St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-04

the Pacific coast there was risk Of
change of climate placing her on the
sick list or at least furnishing her speed.
As it was, Marvin had bad luck with
more than one of the horses he brought
from the almost boundless farm by the
big tree. Sunol has, however, been
fortunate and without check,
the slow process of develop
Ing her marvellous speed has
progressed satisfactorily. 1t is slow
work. this improving on fight such as
Sunol's marvellous three-year old rec
ord Of 2:101s. After such perform
ance. the question of Sunol's staying
powers was settled, and it only became
one of climatic effects on her speed.
With Marvin to handle Sunol there was
the best skill obtainable in the sulky in
the way of developing young trotter
1t is well known that to bring on young
sterS requires knowledge beyond that
possessed by drivers whose experience
is more confined to the matured track
horse. Take the case of Carl Burr, in
the early days of colt tTotting In the
East. Owners found that Burr, not
outstanding his something like 100
pounds overweight, got mere out of the
colts than could any of the rensmen
rendered famous by doings i'll the
Grand circuit. Marvin is possessed OF
the same gift. doubtless rendered more
subtle by greater experience. for to one
colt handled by such a developer
as Burr. Marvin can count MS
score or more, and upon the
principle that experience teaches Mar
vim ought to be at the head OF his pro-
fession in this particular line. When,
therefore. MIR. Bonner made his flying
visit to Terre Haute about six weeks
ago, it was no great surprise to learn
that Sunol made satisfactory burst OF
speed in his presence, going entirely on
her own courage for the short distance
Marvin chose to let her extend herself.
In thus limiting the exhibition Marvin
showed that he preferred the horse to
gratifying the owner. Still, gradually
feeling his way along in the way of i'm
proyement in speed, by the ripening OF
the muscular development OF the mare,
a change was made from the eneryatlng
heat of Terre Haute to the cooler
breezes by the Detroit river, and on
Monday last came word of half in bet
ter than 1:05, and the last quarter in 80
seconds. That reads we'll for the
first Semi-public effort, and it
showed that she would soon be
ready to give the public a taste of
her quality. On Thursday, and in pres
ence OF an immense attendance of peo-
pie, Sunol made her first bow before an
Eastern audience in trial against the
watch. Whether she was set a speci-
fed task OF not, is immaterial; all that
the public there or elsewhere we're or
are interested in being the fact that she
was started to show what she was cap
able of doing for half a mile, and this
distance she covered in 1929 without
a slip. 1t may be said that there is a
great difference between that and full
mile, and so there is. But, in Sunol's
case, we know that she can go a mile at
top speed; her 2:101a demonstrated that
and proved her to be slayer. After
that, all that concerns us is the question
as TO the improvement in speed. Of
course, il she had never shown her
2:1019, there would be doubt as to her
ability to carry her speed for full
mile, but we may undoubtedly look for
a nearer approach to the mile in two
minutes. which some people talk about,
before the close of the year.