New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
MR.. BONNER ON TROTTERS.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND WILL DO.

to tell and when Mr. Bonner writes he dips MS pen NV
an inkstand made Of the upper jaw OF noiso' LIZ
trottlng horse is fayorite theme with MT. boHoi' anu
when not overwhelmed by business cares he ID always
ready to talk upon 1t. In conversation VIII AN
reporter yesterday. he said:
think Il would he benefit to the horse interests Vi
this country II poolseng on races were s'olpeu' anu
personally shOGld be pleased TO see stric' is"s " 10
gard 10 IL rigialy enforced. Gambling degIaucs '"'
sport The great objection to horse-rachg mas away
been gambling. better class would patrohlIe INC
races II there pooseling and the sport wouu
elevated is necessary for the success OF racing
that there should be any such thing III is ooip""
lively modern innovation aud II is folly Tor On asoo
ton TO think that their financial success depehus "i
their percentage the poo-box. Take 1t way pach
in 1928, when Eclipse and Henry ran ther great l"0o
over the Union Course. There poolseing then'
IL had never Leard Of yet 6OOoo people "cn' W
see tile race and among the number tnere "eio e
men rs Martin Buren, and John Randolph Az u'''
time population was not ono-quarter ~na' ~ 's o"
80 n ooscng really fosters aud benefits racing tnero
.boud he an attendance OF 100000 people az nrst-
class race under present circumstances. Trots De-
tween w-llknown horses such as Flora Temple anu
George NJ Patchcn always drew large cro"u' pu'
there pOo-b0x then. Buffalo maze lIs repu'"
ton as great trotting centre before the innovation
In trotting pool selling Is particularly bad III gives
the opportunity to make combinations ana 90
what they call working the pOclb0x This thing mas
gone so far that there hardly race that has DOT
faint OF fraud it, and 1t is seldom that we hear OF
the best horse winning Even the race is not actnay
thrown, heat two is dropped so as to nix the pct
ting Why, told one Of our hest known drivers only
the other day that they killing the goose that lays
the golden egg. POo-box manipulation Is killing uOt
ting there is mistake about It, The pool business Ia
run in Of few men. and they are tue ones
that are making all this hue and cry about racing beng
ruined u IL is stopped. What surprises me Is that 10
many gentlemen favor it. If 1t is and racing cannot
he I'm 10,
that the love for true sport has died out and baen sup
planted ty love for gambling. The ST. JULIEN Jay
Eye-see race at Fleetwood, however. would indicate
otherwise. The day was bad and everything was I'M
favorable; yet look the crowd that attended, NO one
believes that the great majority went there to gamble;
no. they there genuine contest between wv"
great horses; such o race will always draw. The out
look the OF Otters for the coming season Is
good and they put roting on solid basis II they
will only leave TIE pool-bOx alone
sThtro is bright future for the breeders OF roting
horses prices at the spring sales in Kentucky were
never higher than they were this year In orange
County they good no because the great
demand for KentuokyDred horses, and Will tell You
why. There has always been desire on the part OF pur
chasers 10 get best there is in the market and dash
OF thoroughbred blood mas been appreciated Thirty
years ago Maine was IL The Lead Maine Messengers
progeny was widely sought after, and they were CON
slered the Then Vermont came to the fore, and
for number OF years had things her own way there
were some sons OF old Messenger taken TO Vermont.
Then Orange County producing the best stock and
we all looked it for trotters and roadsers Ken
lucky to Orange County purchased some
OF the best sons OF Hanblctonan and taking them West
crossed them with strong inlosOns OF thor
oughbred blood, and now they carry of the palm Ihey
got all the action that had and the thoroughbred
blood the dams give the colts the stamina TO Keep IL
up When Dexter king. we all thought he was the
acme OF breeding. but We sec 1t can be Improved NO
one believes that Maud JayEyeSee could trot as
fast they do 1t not that their gran ddams were
thoroughbreds. Mauds Is by Boston and Jay-Eye Sees
by Lexington the two greatest fourineIs OF their DAY
Jay-Eye-see is by brother Of Dexter. and Maud by
another son OF old Hambletonan, Harold. IL wanted
to get performer would not breed trotter to thor
oughIred mare but If l wanted to get brood mare
would.
sIu sreak,rg OF Dexter II recalls 10 my mind that
when bought him he Lad the best record, 2.l74 ]
paid $4,000 for him. Then some years after pur-
ehased Rrus for S36OOO he headed the list at that
time with record OF 2:l34 Now Maud S., that paid
$4,000 for has record OF 200h You sbe there is just
forr seconds difference in the iespectve records.
allow fast do think trotter will got That is hard
question tn Before Flora Temple trotted In
2:1ea, did not believe 220 would ever be beaten.
Then thought when Dexter made his performance that
ths limit had been reached. Old Hiram Woodruff the
smartest Of all the bOiseen used TO tell me that horse
youd trot in think that perhaps 2:O5 may be
reached How about Maud g.. Low fast will sue got
BAR tells me- and think myself mat she ought 10 tfOt
somewhere between 2:o7 and 205.
MY opinion OF double team trottng is that yOu get
two horses that are rightly gated and tempered that
they can trot together several seconds faster than
either can siDgly They divide the load and encourage
one another In trOtng single they draw fortypound
suky aud a I50-pound driver. or 100 pounds. Now you
ean get skeleton wagon weighing 100 rounds, which
makes with driver load for the two OF $50 pounds for
team l25 pounds each, sixtyfve pounds less than
the single horse draws Sixtyhve pounds make great
difference when you are going almost at running
horses clip The Performance Of Maud and AldiDe.
mile over Fleetwood. drawing william III. Vanderbilt. to
a top wagon In 2:15i2 was wonderful feat Every
body knows that AldDe saw the time she could
trot the track single In 21S. ain after the greatest
amount Of speed that be gotten from troer. 1ui
what my intentions plans for double teams will
not say ut present."
Mr. Bonner receives daily reports from Bqir Maud
SIS progress at Belmont Park Philadelphia. As yet
abe has not been moved fast mile. bnt Bar Is
thusaso over and says she never promised well
Mr. Bonner Sheis all right since l have had
her shod as she ought 10 he shOd She has improved
wonderfully 10 regard to the smoothness Of her gait
Before bought her her trainer did not to under
stand bow she hond be shod TO keep her feet eve and
owing TO the improved shoeing, 1T not nerded. and
she goes as straight as de do not know what sia
Mr. bonner has raised trotters of merit on hi:
the first be started In was 2:17 being
the number That be may yet briLR out Soungster OF
his bre.diu that will faster than anything nc
has ever purchased is not Improbable. He has full
brother to MaIoea, that last year as three year. old
Owing his Size 10 hands he has not been forced and
only slow much apgsr Bmnne aoTs has, '%G
hopes OF him In order TO obtain OF the Boston
fonr-nie running blood udciousy crossed with that
tofier Mr. Eonner purchased the stallion NutbOurne
who H. OF the dam as Maud 8. lie divides witt
startle the honors Of Mr. BoDneTs stud.
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