37 and
and another in 2:25, and on Friday Il
mile in 2:3l, another III 2:2J, an! 4
third in 2:lii. When Flair drove mp
he said lie could easily Lave nude Il
fast milo with Maud S., but he
thought best 10 do it easily. She
was not distressed after her trot. She
can go her 2:9s in comparative com
fort and il is not cluel to put her to il.