The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-22
SUNOL AND MAUD S.
Robert Bonner Talks Of Their
Respective Merits.
He Does Not Like to Say the California Mare is
Superior to the KeDtuokian-SunOI
VIII soon go East,

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
New YORK, Oct. 21.-Mr. Robert Bonner
sat up later than usual last might in the
hope of hearing something about the
splendid performance of his treasured five
year-old, Sunol, which astonished the trot-
ting world two years ago by creating a
new record (2:1019) for three-year- olds.
Your correspondent impaired to Mr.. Bon
ner the first news he received of the peerless
mares unparalleled performance yester-
day. MIR. Bonner's eyes sparkled aud his
face radiated with smile of gratifed de-
ilgnt There was Just trace of nervous
ness in his manner, due doubtless to the
nervous strain waiting for the result of
SunoPs race against time. After recover
ing from the surprise the announcement of
SunoPs time gave him, Mr. Bonner said :
II regard Sunol as the most wonderful
animal ever foaled. l hesitate to compare
her with Maud S. as she made her record
over the regulation track, and, as all horse
men know, the kite-shaped track over
which Sunol trotted is u tritle faster than
the regulation. Still it is glorious re-
cord. The best previous time over the
same kind or track is 2:09I made by
Allerton. To show you how much
superior | regard SunoI to Maud S.
| will say that l paid William X.
Vanderbilt $4,000 for Maud S. and
Senator Stanford Sal 900 for Sunol.
do not look upon this new and tine record
OF SunoPs as quite as good as that of Maud
>. over the regulation track. Sunol will
trot over this track later. l think she
probably will not exceed Maud SIS marvel
Gus speed. These two horses | regard as
nearly evenly matched. Senator Stanford.
f,.Nf hcr,, 4
Der 2, 1889, has written to me that the mare
SuEol will trot in 2:O6. He knows more
about her capabilities than do and he may
De right. | believe her performance Of
2:iO13 as three year old is greater than
this, her record as a five year-old, and I
think every horseman will agree with me
in this opinion. The three greatest trot-
tiers in the world are, in my opinion, Maud
s., Sunol and Nancy Hanks. l do not ex-
pect to live TO see any horse trot mile
over the regulation track in 2 06. Nor do
L expect ever to see another three year
old equal SunoP5 time of 2:lU15.
Some enthusiasts hope the record
may be eventually brought down to 200,
or very close to that figure. | think 2 :O5
or 200 on the regulation track probably
will be the limit. We have not had
enough experience with the kite shape
track to tell what may be ACCOMPLISHED on
it. Marvin has written to me thatthe kite
shaped track being new is somewhat slow.
He says that after the fall rains in a week
or so the track will be packed and solid and
that Sunol will reduce perhaps By frac-
ton of second her present magnificent
time. Maud S. is now breeding, but be-
HeVe that when she is in perfect condition
and good training she can trot in about
2:O7. believe, also. that Sunol can equal
Maud 5. on the regulation track Nancy
Hanks has trotted over private track
which is fast, the soil being elastic in 2:O9.
would not have bought Sunol if had not
thought her TO be the finest piece of horse
flesh IN the world. l will bring her here
about November l, possibly week or SO
later and will jog her on the roads for q
while. In the spring will have her put in
training to beat the record over the regu-
lation track"