The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-13
MR.. ROBERT BONNER
Gives his Views Concerning his
Recent Purchase,
THE THREE-YEAR-0LD SUNOL.
He Thinks she VIII Beat Maud S.-His
Theory of Breeding-English Opinions
OF Peter Jackson.

Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch
New YORK, Nov. 12--In the Sun this
morning, Mr.. Robert Bonner expresses
himself as delighted with his purchase
This makes Sunol," said hej to represen-
tative of that paper, 1.-THE third fastest
horse in the world, Maud S. having trotted
- 2:0S$ and Jay Eye See in 2:10. But
think of it. Maud S. made her record when
she was eleven years old. This baby of
three years old makes the great record of
2:l01l. II is wonderful peform ance No
horse has trotted as fast as this in i've
years; no horse ever trotted as fast as this
in California before. Horsemen did not
believe it possible that so young mare
could trot so fast, but she has done it and
the world ought to be proud of her, Gov
ernor Stanford is justly entitled to be
called the greatest breeder of horses we
have. sent him the following telegram:
L congratulate you most heartily on Sun
OILS wonderful performance. Considering
her age, it is the greatest performance
ever made by a trotting horse If no acct
| dents happen, she ought to be able in the
near future to beat Maud S. S record as |
believe Maud 5. herself to be capable of
beating it. There is a great lesson to be
learned from the fact that Maud s., Jay
Eye See and Sunol, the three greatest
trotters the world has yet produced, have
thoroughbred granddams, and we are in
debted to you and the late Robert Alexan-
der for teaching US that lesson
81 bought SunOl,'' continued Mr.. Bonner,
''some time before she made her marvel
lous record. l had kept track of the mare;
I knew what she was and what she was
doing. Count Valensin, the California
hrpabpT Of hprSaS thpuub an Ttalia1, bot.,,
gentleman and personal friend of mine,
1FrOte me two months ago that Sunoi had
SnOt rimple on her aud that, privately, she
had trotted a quarter of mile in BIZ
: seconds, which is a 2:05 gait. l also knew
, that Sunol had publicly trotted half mile
in l: 04J5. ! finally decided to buy her. and
on October 26 1 wrote Governor Stanford
making him an offer for Sunol 1t was
the greatest price, as l have said, that
ever offered or paid for a horse,
| was away from town for some time last
week and returned to-day. l found d letter
awaiting me which arrived on Saturday
from Governor Stanford dated November
., q week before Sunol broke the record,
saying that he was sorry to part with the
mare but that he had decided to accept my
offer. l sent him the telegram referred to
before had opened his letter, or before in
fact I knew that his letter awaited me at
my office. My views as to the developing
L
could in my telegram to Governor Stan
ford. believe Sunal can lower Maud 5 s
record, barring all accidents and giving
her fair opportunity, and | firmly believe
that Maud ). can lower her own record.
With 50 young a horse as Sunal the chances
are that she will lower the record.
at is known very well that l believe IN
thoroughbred blood. This great triumph
o Sunol is very significant See how the |
great horses, Maud $, Jay Eye See and T!
SuuOl are bred and related TO each other |
jay Eye Sees granddam is by Lexington;
SunoPs granddam is by Lexington, and |
Maud SIS grauddam is by Boston, sire of |
Lexington. Then all three horses, too, are |
by sons of Hambletonian. Harold, sire |
of Maud s., is a son of Hambletonian; !
Dictator, sire of Jay Eye See, is a son OF |
HambletOnian, and Electioneer, sire. of |
Sunol, IS a son Of Hambletonian. l tell |
you, our thOroughbreds are coming TO the |
Nont. Considering her age, Sunors per-
fformance is the greatest ever made by a |
trOtting horse. The three greatest trot- |
tiers that the world has yet produced are of !
thoroug hbred blood -
Mr., Bonner sent a check to Governor |
Stanford yesterday for the purchase price |
OF Sunol ami there IS some reason to be-
iieve that the amount OF it was pretty close |
70 nifty thousand dellars.
Mr.. Bonner's first purchase Of trotter
IS said to have been in 1886, when he paid !
1878 for horse to drive on the road that |
could trot in about three minutes He was
in bad health and driving was recon-
mended as a relief from the pressure of |
business. Since then he has paid PROBABLY |
as much as five hundred thousand dollars .
for horses. In 1859 Lantern and mate were
purchased for 5000; in 1860, Lady Palmer
for s., 900, and year later Flatbush Maid .
was secured for Sc, 500 In 1864 Mr.. Bon
ner bought Pocahontas, paying for her
$400OO. He subsequently purchased the |
Auburn horse for Sl3, 900, and in 1867 Dex-
ter, with a record Of 2:1714, for S35. 600;
then followed Bruno for $4,000: Joe Ell |
lott for $4,000; Startie, $4,000; Nam
brine Berthe, $4,000; Lady Stout $l5, 600;
Grafton, $4,000; Wellesley Boy, Sl2, 600;
Maud Macy. $4,000; Edwin Forrest, SIG
900; Rarus, 81, coo, and Maud S, $40, 900, |
with many others not named in the above |
list, for which he paid sums well up in four
figures.