The Republican journal., 1884-09-11
Bonner's Stables.
THE EXPENSIVE MEDICINE PRESCRIBED BY
HIS PHYSICIAN. BONNER'S SYSTEMATIC

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information, published in Yesterdays Herald,
concerning the $4,000 purchase Of Maud S.
Il shall drive Maud S with Rarus." said Mr..
Robert Bonner, as he patted the beautiful
mare upon her flank, and returned the look of
confidence with which this exquisite piece of
mechanism and fire regarded her new owner"
1t Is understood that you are negotiating
forthe purchase of JAY Eye-See. If you We're
to purchase that horse would you trot the two
together"
Maud S and the Ledger. "Jay-Eye-See is but
pony. only fifteen hands high. When Wilt
lam FL. Vanderbilt purchased Maud he said
to friend, 'Rarus is the only proper mate for
Maud S, but you know | cannot get him.
Fortunately Maud and Rarus are now placed
where they can be driven together, but first
shall have Maud speeded as to lower her
present figures. Mr.. Vanderbilt also said in
reference TO Jay-Eye-See that he wouldn't
give fifty cents for him meaning, of course, as
Il partner with Maud s.
The public are very greatly interested, Mr..
Bonner. in your manipulation of high priced
horse tlesh,' was said to him yesterday after
noon. "HoW did you first enter the field rs
purchaser and what were the motives that in
duced you:"
"Well,' said Mr.. Bonner, as he rested his
feet upon pile Of Ledgers and persuaded him.
self that there was breeze as he waited IL
copy of next weeks paper, sit was really
question of life or death. 1t is a long story,
but ! will tell it to you as briefly as possible.
In 1886 | was utilizing the New York Herald
and other publications in what was then re-
garded as phenomenal advertising. In one
season | spent here $3.50 in advertisements
and 1000 in show bills. and was worked to
death reading proofs and preparing copy and
variou>ly suderintending my novel advertise
ments in the Herald and other journals. Ny
family physician, Dr.. Samuel Hall, a cousin of
the Rev. DR.. John Hail. told my family that
was in danger of brain fever and that was
killing myself with work, and | was. | had
very peculiar sensations in the back of my
head, and felt that was in danger. DR.. Hall
told me that must get saddle horse and take
few hours exercise every day. purchased
little mare for $3.5 and tried saddle exercise,
but 1t was too violent and did me no good, so
purchased top wagon. Mayor Rice. OF Bos
ton, called to see Inc on some business matter
and IN the course of conversation told me that
superintendent Robinson, of his city. owned Il
very fine pair of road horses which could beat
three minutes, and as the papers in Boston
We're finding considerable fault with him for
keeping the horses at the expense of the city he
thought | could get them at reasonable terms
Mr. Rice bought them for me, paying s. 900.
At that time Colonel John Harper, the senior
partner of the publishing house. and Commo-
dore Vanderbilt We're the only two owning
noticeable fast horses here, making their mile
IL > soto 200. My purchase naturally brought
me into immediate competition with these
gentlemen upon the road.
~ exercised pyerv dav and my, health i'm,
proved marveously. About this time | was
na7r.I "a oon ~ ~ "not,i n','
paners Ana ,be oo-he,wnnns wara nnt la,l;n,r
fairly by Nr, Evrrntr or mvsalf sn hat !
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was uItrrlv mn,hle ~ eal nv minI IN EyaraIt
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said to me we stood together. Bonner it i,
worth hundred dollars IA day lust to look at
that ANIMAL and so it was
"When was it YOU became the owner of
DeXter:"
dexter: Let me see. In 1867 a Cincinnati
man told me he had fast mare which he de-
t =. .1 looheo az n'i 'nu Nonei
Mr.. Foster, has Il horse | want 10 buy and for
which ! am willing to pay SO 900 provided he
wipes out Flora Temples time Well said
the man, IF can GET him for S'3 900 will you
give me the other $1,000" | agreed, of course.
and in q few days he purchased Dexter in my
name. paying 81 900 down to bind the bargain,
the horse TO be delivered to me in the fall. At
that time he had made mile in I'll, on the
Buffalo track, and his owner hesitated about
having my name mentioned in connection with
the purchase. fearing that some one would
poison the horse and he would thereby lose the
balance of the money. | told him 10 deliver
the horse to me. dead or alive, on his feet or
the simple carcass, on the 10th day of Septcm-
Der and would give him the $4,000 balance.
That satisfied him, and the next day | sent a
telegram to Budd Doble, which was read on
the grand stand on the Buffalo track, as fol-
lows: 4 saw Niagara Falls this morning for
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